Hilux 4x4 Forum

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Hi guys, I have been reading up on the KZTE heads, because the other morning I tried to start mine, .... hydraulic lock! If looking back on my old posts on this forum, I had a radiator rupture on my wife in town a while ago, so the KZTE still heating up after I fitted a D4D radiator, then after chan...

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I also read up on the matter and came across a very well presented video explaining the reasons and function of this EGR valv, This is as a baseline for yourself to decide whether to block or keep it standard. Based on this video, my decision was not to block the supply pipe to the EGR. However, I w...

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Seeing all the videos on the tube and the forum, for me, my Hilux, bought at 70 odd thousand km's and now at +300k km, had be to clogged up! End of discussion! So, this weekend, i was brave enough and opened her up. And, no carbon?! What gives?!

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Very nice. Have you got a drawing with measurements maybe? I've been thinking of building a new one for my hilux. My current one is overkill and way too heavy. Unfortunately I made no drawings, I did not think at the time that there will be duplicates, so just went with what felt right. Some of the...

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Ek het ook ander dag die add oor gedoen. Onder die groot rat is daar n micro switch met so klein oortjie wat afbreek as jy die deksel afhaal. Ek het dit weer opgebou met q-bond en my liggie het weer reg gewerk. Hoekom moes jy die ADD oordoen? Myne het water ingekry, selfde met joune? Ek hoop nie om...

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Nou ja, almal, dis nou amper 5 maande dat ek met die bakkie ry. Voorste diff met side shaft en hubs is reeds gekoop maar nog nie ingebou nie. Terugvoer oor die ombouing, dis een mase plesier om nou low range te he, al is dit net twee wiel dryf. Twee goed wat uitstaan: 1. Die engine revs is heelwat ...

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[/img]Bietjie vordering met die voor diff. Toyota se diagramme wys die washers / spacers by die voordiff arms waar dit vasgebout word aan die chassis crossmember. Wel hulle hou dit nie aan nie en het dit nog nooit aanhou nie, prys wys R176 stuk... Nou ja net een uitweg.... draai maar my eie op die ...

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Seems to be an old topic, so I am just adding my feedback and experience. My son-in-law drives a 4x4 Fortuner which purchased as a used vehicle. This vehicle seemed to had some heavy off-road use before, the chassis is filled with dirt, we re[placed the rear diff side shaft bearing and have found so...

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Dankie vir al die aanmoediging! Hierdie was my veronderstelling! Die propshaft en side shaft is lank reeds gekoop, maar ek sal net die ratkas propshaft kan insit totdat ek eendag die hubs verander het na 4X4 of te wel na dit wat splines het. Ek het onlangs my skoonseun se Hilux voordiff geruil en be...

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Binnekant van die ADD is skoongemaak met bietjie petrol en ‘n verfkwas. Die motortjie was ook heeltemal vasgeroes maar nadat ons hom skoongemaak het en bietjie Q20 gespuit het het hy weer gedraai. Cleaning with petrol.JPG Maak seker as julle die gears en spring afhaal dat julle dit weer presies die...

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Met die fo baai fo, ratkas in, moes die Hilux mos 'n funksionele 4x4 bumper kry... en die fondse is skraal! En dan soos so baie kere in die verlede, MAAK jou eie as jy een wil he!!

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Oor die D4D clutch, net hierdie meedeling. Ek het my bakkie se koppelaar mos met 'n 260mm Sachs vervang toe ek die 4x4 kas ingebou het. Die Sachs is uit en uit net 'n plesier, geen shudder, grypery of enige sulke goed nie, met of sonder die karavaan of enige iets nie. Daardie selfde Fortuner van my ...

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Middag almal. Na lank stil wees, bietjie terug voer. Die Hilux is nog steeds 2x4 maar daai low-range is darem regtig 'n plesier en ;n groot voordeel wanneer dit by trek en stoot kom! Ek moes intussen bande ruil en met die huidige Michelin LTX 70 profiel, lees die speedo 115km/h terwyl die GPS 128km/...

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Similar thinking! That off-center scoop looks crap! I am not sure the newer model's bonnet will fit, even though I am sure that there is no changes to the inter-cooler, whether size or location. I have been keeping an eye out for an accident damaged vehicle but funds are low!

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Looking very good, can't wait to see the finished product! -F_D Thanks for the encouragement! Have made some progress, all welded up, grinded and smoothed down with the help of flapper discs and temporarily painted with stone chip to get the vehicle mobile again. Still a lot of outstanding work to ...

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Is eerste keer ek so staal saag sien, lyk na 'n baie handige stuk gereedskap. Uitstekende stuk gereedskap! Sny vinniger as 'n grinder en die werkstuk is baie kouer as wanneer jy met die grinder gesny het! Ek weet net nie hoe om 'n video te laai nie, hoewel daar seker baie videos op Youtube daaroor ...

