[Supras] Help in diagnosing strange sound and ACconversionupdate.

Tue Apr 17 09:57:02 CDT 2007

Only new ones from the dealer.  I reused the one from the original motor to 
replace the one on the JDM I had rebuilt.  I'm not sure if it is the 
tensioner, since the noise just started last friday.  I only use the car 3 
times a week now.  I will later today and will keep an ear out.  It 
initially sounds like a bearing sound.

I've heard that sound in an outboard with a top bearing gone as well as the 
previous tensioners.

Seems to me like its a normal wear thing.

Gregg
87NA

>From: "D P" <darnsuprat at hotmail.com>
>To: sleekster96 at hotmail.com
>CC: Supras at supras.com
>Subject: Re: [Supras] Help in diagnosing strange sound and 
>ACconversionupdate.
>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:01:16 -0400
>
>Gregg,
>Are you saying the belt tensioner is making that sound?  When you replaced 
>it, did the sound go away?  How come you had to replace it twice before and 
>again?  Are you getting used ones from the wreckers or new?
>
>Darren
>92T 5-Speed White Package
>Canadian Model in Florida
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>>From: "Gregg Bradstock" <sleekster96 at hotmail.com>
>>To: darnsuprat at hotmail.com, psantos at cfl.rr.com, Supras at supras.com
>>Subject: Re: [Supras] Help in diagnosing strange sound and AC 
>>conversionupdate.
>>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:51:19 -0400
>>
>>I have a similar sound right now.  I have replaced the pulley tensioner at 
>>least 2 times (286k miles) and might need to do so again.  My sound is not 
>>constant, and I can only hear it at idle.  That's not to say that it isn't 
>>screaming at other rpms.
>>
>>Gregg
>>87NA
>>
>>
>>>From: "D P" <darnsuprat at hotmail.com>
>>>To: psantos at cfl.rr.com, Supras at supras.com
>>>Subject: Re: [Supras] Help in diagnosing strange sound and AC 
>>>conversionupdate.
>>>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:59:13 -0400
>>>
>>>The sound I'm talking about is not the "gurgling" from the 
>>>coolant........I'm talking about a sound like "gargling"..........sounds 
>>>like an air compressor only faintly.  If I keep some water in the back of 
>>>my mouth and breathe out with my mouth, I can imitate the sound.  Maybe 
>>>it's a pulley bearing or something like that.
>>>I realized that I may not have explained the sound clearly in my first 
>>>post.
>>>
>>>Darren
>>>92T 5-Speed White Package
>>>Canadian Model in Florida
>>>
>>>
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>>>>From: "Peter" <psantos at cfl.rr.com>
>>>>To: "D P" <darnsuprat at hotmail.com>, <Supras at supras.com>
>>>>Subject: Re: [Supras] Help in diagnosing strange sound and AC conversion 
>>>>update.
>>>>Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:12:24 -0400
>>>>
>>>>I know of the gargling you refer to and remember it on my 83 celica 
>>>>clearly. It seemed to be related to the heater core, its not something I 
>>>>have experienced at all on the mkIII. The one close thing I found is 
>>>>that when the 7m was not completely burped it had an exaggerated gargle 
>>>>until it cleared out. Other than that Id hate to speculate on what your 
>>>>hearing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "D P" <darnsuprat at hotmail.com>
>>>>To: <Supras at supras.com>
>>>>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:33 AM
>>>>Subject: [Supras] Help in diagnosing strange sound and AC conversion 
>>>>update.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I started noticing about a week ago a strange sound when my 92T is 
>>>>>idling.
>>>>>The sound is difficult to describe here in email but it sounds kinda 
>>>>>like
>>>>>gargling.  It's a little faint and if I give it a little gas, it'll 
>>>>>increase
>>>>>and then die out over the sound of the engine.
>>>>>Has anyone noticed this on their Supra?  It probably isn't anything 
>>>>>serious
>>>>>but I dislike abnormal sounds or noises on my Supra.
>>>>>
>>>>>Funny thing is, I had a 84 Celica for years and I noticed the same 
>>>>>sound. I
>>>>>took it to Yonge/Lawrence Toyota in Toronto and after a few attemps to 
>>>>>fix
>>>>>it, it was gone.......they tried so many fixes and I lost track of what 
>>>>>they
>>>>>did to get rid of the noise.  I ended up selling this car at 294,000 
>>>>>KM.
>>>>>Loved that little Celica.  It was my winter beater while my 92T was 
>>>>>stored.
>>>>>
>>>>>Also, had my 92T ac converted to r134a last Friday.  The mechanic put 
>>>>>some
>>>>>die in and said when and if the ac dies, it'll be easy to find the 
>>>>>leak.
>>>>>
>>>>>Darren
>>>>>92T 5-Speed White Package
>>>>>Canadian Model in Florida
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