1989 HJ60 Performance

HNY Robert,

Was she a slug going up hills when you brought it or has it only happened recently? Are the weights the same it the two cars?
I would also look at getting a dyno done.

Cheers and happy new years.........Steve

This may sound silly but have you changed the fuel filter?

this is another silly question... but is one a turbo and the other non- turbo?

Hi,
I have had a few diesel 60 series over the years and for some reason the up to 84/85 models went ok, in fact in forth would almost go to max revs on flat road which was about 140 to 145 kmph running 10R Desert duelers mainly.
I worked for a four wheel drive hire firm for a shortwhile in 1989 which had 75's ,60 's etc and they all battled to better 115 kmph under same conditions. I did speak to the mechanic at the time thinking they were restricted but they had not been retarded by the business.
I dont know why but this was my experience with these cars.
Sounds the same as your saying ,my guess is they changed the fuel pump settings.
The best HJ60 I had was a 1982 4 speeder which had nearly 300kms on the clock and would pull out to better than 140 kmph.
I used to deliever the hire cars to mine sites etc and ran them flat out for miles but no better than about 115 to 120kmph if you were lucky.
Regards Alan.

1st thing I would do is to get someone else to service the injectors.
Toyota most likely send them out and add their cut on top.
I think $400-$500 sounds about right for 6 injectors.


I would take it to a diesel shop and have the pump and injectors serviced and dynoed to test HP