Toyota diesel specs

Rest in one piece Rosey!!!!
Youv'e done a great job

Turbo diesel wuold be good not sure the come in the troopie.Have 4WD will Explore

the turbo diesel 78 series is sensational!!

Don think tojo has gone common rail, fly by wire yet (ie2003) in any 6cyl.
cheers haze

I agree with chopper the turbo 78 series is bloody fantastic.
I cannot wait to get my new RV out in the red stuff.
Having had two petrol troopys prior to this one I was expecting it to be some what slow and lacking.
How wrong was I, I would say it stands it ground with the petrol in terms of pick and general acceleration. No decernable turbo lag.
I have towed my work trailer (Weight about 1.8 tonnes) and it does it better than the petrol.
As you can gather I am very impressed to date.
Also remember that the later year 75 and the new 78 series comes with duel 90 litre tanks as standard.

Regards
John

Dual tanks (2x90l.) from 1985 -- start of 75 series. Larger gearbox bearings 1990, also intro of 1hz ohc diesel.

You do not have to bleed the hz fuel system

I have an RV Troopy manufactured in April 2001, as far as I know it was one of the last 1HZ engined 78 series sold in Aust. I'm in Adelaide, and got it trucked down from Queensland, the local dealer reckoned it was the only one he could find anywhere! I took delivery in August 2001, having placed the order in June.

So to answer your question, anything manufactured before April 2001 will have a mechanical pump.

Cheers

Hi Willie
This is Billy
Don't be Silly
You can't fix a Turbo with 12 gauge fencing wire
Stick to the basic systems
75 Series 1998 rv troopcarrier hipop
Exrental britz/moui now with 240K on the clock

ps what does this mean "with a mechanical pump may be better than the later common rail fuel system. "

Fay-d-Away at home

Willie. The gear box problem was a built in tojo "feature" the seal between the box and the t/case leaked, all the box oil ending up in the t/case - result seized box, lots $$'s. Adouble lip seal fixed the prob., another remedy a pipe connecting both filler plugs, as the oil leaked into the t/case the pipe conveyed it back again! However it was always a "random" sort of thing, I had an 85 mod. which did 340k. (when sold) no problem and present 97 mod. no prob. If you can locate 4x4 2002 yearbook it features the latest 78 with 1HD-FTE donk. 122kw and 380nm. torque- some grunt. But it is still a mechanical injector pump. The n/a version is still the 1HZ, 96kw, 285nm. The new (for it) gearbox is the H150F, critisised for its shorter 5th, 2800rpm @ 100kph against mine 2450 @100. Also the new 5 stud wheels mean that the shed full of 6 stud ones are rs. Looking under the newer ones sees less mechanicals protection. I installed polyair bags on the rear and monroe pump up shocks on the front to balance. My 75 tray is 2850kg. net which includes all the gear bolted in (60l trailblazer, welder/generator, 5hp honda battery charger, 2x100ah batts, 2 spair wheels, 10000lb. winch etc.) The 78 is no better in the spring department.Will cruise at 100 for 11.5l/100, head wind add another 1.5l.
Balancing plastic content to steel, (ie later=more plastic!) I reckon 97/98 about the ideal if going s/h
cheers haze

Willie, Perhaps "old jack" missed your question, but my thought is that the troopy will allow more seat travel than the t/back. But of course, soon as you get aboard you are going to work that one out! I also think the troopy has more head room. I'me a bit of a shortarse, the seating suits me fine (ever see a 6'4 jap?!!) When it comes down to it the japs were always great copiers, but then they usually managed to include the worst as well as the best! (perhaps excluding oil leaks)
cheers haze

Regarding HZJ75 gearbox problems: a couple of years ago the spline to the transfer case input gear on the gearbox output shaft on my 1992 troopcarrier wore out. This is apparently quite usual for gearboxes of that vintage, at 170-200,000 km, according to the place where I bought the new gear and shaft, and the occasional message on-line. Replacing this stuff, and the bearings and seals in the transfer and gearbox (with a new clutch for good measure) was far from an impossible job to perform at home, although getting the bellhousing/gearbox/transfer case unit out from underneath the vehicle was a bit of a nuisance.

I have heard people suggesting that this problem may be related to the transfer / gearbox oil transfer problem, however that makes no sense whatsoever, as the gear is a press fit on the splines and thus logically will not be lubricated by the gearbox oil. It appears to be a factor of inadequate spline design: a finer spline would have alleviated or at least delayed the problem.

If you are buying a vehicle of this vintage, make sure the shaft has at least been examined properly! You can have a look by removing the PTO cover, and should be able to check play in the gear with a big screwdriver or wrecking bar (never tried it: we found the problem when we stripped the gearbox). As other have said, while you're at it, make sure the oil transfer problem has been dealt with. I fixed it with a breather on the transfer case rather than the usual pipe between the oil filler plugs, and this works well for those interested, in combination with new intermediate shaft 'o' rings.

Of course, you could buy my 75 series, if I haven't sold it by the time you're in the market!