Supra leaks...

I knew I was losing oil last summer, just couldn't figure where.

After 6 months in the garag, with a nice big puddle of oil under the car,
it looks like it's coming from the front pass. side of the engine.

According to the diagram I have, this appears to be the location of the
Oil Pressure guage sending unit.

Any advice?

--
In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.02.22.00.31.51.190795@ae86.GTS...[color=blue]
>I knew I was losing oil last summer, just couldn't figure where.
>
> After 6 months in the garag, with a nice big puddle of oil under the car,
> it looks like it's coming from the front pass. side of the engine.
>
> According to the diagram I have, this appears to be the location of the
> Oil Pressure guage sending unit.
>
> Any advice?
>[/color]

Teflon plumbing tape on the threads? If the tape melts, try Permatex gasket
sealer on the threads.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.02.22.00.31.51.190795@ae86.GTS...
>[color=green]
>>I knew I was losing oil last summer, just couldn't figure where.
>>
>>After 6 months in the garag, with a nice big puddle of oil under the car,
>>it looks like it's coming from the front pass. side of the engine.
>>
>>According to the diagram I have, this appears to be the location of the
>>Oil Pressure guage sending unit.
>>
>>Any advice?
>>[/color]
>
>
> Teflon plumbing tape on the threads? If the tape melts, try Permatex gasket
> sealer on the threads.[/color]

make sure its not loose (try tightening it up, not overly tight tho).

they shouldn't leak if the threads are clean and the oil pressure sender
is tightened up.

I didn't look into this too much. I have a '91 TSRM in .pdf. But, I don't
think I have a parts idagram. Is there a seal on this?


"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
news:8faae$43fbe5aa$180fead6$1344@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.02.22.00.31.51.190795@ae86.GTS...[color=green]
>>I knew I was losing oil last summer, just couldn't figure where.
>>
>> After 6 months in the garag, with a nice big puddle of oil under the car,
>> it looks like it's coming from the front pass. side of the engine.
>>
>> According to the diagram I have, this appears to be the location of the
>> Oil Pressure guage sending unit.
>>
>> Any advice?
>>[/color]
>
> Teflon plumbing tape on the threads? If the tape melts, try Permatex
> gasket sealer on the threads.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]

I know there was a problem with the sending units on some '87-88's (Mine is
Oct '87) so it may be that I have a defective unit. The symptomw was low oil
pressure on the guage (which I have, but I attributed that to 192,000
miles!)

"cd" <urantiacjd@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:43fc3678$0$12207$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...[color=blue]
> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2006.02.22.00.31.51.190795@ae86.GTS...
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I knew I was losing oil last summer, just couldn't figure where.
>>>
>>>After 6 months in the garag, with a nice big puddle of oil under the car,
>>>it looks like it's coming from the front pass. side of the engine.
>>>
>>>According to the diagram I have, this appears to be the location of the
>>>Oil Pressure guage sending unit.
>>>
>>>Any advice?
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> Teflon plumbing tape on the threads? If the tape melts, try Permatex
>> gasket sealer on the threads.[/color]
>
> make sure its not loose (try tightening it up, not overly tight tho).
>
> they shouldn't leak if the threads are clean and the oil pressure sender
> is tightened up.[/color]

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:gG_Kf.9245$lR2.8373@trndny01...[color=blue]
>I didn't look into this too much. I have a '91 TSRM in .pdf. But, I don't
>think I have a parts idagram. Is there a seal on this?
>[/color]

Now that I am awake, I can think a little more clearly. I believe that the
threads on the oil sender are tapered so no extra seal is necessary, but the
oil sender body is crimped and sometimes leaks. It that's the case, a new
sender is in order. take a good look at the sender and make sure you don't
rip off the body of the sender and end up with problems getting the stem
out.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

That's about what I would do...


