Automotive FAQ

Question: Right, ive posted this over in alt.autos.toyota with no reply, so I figure I’d try here. Sorry for any chop in the text resulting from cutting and pasting… did my best to fix it .
The question has to do with the feasibility of doing a tranny swap on a 1993-1997 Toyota Supra. At some [...]

Question: I drive a ‘90 300ZX Turbo. The car has 70k miles. Here is the problem. When I first start the car (cold) the oil pressure guage consistantly reads around 90 psi @ idle. After the engine reaches operating temperature the pressure drops to about 55 psi @ 3000 rpm, [...]

Question: It’s a great idea, but looking at the cost coming from guys who do this for a living, it’s extremely expensive. We just finished doing a custom turbo package for a 94 Celica GT. That ran into $4000.00; and was some serious work. However, now it’s a Celica that will stay next to [...]

Question: Toyota indicates that the backslap in all 1993 Camry

Question: I dunno, but I saw one of those roller skate cars yesterday – it passed me and I got behind it for a while. It was a Civic wagon with the wheels sticking so far out that they were bent inward at the top, the tires were so low-profile they looked like rubber [...]

Question: On one hand, I feel like I’m just asking for trouble….
Slowly over the last few years I’ve nurtured a desire for a MKIII Toyota Supra- 1986.5-1992 model years. Specifically I want an all-original, unmodified white one with a Targa Top, turbocharged engine and 5spd transmission. So now I’ve been looking around [...]

Question: I am having a problem with Engine Oil Pressure TOO HIGH … I wonder if anyone could help me or should I have to spend more money on this car …
I have a 1986 1/2 Toyota Supra . It was running fine until I tried to flush the coolant w/ Prestone [...]