New Supra Owner FAQ

So you just got your supra. I have seen this question come up a lot so I decided to make another FAQ, I seem to like them, to describe what things you should and shouldn't do, and to give you a good starting point as to sources of information.

The first thing you should do before you go flying around in your new toy is to give it a new set of fluids. Even if they look good or the dealer/seller did this, do it again so you know what is in there and when it was done. The to do list is as follows:

• Engine Oil and Oil Filter
• Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter
• Manual Transmission Oil
• Differential Oil
• Power Steering Fluid Flush
• Brake Fluid Flush
• Coolant Flush
• Windshield Washer Fluid Flush

It is best if you do them yourself as it will start to give you a feel for your car. But if that isn't possible then find a trusted mechanic in your area.

After the fluids are changed next are the standard maintenance items. During the fluid change you should be able to check a lot of them to see which ones need tending to. In addition to the normal maintenance schedule at this point you should tend to the following items:

• Replace Air Filter
• Replace Vacuum Hoses with Silicone
• Check/Replace Brake Pads
• Change the fan belts
• Check Tire Pressure
• Replace Coolant Hoses

Since you already did the fluids this list is small unless you are at the big milestones for maintenance like 60k. Now before you start upgrading it, drive it like this for 4 months to learn the car and see what breaks or needs tending to. Your car is over 10 years old so things will break and you don't want to have dumped 3k in mods only to blow your head gasket and have to drop another 2k to fix that. You can save a lot of money if you do things slowly according to a upgrade plan that keeps you from having to go back over the same area many times.

While you are working on your car and pondering what upgrades you need you will want to do lots of research on the web. Here are some basic links that will do good to get you started:

• This Site :)
• On-line TSRM (Toyota Service and Repair Manual)
• Toyota Technical Articles
• Yahoo Supras Message Board
• Searchable Message Archive
• Supra Owners Group International (SOGI)
• SoCal Supras
• Supra Owners Group in Canada(SONiC)
• Supra Central
• Cheap Toyota Parts on the Web (Jay Marks Toyota)
• Supra Sport (Performance Supra Parts)
• Arnout's Toyota Supra MA-70 resource page

Sorry for all the links back to my page, but I got a lot of info here :). The best advice I can give you after this is listen and read the list postings to get ideas on how things work and what things break, go slowly and never do anything half ass or you will get bit in the end, don't upgrade something when what is there already works fine, and do lots of reading and researching.

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