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2.8 deisel really that slow?

Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 13:46

deano1

Hi could anyone tell me if the 2.8 hilux motor is really that slow? I like to tow a 13foot tinnie with two kids and all the camping gear. Will it sit on 100k an hours on the hyway? How many km s should one of these motors do if they have been looked after? Thanks Deano
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AnswerID: 82549   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 13:57

Member - Nick (TAS) replied:

Yep ,there slow.It'll tow your boat and gear easily at 100kph until you hit a hill,then start working that gear lever down.Even though Im happy enough with our 4 Runner.I know of heaps of 2.8's that have done over 500 000kms with 5000km services.
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FollowupID: 341793   Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 02, 2004 at 15:09

conman posted:

Make sure you keep the oars inside the car and not in the boat, so you can start rowing up those hills
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AnswerID: 82552   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 14:04

Kimberly Kruiser replied:

Deano

Slow as a wet week on the inclines and head winds. But it will go all day and the next and the neaxt and the next....................

Cheers
Wal
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AnswerID: 82559   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 14:45

Anthony replied:

As said above ... the 2.8D is slow but it will go all day ... and it will probably take all day to get where your going if there are hills involved.

My 2.8D has towed a 1.3 tonne camper trailer, which fine on the flat roads but I've had to change down to second gear on some hills.

That was then, I had a turbo fitted last week ... and now it tows the CT without a problem. Last weekend, I even overtook another car going up a hill while towing. Talk about a whole new experience!

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FollowupID: 341622   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 17:56

Wisey (NSW) posted:

Sorry for hijacking the thread,
Anthony, what turbo did you get fitted, oil or water cooled and what costs inc/exc exhaust, intercooler? A mechanic today said I would not be really satisfied even if I turboed.Quoted $3200 inc Mandrel exhaust
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FollowupID: 341723   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 23:37

fisho64 posted:

if you want to do it the cheap way, get a CT20 turbo of a surf and fit that, should do it all up for $1000 to $1300 no probs with exhaust. rebuild turbo first though
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FollowupID: 341890   Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 03, 2004 at 09:26

Anthony posted:

Hi Wisey,

It is a denco, which (i think) is oil cooled. It cost $3,500. That included a complete stainless steel exhaust (3inch mandral), fitting, dyno, cutting aaway a piece of the inside RHS guard to allow access to the oil filter for changing.

It's set a 10psi boost and it give ithe 2.8 heaps more power. The dyno had it at 80HP at the rear wheels, which is about double the power/torque of what it was before the turbo was fitted.

It does run hotter but only while towing and working the turbo up a hill.
I didn't get an intercooler but I am considering fitting an oil cooler. Also, I think the clutch may near to be upgraded to a heavy duty clutch (est. $500 - $700).

Having said all that, I'm very happy with its performance (193,000kms old) and its now a joy to drive. - cheers Anthony
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AnswerID: 82568   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 16:04

Member - Graham P (QLD) replied:

Yes. I have a '92 2.8 sr5 lux with now 360,000 on the clock, they don't call them hill detectors for nothing. I towed a 1500kg caravan to Mt Isa and back ( gladstone ) between Winton and Kynuna the country is apparantly flat but you are actually going up the Diamentina watershed, on this stretch I couldn't get above 75k when the road finally turned to the west to head into Kynuna the old girl took off as the road actually flattened. An extrmemly reliable truck but I now have a LX100 for towing the van. I sometimes wondered if I shouldn't have put the turbo on it instead of buying the cruiser however I use the Hilux for work ( dualcab ) and was looking for a vehicle that would last another 3 years until I retired. I have put 200,000k on this Hilux in the 3 years I have owned it.
Even driving to Brisbane on the Bruce h'way you don't try and overtake if the passing lane is up a hill, the first time I tried it the slower sedan then passed me on the inside.

Graham
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AnswerID: 82569   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 16:05

theshadows replied:

in one word....YES

loaded with gear expect 100 on the flat 80 in the hills and 40 kms up big un's

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AnswerID: 82571   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 16:14

Member - DOZER replied:

Slower...lol
Turbos fix that though!
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AnswerID: 82600   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 18:57

Truckster (Vic) replied:

Go and drive one.

Your idea of slow may not be the same as others...

why do you think they are so cheap?
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FollowupID: 341677   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 20:48

Mad Dog (Victoria) posted:

Cheap! crikey, they are the dearest of all the utes. Doesn't matter how fast they go because they are a toyota......well suppose you need a fair bit of grunt for towing and that really narrows the choices..... I'm glad I gave the towing game away, bloody noose around ya neck if you've got a fair load.




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AnswerID: 82622   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 20:19

Allfour4x4 replied:

Sheesh, if you all think the 2.8 is slow, you really wouldn't have liked my old 2.4 Lux!
Thank the Lord for new high-tech diseasels - I think?
Glenn B.
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AnswerID: 82739   Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 02, 2004 at 15:38

Howard T replied:

Deano 1,
I have a 2.8 dual cab with extractors. Extractors obviously work as I get 105KPH. Actuall got 115 out of it the other day after a downhill run.
But...at least I know its going to get there.
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AnswerID: 83129   Submitted: Friday, Nov 05, 2004 at 12:48

Member - Collyn R (WA) replied:

Slow?

My wife's 1996 2.8 litre diesel dual cab cruises quite comfortably at 110, and given most of WA will wind itself up to about 118. It is bog standard and has done a trouble-free 110,000 km..

Whether you find them slow probably depends on whether you are a typically twitchy city boy, or a country boy. (You can also tell when city types telephone 'cos they usually hang up after four or five rings!).

HiLuxes are really not intended as bitumen cruisers, but on dirt roads etc, we at least find the performance is adequate. It's a ball of fire compared with the OKA!

I personally prefer our 2000 78-series Troopy, but it's not that much faster.
Collyn Rivers
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