Outer Limits 4x4 Board

could be a generic fiting between compressor and hose fittings

use a paint brush, it's less hasle

You can actually have too much fuel with turbo's, they run like shit! Tuning the right fuel mixture is difficult and might be better done on a dyno that measures air fuel ratio mixtures.

I own a Hilux that has been converted to coils, it's a pretty good idea, but to the eprson who did it before me - bloody expensive!!!

I am selling mine in the for sale section if anyone is interested.

Just have to look at what else raises when the body will. Sometimes 2" is ok with not much other mods to be done, but get it checked first.

Who cares what the police think, my old car had a carbon fibre bonnet installed and an officer with a big ego said to get the bonnet painted. The returned answer was 'no, it is carbon fibre and doesn't need to be painted'. He tried the whole legal requirements which was bullshit and further ...

Grey can mean too lean or actually they are just new.

If there is no physical damage to the points then they are fine.

It also depends on how much oil your engine uses, if it uses not much oil then use a thinner grade oil as your engine will believe it or not, get a bit more power due the less resistance.

Iridium's are over rated I believe, NGK's tend to last longer as well. A magazine I once read in the performance car industry did tests on different brands and the NGK came out on top. I haven't used NGK yet, but next service I will change them to that.

Use a thermostat sealing agent, as with the heat increase, it won't break the seal - in fact make it stronger.

Bigger leads and beter plugs will make a diffence, especially on turbo versions as is you don't have a strong spark, the extra boost will blow the spark out and cause misfiring.

Subject vehicle: 93 hilux 4x4 Is the front diff centre the same as the rear diff centre? Also, are the ratio's the same? Only replies from people who actually know for sure thanks! Reason for question is the front diff has blown and actually pushed out one of the cogs through the housing. Cheers.

I'd go with the water pump then. The veins can corride after sometime and only be working at half-grunt. Too late, just bought the new radiator - $360 and I will fit it tonight! If it is the water pump, then i will get that tomorrow, if all this aint work, then off with the head to inspect and ...

Make sure you've got no bubbles coming out the top of the raditor when you rev it. I drove my swb '81 diesel patrol around for about 12 moths without any thermostat but didn't realise that the head gasket was on the way out. Sold it, the bloke had to source a new head etc$$$. I did however notice ...

Just a thought, could the water pump be seized or not working properly so there's no flow??? I did feel flow in the top on the radiator and also when the engine is running, the water flows out through the top hose. Not real fast though, but not normal hose speed! I just priced a water pump $76.00 ...

Ok new update

Replaced thermostat, flushed radiator and put in new coolant! AGGGHHH Still no better, I will replace the radiator today! And then see!

What else could it be?

when mine had those xact symtems i tried the whole list that bazzle wrote in the end i had a cracked head between the combustion chamber & colant chamber causin the presure 2 escape threw the colant chamber blowing water out of the colant bottle if you were 2 stop the car the pudle was small What ...

open the radator cap while its running and see if water is flowing, you should see water turbulance when you rev the throttle by had if not your thermostat is stuffed , so just pull it out and dont replace it its not needed ne way Not much flow at all, replacing that today, I flushed the entire ...

stool wrote:Its not a turbo is it ??????

Definately not, especially after the last car (500hp+ skyline), too much stuffing around.

How do you check the clutch fan, do these have one? What do you check for?

bazzle wrote:OK
Not over pressurising?? (coolant loss)
Remove radiator - squirt hose thru fins to clean and clear any debris - replace.
Replace coolant
Replace thermostat
Remove driving lights

Check temp at each step

Report back to forum

Ok will do that this arvo and I'l write back tomorrow, thanks

Ok, here is the story, I just bought this 4WD. My 93 model Hilux is showing a bit of concern with the temperature gauge reading high temperatures. Whilst driving on the highway for anywhere between 20min to 2 hours, the temperature gauge starts climbing up and up. Last week when I noticed it, it was ...