Thread: Toyota V8 going BANG??

Further news, Coal corporation brought over 20 v8s last figure was 5 engines replaced since december 2007 and climbing when they starting buying them (heaerd from a rep that deals with them)

Originally Posted by BradM

Glad I went Nissan then.

BradM

for the first 100ks yep stay glad Brad

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

for the first 100ks yep stay glad Brad

If it's a TD42T make that 1,000,000km

Excellent, old school understressed, inefficient lump of a thing.
A bit like a 4BD1T without the vibes

Originally Posted by MarknDeb

Have not heard of the engines going bang but have heard of 1lt every 1000klm and a vibration from the tail shaft, one guy i know is on his 3rd tail shaft and is still vibrating, hes pretty ****ed, Toyota has told a couple with oil usage to live with it

Reminds me of my 'Chrysler Sigma", 1.76ltrs/1000km, was told it was normal. But then again all the Sigmas in our fleet had the motors changed before 20,000km. And on the Toyo subject, had a mate, retired recently and was state govt. fleet mgr. The 4wd Hiluxs were blowing motors because they reduce sump size for front diff. and oil MUST be changed every 5000km or else and Troopies were seizing motors but they didn't know why. oh wot a feeling

Originally Posted by garryc

...had a mate, retired recently and was state govt. fleet mgr. The 4wd Hiluxs were blowing motors because they reduce sump size for front diff. and oil MUST be changed every 5000km or else and Troopies were seizing motors but they didn't know why. oh wot a feeling

Probably because they were driven like they were stolen by employees who couldn't care less

Originally Posted by inside

The latest one has 441Nm from a 3.2L. To put it in perspective the new LR D4 will have 600Nm from 3.0L. 500Nm of that just above idle. Even my FL2 has 400Nm from a 2.2L. So they need another 1.0L to make 41Nm.

The D4D Toyota engine in the Cruiser has 650Nm from 4.5L and 8 cylinders, so why can't they get the torque that the Europeans can? It takes them 1.5L and 2 more cylinders to make an extra 50Nm, seems quite inefficient especially since they seem to be self destructing.

I didn't think this thread was a comparrison thread between Jap Diesels and Eurpean Diesels, but seeing you've quoted some figures from a MITSUI 3.2L TD a 441 NM in my opinion is quite a substantial figure and they don't detonate like the 3.0L Nissan do , not that I have heard anyhow, so to quote that Japanese don't make good Turbo Diesel engines based on a Nissan or a V8 Toyota alone is unfair.

Yes that is very unfair, nissan is better than a toyota.

As i have said on another thread,i know a guy who has a 200 seriesTD that is on its 3rd engine & second auto.

It was one of the very first ones.

Not a happy chappy