Toyota Injector Damage

not to me no.
Im assuming its a diesel your talking about though?
Id struggle to believe that any damage done 40K ago could surface now, or how he could tell this was the case unless its noted in the Toyotas service history.
And if its noted in the Toyotas service history then it was repaired by Toyota and covered by their 100K 3 year repair warranty.

But how about some more info-what is the fault code?

Get a second opinion from a reputable diesel mob.

G'day Dennis, all sounds a bit dodgy to me. Has the car any other symptoms other
than the warning light?. There are a few sensors that may trigger it. Take the good
advice already given & seek an independant opinion from a diesel specialist...oldbaz.

The check engine light on my landrover came on and the diagnostic said there was a fault when engine shut down. All the so called experts (3 dealers and independents) said it needed new injectors and injection pump costing between $2500 and $3500 to repair.

Not convinced I checked the engine shutdown solenoid which had a little crud where it seats - allowing a little fuel to dribble into the engine when shut down causing the fault - took 15mins to fix.

Now your problem will be different but the moral is get plenty of opinions as repairers just want to replace things at your expense rather than just diagnosing the problem. Take everything they say with a grain of salt.

As to your costs - I would not have thought that 4 injectors installed would be anything like $5000. Also - don't go to dealers - they often do not know their cars and their labour rates are over the top - not called stealers for nothing.

Go to a independent toyota specialist or even a diesel injection shop.

Garry

Run Dennis, run - go to a decent small diesel specialist - they probably won't rip off your arms and legs just to look at the car - and if they fix it, after paying for the work you won't end up hating them and everything about them, forever. Hey - you'll probably end up liking them :-o).

A friend had an earlier hilux and when his speedo cable broke the check engine light came on.
Fixed the speedo and the light went off.

Honky

They did have some injector issues , mine is a 07 model and they replaced my injectors under warranty when it was nearly 3 years old due to it being noisy when cold.
I have heard of a number of injector replacements under warranty in the earlier ( 05 to 07 models) but not for a newer one like yours.
As others have stated, unless it is a warranty freeby I would go to a private diesel specialist for a diagnois / repair.
I don't buy the unleaded fuel 40 k ago story though.

Yes

I think you guys should read this report on another forum regarding worn out parts on a diesel injection system



http://www.bushtrackerforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=889&sid=6b79864979c8c6664812568850fc1812

It makes you wonder these days regarding these "modern" diesel engined vehicles.
They seem OK till something happens. I can go a long way on $5,000.00 of petrol

To all - I appreciate your efforts in trying to sort my son's problem.
It looks like it should be taken to a diesel or injector specialist for a second opinion - and a follow up with the insurer to see if its covered.
Thanks