Hilux 4x4 Forum

Mr_B

Oh... and if you act now then you'll be in the first group the pay R599/month!

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If you are referrring to Telkom LTE wireless offer... I have the standard LTE router with 10GB pm and the speed is awesome. It's much faster than the fastest ADSL/VDSL offerings. What's more the Smart Broadband offer is LTE Advanced, which is even faster than what I have. The only gripe I have is th...

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I found when driving fast and cornering hard... swambo tends to chirp alot.

Taking her to the nearest mall seems to quieten down the chirping!

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It was Suzette's birthday yesterday... so he probably couldn't get up this morning... hehe!

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Did you try Diesel Electric? They are Bosch agents... else call Hoppy, I'm sure he'll know where to get!

Another option is to have your current set ultrasonically cleaned.

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And the fact that you're such a BadBoy Tumelo!

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Any news/update on how Hans and the wife are doing?

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Here the pics from the IOL article...

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For those amongst us that love the Fortuner...

http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/cars/toyo ... aOJMfnGN1Q

I do like... but there's alot of VW Toureg going on in the front!

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At a pool shop!

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My 2007 V6 definitely has both top and bottom!

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What a horrible accident... praying for Hans and his wifes speedy and full recovery!

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Here's a link to some pics:

http://www.escapegear.co.za/products/dash-protectors

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In my experience attempts to fix cracks and nasty scratches on a dashboard only end in disaster as the end result lands up look worse than the original scratch! Another option to consider is a dash organiser that hides the scratch and protects the dash from further scratches, something like these: h...

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My v6 bakkie also had the resonance noise after the decat. I took it back and Roddy fitted 2 small silencers, one on each bank of the engine. Resonance gone, and she still sounds great!

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Best way to figure out the "selling" value is do a search on autotrader.co.za for the same/similar vehicle.

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I wonder what that things "teeth" are made of?? Must be super hard and durable!

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Have you tried Roddey at Powerflow Bellville?

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In gear my 2007 V6 idles happily at 550-600rpm(I never seen the oil light!). In nuetral/park the idle speed climbs to 850-900rpm. I think there's a difference between the auto and manual transmission versions.

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Well, let's be total honest... in town my 2007 V6 does around 5.5 to 6km/l... very dependant on right foot mood. On the open road I get 7.3 at 130km/h and slightly better at 120km/h.

BTW, my V6 will be up for sale shortly...

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I had one in my last hilux.... it was engaged and the car was still stolen... :problem: Unfortunately these guys are not as dof as many of us would like to believe. Given enough time they will steal your vehicle, even with all these fancy tricks! Maybe put a wheel lock on when you park! That may ju...

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Chris Why dont you generate one yourself? Buy a tax invoice book and copy his details... I think that is the route i will be going... Very tempting....... :twisted: Wie gan weet... Die invoice wat ek destyds gekry het was presies net so en ek dink as jy hom terug dateer is daar geen moeilikheid nie...

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Oh wait... Chris... your SRX is also flipping nice!

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Hi David,

I'd speak to Rodney at Powerflow Bellville. He decatted my bakkie about 5 years ago. I've never had a issue with the engine light coming on.

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Just one question... is it not possible to fit fender flares? I can imagine the front bumper won't align properly? But i do like the way they protect the body work from nick and scratches from flying stones.

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The best SRX I've ever seen... flipping awesome!

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Sad to hear that someone I believed had a good name on the forum in past has let his name and reputation slip so far.

We've always heard his product is top class... shame the service/promises don't appear to be of the same standard.

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I was at Francois' workshop(4xLux) the other day, he was busy with a dual batt system on a new Hilux... the canopy on the back was flippin awesome. Probably the best I've seen. Give him a call and find out what make it was.

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Hoppy wrote:Welcome, you've got the best hilux 4x4 ever

Only the really ou toppies on the forum are old enough to remember these...

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Ja... the whole "trade-assist" thing is a BS scam. They won't give you discount on the new vehicles price, and then give you a pathetic trade-in evaluation. The trade-assist thing is just to get you in the front door so the sales people can try and persuade you! Maybe I'm being cynical, bu...

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4x4megaworldpta wrote:This time a better air intake system will be in place.

Louis... how about dual snorkels! That would solve the problem and supply heaps of fresh air!

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River House on the Breede River... at Slanghoek. I've caught a few big mouth bass there... hooked a huge carp but that one got away.. nice campsites!

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The problem is not the sludge that you can see, but rather that thats accumulated in all the oil channels, oil filter and pump. I'd recommend not using an engine flush first in this case. Start by draining the oil overnight(engine oil should be hot before draining), then(following day) remove the su...

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Try and trade that vehicle in at a dealer, you probably won't get book, so 15K above book is a fair deal to me.