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Some progress for the day

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Baie dankie vir die raad, ek sal moet werk maak hiervan, voordat daar onnodig geld gespandeer moet word

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Die middelste gedeelte word permanent, die klomp inlas stukke op die kant is bloot net templates, vir beide die linker en regterkant, dit moet ook uit 3mm staal gesny word. Gelukkig maak daai staal saag mens se lewe maklik!

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Started with the idea to build a offroad bumper, only got to the cross beam in the front and then work and a host of other stuff got in the way, So, when I left work this Friday afternoon, I promised myself that this weekend, I will spend on the overhead console and on that freakin bumper! So yester...

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Nou ja, almal, dis nou amper 5 maande dat ek met die bakkie ry. Voorste diff met side shaft en hubs is reeds gekoop maar nog nie ingebou nie. Terugvoer oor die ombouing, dis een mase plesier om nou low range te he, al is dit net twee wiel dryf. Twee goed wat uitstaan: 1. Die engine revs is heelwat l...

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Actually, quite easy! Unscrew the front roof light and you have the a pre-drilled base-plate, There you add studs, then remove the rear roof light, here you cut a plate that will span the roof support bracket, weld two studs to that and screw it onto the roof-light bracket. The box, in turn, gets tw...

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Decided I had had enough of sukkeling with space for radio's and stuff you don't want other people to spot easily, so.... decided the space overhead between and above the front seats is dead space anyhow... So I set the following requirements to myself: 1. It has to be light (as in lig!), 2. It has ...

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Baie intersante artikel! Ek het altyd geding 10.2V is die laagste toelaatbare Volts, al is dit 'n Deep Cycle!

https://batteriesonline.co.za/depth-of-discharge/

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Dankie Thabo, dis die tipe inligting waarna ek soek, ek dink ek het gewen met die gearbox crossmember en het dit stewig gebou vir ingeval van obstacles Klippe raakry. My grootste uitdaging is nou fondse en dan die voordiff met dit wat daarmee saamgaan, klaarblyklik ook 'n 4x4 ECU.

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As jy met amerikaanse V8's werk, sal jy weet dat n Chev V8 baie meer olie lek as n Ford V8, ek hou van my Ford V8's, al is hy bietjie duurder om te bou as n chevy. Ek het hierdie een se 302 meer as 5 jaar gelede gebou, na baie track days lek hy nog nie n druppel nie. _MG_1079 (Small).JPG Nou praat ...

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Rain kept me away all day yesterday, so got back to work this morning under the truck. Everything went well but assumption once again caught up with me! The 4x4 gearbox mounting holes are wider apart than the 2x4 version, fortunately the milling machine saved the day! Now it is just servicing the ge...

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You make it look so easy, Montie. And here at home I battled for 3 weeks to replace a braided water hose to the toilet cistern, damn thing kept leaking where it screwed onto the galvanised pipe nipple. Still drips a little but very slowly now. -F_D Thanks meneer! Maybe a tip, replace the galvanized...

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10 mm wider than the J90 Prado and 45 mm shorter. This is the Vigo Radiator dimensions from bossautospares: https://www.bossautospares.co.za/catalo ... w/id/11421

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JH22-06-1.2L-12V_SGT.pdf I have been with this idea for a long time, since it is so easy to steal a Hilux. My idea hinges around a fuel cut-off solenoid (normally closed) with a hidden switch somewhere in the cab. (I will use a magnetic reed switch and you carry the magnet on your key - the reed sw...

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Decided upfront to circumvent the frustration to source a 4x4 cross-member during this silly season time, I opted to fabricate my own version. Not difficult, it just took some time. I ensured that the gearbox output flange height is on the original lateral line, thus ensuring alignment with the diff...

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DELILA wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:22 am Hi. How is the cooling now compared with the OEM radiator

Absolutely no movement on the Water temp indicator, once it has reached operating temperature, very glad I rather went with the Hilux radiator!

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Up date on progress, pics from this morning. New thrust bearing installed 20210104_122722.jpg New Sachs clutch in place, aligned and bolted up 20210104_122815.jpg Straps inserted through the gearlever aperture, I would not like this lot to fall on me once we huff and puff to get things aligned 20210...

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Hi Marco, Check under the manuals, perhaps there is a owner or maintenance manual for your vehicle? I worked on two later models the other day and the main coolant water pipe inside diameters were 40mm, in both cases.

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Thank you, sir, you make me blush!

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Thanks Herman! Confirmed!

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Two gearboxes aligned for comparison: Looks like it will have to be a custom cross member that I need to manufacture since I do not want to butcher the existing one. The tail shafts are the same height, so there is no requirement for adjusting the diff angle. 20210102_152926 resized.jpg 20210102_152...

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Well, after a struggle, the 2x4 box is out... Dang gear lever!!! So in afterthought, there is no way I will be able to fit the 4x4 gearbox without removing the gear-levers. Not having a proper Vigo manual, I checked the Prado manual that I found online and Gear Lever removal... it is a piece of pie!...

