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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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 My Supra is dead :(
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Sun, 06 April 2003 08:39
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Well i think i killed my supra
Checked oil on Wednesday due to oil being found on driveway in the morning.
Half full..think to myself 'get paid on Tuesday, take it to a "professional" mechanic and get a full "whats wrong with my car" report'
Today driving to work i notice a small ticking noise which would go away when i reved over 2800rpm, pull over on the freeway to let it cool down, have a quick look and notice nothing loose or out of hte ordinary. Start her back up, ticking is way louder. Drive a little bit further on gets worse, worse, worse *thunk* loosing power...oh no....get to emergancy lane....WHATS TAKING THIS FUCKEN SEMI TRAILER SO LONG TO PASS ME...Turn off the car and then stop and think...hrmmm...no good...i bet she's out of oil. Check the dip stick and shit all oil on it 
Try to start her up just to see if she'll turn over (prolly not a good idea) and she wont turn. Get dad to pick me up and get some oil, put some in...still no go.
Call RAC, guy has a 15-20 minute look, tries to jump start her(no go), attaches huge wrech to fly wheel(wont budge at all...cant turn the engine over).
Fuck says i...call tow truck.
So this is where i'm at, not very good timing(in about 4-6 weeks i would of been in a situation to afford this)
Any suggestions on what could be wrong?
Worst case? not so bank busting case?
On the good side though both the RAC guy and tow truck guy said she's in beautiful condition apart from the dunger POS under the hood 
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: My Supra is dead :(
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Sun, 06 April 2003 08:51
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big end bearing failure
lotsa dollars (ie pull engine, disassenble bottom end, new bearings +- crank regrind) ...
bugger
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: My Supra is dead :(
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Sun, 06 April 2003 13:29
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Much the same thing happened to my 5M-E a few years ago. I used this as an excuse to install a 6M-GE.
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: My Supra is dead :(
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Sun, 06 April 2003 13:46
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That seems to be what i'm going to have to do.
Not exactly what i wanted to do at the moment(was somthing planned for a couple more months down the track) but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do.
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August 2002
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Re: My Supra is dead :(
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Mon, 07 April 2003 00:08
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Oh man
Not to worry dude, call it a window of oppurtunity, fate perhaps ? 
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Location:
Perth - Cannington
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: My Supra is dead :(
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Mon, 07 April 2003 01:02
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hmm.. mebbe time to drop new engine in then??
mebbe it was just trying to tell you to upgrade
not a good scenario mind you..
but who knows, might be a good thing.
Peace
katsuchiyo
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