Toyota V8 going BANG??

**BMKal** · 21st December 2009, 03:29 PM

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).

**VladTepes** · 21st December 2009, 04:48 PM

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

**dmdigital** · 21st December 2009, 04:59 PM

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

**VladTepes** · 21st December 2009, 05:10 PM

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 !

**dullbird** · 21st December 2009, 06:01 PM

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

**discowhite** · 21st December 2009, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by dullbird

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

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

cheers phil

**rovercare** · 21st December 2009, 06:10 PM

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

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"

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

**rick130** · 21st December 2009, 07:49 PM

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

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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....

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.

**Gooner** · 21st December 2009, 08:23 PM

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.

**rovercare** · 21st December 2009, 09:26 PM

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....

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

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