Supra Idle

[projectsupramk3]

BWHAHAHAH, I would have gone to that place and whipped out $455 acting like I was going to pay for it, then tell them I could get it for $20 new, call them douchebags, and walk out. Try autozone/advanced auto, that's where I got mine and I'm pretty sure it was around $20. Thanks for the kind words, I just hope this gets solved so you can finally enjoy driving that turbo.

[DaMoNe6969]

Well there is no autozone/advanced auto around here.. maybe not even in the country..lol
It looks like the cheapest place I could find in the city is the Toyota dealership for around $160..
It'll be a while before I get the cash to pick one up.. But when I do i'll post back and let ya know how it goes..

[projectsupramk3]

http://www.toyotaworld.com/
I'm pretty sure he can get you a better deal, and ship it to canada. If not there then make a WTB post on supraforums and have someone in the US buy it and send it to you. If you really want I can stop by one of those places and see if they have one in stock.

[DaMoNe6969]

I checked the websites for Autozone, advanced auto and Toyotaworld.. and they were all inbetween $88 and $105USD for the throttle position sensor.. Which is near the same as my price of $170CND from toyota here in saskatoon..

Maybe its because you have an 88' Sup?? I believe they changed the TPS in 89', so ours isnt the same part..

[projectsupramk3]

No it's the same PN, I'll call up there tomorrow and see whats up cause I definetly remember it being much cheaper than $88-105.

[DaMoNe6969]

thatd be awesome man

part number on my TPS is
89452-14050

[DaMoNe6969]

Well I think I got a TPS on the way.. (I hope)
Guy said he'd give it to me if I paid the Shipping..
WHen I change it i'll let you know how it went

Thanks for all the help project! it doesnt look like I woulda got much help from anyone else!!

[DaMoNe6969]

Well A guy from supraforums sent me a TPS.. didnt charge me for it, cuz he didnt need it.. Which was great.. Unfortunatly it didnt fix the problem..
I am losing my patients with this car..
What do you guys think?? should I
1) burn it and claim vandalism??
2) let it sit in the driveway and look pretty for summer??
3) or bring it in to a shop and pay outta my ass to get it fixed??

[projectsupramk3]

Well if you weren't way up in canada I'd come and help you out, cause I know we could figure it out then. Is there anyone localy with a turbo supra you could have come by for a day and just swap out random parts? Right now without seeing/hearing what it's doing in person I'm stumped, cause if it was something like the ECU, wiring, or most all the electronics it would be throwing codes. It's making me think maybe it's something else, how are the plugs and wires? How about the timing possibly and are all the vaccume hoses still good and connected? Sucks not being able to figure this one out, probably something simple I'm over looking too .

[DaMoNe6969]

Well, just for the hell of it, I swapped out ecu's.. But it didnt do nothing... Today I noticed that every time I start it.. it idles rougher and rougher... It used to surge real smoothly but now its surging kinda rough.. giving any throttle makes it chug out and die.. My next plan of attack is to pull the intake off, see if I mised anything, and swapping all the hoses out with silicone hoses.. Because of the exhaust leak I cant hear any vacuum leaks.. so i'll replace all the hoses
I'll let ya know how it goes..

Oh.. no there isnt many supra's in my city.. and I dont know anybody with one.. None of the wreckers even have parts for it

[DaMoNe6969]

Im starting to think that its another wiring problem as the car had earlier..

[DaMoNe6969]

Your help is very much appreciated projectsupramk3.. This being my first supra, and my first supra problem, ive learned a lot about the car from poking around and dismantling things and from your suggestions.. Much the same.. although Ive uncovered a few other problems I hadent previously known about (missing ps hose, unhooked temp. sensors, valve cover gaskets) I still havent found the cause of my problem.. The snows all melting so now I wanna get this thing all ready for spring.. Im gonna take it to a mechanic.. I'll post the problem for future refrence incase anyone encounters the same problem.. Although im sure it'l be something small and stupid that you've told me to check.. Thanx again!

[projectsupramk3]

No problem, I'm just sadened that we couldn't figure this one out online, it's kind of bugging me.

[DaMoNe6969]

Well I got good news... I had an appointment to drop the car off at 9:00am monday morning so sunday afternoon, I decided to go over everything, make sure I put it all back together.. covered up a few minor cracks in some wires (too much testing and prodding I imagine) with liquid electrical tape.. and put the battery and ecu back in.. (I always left the battery unhooked).. Monday morning.. Paid $40 to have the car towed to toi at T&T auto service (awesome import mechanics)

He phoned me at around noon and said he'd had the thing running for 45 minutes and it idled beautifully.. He never touched the thing.. Ive been driving it ever since..

Wierd no??

[projectsupramk3]

Ohh man that's crazy, so it was some crusty loose wires? I had forgotten all about the crispy CPS wiring problem, and the bad/crispy ground to the coil pack, was it was one of those that you patched up?