"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
news:1a7b9$43fc9569$44a4a10d$7900@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:gG_Kf.9245$lR2.8373@trndny01...[color=green]
>>I didn't look into this too much. I have a '91 TSRM in .pdf. But, I don't
>>think I have a parts idagram. Is there a seal on this?
>>[/color]
>
> Now that I am awake, I can think a little more clearly. I believe that
> the threads on the oil sender are tapered so no extra seal is necessary,
> but the oil sender body is crimped and sometimes leaks. It that's the
> case, a new sender is in order. take a good look at the sender and make
> sure you don't rip off the body of the sender and end up with problems
> getting the stem out.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:RO1Lf.10459$KZ1.626@trndny09...[color=blue]
> That's about what I would do...
>
>[/color]
Thanks for not asksing how I knew ;-)

--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
[color=blue]
> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
> news:1a7b9$43fc9569$44a4a10d$7900@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:gG_Kf.9245$lR2.8373@trndny01...[color=darkred]
>>>I didn't look into this too much. I have a '91 TSRM in .pdf. But, I don't
>>>think I have a parts idagram. Is there a seal on this?
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Now that I am awake, I can think a little more clearly. I believe that
>> the threads on the oil sender are tapered so no extra seal is necessary,
>> but the oil sender body is crimped and sometimes leaks. It that's the
>> case, a new sender is in order. take a good look at the sender and make
>> sure you don't rip off the body of the sender and end up with problems
>> getting the stem out.
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
news:d963c$43fcc592$44a4a10d$10593@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:RO1Lf.10459$KZ1.626@trndny09...[color=green]
>> That's about what I would do...
>>
>>[/color]
> Thanks for not asksing how I knew ;-)[/color]

OK. I'm a Gumby. Often, when something is just good enough, I have to make
it just...that...much...bette...SNAP!

Or, even if I HAVE the right tool, the gods of Auto Repair are against me,
and something that should take 15 minutes takes 1.5 hours...like adding the
bushings to my Gr Voy. windshield wipers Monday. That and three knuckles.

THEN I saw the one bolt holding the whole mess in...
[color=blue]
>
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[color=green]
>> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
>> news:1a7b9$43fc9569$44a4a10d$7900@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>>> news:gG_Kf.9245$lR2.8373@trndny01...
>>>>I didn't look into this too much. I have a '91 TSRM in .pdf. But, I
>>>>don't think I have a parts idagram. Is there a seal on this?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Now that I am awake, I can think a little more clearly. I believe that
>>> the threads on the oil sender are tapered so no extra seal is necessary,
>>> but the oil sender body is crimped and sometimes leaks. It that's the
>>> case, a new sender is in order. take a good look at the sender and make
>>> sure you don't rip off the body of the sender and end up with problems
>>> getting the stem out.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Ray O
>>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:KH4Lf.10030$qa2.4725@trndny07...[color=blue]
>
> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
> news:d963c$43fcc592$44a4a10d$10593@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:RO1Lf.10459$KZ1.626@trndny09...[color=darkred]
>>> That's about what I would do...
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> Thanks for not asksing how I knew ;-)[/color]
>
> OK. I'm a Gumby. Often, when something is just good enough, I have to make
> it just...that...much...bette...SNAP!
>
> Or, even if I HAVE the right tool, the gods of Auto Repair are against me,
> and something that should take 15 minutes takes 1.5 hours...like adding
> the bushings to my Gr Voy. windshield wipers Monday. That and three
> knuckles.
>
> THEN I saw the one bolt holding the whole mess in...
>[color=green]
>>[/color][/color]

LOL! I haven't taken anything apart for a while, I'm thinking about taking
another shot at our Brother MFC laser fax/printer/copier that has had a
paper jam for over a year. All I did was try to pull out the jammed card
stock and the internal cams locked up or something. Piece of cake to fix if
I can figure out how to get the *&*W$# cover off. Not having looked at it
for a year will give me a fresh perspective.

