hello there TR,


a buddy of mine ran into this problem today and i hope you can help him out. plus i don't have the correct answer to give back. awhile he was getting gas for his supra and the gas meter raised up to full and awhile he was driving (normal) and every time he makes a left turns his gas meter drops and now he said that the meter won't go up even though he is on a straight away road.

what could be his problem and why his supra is a fuel hogger when is normal driving. not racing. his supra is stock. this is his first time seeing it happens.

i hope you can help me out, because since this happens he don't want to be paying for gas every day...

thanks TR!

 

umm make sure he checks how much he puts in because it may be a ground for the fuel sending unit (it did this to me) but i realized tha tit would go epty very quickly yet i would only have to put like 5 or 6 gallons in it to fill it...it could be an injector problem does it bog out? air filter clogged? what kind of boost is he running...got to give us some details

 

right now he running stock motor with stock boost. beside having a hks smf intake. maybe his filter wasn't good anymore or dirty. does it has to do with the spark plug also?

normally he said that he can shift gear and pick up smoothy. now when he ready to put on gear seem to be the supra is working so hard and it shake like about to die or bogging every gear, after 4th gear to 5th is okay.

is this problem can be fixed easy, beside taking to the shop for more cost..?

 

try the plugs...it could the wires maybe the cam position sensor? whens the last time he replaced any of this stuff myabe a coil pack going bad?

 

you talking about the spark plug right? I'm not sure if he change those or not...would that solve the problem though? any other suggest that might help if this plan a doesn't work out? thanks.

 

yea try the spark plugs first and then work your way up if its not that try the cam position sensor get it tested or something is it throwing any codes? check engine light on? check to see if any of the wires are spliced and arcing.

 

alright i will replace new ngk spark plug and hopefully that will solve the problem. no sign of engine light. where is the cam position sensor locate at? i'm curious.

 

if your looking at the motor its on the left hand side in the front it kind of looks like a distributor

 

good ol' 7m's. check your fuel filter also, toyota says they last longer than the car itself, but its always good to check it out, ohh yea its in the shitiest place ever, by the gas tank

 

alright...i have change my spark plug for bosch platinum #4202 gap .044 here is the problem that i saw. awhile me and my buddy took some bunch of shit that is in a way of the spark plug area...(so much work) i took off all 6 plugs. at 5 and 6 plug it was fill with oil and awhile i took off the plug for 5 and 6 it was dripping. so i clean both of them as much i can. i have replace them new spark plug now and reassembly those part back on and check make sure all hose are connected and tight. i have started up the car and is running now about 5 mins...one problem is that is white smoke from the exhaust constantly non stop. at this point i have no clue what is wrong. i assume is the oil that was on the spark plug. how can i make it go away for temporary for now and driveable knowing that is okay...please help me out. my buddy really needs a car to work ASAP and time is running out for him. is just sad that i cannot able to help him at this time. so hopefully to you all supra mk3 owners can help me out and my friend. please noticfy me back ASAP. and i know you well.