dangerous Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Hi not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm looking to put my supra back on the road it has been sat up for over a year. I need a garage/mechanic that knows about supra's as it has engine trouble and I dont want to waste a lot of money having a local garage look at it when someone with better knowledge of a supra could point to the problem straight away. I live near Bournemouth so a someone in the dorset area would be preferred. Any help or advice please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Whats the problem with it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 If I knew I wouldn't need a garage to look at it lol. Its mostly an issue with it only running on 3 cylinders I think it's to do with all the oil around the rear 3 spark plugs but I'm not a mechanic so that's a bit of a guess I really just want that looked at and for it engine to be give a health check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 So possibly leaking cam cover seals if there's oil around the plugs, if they've not been replaced then stands a good chance thats where the oil is coming from Is your car a TT or NA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 It's the n/a and yes I believe the oil is coming from the cam covers I replaced the spark plugs last January and drove the car for a couple of weeks with no real problems then it started showing the same problems as before I have not taken it apart to see if there is more oil settled on and around the plugs but I'm guessing there will be. Will that cause the problems I'm having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Potentially, it's normally water in the valley from engine washing that gives this issue but suspect oil would do similarly. If you diy'ed the plugs then you could whip off the inlet manifold easily and clean up all the plug wells and leads and see if it makes a difference......if it does then it's only a bit more work to fit new cam cover gaskets? When you say the same problems as before, you mean it was missing then you did the plugs, then it was ok for a time, then started missing again? If there wasn't a lot of oil when changing the plugs you may have another issue.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Yes that's exactly it started missing got told by a mechanic it could be plugs so bought new plugs when I went to fit them I found a lot of oil in and around the back 3 plugs cleaned it up fitted new plugs then after a couple of weeks same problem re appeared I have not had it back apart to look but guess there will be oil around the back 3 plugs again. I'm capable of changing cam gasket and clean up but I really want a local ish expert to give the engine a once over as I need to know if it's worth spending time and money on this engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Well I'd be tempted to clean up/airline the wells, then the leads etc and just see if it runs better, if it does then possibly all it needs is the cam cover seals to be all ok, unless there is something else you sense isn't right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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