Or, I could take the LS 400 to the Lexus dealer to take care of the check
engine light that has been on since before Christmas - before that I should
take the scan tool out of the trunk so it doesn't look like I a total fool.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:54:17 -0600, Ray O wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:KH4Lf.10030$qa2.4725@trndny07...[color=green]
>>
>> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
>> news:d963c$43fcc592$44a4a10d$10593@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
>>> news:RO1Lf.10459$KZ1.626@trndny09...
>>>> That's about what I would do...
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks for not asksing how I knew ;-)[/color]
>>
>> OK. I'm a Gumby. Often, when something is just good enough, I have to make
>> it just...that...much...bette...SNAP!
>>
>> Or, even if I HAVE the right tool, the gods of Auto Repair are against me,
>> and something that should take 15 minutes takes 1.5 hours...like adding
>> the bushings to my Gr Voy. windshield wipers Monday. That and three
>> knuckles.
>>
>> THEN I saw the one bolt holding the whole mess in...
>>[color=darkred]
>>>[/color][/color]
>
> LOL! I haven't taken anything apart for a while, I'm thinking about taking
> another shot at our Brother MFC laser fax/printer/copier that has had a
> paper jam for over a year. All I did was try to pull out the jammed card
> stock and the internal cams locked up or something. Piece of cake to fix if
> I can figure out how to get the *&*W$# cover off. Not having looked at it
> for a year will give me a fresh perspective.[/color]

NOOOOOOO-ooooooo!
Brother makes some really decent products. Now, if they just MADE them
decently, they'd have it made!

They have a Color Laser printer, the cartrigdes are inexpensive, and it
prints well...

But, having worked at a place that was an authorized Brother Repair Center...
There was one model in the mid-90's, great printer, fast, nice quality,
but would always drop toner into the gears. You don't want toner in the
gears. Poor design, basically. Then, there was one of their inkk-jets...

I also worked on Epsons at another place. Every single Stylus 800 had to
come in for repair. Other than that they were good printers.

My current favorite is Canon, but there is an Oki color laser that is
inexpensive, and the cartridges are also easily affordable. Based on the
1994 OkiLaser I have sitting next to me...without a singe repair...


[color=blue]
>
> Or, I could take the LS 400 to the Lexus dealer to take care of the check
> engine light that has been on since before Christmas - before that I should
> take the scan tool out of the trunk so it doesn't look like I a total fool.[/color]

Could be an idea!

--
In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:54:17 -0600, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Or, I could take the LS 400 to the Lexus dealer to take care of the check
>engine light that has been on since before Christmas - before that I should
>take the scan tool out of the trunk so it doesn't look like I a total fool.[/color]

You know, you could always take the scan tool out of the trunk and
*plug it in* to the OBD port, and see what it says... Gee! What a
concept! ;-)

Oh, and go look at your grammar above really carefully, with special
attention given to the last few words... You don't have to worry
about us figuring it out, we already know. ;-P

(Did I say that out loud?)

--<< Bruce >>--

--
Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.02.23.03.17.34.100364@ae86.GTS...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:54:17 -0600, Ray O wrote:
>
><car stuff snipped>[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
>>
>> LOL! I haven't taken anything apart for a while, I'm thinking about
>> taking
>> another shot at our Brother MFC laser fax/printer/copier that has had a
>> paper jam for over a year. All I did was try to pull out the jammed card
>> stock and the internal cams locked up or something. Piece of cake to fix
>> if
>> I can figure out how to get the *&*W$# cover off. Not having looked at
>> it
>> for a year will give me a fresh perspective.[/color]
>
> NOOOOOOO-ooooooo!
> Brother makes some really decent products. Now, if they just MADE them
> decently, they'd have it made![/color]

Other than me trying to pull card stock out of the manual feed slot, the
printer has worked flawlessly. It is an MFC 8300 laser, and the toner
cartridges are under $50, a lot less than the $100+ HP toner cartridges
cost. When it was working, it had great print quality, decent speed, and
low cost of operation.
[color=blue]
>
> They have a Color Laser printer, the cartrigdes are inexpensive, and it
> prints well...
>
> But, having worked at a place that was an authorized Brother Repair
> Center...
> There was one model in the mid-90's, great printer, fast, nice quality,
> but would always drop toner into the gears. You don't want toner in the
> gears. Poor design, basically. Then, there was one of their inkk-jets...
>
> I also worked on Epsons at another place. Every single Stylus 800 had to
> come in for repair. Other than that they were good printers.[/color]

