Just purchased my first cruiser

[greengrass]

Hi all,
Just purchased my first cruiser. Had a string of Hi-lux's over the last
15 or so years so thought I'd get a cruiser to keep my d-cab company.

Its a 2002 swb d-4-d , I'm really impressed with how it pulls compared with the 'lux'.

Just wondered if there was any known problems with suspension or transmission etc I should check for before putting it to work towing and offroading??

 

[wobbly]

If its an auto, replace the rad if its not been done already.

Injector seals seem to get a mention as the other weakness, but I dont know why!

Other than that, should be fine.

Pete

 

[Bob]

Welcome! In general, the 90 series D4D is bulletproof, tow over 2 ton regularly with mine and never even thinks about it. The Handbrake is the only flaw i have found in an otherwise unstoppable truck. Search the forum for the solutions should it arise. Keep it serviced and it will run forever

 

[Graham]

Hi all,
Just purchased my first cruiser. Had a string of Hi-lux's over the last
15 or so years so thought I'd get a cruiser to keep my d-cab company.

Its a 2002 swb d-4-d , I'm really impressed with how it pulls compared with the 'lux'.

Just wondered if there was any known problems with suspension or transmission etc I should check for before putting it to work towing and offroading??

If its an auto, replace the rad if its not been done already.

Injector seals seem to get a mention as the other weakness, but I dont know why!

Other than that, should be fine.

Pete

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I think if it is the D4-d (1KDFTV) then I am not so sure the engine coolant radiator is combined with the auto box cooler.

They may be separate items by that era.

Gra.

 

[chadr]

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I think if it is the D4-d (1KDFTV) then I am not so sure the engine coolant radiator is combined with the auto box cooler.

They may be separate items by that era.

Gra.

I think all 90 series with auto boxes, regardless of whether they were petrol/diesel/TD/D4D etc have the integrated ATF cooler built into the radiator.

This may have changed when the 120 series was introduced but I'm not that familiar with that model's variations.

 

[Graham]

Hi Chad,

May be you are right.

Perhaps it wasn't the change of engine that resulted in the separating of the two coolers, but more so the change in body.

Gra.

 

[geo-smc]

Fit an external oil cooler and then you wont be waiting to see if the combined one goes wrong.

 

[Graham]

Fit an external oil cooler and then you wont be waiting to see if the combined one goes wrong.

geo-smc;350677]Fit an external oil cooler and then you wont be waiting to see WHEN the combined one goes wrong.

gRA

 

[Shayne]

Does the integrated cooler problem only apply to automatics ?

 

[Chris Green90]

Does the integrated cooler problem only apply to automatics ?

Yeah mate, not ATF to cool in the manuals.

 

[Shayne]

Cheers Chris i didn't think it applied to mine but having seen it mentioned so many times i just wanted to be sure .

 

[greengrass]

Sounds like a good job mine is manual