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That's sea water... probably a high tide with the storm surge into False Bay... yip those wheel bearings will be toast in no time, never mind any pulley bearings low down on the engine!

Our super accurate weather forecasters predicted a 10 knot wind yesterday... they sure got that one wrong!

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I prefer braai'ing with that Namib hardwood stuff! There's a guy that sells bags of it around the corner from Cape Gate, on De Bron road.

2 bags(20kg/bag) for R110... iirc... don't need to use as much because the coals last much longer than Rooikrans!

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Yup... decent storm this afternoon and evening! Pictures from Strand beach front road this afternoon: 11295617_10153311570173851_8136183442916883044_n.jpg 11390146_10153311570048851_6710541603579133302_n.jpg 11391241_10153311569923851_6600007272238794266_n.jpg 11401131_10153311570213851_818187437407...

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80K ??

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A cone filter has no place on a vehicle used offroad... it's only good enough to filter out stones, large bugs and small birds... don't put one on your 4x4... unless you plan on doing street dragging!

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Could be based on the oil being thicker when the engine is cold at start-up, therefore takes a minute or two to flow to and pressurise the lifters properly.

Of course the colder weather(colder oil) at this time of year would also make the noise more prominent.

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Whooooosh... sorry Stef that's gone right over my head... haha!

I'll start with Chris' suggestion, then in a few years time when I'm more intelligent and possibly wiser I'll take a look at that spaghetti drawing again.

I do like the colours!

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Good call on the 50amp fuse Chris... will do!

If memory services me... Volts x Amps = Watts

So the circuit's... Amps = Watts / Volts = 10w / 12v = 0.833...

So a 1amp fuse should suffice? Or a 2amp for a little extra head room?

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B, Any relay with a 220V coil can work, provided it has normally closed contacts, i.e when energised the contacts are open circuit and when the power fails contacts are closed. Give a bit more info...are these additional light or do you want to run them either on mains or batteries? Hi Stef, these ...

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One more question for the electrical fundis... I'm looking for a 220v / 12v relay switch that will close the 12v circuit when the current is lost on the 220v side? Not sure what the correct terminology is for a component like this? What I want to do is run my 12v exterior lighting circuits through a...

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Morning all you clever people! I've started formalising my loadshedding/backup power system. So far it consists of a 2500w pure sine wave inverter, with built-in charger, connected to a 102amp deep cycle battery. To date the system has been standing loose in my garage and is powering 2 dstv decoders...

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Was glad to see the forum stickers still remain... iirc Bennie put those on back in the day while we were busy with the fuel injection.

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I sold this bakkie with a sad heart, but she looks very happy and well looked after by her new owner!

Bolt... still going strong!

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If the unit is out of guarantee then another repair option is Danie at Fastners Warehouse in Brackenfell. He repairs a large variety of fridges... their premises is 3 shops down from Goeie Hoop Onderdele... which is down the road from the 4x4Direct shop... which is a major problem!

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Another very informative read:

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Here's some very good reading on the subject...

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/switch-to ... ic-oil.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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I note that Rusti has a 22R 2.4L... EFi would definitely be the way to go, but the fuel injection manifolds for that motor are pretty scarce.

I driven a 2.4 with EFi... all I can say is it's flipping nice... worth hunting for the parts required!

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Exactly... mine is installed in the garage, with wiring via the ceiling. I hate crawling around in the roof cavity!

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My loadshedding solution is working great... 1 x 2500w pure sinewave inverter with built-in charger, with 1x 105amp deep cycle battery connected. I'm happily running 2 DSTV decoders, a few lights(LEDs) and a LED TV... Here's the inverter from 4x4 Direct: http://www.4x4direct.co.za/solar-power-invert...

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Don't forget the spigot shaft seal on the gearbox side! Only use original Toyota seals... learnt this the hard way!

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The V6 is not the quietest engine, that's for sure. In my experience the lifters are a bit noisy, but the main culprit are the injectors combined with tinny exhaust manifolds. The exhaust manifolds allow alot of combustion noise to bounce around in the engine bay! I've heard that Toyota made some mo...

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Like you said Shaakir OLX is chock-a-block full on scams. Very poor admin/moderation on the platform.

Honestly I'd steer clear of anything advertised on that site.

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Just a thought... is there not possibly a crack/leak on the intake side causing a suction noise?

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Also check for cracks or tracking marks in the distributor cap. Both of these can cause misfiring on the electrodes and cause backfiring under engine compression.

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Hi Martin, All very good points! I'm not sure if it's applicable to diesel engines, but I've always used a monograde oil, like 40W, to run an engine in on. Then, personally I'd never run-in an overhauled engine with a performance chip plugged in. Once the fuelling system is overhauled and recalibrat...

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Just buy a 4L V6 and get gone with it already!

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