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supraturbo88 · 03-09-2009, 07:17 PM

saturday had a rod starting to knock. I let it sit for the night at a buddies house. sunday morning i was going to start to home and the knocks got even worse. from first knock to detonation was a total of 7 miles. my 92 5sfe had 225k miles on it. the weird thing is is that friday night i got 180ish miles on a quarter tank of gas. any idea what caused the quick fail?

Andrew Liu · 03-09-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by supraturbo88

any idea what caused the quick fail?

The fact that you're driving it with a rod knock?

CJCride · 03-09-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Liu

The fact that you're driving it with a rod knock?

225,000 Miles & Twenty One Years is Amazing, plus a Supra Turbo!

The Engine owes you nothing.

supraturbo88 · 03-09-2009, 08:12 PM

im not driving it. its sitting in alabama. i see what you mean though. im looking for engine's now. yeah 88 supra turbo isn't running. my celica motor blew not the supra's. the supra needs a fuel pump and filter, and a few other things. off topic i was working today and ran across another supra, dont know if its a turbo or not. going to check it out later this week.

supraturbo88 · 03-09-2009, 08:13 PM

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im not driving it. its sitting in alabama. i see what you mean though. im looking for engine's now. yeah 88 supra turbo isn't running. my celica motor blew not the supra's. the supra needs a fuel pump and filter, and a few other things. off topic i was working today and ran across another supra, dont know if its a turbo or not. going to check it out later this week.

plus i appreciate the praise man but the turbo has 145k on it. still a good bit without blow a head gasket but 80k short.

TBayToyotaBoy · 03-10-2009, 02:40 AM

I've seen several 5th gen Celicas with blown engines in the last couple of years, couldn't ever figure out why...then my crank seal let go last week...good thing I pay such close attention under the hood. I caught it the same day, before it could empty the crankcase and seize. Did you lose any oil the day/night before it started knocking?

concealer404 · 03-10-2009, 07:24 AM

Rod bearing probably let go. That seems to be the main cause of death for these motors.

christine_lives! · 03-10-2009, 08:09 AM

It is quite a beastly little motor though. Mine decided to go on a nice remote stretch of highway near the Bonneville salt flats. Threw a rod, blew the head gasket, blocked the coolant and blew open the top of the radiator near Nevada. Right at 199,000k. With JB-Weld and gasket sealant on the radiator top, I drove that 3 cylinder bitch all the way to Salt Lake City. Lived for another 2 days so I could prep the engine and get her swapped. The 5SFE; a real beast that refuses to die.

concealer404 · 03-10-2009, 09:08 AM

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It is quite a beastly little motor though. Mine decided to go on a nice remote stretch of highway near the Bonneville salt flats. Threw a rod, blew the head gasket, blocked the coolant and blew open the top of the radiator near Nevada. Right at 199,000k. With JB-Weld and gasket sealant on the radiator top, I drove that 3 cylinder bitch all the way to Salt Lake City. Lived for another 2 days so I could prep the engine and get her swapped. The 5SFE; a real beast that refuses to die.

Agreed.

I sprayed my last one right up to the point i sold it at 220k miles. All original gaskets, motor never opened for any reason. Took a 75shot like a champ. Still running today with 238k miles on it.

There's a guy on Celicatech that had over 350k miles on his, and he ran it on the Tail of the Dragon and it was fine, and strong.

supraturbo88 · 03-10-2009, 02:26 PM

yeah alittle oil and i put more in it. but i think it is either the seal or the bearing. and that might have caused massive oil loss because all of a sudden all 3 other rods started to go. i only drove it because i had to make it back to someones house

supraturbo88 · 03-10-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by christine_lives!

It is quite a beastly little motor though. Mine decided to go on a nice remote stretch of highway near the Bonneville salt flats. Threw a rod, blew the head gasket, blocked the coolant and blew open the top of the radiator near Nevada. Right at 199,000k. With JB-Weld and gasket sealant on the radiator top, I drove that 3 cylinder bitch all the way to Salt Lake City. Lived for another 2 days so I could prep the engine and get her swapped. The 5SFE; a real beast that refuses to die.

they are beasts. i found one for a later year camry that has coil packs. i was thinking about getting that one for it. anyone know any downsides to the 5sfe with coil packs? i pretty much refuse to get a 3sgte right now. i would rather just drop another 5sfe in it and luckily i didnt throw a rod through the block but hopefully the cylinders arent too badly damaged. i would like to turbo that block. hell i will need to tear it down anyways

SnowRocker88 · 03-10-2009, 03:03 PM

It failed so you could have an excuse to swap in a 3SGTE...

supraturbo88 · 03-10-2009, 03:08 PM

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It failed so you could have an excuse to swap in a 3SGTE...

haha could be. i would like one but i plan on buying a celica with no motor and turning it into a gt4 conversion. as for my 92 gt, i first have to get it back to my house. im looking hard for a new engine for it. if you can help me out i would really appreciate it.

yellowcel · 03-10-2009, 03:32 PM

I think snow has the right idea, the car must be power hungry.

SnowRocker88 · 03-10-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by supraturbo88

haha could be. i would like one but i plan on buying a celica with no motor and turning it into a gt4 conversion. as for my 92 gt, i first have to get it back to my house. im looking hard for a new engine for it. if you can help me out i would really appreciate it.

This is acceptable only if you go all the way all-trac with AWD... :P