supra joe Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Soooo I've had enough of this stupid car now. Crank pulley went a few weeks ago, had it replaced with a second hand one from the states. Driving along and the lights on the dash started flickering, one headlight then started... And went out. Then the next... Then the battery warning light came on with the warning light beside it and the triangle in the middle. Then the power steering died and headlights etc went out with the dash lights being so dim. Then the car died... Replaced the alternator from a 97 spec from keron at extreme performance and bought a brand new battery. Took it out for a drive and it started flickering on the dash lights again then died and we thought it was a bad earth. Bodyshop had resprayed the engine bay and placed the battery earth over paint. We got it back down to bare metal and I took it out today. It's been fine until about 20 mins ago when at every light I came too the warning triangle came on with the battery light and lights flickered again.... Got it home then it was idling funny, lights going again and power steering died. Anyone know WTF is wrong with this dam car ?? I swear I'm very close to just driving it in to a wall and setting it alight ! Thanks in advance. Edited November 12, 2014 by Gaz6002 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 had it replaced with a second hand one from the states. Crank pulley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Sounds like crank pulley. Get a friend, sit them in drivers seat with engine running. Pop hood and watch the pulleys, get friend to turn the steering wheel. If the pulleys slow down, the crank pulley had gone, the exact same thing happened to mine and that's how I spotted it. New crank pulley, supra runs like a dream again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Crank pulley? Exactly. One of many critical parts that you would only ever want to buy new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I vote crank pulley too. As j_jza80 said, second hand crank pulleys are a time bomb. No true telling of what mileage it's done, and could fail at any time. Do the tipex test, and if it is good, then at least the tipex is there for future reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 On a slightly different note, have you checked the battery voltage with the engine running? I had a similar problem, that showed signs of alternator failure. I tried two new ones, which still didn't cure it. Turned out, the alt sensing pin on the alternator plug had died, so a new plug fitted and its been perfect ever since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Especially to buy one from the states. Add freight, tax and VAT, must be nearly new price by then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 TCB car parts £211 delivered brand new OEM:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby a Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I've got a used one done 60000 miles works 100% mate guaranteed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 TCB car parts £211 delivered brand new OEM:) This mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 TCB car parts £211 delivered brand new OEM:) Agreed, I use Trevor for all my oem parts. Never found anyone cheaper or a better service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 tipex test the crank pully you have now and get a meter to check the voltage at the battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Title changed to remove the swearing and be a bit more helpful to other members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Title changed to remove the swearing and be a bit more helpful to other members. Sorry fella, was a tad annoyed when I posted it. Tip ex test done and it hasn't moved. Taking it over to hodge on Saturday. I think I've had enough of this car now..... Which is a shame considering the amount of man hours and money I've ploughed in to it. **EDIT BY ADMIN - REMOVED SWEARING** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Don't give up mate - Hodge will sort it in no time and you'll soon be loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Needs a TT in there Joe them N/a's are unreliable pish And Slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just a quick update on this. Car is now running like a dream. No headlight issues, no crazy flashing dash lights or flat batteries. I found a few issues contributing to the problems, such as duff HIDs, puddle of water under drivers seat with electrical connectors lying in, very badly installed alarm, with bare wires all over the place, but the main issue was, the power cable from the battery to the fusebox was only attached to the fusebox with 1 thread of the nut so the battery wasn't charging correctly, in fact not at all. Car is all sorted with 1 big happy joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Nice one Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Big thanks to hodge, would reccomend him for work on supras anyday. Even got free SBA TUNING stickers too lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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