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roberts wrote:

Clanky wrote:

Articulator wrote: when i start it up the boost gauge is showing no boost or no vacumm l

It wont show any boost at idle. Need to get it under load

turbochargers 101

X2
Won't make boost till you make exhaust.

Mine does this too. Only since I had the turbo fitted though. Mechanic says it's because the timing is moved and the fuel ratio is ramped up to accomidate the turbo. Which means until you get oil through the turbo so it can spin up to balance the air / fuel ratio and some heat gets into the block to ...

Nice work clanky.

I welded up a new engine mount to suit. Reinforced the hell out of it and it works well and hasn't let me down yet. Doing up a plate like yours never really entered my mind. Truly brilliant idea and simple too.

I take my hat off to you. Well done.

Yep. Need a 4.2 box. Did mine 2 years ago. 4.2 motor will sooner or later tear a 2.8 box to pieces. You will also need to rework the engine mounts a little. The drivers side mount will be destroyed every month if you don't rework the mounting point. Passenger side is OK though. Tail shafts will need ...

I blew up my 2.8. Replaced it with a 4.2. Do not waste your time pumping money into a vehicle that only barely rates better than the 3.0L hand grenade.
I learnt the hard way. Catastrophic engine failure 200+kms from home with the car full of family is not something I want to re-live thankyou.

Got a T3/T4 hybrid. Can't complain. It does everything I expected and more. Wasn't the dearest on the market either. Put it together with the 3" zaust and i/cooler, I am a very happy man.

T3/T4 hybrid. Sleeve type. Oil and water cooled. set to 10psi boost. 3" dump pipe. Intercooled.

I should probably explain that I replaced my 2.8 with a TD42.
No more timing belt problems now.

Careful.... Mine started doing that about 6 months before the timing belt idler pulley departed the engine. This was soon followed by the engine doing the fastest impression of a boat anchor you have ever seen. The bearing on the idler pulley failed and started to put drag on the timing belt and so ...

ZD30 was never and still isn't an engine of choice. If it's reliability you want, the 3.0lt Patrol is one to stay well away from.

I beg to differ.

Mine is a T3/T4 hybrid.
They are more common than you would think. Especially with a 3" exhaust system.

Yep, I agree.
Unless the sand is hard and packed down, low range is the go. You will fry a clutch quick as a flash if you push through soft stuff in high.

Got my turboglyde kit from 4x4 Systems via post to WA. No probs bolting it on. Offered a carton to a local trusted (small) mechanic to advise me when I came up against any problems. Got it tuned professionally. It has been running sweet for over 2 years now. Saved nearly $1000 doing it myself.

You just bought a lemon. 4H requires a high torque engine to keep it up. 2.8's are low torque / high revving engines. The 2.8 is not made for the hard stuff. Shopping trolley and soccer mums driving on the black top was who they were targetting when that was released. You should have got a 4.2 if ...

Same thing happeded to me as 'jorgo'. Total top end destruction. Yeah, it still turned over, but all the valves were bent and I couldn't make any compression. Big coin to fix. I bit the bullet and swapped it out for a TD42. Cost me about the same. I highly doubt you got out of it unscathed. Good ...

The only good advice I got was from someone not trying to sell me one. Ball bearing Garrets are nearly impossable to service. I have a sleeve style mitsubishi turbo. It's power output is not as good but can be worked on when things go wrong and they all eventually go wrong. Usually when a bearing ...

I'm gonna go with the fuel quality. Just came back from a long run up the West Coast. Last fuel stop was at a little out of the way fuel station. May have had water or something other than fuel in the diesel. Ran like a hairy goat ever since. Ran on after shut down, missfired and boost began to ...

Nup. That was the first thingI checked!

Thankyou all for your help. I have heard that the standard temp guages can be a bit dodgy. I'll get that sorted first. The last time I serviced the cooling system was over a year ago so would'nt hurt to give it another birthday as well. I am sure judging by how steady it is working hard at low ...

Can I use my heat gun to alter/sharpen the angle of the plastic fins on my cooling fan to draw more air through the radiator or will that mess with the fan clutch settings. I remember reading about thermofans restricting the air flow through the radiator at high speeds (110kmh+) because they simply ...

When was the last time you checked the timing belt / tensioner? How many kms has the engine got on it and when was the belt replaced last? My old 2.8 engine was missing, popping and farting before it spat it's timing belt tensioner and bang! :cry: there goes the whole top end!! :cry: It has 230K on ...

That makes sence 'it's a ford.' I have no bash plate fitted yet, mainly because I haven't finished modding yet and so don't know what shape bash plate will need to be. Still, I could always change it later if need be. Besides, it will give me another excuse to do what I love. :D Bash plate first ...

Nice work GQ351!! Just to clarify a bit. I have a front mount water 2 air i/cooler, so I am not trying to push air through a top mount. I just want to solely move the trapped hot air out of the engine bay somehow. The more, the better. The scoop is taking longer than I hoped but is getting there ...

Be warned. The glow plugs are damn big $$$
Test them and only replace what you need to.

Agree with Coxy321 100%. Just did mine a couple of months ago. Runs nice. Heaps more of everything, but make sure it is tuned properly !!! Have mates who have done a back yard tune job and thier truck ends up running like a hairy goat. :lol: Only thing I underestimated was the extra heat generated ...

Thankyou all very much for the input. Lots to think about and this is looking to be a bit more difficult than just slapping on a scoop. :? I have a few days off from tomorrow so I will try blue-tacking some wool to the bonnet and have a look at the air flows first. If I am reading correctly, am I to ...

Recently went on a 800km trip over easter. I noticed that the cab floor and engine bay was getting quite warm. Engine temp stays OK but the cab gets a bit uncomfortable. It's the first real run since I fitted the turbo and intercooler. I was expecting a little more heat in the engine bay because of ...

Had the same problem last year. I found water in the fuel filter. Bled that off and gave the injectors a birthday. Replaced the air filter. Don't know which one worked, but I haven't had a problem since, and that was 10 months ago. My turbo wasn't in my truck back then so that doesn't factor into it ...

Just touching base. It's been around 7,000kms since my initial post. Used Penrite and as I initially stated, the pressure was all good, the engine sounded good and the power was as good as it was going to get. Sad to say that after only 7,000 I have lost alot of power. The engine struggles to ...

Just did a lift on mine. Standard bolts that came out were 1/2" unf thread at 120mm long. This leaves about 10-20mm of exposed thread once tightened up.
Hint: Use new Ny-lock nuts rather than re-using the old ones.

Cheers
Dave