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Do you perhaps have something you need to tell us?????

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Is it Soundstar or Starsound? Post as much info on it as you can as well as a model number or anything appearing on the face of it. Perhaps you could also post a picture of the screen and the setup menu?

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Agree 100% with Andy. The system is working correctly. It does not engage immediately like with a manual shifter. I think its time to stop looking for faults and to enjoy your Surf.

It is after all a Toyota.

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What operating system does your system use? I may have a copy for you.
If your system supports Tom-Tom or Garmin or Tracks for Africa it would be worth you while to buy the software.

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A pressure test should show a leak. They can also test for exhaust gases in the water. Do you smell exhaust gases when smelling the coolant in the bottle?

A dead giveaway is losing coolant and a tendency to run hot.

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Neither have I. I hate Tappit talk!! :)

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I hope that it is not the case here but pressure in the system when cold could indicate a blown head gasket. Just check carefully if it is using coolant.

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Wat die ratkas aanbetref sal ek jou bais sterk aanbeveel om Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle in te gooi. Dit is 'n vol sintetiese 75w-90 ratkas olie. Dit werk uitstekend in die D4D se handratkas. Hy sal dood stil wees en botter glad oorskakel. Ek het dit in beide die ratkas en oordra ratkas gesit. Dit ...

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Did you need to pay for a fuel return rail and seals? (it is prescribed by Toyota that all of those items be replaced if the injectors were removed and is quite expensive). Dit klink met alle respek na 'n storie vir my. Daar is nie 'n manier wat Toyota injectors strip en skoonmaak of herstel nie. Hu...

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I am curious how the injectors were inspected and flushed with a detergent and who did it for you. I have not heard of such a procedure. To inspect the injectors they need to be removed from the cylinder head. And flushing them is not possible unless they are opened via a current or stripped. If the...

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Awesome news. Thanks for the feedback.

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As far as I know the Delo 400 was replaced by the Delo 400 MGX. Damn good oil. Those filters are expensive. You can get a whole Donaldson filter set (air,oil and diesel) for about the price of the oil filter. Maybe a little more or possible even less. Even buying GUD filters loose will cost about ha...

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It is probably the flasher unit although it is strange that it would be working fine to the one side but not to the other. The other possibility is dodgy wiring or a bulb on the right-hand side. I have had an instance where a bulb did not blow but for some reason developed very large resistance scre...

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Did you check the shape of wear on the blocks of the tyres?

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I suspect that it is your tyres. How many kilos do you have on them? If you inspect the blocks closely does it look like the front of the blocks (i.e. the front edge of the blocks in the direction of rotation of the tyre) has a little lip and the rear blocks a rounded edge? All terrain tyres commonl...

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I agree with Andy. 30 Amps relay and fuse should do the trick.

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I have had it on a few older cars wher the contacts inside the ignition switch that energises the solenoid have degraded/eroded to a point where there is insufficient current to properly kick it in. You must either replace the ignition switch or if I still get reliable continuity over the solenoid w...

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Sometimes one needs a little luck!

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Eerste ding om na te gaan is die olie vlak van die ratkas.

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Dis netjies gedoen.

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Welkom

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Great job!

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Congratulations. It is a great looking bakkie and you won't be disappointed. Here's wishing you many happy miles in your new trokkie. It is a huge jump from a SFA to your new one. Your new one is overall a very balanced package. I enjoyed mine immensely and I know you will too.

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Very interesting and very good to know. Thanks for the update.

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Ek is nie 100% seker hoe die bedrading van die D4D loop nie maar ek sal na 'n paar goed kyk. As ek reg verstaan klink dit vir my na 'n swak kontak want as die linker flikker ligte nie werk nie dan is dit dieselfde of mens nou die links draai sein gebruik of die nood flikkers aansit. As dit boonop be...

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Also check the main fuses in the engine bay. Directly adjacent to the battery.

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Believe me the garmin is 100 times better than the factory fitted gps.

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As far as I know Satnav was never available on those radios as they were never fitted with a gps.

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It can definitely freeze up if the evaporator/heat exchanger is blocked. I had a VW Fox many years back with an aftermarket aircon. The installers blanked off half of the evaporator for some reason known only to them. The aircon was very inefficient and I eventually came to the conclusion that it mu...

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The earlier models did not have a pollen filter.

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It is a pity that you need to remove the injector pipes in order to get the tappet cover off. Normally removing a tappet cover is a really small job but on the D4D it is a little more of a hassle. It is by no means a complicated job though. The tappet cover has a substantial rubber "O-ring"...

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Hi Piet. You have probably already assembled the whole shebang? I suppose it depends on what you intend doing with the car. I certainly would not want to be in the middle of the Kalahari and have the bearing collapse. On the other hand it was probably only the thinner wall on the outside of the race...

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Ek hoop hulle sorteer jou mooi uit!

