Hilux 4x4 Forum

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I need 4x 15 inch tyres to get my bakkie through roadworthy. Anyone got something usable?

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I recently became the proud owner of a 2000 Kzte D/cab 4x4. It needs some love and I am working my way through all the small niggles. The current challenge is the front passenger window. It was working 100% and then one day stopped working all together. I did check the switch and it seems perfect. W...

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Regarding slip on a wet road, remember a bigger tyre has even more momentum and it is quite noticeable in the wet when you need to stop suddenly.

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For the silicone oil used in the viscous unit: You don't have to buy the expensive stuff at Toyota.

Visit your local hobby shop, the R/c cars use the same oil in their shock absorbers. Just look fir the correct CST. Will cost around 1/10th of the price Toyota charges.

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KZTE Nut wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:32 am Very interesting Thabo.

Do you think that temperature gauge mod would work on your KZ hilux ?

I'm sure it would.

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Here's hoping for the best. :thumbup: Unfortunately noted a small puddle of oil under the engine. Looks like a leak from the crank seal. Made an appointment with Chris Cloete for next Monday to have it fixed. Most probably will have to get a new clutch and also a flywheel skim. Dit gaan 'n paar ran...

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Good day Mud Dog - I intend renewing my tyres - (31/10.50 R15) with BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A KO2 (32/11.50 R15) from Errol’s Tyres, whom I think is just up your road (13a Cambridge Street, City Centre, East London) - seems to be the cheapest so far - R 3273.00 each. Any idea if these guys are re...

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Whilst doing some research, I came across these threads: https://neuralfibre.com/paul/2009/03/31/tuning-and-understanding-your-toyota-viscous-fan-clutch/ And then how to fill the viscous: http://offroad80s.com/how-to-top-up-your-fan-clutch-and-do-the-blue-fan-clutch-mod-t1160.html And to make the he...

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Audi Menlyn se fitment sentrum sal jou kan help.

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Well, I can write a VERY long post on this topic but in short: Unichip. The ONLY chip that gets installed on YOUR vehicle and then the maps is setup on YOUR vehicle and YOUR vehicle is dyno tuned for it to perform flawless whilst all safety parameters are checked. Other chips that just gets plugged ...

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Possibly the lock mechanism now has rusted together?

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Tweedehands gaan daai V8's rondom R200k - As jy regtig voel jy MOET 'n V8 in jou Hilux he dink ek 'n mooi Chev 350 gaan die ding doen!

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The only way to scratch that itch is with a brand new seat under your bum!

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The front suspension is identical to both vehicles so it is pretty much a bolt on conversion. The centre bearing needs to move back and the biggest trick is the wiring. I've looked at my own 2007 2wd model and a 2007 4wd model and the upper control arm is located in a higher position on the 4wd cha...

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Dit lyk of jy daar druk verloor het. Alle turbo diesels se turbos blaas bietjie olie deur. Ek dink jy moet eers seker maak hy seel mooi daar voordat jy nou groot geld spandeer soos turbos. Ek is nie oortuig dat die die turbo is nie. Ek stem 100% saam. Die olie in die turbo kom van die tappet cover ...

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Found this Nee man, Ek het so lank gelede my Kz verkoop dat ek nou glad nie meer al die detail kan onthou nie. Dit lyk soos die intake kant en jy sien die valve in die silinderkop? Ek hou ook nie van so aanpaksel nie maar dis is maar 'n diesel se ding. Kontak vir Alan Venter(Hoppy op die forum) - h...

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Found this Nee man, Ek het so lank gelede my Kz verkoop dat ek nou glad nie meer al die detail kan onthou nie. Dit lyk soos die intake kant en jy sien die valve in die silinderkop? Ek hou ook nie van so aanpaksel nie maar dis is maar 'n diesel se ding. Kontak vir Alan Venter(Hoppy op die forum) - h...

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AFAIK Kz's don't have EGR's.

That bit of oil is not really a concern.

There are quite a few tips and trick on this forum to improve Kz performance. Search for 'Airbox mod', Freeflow exhaust and intercooler and Unichip.

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Welcome Sid,

Unfortunately what you want to achieve is not possible - to gain some power and use less fuel? It is not possible - you must choose one.

If you can not find a dyno to tune your car better then leave it well alone as a badly/incorrect tuned chip WILL break the engine.

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Somewhere there is a post(use the search function) about some water running down and ending up causeing corrosion on the terminals in that kickplate fusebox.......IIRC.

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How viable is it to put the Cruiser Diesel V8 motor from the Cruiser bakkie into an IFS, once they start becoming available from Japan? I can not see that it is easily possible, let alone viable. Sure, if you have deep pockets anything is possible but why go through all the trouble and spend upward...

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If you have a Bilstein part number, contact Jan Kruger at Imcomex on 012 661 0110 - the does really brilliant deals on Bilstein's!

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5L is VERY slow and low on power. WL, Kz, 5VZ, Lexus, etc. all is too expensive for the value of the vehicle and then you have a bastardised vehicle with no secondhand value which is very hard to insure.

Either live with the underpowered engine or sell and buy something more powerful.

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Behind the kick panel next to your right foot, or is it now at your right knee(???) there is a place where you can plug in the remote - the backside with the metal strip.

Pop the remote in there and the hooter should honk(IIRC) and bob's your uncle!

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Agteros wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 7:51 pm Na amper 60 000 kms en 7 jaar van absolute bestuursgenot en ongelooflike petrolverbruik. FJ_Consumption6.jpg

Sjoe, is jy daai ou omie wat so stadig in die verkeer ry??