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"Let the games begin!!" Well, it began! I moved the conversation here form "Clutch Problems" so as not to hijack the post. I am already in the process of removing the 2x4 gearbox and will be able to make a side-by-side comparison of the two boxes once alongside each other. I alre...

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The Vigo owners can perhaps tell you for sure, but I seem to think that there is a difference. Thanks Andy, I am already in the process of removing the 2x4 gearbox and will be able to make a side-by-side comparison of the two boxes once alongside each other. I already have the Sachs clutch kit (pur...

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Feedback on the mod, it is a great success!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: There is one further adjustment required however, after inspecting the fill bottle installation om the Vigo, I still need to add an additional support on the water outlet of the Prado fill bottle installation, as further support of th...

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Well done! :thumbup: There is no limit on the number of pics, but the size is limited to 800 x 600 pixels, you have to re-size the pics .... probably the reason why it won't let you up-load. :winkx: Thanks Andy, I had to download an app to resize the pics, (all pics are in excess of 3MB when taken)...

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Sorry to revive the subject, is there any difference between the Vigo D4D 2x4 and 4x4 clutch?

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JH22-06-1.2L-12V_SGT.pdf I have been with this idea for a long time, since it is so easy to steal a Hilux. My idea hinges around a fuel cut-off solenoid (normally closed) with a hidden switch somewhere in the cab. (I will use a magnetic reed switch and you carry the magnet on your key - the reed sw...

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Fill bottle brackets.jpg Close -up of the fill bottle placement. The cap is also very close to the underside of the bonnet and it also showed that lowering the radiator by 10mm would have eliminated any interference. After final assembly, there is sufficient clearance between fan and should to have...

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Some more pics, final assembly Prado radiator final assembly (2).jpg This is the indicated "dead" of the shroud overlapping the radiator at the bottom and that needed to be trimmed Radiator shroud inefficient area.jpg The clearance on both sides is minimal with the 10mm wider Vigo radiator...

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The deed is done! Some pics of the fitment process, the new radiator in place New stainless brackets and fitting 1.jpg The bleed nipple had to be trimmed for bonnet clearance purposes, in afterthought, I should have lowered the radiator by 10mm cut down bleed nipple.jpg Proximity of the aircon pipe,...

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Feedback on this conversion: 1. Had to manufacture new radiator support brackets that fit the radiator bulkhead, 430 Stainless 1,5 mm thick and added indentations to the top and bottom of both brackets for better fitment and chassis clearance ( I have a 3m straight folder for the bending of the brac...

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If it is 45mm longer does that mean that it will stick out under the cross member? Exposing it to damage while offroading? If it stick out under the cross member that is the only reason I can think of not using it. Thanks Pietpetoors, it is actually the other way round, the Hilux radiator is slight...

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Requiring some thoughts and inputs of you experienced chaps. The radiator on my Prado requires attention, preferably a replacement. Shopping for a Prado Radiator in my parts of the woods are akin to searching for hen's teeth. So, I also drive a 3.0 D4D and comparing the radiators, they both have the...

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Hi there, check out the manual section, I loaded a Prado Resource link, that has some nice manuals.

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The Cobra undergoing the "operation"... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 0..&type=3

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Not directly Toyota related but has reference. I have a Cobra with a 5,7 liter Ford V8 and a manual gearbox, calling for a large clutch and subsequently heavy pedal pressure and power to depress. Being somewhat older now, driving was no longer pleasurable and getting cramps after about 5km or so did...

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Thank you Mud Dog, I will give it a go tomorrow!

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Thanks Mud Dog, I also heard that the specs are on the diff with a marking plate or sticker, so I crawled under and took some pics, well, still greek to me... now on the forum, how do one upload pics?

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The plot thickens! A post from Family Dog, circa 2014/05/05, 07:14 PM #2 is the closest thing to the 2005 onward gear chart, so, for my model 2010 3.0 D4D Raised Body 2x4, from the list the diff ratio supposedly is 4,875, although the list pertinently states 1999 series: "Presumably the 2004 ve...

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Baie dankie Mud Dog en Koos!!! Ja, ek het tannie Google gevra en weer gevra, maar daai tabelletjie bly my ontwyk. Baie dankie vir die skakels, Dowe Koos, ek het van dit al gesien en ek sal deur die nuwes ook werk. Uiteindelik is hierdie die kern van die probleem en die oplossing daarvoor dit: ek met...

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More mane en manninne, /guys and gals Ek begin net met dag se en groet. :bye: Ek is nuut op die blad maar met 'n ou kwessie soos die titel aandui. Caveat, en ek weeettt; verkoop jou 2x4 en koop 'n 4x4, moeite, kostes, lisensies, herverkoop, blah, blah, blah. Daar verby, dit gaan nie gebeur nie, die ...

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