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Prado Diff Breathers
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:56 am
by torsion
Got a 2001 model VX Prado, wondering do they have diff breather lines fornt and rear from factory??
If not whats the best way to go with fitting some.
Re: Prado Diff Breathers
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:33 am
by Shadow
torsion wrote:Got a 2001 model VX Prado, wondering do they have diff breather lines fornt and rear from factory??
If not whats the best way to go with fitting some.
2001 IFS? if so dunno if the front will have it but the back will have one.
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:19 pm
by +dj_hansen+
You can buy kits off ebay... the rear should have one factory, but you may want to extend it up to the firewall. Front will probably just have a poppet valve.. pull this out and grab a barb fitting.
I used 6mm airline (on sale at bunnings for 10c per m
), you can also use fuel hose, have seen clear vinyl tube aswell... just need to make sure it will handle oil/temp.
Go to local pirtek/enzed to buy the fittings take your old fittings in to match thread... shouldnt cost any more than $60 - $80 using top shelf gear..
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:35 pm
by ferrit
Rear is a standard poppet valve, front already terminates under the air cleaner (on a 2000 TD)
Cost me about $20 all up using some old carpet washer water hose i had lying around to do both hilux and prado.
Tip- follow your rear brake line with your breather line- you cant snap teh breather without snapping the brake line then
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:18 pm
by jaspers joint
The v6 model has a diff breather on the front that goes up the left hand side skirt.The back diff only has a short hose that goes to the chasey. Run a hose from the back diff to the fire wall then Put a cheap fuel filter on the end of the hose . stops any rubish getting in the diff.