Recent content by HDJ79R

Agree, as a veteran mechanic, i've finally only recently come back to the OEM constant tension style clamps. Can't beat 'em

Det problem, du vil stå over for, er, at landcruisers høj/lav skifter negativ. De skifter ikke positivt i stilken. Positiv fodres til både høj og lav, når forlygterne er tændt. Der er en konvertering, der involverer to relæer, der inverterer polariteten.

In Oz they only came out with an n/a 1HZ Maybe not so much of a problem in cooler climates. In the north-west here though, with summer temperatures often well above 43 degrees C, if towing an even small trailer, they're just downright gutless, anemic and struggle to do 80 km/hr. I had one 25...

Prolly not... the brown VSV valve connected to that hose has only one connection, so it has no vacuum source to swirch on. it's probably a venting valve... but it may stop it from working if the hose has a hole in it, maybe where that rub mark is, or some other issue with that brown vsv. for...

It's all good, mate.

It's called a DTC connector, if you look it up it's very similar in an evolutionary kind of way to OBD and somewhat backwards compatible in as much as it can be plugged into... "Why" is because in some markets OBD2 was mandated years before in other markets, such in the US it was 2000-ish, yet...

As i've mentioned before, until i owned my diagnostic tool, it was impossible to know what the ECU is "thinking". When i had my last fault, it drove like i had a throttle position switch error (check engine light came on when backing off to a coast). The original thought of a diagnosis i had was...

The only way i was able to find this reader was through a contact i learned of by stumbling across a fella named MIchael Wallin, who's website is : http://1hdfte.com.au/ To get his attention, i rejoined fakebook after being off fakebook for several years... If you're on fakebook look up...

yes, 1HD-FTE runs M-OBD comms protocol. I bought a code reader, which also display all engine ecm data live with the engine running. took me three years to actually find one. And as a 35 year diesel mechanic veteran, this finally shone the light on a check engine light i'd lived with for three...

You don't mention how many miles / kilometres it's done (?) From what i've seen of others with this problem, the blocking up of the intake with egr / oil gunk is definitely in the ballpark of your symptoms. Having watched the live data on my scanner, the egr is even turned on at idle. Given how...

I don't do powder coating on anything... my issue being, one small chip and the water gets in down behind, and the whole rust cycle thing begins again. i use one particular brand of polyurathane paint that's i've used for years, that proved it's durability, even when painted over imperfect prep.

They are known to break rear axles, i've fixed them before. The last one- three years ago, was a low kilometre, late model VDJ v-8 dual cab. don't be too tempted to drive it, even to a repair centre, because if it is an axle, the flailing axle that is still being driven, will destroy the end of...

rear diff, and/or they can and do break rear axle flanges if the rear wheel bearing comes loose

As a diesel mechanic, servicing this i would put it LS90 GL5 in both F & R, LS = limited slip, which won't hurt a non-LSD and would be the right oil if it were an LSD that negates the potential possibility of chatter. The GL5 part means it's a high pressure gear oil, that resists being squeezed...