bandk posted:

Thanks Tour Boy,
Just had an 80'000 k service so presumed they changed the fuel filter.I'll try some moreys or chemtech cleaner and stay the hell away from bio. Ever had any results from injector cleaner yourself ?
Regards
Brad.

luch posted:

Yep Thats the Secret good clean fuel & filter change every 10 000km,
My Injectors have never been touched 273 000 kms still getting good economy no excessive smoke getting any where between 11.5 to 14 litres per hundred 1hz Turbo

bandk posted:

Service was after the noise started.Had a long range tank fitted at the same time as the service and the mechanic asked me if I'd been running it on cooking oil because what was left in the old tank was thick as. Definitely be trying the cleaner.
Thanks

atoyot posted:

Does anyone know for a fact if many Toyota dealers actually have shims to adjust the valves? All I ever get from them is that they are within tolerances, but a mate in the diesel business reckons he ends up doing them for the local dealer.

Andrew

bandk posted:

G'day Gold Member,
I've had a look through the forum but could only find your post about the transfer case oil. Part of the 80 000 k log book service is a valve clearance check.After a certain 4wd service centre in Wangara had my truck for ten days my wife had to pick it up as I had flown back to work.It was then that they came up with some bull bleep story about why they couldn't do the valve clearances.I will be taking it back as soon as I get home.As I am in W.A. as well, just wondering if you could let me know the name of your mechanic in the hope of finding some one reliable.
Thanks Brad.

Member - Phil G (SA) posted:

Andrew,
If you order the shims, they usually have to get them from interstate!! I think its also common to machine shims down until the clearance is correct, rather than replace.

"Within tolerances" usually means they have had a listen to the motor and it "sounds OK".

cowpat posted:

Haha why am I not surprised. At least here locally (Heidelberg VIC) the Toyota dealer has them in stock. They are not cheap so I am surprised why they wouldn't charge for them and use as many as possible! Casper

bandk posted:

Thanks Karl,
Now I know why I should have gone to Robson Bros.Sometimes trying to save some hard earned ends up costing more.
Brad.

Member - Karl posted:

Brad,

No problems - being mechanically and technically challenged I am used to breaking things and then having to take it to an expert to fix :-) so I tend to get to know who the good ones are :-)

Whilst I haven't used Robsons I know a number of people who have and they speak highly of them. I tend to use TLC as I have an 80 Series 1HZ with an after market turbo and they do a good job and take time to slap me around and tell me where I went wrong - also they are closer to Rockingham, where I live.

Hope you get the problem sorted out. One piece of advice - look at fitting a Lucas CAV filter adaptor. Costs about $140 but the cartridges only cost $5 - $8 dollars and you can see when they need changing - esp using Bio. I change mine every 10000 kms.

Karl