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poor power in 2.8 diesel lux

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poor power in 2.8 diesel lux

Post by luxinator »

Heys guys my 2.8 diesel hilux is struggling to make 100 km/h and is lacking in power big time all filter have been done major service completed last week and still hasnt fixed the prob any ideas?
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Post by batcho101 »

check to see if the fuel pressure screw has worked loose a bit. This happened on my 2.4 diesel and after 5 minutes the car woudlnt rev at all so i had to pull over and re-adjust the fuel pressure
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Re: poor power in 2.8 diesel lux

Post by toyrex »

luxinator wrote:Heys guys my 2.8 diesel hilux is struggling to make 100 km/h and is lacking in power big time all filter have been done major service completed last week and still hasnt fixed the prob any ideas?
Have you had the injector pump and injectors removed an serviced
also drop the tank and check the in tank pick up screen
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Post by -Nemesis- »

Just to ask the obvious: Did it go better before hand? As in you've noticed this power loss?

It's just that the old 2.8 aint meant to be no barnstormer......
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Post by -Richo- »

Welcome to the world of the 2.8 :finger: your only solution for better power is a turbo, mine struggled to maintain 100 on the freeway before i turbo'd it, now i can go up hills in 5th and maintain 120 on the freeway with ease (and poor fuel economy).

Always late in the 2.8 :armsup:
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Post by Gribble »

Drop Bear wrote:Always late in the 2.8 :armsup:
But never breaks! :D

Luxinator its soo hard to diagnose shit on a fourm, is it blowing smoke? Does it feel choked or missing? 1000s of different things can be wrong, you need to be more specific.
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Post by De-lux »

Gribble wrote:
Drop Bear wrote:Always late in the 2.8 :armsup:
But never breaks! :D

Luxinator its soo hard to diagnose shit on a fourm, is it blowing smoke? Does it feel choked or missing? 1000s of different things can be wrong, you need to be more specific.

they are a pretty solid and reliable engine (well i have given mine hell and it still goes :D )

but i will agree with what everyone is saying... they are as slow as a wet week
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Post by +dj_hansen+ »

De-lux... you have yet experience the power of 2.4, if u think a 2.8 is slow.... :D
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Post by AnthonyQLD »

With a little bit of work (no turbo) I have seen a 2.8 do 155km/h
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Post by -Richo- »

AnthonyQLD wrote:With a little bit of work (no turbo) I have seen a 2.8 do 155km/h
What, down a very steep hill in mexican overdrive? :finger:
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Post by HIL01X »

AnthonyQLD wrote:With a little bit of work (no turbo) I have seen a 2.8 do 155km/h
Mines done over 160.
While it was on the trolley jack :oops:
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Post by BeZeRK »

my old 2.8 had no trouble sitting on 100 on flat grtound, was slower up hills but thats a diesel for ya... once turbo'd it would sit on 130 no worries, but slower up hills obviosly...

what size tyres are you running?
have you fueled up in a differant spot?

try some injector cleaner?? i founf nulon diesel treatment to work the best!
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Post by AnthonyQLD »

Drop Bear wrote:
AnthonyQLD wrote:With a little bit of work (no turbo) I have seen a 2.8 do 155km/h
What, down a very steep hill in mexican overdrive? :finger:
yep it was down a slop. :lol:
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