Its started but ......need an expert

[AlanM]

Continuing saga of my car which was refusing to start for last couple of weeks.

 

Couldn't find any blown fuses so fitted my new iridium plugs and first surprise was that the iridium plugs which I had been told were fitted were in fact 7113-8 plugs (found them on the net at >£4 a pop. Not happy. Supra burst in to life and is running smooth with the iridiums except it will not tick over, even at temperature, it just dies when you take your foot completely off the throttle. Car re-starts no bother each time but just won't idle. Any suggestions, or does it need a massive long run (like to a tuner?)

 

One other small query, the cross over (pressure equalisation?) pipes, can I use silicone hoses as these were brittle and split. Can change them tomorrow when shops open but just wonder how critical this may be?

 

At least I can get it to CW now, but if anybody has any ideas on the idle problem please post

[Chris Wilson]

DO NOT use silicone hoses for the small ore stuff, it causes SO much trouble (spent 3 hours tracing a no boost probelem, it was a split in a silicone hose), the ones you will buy are utter junk in the small bore, vac / pressure sizes. Just use gates rubber or similar, you will NEVER, EVER see a proper race engine with those none fabric reinforeced silicone hoses on them. as for the idle could be a hundred and one things, sorry, it would be quicker to fix it than to go through the options

[AlanM]

Thanks Chris, have e-mailed you, was coming to see you anyways ... lol

[Ian C]

The stock breather hoses fit just fine and aren't a huge cost from Toyota Part numbers are on here somewhere.

 

-Ian