Delfin Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Cheers guys and girls, I'm in desperate need of advice here... Tomorrow I have a time booked at the local Toyota garage to change my headlights to eu-spec ones. Since I haven't driven my car in over a week, I took her out for a little ten minute drive to make sure she was all right. That wasn't the case apparently. After only a few kms, at a crossing, the car died. Nevermind I thought, she's probably just cold. I continiued to the highway to drive a 10 km strip. Halfway the speedo died... Darn, I thought, and turned back. When I reached the highway exit the red exclamation mark lights up. Also I noticed my oil pressure/temp gauges going up and down. Didn't take much notice on that since my boost gauge has faulty wireing and lives its own life, so thought that the other gauges might do the same thing. I drove back home, and noticed a lot of smoke coming from underneath. I took a look under the car and saw what looks like oil dripping down. I ran to get my camera and took some pictures: http://www.carldelfin.com/help/1.JPG http://www.carldelfin.com/help/2.JPG http://www.carldelfin.com/help/3.JPG http://www.carldelfin.com/help/4.JPG http://www.carldelfin.com/help/5.JPG Can you tell anything? Any help at all would be great... I'm really lost here. Would you think it's safe to drive the car to Toyota tomorrow morning? And perhaps let them take a look at it? I can't do anything else now, I've got work in 45 mins, and don't quit until tomorrow morning when I'm off to leave the car... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 eek that does not look good and it is dropping onto the hot exhaust, I would not drive it until you find the leak and get it sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 More to the point, why are you taking the car to Toyota just to change the headlights. Its more difficult to tie a shoelace than it is to change the headlights, toyota will charge a fortune for doing it. Good luck getting the leak sorted though, hope its nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naybad Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Might be the crank gasket looks offal like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfin Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 More to the point, why are you taking the car to Toyota just to change the headlights. Its more difficult to tie a shoelace than it is to change the headlights, toyota will charge a fortune for doing it. Good luck getting the leak sorted though, hope its nothing serious. To be honest, I tried, and failed I don't want to mess anything up (that's why I ripped out the stereo and dash board and now have a bunch of gizmos all over...). Anyways, would you think it's safe to drive it there or should I have it toed? Naybad, sorry, but my english vocabulary doesn't do that well with motor specific terms... What's a crank gasket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 There is a thread on changing lights, I know I used it and it is easy and I should be banned from touching spanners !! I would not drive it just to be on the safe side, you dont want that oil to catch fire on the exhaust ! Does look like a big leak, how long did it take to create that pool of oil ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfin Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 I'll do a search then ^^. That's what I thought. Gah. You mean the pool under the car or the entire oilish area? I'd say maybe 1-2 mins for the drips on the asphalt and about 5-10 mins for the rest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=94808&highlight=headlight+change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s crane Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 looks like you have blown the front crankshaft oil seal on the oil pump:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I don't want that oil on the road waiting to kill the next motorcyclist. Responsibility bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfin Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 looks like you have blown the front crankshaft oil seal on the oil pump:( Which means...? Am I looking at £10 or £1000 in repair costs here? Any educated guess will do. AndyT, actually I've talked to my friends who drive mcs, they've checked the area, I did too, I wanted to see where the leaking started... Not much traces thou, good or bad... Oh well, I'll have the car taken to Toyota tomorrow and see what happens. Bummer, Paul just sent me the registration papers , and now this. Take for the help guys, feels good to have you behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Looks like the rear gearbox oil seal has failed (propshaft flange seal) About 100 quid all in. I am assuming the oil isn't coming from well forward of the pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 If it was the FMS and its a fairly big leak, you will find that it works its way down the length of the car quite quickly, so you will have oil all along the exhaust and even on the underside of the rear bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfin Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 I went to Toyota this morning, and as usual they were like "Supra, what's that?". I got some answers on a Swedish Supra forum too, so I'll take all your suggestions and have the car taken to a friends garage and let him take a look at it. Somehow I don't trust the 60 year old guy over at Toyota... Thanks everyone, hopefully this will be sorted out and I don't have to work 250 hours next month too and live off water and nudles. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 If 'having the car taken' to a garage means trailered good, but with that amount of oil dropping onto a hot exhaust.... definitely NOT a good idea to drive it. Unless you have a secret yearning to be a mobile fireball!! Leak almost certainly coming from the gear box area by the looks of it. Shouldnt break the bank though Anyway, whats wrong with noodles and water??? Linda x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfin Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 If 'having the car taken' to a garage means trailered good, but with that amount of oil dropping onto a hot exhaust.... definitely NOT a good idea to drive it. Unless you have a secret yearning to be a mobile fireball!! Leak almost certainly coming from the gear box area by the looks of it. Shouldnt break the bank though Anyway, whats wrong with noodles and water??? Linda x Say what, I thought it was in everyones best interest to be blazing down the roads putting everything you pass on fire . But no, I'll have it trailered . I'll also have someone with a bit more knowledge than me take a look at it, I checked the engine oil level earlier and it looks like it hasn't lost anything... Hopefully, I will be back on the roads pretty soon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Say what, I thought it was in everyones best interest to be blazing down the roads putting everything you pass on fire . But no, I'll have it trailered . I'll also have someone with a bit more knowledge than me take a look at it, I checked the engine oil level earlier and it looks like it hasn't lost anything.. Hopefully, I will be back on the roads pretty soon . So seems Chris is right, gearbox it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfin Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 So seems Chris is right, gearbox it is then. How much of a problem would you think it is? If you could, in a way that I with my limited languange capabilities and knowledge of engines/cars in general can understand, explain a bit what seems to be the problem, I'd be more than greatfull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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