Julian, Your car is quite newer than ours, so you have a much better designed head gasket and better head bolts than the 1984 engines. You also have very low...
you know when you doing the 50/50 mixture how much water do you need and so as the antifreeze because the car didn't come with a manual. what kind of...
Julian, Not sure what brands of antifreeze are available where you are, but here I use Shell coolant. It is recommended for aluminum Diesel engines. You can...
hi GUYS I was just changing my fuel filter today on my 1980 toyota hilux and when i came to the part where i spose to bleed it, no diesel from the tank came up...
That's what I usually do, I pour the old diesel from the old fuel filter into the new filter then put it on and pump that primer knob to the right of the fuel...
I remember when I bought a used engine on my 1983 nonturbo they importer had used turbo engines with the turbocharger still on them. You might consider buying...
I just bought a bottle of "Redline Water Wetter". This tiny bottle is recommended by Redline to be used in place of anti-freeze because it improves the...
hi, I'm curious. I would like to know what kind of fuel economny you guys are getting? Especially anyone with a 1983 toyota diesel truck. 2.2L non-turbo...
On the subject of the used turbo engines... WATCH OUT! You must check to see that it is a 2L-T EARLY PRODUCTION and not a 2L-TII or 2LII-T. The crank bolt...
On Fuel Economy... I get 35-45 mpg in my '85 turbo-Diesel Xtra-Cab w/ 2L-T, and I get 55-70mpg in my Corolla non-turbo or my Camry turbo (both C-engines). ...
what does all of this 30-45 mpg means ? And also i found that my injector pump is leaking when i left my truck on idle today i've tighten all screws on the...
My 2L (nonturbo) original and imported engines both had the aluminum valve cover with cam dead center.(1983longbed) Dave ... such ... you ... cam ... valve ......
DAMN! 55-70MPG? WHAT DO YOU DRIVE LIKE A GRANNY OR SOMETHING??? HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT? AND YOUR TURBO MODEL GETS 35-40? GEEZ! I'M BARELY DOING 25MPG! What...
hi, I have an extra injector pump that had about 80k miles on it when I pulled it out. Its been sitting in the attic for 10years. Does this dryout or ruin the...
hi, I'm trying to figure out how to increase the power and performance of the engine and also without harming the engine reliability or fuel economy...
ALSO, ANYONE KNOW IF "HEADERS" MAKE FOR IMPROVED POWER AND TORQUE IN A DIESEL ENGINE LIKE THEY DO IN GAS ENGINES??? I'm thinking of getting headers, highflow...
hi Julian, well, yeah, me neither. Do you got any ideas how to get more power and fuel economy out of a toyota diesel truck? 1983 model non-turbo? I don't...
HI...... I dunno much about diesel's but my 1980 2.2 litre diesel hilux got a bit of grunt in there. I'm still learning about diesel's but i'm currently...
Hi Julian, that's cool you're fiddling with cars at 15. Get a good repair book and heed all the saftey advice in the beginning of the book and through out ok?...
Now, I have read a couple messages in this club that suggested that this it is easy to bring across a Toyota Diesel into the States from Canada and I am trying...
hey everyone my injector pump on my hilux is starting to leak quite a bit it doesn't effect the engine preformance i can't yet pinpoint where it's coming i...
On the leaky injector pump... I've had all of mine (Camrys, Corollas, adn 2L pickup) leak. There are 3 places that it will leak: If it is on top, then you need...
... a ... Hi, You need to service pump at a injector pump service outlet. they'll replace all the gaskets, oil seals etc etc. In Sri Lanka it costs about Rs...
thanks for the reply, I will take it in to get a pro to do the job for me instead of myself thanks to motorcross rider man. And you don't need to type out all...
hi. Can anyone be able to tell me where to locate the starter motor solenoid on a HILUX 2.4 diesel. i have removed the starter motor- trying to diagnose my...
The solenoid is attached to the starter motor. The small wire is the one that comes from the ingition key and relays. Try reinstalling the the starter and hook...
I have done what you said and the starter does kick over, When i have removed it and tested it. when i put it back on and connected the wires up it started up...