Toyota MK3 Supra ULTIMATE Buyers Guide

just like the aw11 MR2 or even the AE 92 Corolla, many Toyota cars get overlooked just because the newer one is better or the older one is better and it ends up being just a cult that buys these specific cars. I mean, I hardly see anyone who buys a Corolla 8092 has a better engine, but since it has front wheel drive and it's not the 86 that has an initial D, it's not popular and so does aw11. The only reason people buy those cars I've seen is because it has good styling but it's actually a great performance car, it may not be the best but it's still good and it's pretty much the same for a Mark III Supra.

It was a great car for its time, but for some reason the Mark IV came out and was a little better for its time and now you have a car that no one really buys along with some problems it has. I'm not saying it's a perfect car, especially it doesn't have the reliability of a 2JZ for example, but Still, it's a great car and with a couple of modifications it can be reliable and if you get the top trim with the turbo it can even be fun, yeah, it's not the lightest, it's not the best handling, but it sure looks good and I.

I'd have to say it even looks better than the Mark IV Supra, so in today's video we're going to do the

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to the Mark III Supra and go over the years, versions, and common problems these cars have. . rare parts, so add value to this car, last but not least, the five rarest colors can stand out a little more, so the Mark III super was released in the second half of 1986, which many people like to call 1986.5, all up to 1993. The first year, 1986 and a half, they did not have a turbo version and many car magazines said that this car felt slow because it was heavy and simply lacked horsepower, so so they decided to add the turbo version. 1987, which made it fast enough to get those damn pesky Toyota journalists off my back and just for reference, the 7mge had 190 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, while the 7M GTE had 232 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque, that is, 42 horsepower. difference and I would say not bad, also for the 9 1987, this was the first year you had the option to add ABS to your Supra.

Now, if you got the turbo version, you expected to get all the options of the N A, but on top of everything. that because you got the turbo you got the standard sport package, this included a limited slip differential, Toyota's advanced Electronic Modulated Suspension system aka Thames and headlight washers. Wow, I don't know how headlight washers increase performance, but I guess it's in the performance package for 1988, the only thing different from previous versions is that they updated the third brake light design and for 1989, the super It received a new front bumper, new turn signal indicators, updated side mirrors, fog lights and a new three-piece system. spoiler that looks great for 91 this wheel design also known as saw blade wheels was changed to five spoke alloy wheels also for 91 they discontinued all open sunroofs for na models and during the last year of 1992 they really didn't It changes a lot in terms of finishes, the super didn't really have any frills because when the Supra was first made it was a top trim of the Celica and when it became its own model, all it could do is just choose different things on it, so pretty much The only settings you need to know about are Na and turbo.

If you get the turbo you get the best 7 mgte plus the awesome r154 transmission. ​​Now move on to the part where you are probably watching this video to learn about common problems, even if you are new to the Mark III super game, you have probably heard of bhg, which is also known as a blown head gasket. I know most of you already know about this, but I'm just going to explain it to the people who don't. There are many different myths and theories, but the most common and widely accepted reason this happens is that from the factory they did not tighten the head as well as they should, which causes problems with the head gasket.

What's good about it? this is the 7mge and the 7mgt are reliable engines after changing the head gasket, so as soon as you buy one, if you want to save yourself a headache in the future, maybe you are training on the road or far from home, just change it, but The good news is that since these cars are old, you have the possibility of buying one with the change head gasket. Most people go for the metal head gasket just because it is stronger and go with ARP head bolts if you do it yourself this time. spec torque and you should be good to go for a while, another common problem with these cars of course because they are old is rust.

Many places to look are in the rear wheel arches of the spare tire and the trunk, and it's always nice. take a magnet with you when you go to service a car, touch the magnet around the body and if you feel that your magnet is not sticking to a particular place on the car, it's probably because it's full of Bondo, uh oh, another thing the people. What you should look for when reviewing a Mark III Supra is the cooling system. I mean, this goes with the head gasket. If you don't have a good cooling system you will probably end up with a blown head gasket, so after flushing the car coolant is recommended and in fact I did this recently on my Forerunner.

I use the Presto cooling system cleaning formula. It doesn't work very well for me because I guess my cooling system was already cleaned, but I heard a lot of good reviews about it and I would probably use that very nice cleaner. This seems to be another common problem with almost all Toyotas: leaking hatches and leaking d-tops, just be sure to replace the seals if they haven't already been replaced or haven't been tried. put some shinatsu if you want to save a lot of money and just apply it, hopefully it works if not you will have to buy the stamps but at least you tried to save some money and the last problem I want to bring up. above is if you get code 52 don't worry it's most likely not the engine knock sensor because replacing one of those costs around 200 most likely it's just the wire so check all the car cables and that applies to everything.

