2004 prado turbo diesel sluggish

Jon,
You certainly have a problem there.
Could be valve timming?
Has the cam belt been change recently?
Cheers Fazz.

Clean/replace the air flow meter or get the turbo checked?

umm i hate state the obvious to you but before checking the valve timing etc I would first be changing fuel filters etc. You dont sound like you have much mechanical knowledge so a trip to the dealer you bought it from or a mechanic may be in order if the fuel filter doesnt help.
Would probably be very helpful to give more info too. has it always been this way or was it sudden or gradual? smoke, noise etc?

Hi
It has beenlike this the whole time ive had the car
There is no noises and it drives like a new car
Just has no power at take off
I had the 2000 model diesel prado before this one and it was not under powered like this one and they both have the same motor
The filter is due
How do i check the turbo and what eles could it be?
thanks

Jonboy,
Assuming your vehicle is standard (and doesn't have huge tyres etc) Sounds abnormal.
1Kz-te doesn't have an airflow meter, so you can stop looking for that.

If it were me, I'd do everything I could first, and if no better, take it to a diesel injection shop to get it sorted. So I'd do all items on the major service - oil, air, oil and fuel filters, and check the valve clearances.

Turbo - should hear the whistle when you accelerate; You can check for boost with a boost gauge. You can also take the intercooler off, and check inside the turbo with a small mirror - just check that all the vanes are intact, and that the turbo rolls freely. I had a problem like yours in 2000 with the same motor, and the dealer's mechanic had dropped some stuff into the air intake and chewed out the turbo.

I would be interested to know what the economy is with your rig as well.
I have no dramas with power on take in my 05 TD auto but economy is an issue and has been since new. Do you get good or bad economy on the road. It could be linked.
120scruiser

Hi
I think economy is bad
I get around 400 -450 out of the main tank
Iam about to change fuel filter now
See if that helps
Will post again later
Thanks

Hi
Fuel filter did not help
What $$$ will i be up for to get timing belt changed and valve clearance check?anyone no?
And what else could be making it a slug?
Cheers

G'day jonboy,
I have a 1kz-te in an '02 Hilux. Had to take the entire intake manifold off and clean out all the crap that had built up, it had nearly half an inch of oily carbon build up on the walls of the intake at around 40,000. This was caused by the crankcase breather (which is fairly low at the back of the rocker cover) seeping oil back into the intake side (via the turbo) which had been mixing with the exhaust gas from the EGR to create this thick oily carbon residue. Could be that your power loss maybe related to the problem I had, a reduced intake manifold volume would certainly do that. Try taking off the charge pipe and having a look down into your intake manifold. If it is chockers with crap take off the intake, clean it out, whack it back together and do what I did, put a catch can in place to arrest the seeping oil from the crankcase breather.

Cheers, Heefers