Toyota V8 going BANG??

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CaverD3

Local mech at Tojo dealership said they have replaced quite a few TD V8 motors.
I understand Toyota have shipped a stack of new motors ready to be swapped.

---

I was at Goldfields Toyota this morning ordering some weathershields that SWMBO wants for Christmas for her Camry.

Bumped into a bloke I know there who has worked there for years (and I've bought a few vehicles from him for work over the years). As usual, he bagged me for parking a Landrover right at the front door of the Toyota dealership (in a friendly way).

Anyway, they didn't have the weathershields in stock - they're coming up overnight from Perth - "on the same truck that's bringing up a couple of replacement Toyota V8 diesels" - from the horse's mouth.

Unofficially and totally off the record and never to be quoted in such places as a Landrover forum - they're averaging roughly two a week (but have had no problems so far with the new Playdo's, which they are selling like hot cakes).

I just posted about this on my firearms forum - will see the responses....

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by VladTepes

I just posted about this on my firearms forum - will see the responses....

---

It will get shot full of holes I'm thinking:p

Yep so far.

The comment I found interesting was "...typical of someone who has never owned or driven a Land Cruiser V8 to bag them" !!!

And this from people who are unsurprisingly CONSTANTLY bagging me for driving a Land Rover. Hah !

In all fairness to the other side though its not like landrover haven't replaced any engines recently :angel:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by dullbird

In all fairness to the other side though its not like landrover haven't replaced any engines recently :angel:

---

yes but being 4 cyl ones LRau has only replaced half as many! so we are still better than toymota:twisted:

cheers phil

A mate of mine has just bought one brand spankers, took it for a spin the other day, must say, its the flattest curved thing I've driven, 500-4000rpms its just the same, seems to not careless as to which gear you stick it in, I think they'll get up and move with chipping and exhaust:twisted:

When my old man was asked by a Tojo mech what engined troopie he had and he replied 1HD-FTE, the dude said "ah, last of the good ones":eek:

Shame that I knew half a dozen mechs that worked in the local Nissan/Tojo dealer, but they've all left, so no insider goss:(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rovercare

A mate of mine has just bought one brand spankers, took it for a spin the other day, must say, its the flattest curved thing I've driven, 500-4000rpms its just the same, seems to not careless as to which gear you stick it in, I think they'll get up and move with chipping and exhaust:twisted:

<snip>

---

and apparently they do, big time, but it's still the old g/box, part time t/case and rear diff as the old six in a 79 Series.... :eek:

One of the local cockies was going down the chip/big exhaust route, he has a family history (as in he, his brother, father and uncles) of modding things but I haven't run into him for six months now.

I have nothing hard to go on, but believe this is the reason the 79's have a de-tuned version of the engine compared to the auto/full time 4WD station wagon.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by harlie

[LEFT]I will not own a Toyota because I see them as an appliance, built to a high standard but with no imagination or innovation.

---

That is a brilliant description of Toyota (and Nissan).

Imagination and innovation is what seperates us from them.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rick130

and apparently they do, big time, but it's still the old g/box, part time t/case and rear diff as the old six in a 79 Series.... :eek:

One of the local cockies was going down the chip/big exhaust route, he has a family history (as in he, his brother, father and uncles) of modding things but I haven't run into him for six months now.

I have nothing hard to go on, but believe this is the reason the 79's have a de-tuned version of the engine compared to the auto/full time 4WD station wagon.

---

Toyota do lots of strange things, the 78/79 1HZ versions had a different (weaker) 5 speed than the factory turbo's, the Tx case is proven regardless, but there was alot of issues with failures in the N/A 1HZ version in regards to the gearbag, the factory turbo, doesn;t seem to suffer the same fate, bizarre Tojo stuff...........but then, I could start on Land rovers backwards steps:angel: