JordanC Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hi guys, On my way home from work today in the Supra, i noticed my water temp was at max, eased off and kept to 50-60 and the temperature came down a bit, maybe to 3/4 so this is when I first noticed something was amiss. I came off the slip road and its a sharp left bend, as I turned the wheel to 10am to take it (15-20mph) the power steering went really heavy, master warning light came on and battery symbol was illuminated on the dash. Turned the wheel back to 12 (car still running) and the lights went off, steering back to being light again. Pulled over just up the road and lifted the bonnet, really loud squealing noise, almost sounds like a belt maybe? The car didn't die or cut out or anything like that but the squeal persisted all the way home, would get noticeably louder when turning past 10 and 2 and would get louder if accelerating even slightly. Anyone experienced this or can help me to diagnose? The water temp is normal at idle but will nearly be at max at 70mph, squeal is still there. Cheers, Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Crank pulley has failed mate , search tipex test but at the point you have your symptoms itvwould be clear by just looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Agreed, I have 3 new ones in stock at great prices if you need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanC Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks for the diagnosis gents, how much are they Chris? Easy job to replace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 £288 including VAT. Insured P&P is £5.80. You will need to make or borrow a puller and find a way to lock the engine up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I used one of these kits, also youll need a breaker bar and a 22mm impact socket http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-UK-47-pcs-Harmonic-Balancer-Gear-Puller-Steering-Wheel-Kit-Pulley-Yoke-Crank-/271706101766?hash=item3f42f21806:g:YbIAAOSw~gRVhC3i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanC Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Any particular importance regarding making sure its replaced with an OEM pulley? I know about the harmonic balancing aspect, but what are the chances of actual damage if I didn't use an OEM one? Didn't realise the cost of them when your average lightweight pulley is like 60-70 quid (although they cost what they cost at the end of the day!) However if we're talking serious stuff here then I suppose OEM is the only way to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Well, I am making sod all profit on these, so it's not a hard sell, but I would STRONGLY recommend you do NOT try and run an engine designed to have a crankshaft damper, without one. Even more especially a straight six. I would also pay the premium for a genuine one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 A friend of mine had one of those lightweight pulley's on and kept having issues with his clutch, and went through 3-4 before he switched back to oem crank pulley, where all the issues disappeared. Don't buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 what are the chances of actual damage if I didn't use an OEM one? Didn't realise the cost of them when your average lightweight pulley is like 60-70 quid Why risk £3k on a short engine for the sake of £200 on a critical part? I'd only ever fit genuine Toyota, you can get knock off balancers from eBay sellers for half the price though if you really want to go cheap and take the risk. Chris's price is good, I bought one in from a Toyota dealer the USA for less but that took over 2 weeks to deliver and I had shitty Parcelforce pratting around import duty payment before they would onward deliver which accounted for half the time to deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanC Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Not really a money issue, just wanted to know! I'm not knocking Chris's pricing of them either, I just didn't know they were in that ballpark price-wise to begin with as the only time I see pulleys is on the fleabay and they're silly cheap (now I know why). I saw them for £311 on Whifbitz and nearly sh*t a brick. I've just been doing my research about it now, I will have to go OEM! Looking forward to trying to wrestle that pulley bolt and pulley off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 TCBparts.co.uk for the crank damper, genuine OEM 199 +vat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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