mattanna

Hi all, i have a 1996 Aristo my floor mats are tired, does anyone know where you can get replacement mats to fit the car, they seem difficult to source cheers

Hi all, following my rebuild on my Aristo tt, the trc warning light on the speedo is constantly lit, it came up with a fault code of 87 but apparently that does not exist, we reset the ecu but that did not work, any ideas would be good, it could be a short in the trc fuse etc but where are they, all fuses in boxes are in tact, traction control does not work either(not that i am really bothered as it is crap anyway) car is a 1995 mk1 cheers Matt

Does the Aristo TT have only one o2 sensor same as Supra TT?

Could also be oil pressure sensor switch which is near air con compressor, you should also check your breather pipes.My car had similar prob and has cost me £5000 so far with a rebuild but is a mk1, hope yours is simple.Suspect crank seals if you are running higher boost, trouble with oil is it could be leaking from front and being blown back when driving etc etc

Hi turbos are not included in rebuild but as mine are shot am having some low mileage ceramics put in, just keeping her stock

Hi all as some of you may know my Aristo TT 1996 is having a rebuild done, well things got worse, the pistons were so bad they could not be honed so it needs all new pistons, rings and a rebore, rest of the engine has been fully rebuilt and blueprinted(valves, oil pump, shims,crank polished etc etc), it also needed two engine mounts final bill will be £5000!, seems mad but it is being done by Mkiv store in Bristol who are awesome, if i gave up now i would lose more money.Only paid 3 grand for it so there you go and i do not like mk2 shape.Just a warning to you though when they go they do it in style.Also put two newer turbos on with 25000 on as turbos on it with 98000 were shot, engine will be like new.No symptoms initially just developed an oil and coolant leak!!!.Engine was carbonised inside which Martin thinks is a result of poor oil changes and thrashing in it's early days, looking forward to getting it back, it is staying stock but has had arp studs etc put in anyway cheers Matt

Just wondering is the heater matrix on the Aristo the same terrible job to do as it is on the supra, i.e entire dash out and strip down, as am already spending a lot on my car and don't want fear of more expensive work!!

Was a previous mkiv supra owner and both n/a and tt supras are non inteference, hiwever you do not want the belt to go as i suppose it could cause some damage potentially, engine in gs 300 and aristo's are the same hence my presumption that they are non interference, and yes it basically means the belt will just go, you get no drive but will not bend rods, knacker pistons etc etc, that was brought in by european manufactureres as planned obsolescence to keep making big money from lazy people when belt snapped!! lol

Non interference engine so if belt goes not a big worry, change it anyway

Defo sound like a water pump to me, contact Martin James at www.mkivstore.com he should be able to advise you and knows these cars inside out, probably has one in stock cheers Matt

I would only use optimax, ultimate or the new shell v power or tesco 99, as the engines run much better on higher octane, you can get rough running with 95 ron.Engine in the supra is ecactly the same just position of sump and powersteering pump is different cheers Matt

Original toyota manual for the supra states 1 minute cooldown needed after hard driving, have a look at this for results of bad care http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.ph...t=carbonisation cheers Matt

Aido it is vital that you let the car warm up properly, you should keep below 3000rpm and not go full throttle until at least 5 mins after coolant is up to temp(i.e temp gauge is normal).After driving you should idle for 1 minute approx. If you do not do this you will end up with problems like me and need a rebuild.Main reason cited for my probs is car being thraped before oil up to temp.If you do not let her idle after driving the turbos stay red hot and oil burns on them causing carbonisation, this is mightily important do not let anyone tell you otherwise, they are liars if so cheers Matt

Not with a new engine in it, plus don't like look of mk2, so 7.5 k + 4k would be 11.5 for same

Scooter had the car before me, and i have spoken to him, do not think he was aware and he only drive at weekends, whereas i have driven it every day and have given it some, don't think he had it above 4000 rpm, it is a shame but there you go, in my job as an Intensive care charge nurse i was looking after an 18 year old with terminal cancer i am sure he would have gladly swapped situations with me, i will put it down to experience, am having full engine rebuild now, see post in gs300 section cheers Matt