Hi every one looking for help/advice think bottom end has gone on my tt supra

[robtup]

hi every one

owned a 95 tt manual supra for nearly ten years all ways run sweet up intill about six months ago engine started to rattle just befor 3000 revs so I stopped using it every one I have spoke to are saying bottom end. started to look at getting full engine rebuild and its pretty scary how much it could cost just wanted to hear from people that have had similar problem how they solved it and if people had any problems regrets after having a rebuild

tanks rob

[Hitbox Junkie]

Rebuild is like having a fresh engine give some of the traders on here a bell, after all the specialists

[Gaz6002]

Welcome become a paid member and you will never look back. There's more information available on here than anywhere else on the net. If it is a bottom end you'll find another engine no problem. They're not even that expensive.

[robtup]

did consider another engine but figured it would be just my luck that would go wrong on me do like the idea of having a rebuilt fresh engine I have spoke to whiff bitz a few times they seem helpful but to put it bluntly I shit me self wen I see wot it could cost. I brought upper and lower arms front and back plus suspension and a set of wheels last year so fill like there is no turning back now don't like seeing it sitting in my yard doing nothing

[masterfett]

My bottom end went, I had lots else done including vale seals hybrid turbos etc.. Cost me just shy of 6 grand. I could dig out my invoice but from memory would be around 2.5 / 3k depending on what exactly needs doing.

[Swampy442]

Everyone may be saying bottom end, but you need a professional to categorically state that. Whats the spec/mileage/service history of the car?

[robtup]

where did you get it done mastefett I thought it was gonna cost me 7 to 8k just to have the engine built

[JordanC]

did consider another engine but figured it would be just my luck that would go wrong on me do like the idea of having a rebuilt fresh engine I have spoke to whiff bitz a few times they seem helpful but to put it bluntly I shit me self wen I see wot it could cost. I brought upper and lower arms front and back plus suspension and a set of wheels last year so fill like there is no turning back now don't like seeing it sitting in my yard doing nothing

 

If you can pick up a few spanners, it's only nuts and bolts! Save yourself a fair whack on labour costs alone

[Dnk]

Everyone may be saying bottom end, but you need a professional to categorically state that. Whats the spec/mileage/service history of the car?

 

[robtup]

its done 130,000 miles basic upgrades exhaust fmic etc

[Swampy442]

Not exactly galactic mileage, pretty reasonable really. When/how often has it been serviced?

[masterfett]

Whifbitz did mine. Best bet as other say send it to someone who knows what they are doing. That's what I did, granted it ended being more expensive than I hoped, but now I know my car is refreshed and don't need to worry about anything major

[robtup]

i do body work on cars for a living but i know nothing about engines clueless would love to do it myself but if i could

[robtup]

was serviced every year never done many miles i had a oil cooler kit on it there was bits of rubber in the relocation plate from one of the hoses so reckon it must restricted the oil cos it all ways run sweet befor that

[JordanC]

i do body work on cars for a living but i know nothing about engines clueless would love to do it myself but if i could

 

Plenty of help and workshop manuals here bud, join up! This forum is a fantastic supra resource. I'm clueless about engines and mechanics in general but the forum gives me a bit more confidence at giving stuff a go (granted, maybe not engine building... yet!!)

 

Same as doing body work i'd imagine mate, just take it slow

[robtup]

yea thought i would just see how it is on here never go on forums think i might like it

[Swampy442]

Like I said though I wouldn't start worrying about bottom end knocks until a specialist looks at it and diagnoses it. Whifbitz isn't far from Essex, get it transported there.

[mellonman]

Like alot have said on here already , It could be many things not an engine rebuild , but the oil cooler thing sounds abit suspect though

[robtup]

Need to get my arse in gear an get it to whiffbitz then do any of you guys do track days I've done loads on bikes never the car some thing I'm keen on doing wen it gets fixed

[mellonman]

I go brands at least once a year , the supra really does come into its eliment on the track , but being an auto my self the brakes take a bit of a battering lol .

[robtup]

Yea that's some thing else I need to invest in is better brakes got the bigger uk calipers on mine but get plenty of brake fade with them on the road so don't think they would last one lap on track

[Chris Bailey]

Yea that's some thing else I need to invest in is better brakes got the bigger uk calipers on mine but get plenty of brake fade with them on the road so don't think they would last one lap on track

 

UK brakes with uprated pads should be fine for a track day every once in a while, i'd get your brakes looked at.

[mellonman]

Yea that's some thing else I need to invest in is better brakes got the bigger uk calipers on mine but get plenty of brake fade with them on the road so don't think they would last one lap on track

 

I have got uk brakes on mine also and probably got fade after about 5 hard flat out laps , alot does depend on pads chris wilson fast road pads are great ! if you havent tried them i would do , it transforms the hole car trust me

[robtup]

Had yellow stuff pads on mine there is a nice long road road on my way to work broke up by 4 round abouts by the time I get to the 4th there scary crap