Which Landcruiser?

And will toyota then come to the party for any warranty claims on motor ? might just find that the internals of the factory turbo motor vary a little compared to the non turbo.

The LC TD engine is SOHC 4V direct injected, whereas the std is SOHC 2V in-direct injected. I doubt an aftermarket turbo kit will take the std engine from its 96kW to the 150kW the factory TD puts out, or provide the fuel economy and driveability benfits of the direct injected engine.

There is no doubt that an aftermarket turbo kit will transform the std engine, but if it were me I would opt for the factory TD (on basis of engine performance alone).

Another worthy consideration is that the std GXL comes with live axle front suspension, whereas the TD has IFS. If absolute power and fuel economy aren't so important as off roadability, then perhaps the after market turbo upgrade to a std GXL would be a good option.

Regards,
Hugh

comparison was done in one of the mags and aftermarket turbo came out on top. however you will void your warranty and toyota do make significant but subtle changes to their t.d engines for good rasons

How???? How do you get that much from your cruiser??? I have tried with rack, without rack, going hard, going slow, cruising, tramping, original tyres, 285 tyres, Dtronic, and nothing, nothing at all will get me below about 14l/100km

Do i have a lemon???

Rob

Brotherinlaws 03 gxl tdlc gets same sort of figures towing ct or boat, his previous 92 80series gxl td wasjust a tad better fuel wise ,consistant 10lt per 100klm h/way. Me thinks its all in throttle control. !!

Rob, had the injectors serviced and the fuel pump settings checked ?

Robsoff

I have just recieved a letter from toyota re my TD 100 2002 model stating that it may have an earth problem with the fuel guage which results in an inaccurate fuel tank reading.

In other words your guage may be showing empty when in fact there may be more fuel in the tank.

Apparently some 2001/2002 models may have this earthing problem. Check it out with your local Tojo dealer.

I am waiting on the replacement part to arrive. When it does it may result in an improvement in fuel economy.

Even so with my current fuel guage I am averaging around 11.5 to 12 ltrs per 100 klms

A mate of mine who has the 2004 model TD cruiser is getting around 10.5 to 11 lts/100 klms.

Cheers

Paul T, Surely you dont use your fuel guage to calculate economy!!!
Don't you divide the km travelled by how many Lt you actually put in the tank? Your economy has nothing to do wiyh the fuel guage working properly.
Cheers Peter

I use the "fill tank and calculate on refill" method so its not a guage problem.
I do have the 285's fitted but even before with the standard tyres it was the same. Only have 45k on the clock so unless theres a problem the injectors and pump should be fine. Even running "cruiser oil" to see if that helps but nothing, I know its "throttle control" but I can say i have tried everything. I am in the maintenance business and know how to look after gear and to get the most out of it and it gets on my wick when Mr Toyota tells me it must be the way i drive.

I just cant seem to get anymore out of it, 250-300km out of the sub and 500/550 out of the main even at best this is 850km@141L =16.5L per 100km which sucks!!!

What can it be??

Rob,
Recently had a simmilar problem as you, same vehicle too. When my fuel economy took a turn for the worse I checked everything, {air cleaner, fuel filters, even changed brand of fuel} but no change. Then I checked the tire pressures and low and behold the right rear was 5psi down. Didn't think this would make any differance but after pumping it up fuel economy back to normal.
Good luck T&T