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Toyota TDV8 Alternator Position

Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 10:11

Gone Bush (WA)

Early in this engine's release, firstly in the 79 Series then the LC200, there were a lot of doom merchants hurrumphing over their cucumber sandwiches about the position of the alternator. The common moan was I wouldn't like to do a water crossing with that !!

There's an email doing the rounds with a series of pictures showing a TDV8 trayback crossing a flooded river in QLD (while towing a boat, too). Just a month ago.

Water up to the windscreen. Silly thing to do but he was successful and just drove off on his merry way.

If anyone wants to see the pictures MM me with your email address.

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AnswerID: 285089   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 10:25

Member - Pesty (SA) replied:

Mate, I think the bloke is the one with the limited life, not the alternator.
Yes he was successful , only because the road was still in tact.
Im not very experienced in deep water crossing's because we never get rain down here LOL
But got me thinking about it, and i dont think he would have been so successful in a wagon, I think the open area around the tray would let much of the side pressure go and this would have helped him a lot.
Good pic's of a good rig but!

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FollowupID: 549888   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 10:28

Gone Bush (WA) posted:

Pesty !!!

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FollowupID: 549902   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 11:40

Member - John (Vic) posted:

Further concern was that bloke had his kid in the front seat with him.
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AnswerID: 285090   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 10:32

Crackles replied:

Many Toyota alternators have been opperating reluctantly underwater for years so I doubt the V8 would be any different. The doomsdayers likely thought isn't they would simply stop working if submerged but rather over time the maintenance requirements may be higher particularly running in mud holes. A couple of my early Toyota's certainly had bearing issues that failed months after I played in the bogs. Operating any open electrical system under dirty water can not be doing it any good :-) Time will tell.
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AnswerID: 285092   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 10:37

The Rambler( W.A.) replied:

My friend travelled with me to Cape York last year and there were many times the alternator in his 79 v8 Troopy was under water.So far no problems at all.Iam sure Toyota would have done their homework when locating the alternator.

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AnswerID: 285099   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 10:49

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours replied:

Although mine aren't the V8s, I have 4 Toyota's that do water xings twice a day every day for 180 days, and the Alternators go under water each and every time without a problem.

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AnswerID: 285104   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 11:28

Member - Olcoolone (S.A) replied:

It's like most things to do with 4wding, people have some strange ideas with no surport to back there claims.

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AnswerID: 285116   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 12:21

Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) replied:

fine in water its the muddy crossings that will stop them. even the positioning of the old 1hz alternator left it vulnerable in just mud puddles. the mud just chews them straight out
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FollowupID: 549933   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 13:48

Isuzumu posted:

Dead right its the mud that kills them, our Isuzus have the alt under the air con compressor and it can be a pain when doing a lot of muddy stuff.

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FollowupID: 549946   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 14:23

Member - Willie , Sydney. posted:

Same with the crummy 100 Series rear brakes .
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AnswerID: 285179   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 18:00

2517 replied:

In the N.T. knocking the oil sensor off and pumping the oil out in not unheard off,
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AnswerID: 285209   Submitted: Saturday, Feb 02, 2008 at 20:17

hl replied:

Whether it survives or not is not the point.... It's pretty silly to place it at what must be the lowest point in the engine bay in a vehicle like that.

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