Hilux 2.8lt 3l Diesel engine, Rebuild or buy new

g'day Stephen, Ask your mate what sort of fuel economy he's getting from the 5L?
Im getting 9.5 - 10.5 l/100km. Thats around town or highway. As i do a lot of k's each year thats another thing i worry about.fuel economey and reliability.

Hi there long haired nomad, he's getting the same figures as you quoted. He has since whacked on a turbo running 8pound boost, holy bleep what a huge difference, goes like the clappers, will out run a standard 1KZ thats off the mark and up top. he doesnt drive it like that all the time but we lined it up against our other mate who has the genuine 1KZ SR5 and he couldnt catch us that was up to 140k then my mate backed off. Dont how much more it would have gone but was very impressed. If driving normally he's been getting 8 1/2 to 9 per 100 with the turbo on. The fuel usage has dropped with the turbo so thats a good thing. How long it will last for who knows. If he flogs the guts out of it not long. He has been giving it a bit with the turbo but you know how it is new toy it will wear off and he'l go back to taking it easy. I reckon the 2.8 and the 5L 3litre are as bullet proof as each other. The only reason the 2.8's were blowing up cause people dont service them. I sold myn with 297k on it and still had great compression I use to change oil and filter every 4k with out fail and was all documented that why it sold so easy. Myn was a 89 model SR5. I reckon if the bloke keeps up the services it will see another 300k. I am ringing him tonight. There was another place he was telling me about but forgot the name of it so will chase that up for you and get there details. They do rebuilds and have a good reputation. Regards Steve M

That sounds more like it, i helped a m8 install a reco 3L eng and it was $4500 plus if you spend 11k on engine from Toyota how much will the vechile be worth?

i service my Toyota 2.8 Diesel every 5k and touch wood is still going strong at 300kms.

Everyone is saying reco's are good but how long DO they last. I do about 45,000km a year I want the new motor to last at least 300,000km or more. The hilux is a '96 model live axle front end. The body and all running gear is ok, im just a bit worried about the motor. My last hilux a 89 model was good for just over 500,000km. I bought this in 2001 with 50,000km on the clock its now got 325,000kn on it. Troo Bloo how long ago did you install your mates 3L? The 11k from Toyota is for a brand newy. And yes the motor would be worth more than the car. But i want reliability not a trade in. Ill keep the hilux for another 10 years if the motor is ok.

G'Day Andrew, which wrecker did you buy your V6 from?