The Diesel Boys Maintenance Thread *4x4/4x2*

equipped2ripp · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject:

ranger 2.9 N/A

wagon r · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:19 am Post subject:

......yuh know yuh van dirty when a man washin down his yard spray down yuh van with water and say he tryin to help....... Laughing

....anyways.....i finally did a 300k tune up of sorts.....changed all the regulars but i have to get new brake shoes for the drums and axle seals ..... Neutral

Greypatch · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:

with proper maintenence how many miles do you think an engine will give ?

roadhog · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:43 am Post subject:

i see ah car make it back to 000000's so i don't see why wagon can't do it once yuh doh ruff it up

roadhog · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

oh btw mothers SYNWAX is the bomb van looking like glass

wagon r · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

Greypatch · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

well i sold a b13 doing 230k and that was 4 years ago ..its still on the road..

i know these engines are a lot more tough and are designed to go much more miles than the petrol ones

sweeks · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject:

I've seen company vehicles pass 400 000km without engine jobs.

Greypatch · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject:

what is the recommended engine oil for the L200 4x4 ?

equipped2ripp · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject:

15w-40

go ahead and use castrol syntec blend, castrol turbomax guardian3, shell helix diesel, total quartz 9000, havoline texaco ursa premium tdx.

all are 15w-40 and are recommended for turbo diesel engines.

Greypatch · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:09 am Post subject:

thanks man...

wagon r · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:34 am Post subject:

I using the castrol syntec patchie.....

Greypatch · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:36 am Post subject:

what body boi

is a 2.5 T mid TBS model

AllTrac · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:15 am Post subject:

i useing castrol, but mines is gas eh.

equipped2ripp · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject:

Greypatch, use either the syntec blend (4x4 formula), the turbomax or even the shell helix

Val · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject:

roadhog, Ford Ranger.

Team Loco · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject:

anybody here ever turbo the 3L (2800cc) Diesel toyota hilux engine??

sweeks · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject:

Good to see you in these parts man. You keeping the hilux?

Team Loco · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject:

yup, doing some research on the engine right now.....the more i give it pressure the better it works

roadhog · Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:46 am Post subject:

i'm looking to install some 12000k hid's Smile

what do you'll think?

sweeks · Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject:

Fellas all the best for 2007....

equipped2ripp · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:23 am Post subject:

sweeks, yeah man... all the best for the diesel boys in 2007.

we learnt a whole lot in 2006, let's learn more in 2007. bless.

wagon r · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:25 am Post subject:

^ second that......all the best to us and we should have a diesel meet sometime for 2007.....

.....fill the tanks and go for a round the country mileage trip.... Mr. Green

Greypatch · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:12 am Post subject:

all d best peeps

Val · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:43 am Post subject:

Question - Are glow plugs an easy swap out?

How long do they last on average, or have you swapped out yours yet? Any details on the procedure? Just curious as I've hit the 50000km mark recently, if I should be looking for anything in particular.

Team Loco · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:05 am Post subject:

a diesel meet will be good....

bleedingfreak · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:11 pm Post subject:

Fellas!

I know I been MIA but I back in work again

Talk bout pressah!

First - hearing funny screeching sound from engine.

Thought it was a/c pulley, then maybe alternator impellar or bearings, A guy tell me "water pump". Finally took it by the mechanic to see what it could be.

Checked turbo, no problems. Turns out the exhaust manifold gasket was a lil damged. (Metal gasket? Damaged? Really?)

Took it off, sourced a new one - from Southern Sales, mind you. NO one else in north trinidad has it.

Took off exhaust manifold to machine as well. Stud broke - had to tief one from an ole engine! And you KNOW how many places does be open the week before christmas. Not to mention the TRAFFIC!

So she all sorted out. Collected it on the Christmas Friday, drove it home fine.

By weekend my father telling me how the thing can't go into gear and it can only start in gear! Well I ain't drive it or examine it yet, cause I have some other business to sort out, but geez!

Mechanic not coming back out till next year, so truck park up.

Gonna have to get that truck blessed when I get it back on the road Exclamation

bleedingfreak · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject:

equipped2ripp · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject:

^^

yeah i'm doing 95xxx kms now and i never changed mine as yet..

sweeks · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: Glow Plugs

I did 187 000km in the my 4x2 hilux and never touched them.

Agreed... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. As we all know diesel engines are pretty expensive when it comes to repairs.

It'll be good to link up with the Diesel boys.....let's continue to share our learnings and respect one another.