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Soek bietjie rond. Daar was 'n ou wat geadverteer het dat hy die instrument paneel regmaak vir 'n fraksie van die koste. Was op een van die besprekings oor hierdie onderwerp.

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dax021 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:53 pm Looks like the forum deleted my mild swear word and replaced it with "bollie". No idea what that means, but it was a worse job than that

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I have seen cracks like that where an engine had no antifreeze and it became cold enough for the water to freeze inside the block. Would be interesting to know how it started. As to a solution I am somewhat at a loss. Cast iron is very difficult to weld properly. I'm not sure that there is a permane...

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Nee glad nie. Ek verwys oor die algemeen na water in diesel. Die 50 en 500 gaan glad nie oor hoe skoon of vuil die diesel is nie. Garages is veronderstel om hulle tenks skoon te hou en hulle filters op die pompe gereeld te vervang maar nie almal doen dit nie. So dit gaan maar oor waar jy ingooi. As ...

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Fantastiese foto's Pieter. Dankie. Ek het 'n Sigma 150 - 600mm lens (Die contempo wat nie die duurste een is nie) en dit maak 'n groot verskil. Die Tamron en Sigma lense is nie so mal duur nie en die kwaliteit van die optiese elemente is verbasend goed. As mens so 'n bietjie die forums en goed dopho...

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Stem 100% saam Johan. Water in die diesel is die ding wat die injectors opvoeter. Vuil diesel word in elk geval skoon gefilter deur die filter maar dit kan daartoe lei dat die filter vinnig verstop. Ek het 'n ekstra 2 mikron filter/water trap ingesit in my D4D. Moet dit nog doen in die GD6

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Die 500 dpm diesel veroorsaak dat daar meer swael depositos in die olie opbou. Dit is een van die hoof redes hoekom hulle onderskei tussen olie vir diesel enjins en petrol enjins. Olie vir diesel enjins het middels in om die suur te neutraliseer. Ek het nêrens in die Toyota boekie gesien dat di dien...

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Mud Dog wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:51 pm ID 10 T errors.

PEBKAC error

Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair.

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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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Went to a Palm Reader yesterday. She looked at my long lifeline and said that for the next 40 years I am going to suffer terribly. So I asked "and then?" ...... Well then you will get used to it!

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I am speaking from experience with cable operated clutch. This is one of the reason for my lack of posts someone always knows better I don't think Andy was doubting what you said. Just thinking as to how that would be possible. I don't think that he was thinking of a cable operated clutch when post...

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A bad earth only has to do with electrics and electronics so I am struggling to understand what you are asking. I have seen some very strange and illogical things happening due to bad earth but all ultimately are electric related. A bad earth potentially has everything to do with electric issues. On...

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I actually wanted to say that for R11k you can get a bloody nice after market head unit.

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A Toyota workshop manager at a large dealership once told me to buy the Wynns Turbo and Injector cleaner. This was when one of the injectors was going out of spec at 285 000 ks. Before then I never used it. The workshop manager told me that they have had quite a few instances of the injector cleaner...

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That is definitely not worth the R11k they are asking. I got the GPS with the Dakar and it is nothing to write home about. The interface is clunky and the maps are not up to date. The route that I take home everyday that has been in existence for more than 15 years is not accepted by the GPS. It wan...

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Good point Tim.

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Wow Thys. That is seriously impressive. What make is it?

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Huge disclaimer - I am also self taught (and by my dad when I was little) so i am certainly no better a source of information than you are Andy. Admittedly I was forced to start maintaining our family's cars when my dad contracted Guillaume-Bare syndrome when I was 11 years old and there simply was ...

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Maybe we should check in before both doing the all the work hey Andy!!

Yes I forgot the speedo cable.

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Definitely get the crankshaft oil seal from Toyota before you start. And a new spigot bearing. Check the oil seals on the gearbox and decide if they are needed.

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This is quite a job. The issue is that with the transfer case the gearbox is HEAVY. That makes all the difference. On my sister in law's 4x2 3.0 D4D it took my brother and I 30 minutes to remove the gearbox. Both of us are handy so we could focus on doing different jobs at the same time. It took ano...

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Any modification that has the effect of leaning out the mixture will result in lower fuel consumption. With a petrol engine the mixture serves to cool the combustion process i.e. richer will burn cooler and leaner will burn hotter. It is possible to lean out an engine to the point that the exhaust v...

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It could also be the heat exchanger inside the cab that is leaking. i.e. the small radiator to heat up the cab.

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Its great to hear such great feedback. I always knew that would be an absolutely awesome conversion. I take it that the thrust bearing only screams when you depress the clutch? The only reason I can think of is that the bearing was never properly lubricated on assembly. Drive it and see if it does n...

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Darem een ou wat die ironie raaksien.

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Ai maar dan mix ek hom nog steeds maar party keer.

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