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Dankie, ek sal beslis daarna kyk! Daar is nie n diens boekie van n dag oud nie Het wel vasgestel dat die bakkie n immobilizer het en dat die remote moontlik by die vorige eienaar steeds is (dis n maatskappy so ek het nie baie hoop dat hulle hom sal vind nie). Hoe gaan mens te werk om so n stelsel u...

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Ek sou kyk of hy water en olie in het en dan start.

As hy loop, dan sal eers al die vloeistowwe en filters ruil.

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Dankie.

Waar kan ek die klub frekwensies kry?

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Wie kan 'n Motorola vhf programeer in Pretoria?

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Kan ek met my VHF in Lesotho ingaan sonder enige geite of is daar papierwerk nodig?

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Ask your dealer about a Unichip - some dealers is ok with it, some not.

Maybe phone up Kosie Swanepoel and ask which dealers in yoour area is ok with it and service your truck there?

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If you can not have the car set on a dyno when installing the chip, DO NOT DO IT!!!!!

1KZ engines do not last without proper tuning when chipping.

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Hoor by Hendrik van Alma Kwekery - hy mag dalk wil saam gaan.

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Turn wheels from side to side to prime the ait out.

Should take normal red ATF. Soon after I did a fluid change I experienced oil leaks from the pump and box.

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Like Mars said, the restricted setting a brilliant if someone else has to drive your vehicle! Unichip has a new product almost ready for launch - more a real time limiting function, eg on roads with a 60km/h limit, the vehicle can only go to 60km/h, and no more. I drove a test unit a while ago and t...

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I bough a R4000 head from Heads for Africa and it worked well - an AMC is nice but was double the price.

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Hi guys Thank you all for the advice, the injectors were (replaced )?? just before I bought the vehicle, maybe not calibrated! ! would this be a job at toyota dealer only?. Fitting a chip to an engine of this mileage, would this be asking too much from it? Be careful to just fit any chip - what you...

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Welcome to the forum Jose!

Yes an intercooler will make a difference and combined with a Unichip you can easily achieve 100kw.

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I drove my Kz for 14 000km since discovering some water usage until head replacement, just topped it every morning and never had any issues.

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Chips...I can tell you way more than I am willing to type! The short version: Run fast and far from the guy whom promises you the most gain. What you want is safe power. On a turbo diesel, more fuel = more power = more heat. Heat kills engines. You need a chip that is tuned on YOUR car FOR your car....

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8000km in 10 jaar???

Dis 'n skande!!!

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Netjies!

En kort voor lank gaan almal wil weet of hy hulle s'n ook kan vervang!

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Ai, dis nou slegte nuus.

Rus in vrede!

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Look on youtube - there are zillions of topics you can choose.

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Check the colour of the coolant. If it is a charcoal/greyish or black, the cylinderhead is cracked.

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thanks for the info guy's, I had a feel around inside where the pollen filter should be and she was filthy, almost like mud built up so im going to take the plunge and remove the dash and take out the evap and give it a good clean (thinking it could be the sensor to the evap being dirty) and defini...

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I once had a boot with a small split. Got a syringe, drawn up some grease and injected it into the split, cleaned the boot properly and wiped the area down with acetone, cut a piece of bicycle tube to fit over the split and stuck it on with superglue. Drove thousands of kilometers like take without ...

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Netjies!

Baie geluk!

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Bl!ksem!

Dis 2 werelde uitmekaar!!!

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Nou dat ek daaroor dink,

Pas die D4D se diff binnegoed nie net so in die SFA s'n nie? Met 'n difflock op die koop toe?

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You will spend around R5-10k to get the gearbox properly sorted and upwards of R25k to sort the bodywork.

If you do not buy it, I might be interrested.

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Jy sal beide diffs se ratio's moet verander.

Makliker is dalk om groter bande op te sit?

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Petri, het jy toe jou pul away vibration probleem kon oplos? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Hy het daai bakkie laaaaaaaaannnnnkal weer verkoop - hy is 'n kar smous van beroep. 'n Moontlikheid wat nie genoem word nie is die centre bearing. Ek het my Kz lank genoeg gery om deur elke moontlike v...

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Interesting opinions listed so far... Here's what I experienced: Starter turned over with a little difficulty. This increased somewhat when I started with the clutch engaged... Of course at the time I wasn't aware that the earth wire to the engine was totally loose.... as in hanging freely. There a...

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Do you have a bellhousing?

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My Kz het Camils voor ingehad - en hy het BAIE hard gery. EK hou van my BIlsteins(Vrou se LR kom standaard met hulle uit). Ja, dit kan gediens word, Darryl se bende vra tans R850 elk. Ek is tand in die mark vir shokke vir die LR maar sukkel a 'n klompie dae om 'n kwotasie uit Darryl se span te kry....

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pietpetoors wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:45 pm Jip, daai trokkie het in Australia so van fabriek gekom met die 5vz, in 'n tyd toe Toyota die enigste dubbelkajuit trokkie op die RSA mark was sonder 'n V6.

Ja, daai tyd het Toysa te vertelle dat die V6 en die steering rack in mekaar se pad sal wees...

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Well, either Roger is minus a Hilux or the Hilux is covered by 6 inches of dust?

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www.megacage.co.za

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I have also done the vinegar trick. Works well but I might be OCD regarding cleaning.

I flushed the rad, did the vinegar and then removed the radiator and gave it a flush/soak with a acidic alu cleaner in and out. Now it is as clean as I like it.

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