Closure to the broken crank saga?

Our 1HZ cruiser was smokey when we got it and we took it back to toyota to be checked out.They apparently got the pump checked and when we got the vehicle back it was no differant, still smokey.Eventually in a differant state we had the pump and injectors recod by the toyota dealer there thinking that it was covered by the factory warranty.Nope, because they said it had contaminated fuel go through it, we had to pay the 5 grand which eventually we got down to 2500 to us and same to dealer we got vehicle from.Ours had 72000kms.
Good Luck

Was your engine standard or had it been modified in any way before the failure

Do you use normal diesel or bio

Regards Don

Hi There TD100, At least they responded and are going to at least look at it. Should the answer come back as NO we want to know nothing about it then I would start putting the pressure on. Nothing to lose !!!. 61 thou stock as a rock no mods, I wouldn't be as calm as you have been so far. Your talking big $$$ for some thing that should not have happened. Lets see how you go eh. Good luck with it all anyway. Regards Steve M

I wouldn't be so dismissive of Toyota's response just yet, At least they are willing to have a look!
A lot of "other" brand 4WD owners din't even get that when faced with the cost to repair a major engine failure.
I think you will find that Toyota will come to the party in some way.
Shane

Did the pump people speculate on a cause of the pump failure

Were they Denso agents

Regards Don

Hi paul, Again this is my opinion which of course will get some negative responses from others. For an injector pump to cause a crank shaft to break in a Diesel engine there must be other signs prior to crank breakage. If it was number 6 pot where the break has occured there should be signs of excessive piston heat on the crown and the cylinder liner would have to be scored where the piston has grabbed. I would get the long engine inspected by a reputable Diesel mechanic and get there opinions before I would rely on it being solely related to the injector pump. In all my years as a Diesel mechanic I have come across heaps of failed injector pumps with snapped cranks, seized plungers and delivery valves and stuck open governors and where any of those engines had snapped the crank there were major signs of primary failures relating to melted pistons, seized small end (gudgeonpins) and destroyed cylider liners which in turn stopped conrods going down with the crankshaft travel meanwhile the crank continues trying to rotate this twists the crank and then the breakage occurs. I would still relate yours back to a actual crank failure (hairline crack) or weakness. Hey great news that Toyota may help out. Keep us informed.

Cheers Brad

TD100
Was your vehicle within the 5 year warranty period??
I understand you had a 3in exhaust, dtronic and boost increased but if vehicle is modified will Toyota come to the party re compensating you for repairs.???
Reason I ask is because I have a 9/2005 auto T/D Cruiser with 3in exhaust HO Safari system. Vehicle has only travelled 26000km.!!!
I have been advised although vehicle is still under warranty till Sept 2008 because of my modifications if I do have a problem Toyota wont honor the warranty???
Whats your situation re this??

I agree with the hairline crack theory , don,t believe it could be caused by the pump , we had a chev 6.5 lt broke a crankshaft driving peacfully down the main street in shepparton a few years ago at under 100k on the odometer
pete