We have a Lexmark Optra 1200 color laser at the office, it is the second and
last Lexmark I'll ever buy. We had a Lexmark printer at home, it cost more
to fix than it was worth so we replaced it with the Brother. The Lexmark
color laser's cartridges are around $120 each and it has 5 different
cartridges, plus it has a drum or something that has to be replaced every so
often for $450, plus it needed a new transport belt for big bucks plus 2 or
3 other repairs. I could never get the network capability to work right
so I ended up hooking it up to a print server.
[color=blue]
>
> My current favorite is Canon, but there is an Oki color laser that is
> inexpensive, and the cartridges are also easily affordable. Based on the
> 1994 OkiLaser I have sitting next to me...without a singe repair...
>[/color]

I have not done a lot of serious shopping to replace our color laser at the
office but there are not many color printers that print at least 12 ppm
color and have the ability to print on 11" x 17" paper and have network
capability. The Xerox printer (I think it was originally Techtronics before
they got bought by Xerox) that uses what looks like wax blocks looks like a
viable candidate.[color=blue]
>[/color]

--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
news:6phqv11drv2bnkuqbhvshij8btp80fd0mc@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:54:17 -0600, "Ray O"
> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Or, I could take the LS 400 to the Lexus dealer to take care of the check
>>engine light that has been on since before Christmas - before that I
>>should
>>take the scan tool out of the trunk so it doesn't look like I a total
>>fool.[/color]
>
> You know, you could always take the scan tool out of the trunk and
> *plug it in* to the OBD port, and see what it says... Gee! What a
> concept! ;-)
>[/color]

I think there is a saying about the shoemaker's children going barefoot - I
guess it is the shoemaker in this case.

I did pull the code, I think it was a P0420 - catalyst system efficiency
below threshold (bank 1), which I'm pretty sure points to the #2 O2 sensor
being a little lazy. It should be covered under the emissions warranty, I
hope!
[color=blue]
> Oh, and go look at your grammar above really carefully, with special
> attention given to the last few words... You don't have to worry
> about us figuring it out, we already know. ;-P
>
> (Did I say that out loud?)
>
> --<< Bruce >>--[/color]

Oops! typo! it should say ..."I am a total fool." One must be able to
laugh at one's shortcomings and mistakes and be able to join everyone else!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
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>
> "Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
> news:6phqv11drv2bnkuqbhvshij8btp80fd0mc@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:54:17 -0600, "Ray O"
>> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Or, I could take the LS 400 to the Lexus dealer to take care of the check
>>>engine light that has been on since before Christmas - before that I
>>>should
>>>take the scan tool out of the trunk so it doesn't look like I a total
>>>fool.[/color]
>>
>> You know, you could always take the scan tool out of the trunk and
>> *plug it in* to the OBD port, and see what it says... Gee! What a
>> concept! ;-)
>>[/color]
>
> I think there is a saying about the shoemaker's children going barefoot -
> I guess it is the shoemaker in this case.
>
> I did pull the code, I think it was a P0420 - catalyst system efficiency
> below threshold (bank 1), which I'm pretty sure points to the #2 O2 sensor
> being a little lazy. It should be covered under the emissions warranty, I
> hope!
>[color=green]
>> Oh, and go look at your grammar above really carefully, with special
>> attention given to the last few words... You don't have to worry
>> about us figuring it out, we already know. ;-P
>>
>> (Did I say that out loud?)
>>
>> --<< Bruce >>--[/color]
>
> Oops! typo! it should say ..."I am a total fool." One must be able to
> laugh at one's shortcomings and mistakes and be able to join everyone
> else!
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>
>[/color]


Damn! I gotta be laughing at myself all the time!!!