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engine probs on a 2.4 turbo deisle

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engine probs on a 2.4 turbo deisle

Post by rod baker »

hi all just got a 84 2.4 diesle 4runner given to me its running a full arb turbo kit and mandrel bent exhaust .
it starts very easily blows very little smoke runns slighty rough
its makeing a doop doop doop noise that coming mostly from the intake
are these motors prone to valve problems or head cracking at all it also noticable throuh the exhaust and it has the whole car shaking at idle
any help would be appreciated

thanks rod
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Re: engine probs on a 2.4 turbo deisle

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rod baker wrote:hi all just got a 84 2.4 diesle 4runner given to me its running a full arb turbo kit and mandrel bent exhaust .
it starts very easily blows very little smoke runns slighty rough
its makeing a doop doop doop noise that coming mostly from the intake
are these motors prone to valve problems or head cracking at all it also noticable throuh the exhaust and it has the whole car shaking at idle
any help would be appreciated

thanks rod
Sounds to me like you intake mainifold gasket may be in poor shape ..
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Post by biff »

well doccumented problem : look half way down. http://www.semaphora.ca/2lte_page.html
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