Member - John L G posted:

Didn't know they had one and where would I find that I wonder??????

Member - John L G posted:

Drew,
I understand your sentiments exactly and after posting here last week before the latest round of diagnostics, the EO crew led me to a brand new long motor for $7,200 from a Tojo dealership before the haggling starts.

Have you had prices on the TD 80 (1hd-FT) diesel and does this slot in to your knowledge???? Is this a superior motor to the 1HZ???? I really don't know much about that engine or how well it is supported now??

Drew - Karratha posted:

I haven't had prices, but I think the only change needed to suit the 80 series (may be different for the 75) is the air cleaner lid (to suit the turbo). The other option that I am looking at (since a new 1HZ is so cheap) is to get it turbo'ed and intercooled by with a MTQ turbo - their power figures for the intercooled turbo is about the same as the 100series turbo engines (153kw and 430Nm). There is a place in Perth somewhere (check out the MTQ Engine Systems site on the internet).
Drew
P - moving down your way in a couple of weeks (staying in Collie for a couple of weeks, then to a new home in Binningup - it is getting too hot up here...)

Member - John L G posted:

Drew,

I have spent a few hours talking to a number of technical boffins and it would seem a consensus of opinion is that I may have a cracked piston, gudgeon etc.

I of course enquired as to how that could be with compressions being ok and the response was that on deacceleration - trailing throttle during gear changes - that sump pressure could force a small amount of oil up through the cracks and cause pooling on the piston so that when the throttle is reapplied this oil is burnt off.
My response was - shouldn't that be blue - and reply was not neccesarily so.

The smoke I am talking about is a thick coiling wet looking black smoke so not too sure who to believe at the moment rather than carbonated exhauast type smoke.

You can be sure that if I put the vehicle in again, another invoice will follow with no solution - call me pessimistic but I am cynical enough to know how this works.

Your trip down south won't be wasted as country around here pretty special, 4WD till you drop and all a stones throw from the front door. Added bonus is every trail ends in an expanse of water. Having lived here you will wonder what all the chatter is about no water - ther is heaps of it here.

Have a safe trip south.

Member - John L G posted:

Forgot to mention that i Safri turboed this engine about 25k ago so that may have been where my troubles began but I would have no hesitation reinstalling the turbo on a new 1HZ as previous history my truck may have figured in this latest problem..

Son has 100 series with 1hz safari turbo intercooled and gem of a car. Now it sgassed and even better.........

Gra_Bo posted:

Hi
Their is only 3 ways of oil getting into the combustion chamber of a turbo motor.
Past the piston rings from sump.
Past the valve stem seals.
or past the bearing in the turbo.
Either check this yourself or get a mechanic to check it for you.
If it is not oil it must be fuel.
So, it must be either injectors or injection pump.
Again check this yourself or get a mechanic to check it for you.

Cheers Gra_Bo

Member - John L G posted:

Thanks for that info and will check it out on monday when I'm once again leaning across the counter asking for help.

Like your 80 series crew cab - top truck!!

If youy are like me, I think this configuration for offroad and camping is simply unbeatable.

ross posted:

My factory service manual shows the 1HZ/PZ pump with and without a HAC.
If you have one,then you have to have the approprate governor cover.
Its the part where the fuel lines enter the pump.
I have 2 x 1HZ engines and a spare pump and none have the HAC. I have only seen them on newer models in car yards.

I would be taking it back to the mechanic and be very firm in my demands,either a refund or fix it.

Member - John L G posted:

Neil,

Yes they had a look at that the other day and apparently ok

Think I will rest the brain this WE and maybe give it a wash and vaccum - everything seems to run better then LOL :-)

Member - Jiarna (NT) posted:

They all went broke because they couldn't compete with the rip-off merchants. After all, the rip-off merchants have just enough satisfied customers to keep the business rolling in, and they make so much off the rip-offs that they can afford to be cheaper on the bigger jobs.

Just my theory, and I avoid mechanics like the plague!!

Cheers
John

Member - John L G posted:

Eric - That's Good Advice

As when in the bush and it all gets a bit difficult, stop the truck, get out, boil the billy and contemplate the problem without the rush over a nice cuppa.

What you suggest is probably far to logical for the average mechanic but makes sense to me so I will have a play with the bits you mention and see what happens.

Thanks for the input.