The entire engine bay as these supers were the first to be turbocharged. Heat buildup is a problem and one thing you should know about cables is that they don't like heat, so many of them can become brittle and break, and that could be a cause. a lot of your problems, so just check the car before you buy it and make sure all the wires and grounds are intact, but at the end of the day that's not too much to check. I know these cars definitely have a lot less problems that can go wrong. than other cars I've reviewed, but what can I say?

It's a Toyota. Now let's move on to the rare parts you might find on the car you're looking at or want to add in the future. I know one of the main thing I would love to do with my A6 if I could is make a digital dash, but the digital dash fuel sending unit and the prices for the digital dash itself are very expensive, so if you find a Supra with a dash digital, you are in for a gift, not only does it look cool, but it also looks great, another sweet gift is to have the JDM Series 2 tail lights, usually with any Toyota TRD or anything Japanese, it is always expensive in the United States .

Now a lot of these cars were automatics because they were more of a GT car, a lot of older people who wanted a sports car but also wanted to just cruise around and not take winding roads bought them, so finding one in a manual is pretty rare now, If you are looking to import one, there are some rare ones. cars in total and one of them in the states is looking for a super 1JZ GTE Mark III for sale. These have 280 horsepower so they are even better than the 7 mgte by 50 horsepower and have the street cred of having a 1j so it's pretty much the best of both worlds.

Worlds, you have the styling of the Mark III, but practically the engine of the Mark IV, if you want to be even more special, they had a couple of rare versions in Japan, one was called a turbo and they only made 500 units of these in 1988 and this was a homologation card because Toyota entered the Japanese Touring Car Championship group and used the 7mgteu which had 270 horsepower and in other improvements such as thicker stabilizer bars, ventilated disc brakes, different suspension configurations and inside it had gauges gray analogues. leather interior and a pretty nice moving steering wheel and gear knob, but like I said, only 500 were made, the other special model is a 2.5 Twin Turbo R, it was made in 1990, this was an upgraded version of the 2.5 twin turbo normal, the differences are with this one is that you had Ricardo's seats a Momo steering wheel special suspension with lighter stabilizer bars a torso and differential a special lip on the front bumper with brake ducts that lead to the brakes and it could even have the color special dark metallic green paint It's exclusive to this version, like I said, pretty nice cars, but they are extremely rare and what's crazy is that no one talks about these, they always talk about the Jade R34 or the midnight purple R34 or some of the special versions of the RX7 or Mark 4.

Supra, but the super ads of the Mark 3 in cool special editions, especially the homologation one, what if you don't like digital dashboards and taillights, for example? Well, maybe then you want to look for a rare color, so now let's get into the five rarest colors you can get from the Mark III Supra, we already talked about one before, which was that dark metallic green color. I love it but the chances of you finding one of those are pretty rare, it would probably be one of the rarest colors you can get of the Mark 3 super, so for the second color on this list we have metallic teal and something about a car from the 90s that is teal is absolutely beautiful, with this color your super could even be mistaken for the body of a fox. because for some reason everyone thinks everything is a fox body, I take an orange 86 Corolla, it has pop-up headlights.

Foxbody never turns on the headlights but for some reason an old guy came to my car and asked me what a foxbody was, unfortunately I had to tell them the truth, it's a Corolla, he wasn't too keen on it and drove away so Because this color is teal and one of the most famous fox body colors is teal, you might be asked that a couple of times too. The third color on this list we have garnet red and I love this red. You know, it's not a bright red that an 18-year-old would have, it's the bread that a 40-year-old businessman would have and it's something that makes it look like. very luxurious, especially with a tan interior, man this thing has style.

Now we're getting into my two favorite colors for the Supra and one of them is the Dark Mika Blue Metallic. I love how this color in the shade looks like a normal black or even just a dark blue but when you put it in the sun it just shines and oh man I love those kind of colors, probably the reason I love this color is that you don't expect it when you see it in the shadow. but when the sun comes out it's a completely different beast and my number one favorite color for the Mark III Supra will be the two tone combination of dark blue and light blue.

I can barely find any pictures of this on the internet. It really doesn't beat a two tone car and I really wish they would bring it back on more modern cars. I've seen a bit on the Bronco that isn't that attractive and a couple of other cars aren't that attractive either, but man, just the fact that the bottom half and the top half are a different color on these cars is just amazing, they made a great job doing it on the new 86 Torino, but you know you can't go wrong with a classic two-tone Mark 3 Supra, so I wait.

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