Hilux 4x4 Forum

Auto Magneto also do rebuilds. I normally use them, they do good work.

Start with the cheepest item, replace the spark plugs. If still there replace the plug leads, if still there let somebody check out the injectors.

You will have to yes, we haven't seen the final product yet.

Ja is jammer jy het gewag, myne was iets soos 6 maande later en hulle het dit oorgedoen.

Congrats, new bakkie looks great

Sorry to hear Roger. At least you know it is in good hands.

Johan my trokkie sin het ook losgekom, maar dit was omdat die ou wat dit opgesit het nie die bak grof geskuur het voor hy dit aangesit het nie. Hulle moes dit aftrek en oordoen en hy het nooit weer losgekom. Het self ook jare terug 'n Golf bakkie gehad met dit op en die trokkie het hard gewerk. Die ...

Very good idea Andy, thanx for that one

I see one get Brass battery terminal clamps and Zinc battery terminal clamps.

Which are the best?

We've been using brass all these years , what is the zinc for? Is it cheaper or better or why is there a zinc option?

Thanx, we did contact Macs yesterday. Seems like this aircon pump's spares are scarce.

Dankie Marnus, daai maak sin

Somebody did this Jeep's floor with something which I presume is a water base because the whole floor under the "rubberizing" is rusted. I presume they applied it to raw metal as I can see they welded in new plates. One thing I cannot understand is how a water based paint can prevent rust. It is lik...

Thank you, will try a sample of durabak

Thanx a million

Anybody knows of a reputable company in Cape Town who can remanufacture the trokkie's aircon? When I ask uncle Google he gives me companies mostly on the East Rand. I can replace the coil, bearing and clutch but it became so hot after the bearing failure that the plastic on the coil melted, so now I...

Where can I buy the same type of rubberizing which places like Rhino lining uses?

I want something which is the same soft rubbery stuff as Rhino lining.

Busy with a project which I cannot take to have rubberized so I want to do it myself.

Depends on where it is leaking. Mine was leaking because the small clamp came loose. Fixed with strong cable tie and still going strong. If it leaks due to torn or cracked boot then it is a bigger problem. The CV does not like dust. If you drive on tar and hubs are un-locked, then CV does not turn, ...

Thank you Marnus
Will rather replace it. Each little noise now worries me.

See these guys sells the spirals at R900.00 each and they have both those with steering controls and the one without steering controls. http://www.onlinecarparts.co.za/en/search?orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=hilux+spiral&submit_search=Search http://www.onlinecarparts.co.za/en/electrica...

I went for the Dictator because it is simpler, use less sensors, etc. It has not been tuned yet. It was installed, a 5VZ standard map installed and we went on holiday. Maybe one day I will get time to take it for tuning. I did play around with the timing and got rid of the ping. But I do not know wh...

Thank you. 302 degrees is not much , but I guess it should be enough to soften it.

I recently fitted new bearings to the Touareg's front diff and heated it to fit it. The first one I heated too much and it became blue.
Will that definately cause it to fail?

Several people asked what the cost was. It is difficult to give exact figure because I had some other work done as well, like replacing all belts and tensioners, replacing crank oil seals, fixing heater radiator, etc. Here are some basics and note that you can also do it with the 3RZ box, then you s...

Got the Rev counter to read correctly tonight. I used one of these Universal Tach Adaptors from eBay . (Got extra one if somebody need one) Once I figured it out it was very simple. The Tach adaptor came with very good instructions. You can use it either coil driven or wasted spark vehicles and with...

Speedo has been sorted. Francis @ Vehicle Monitoring & Audio in Bonteheuwel built me a little transfer case with the correct gear ratio. I just gave him the GPS and clock speed and he took the closest match gears he had. I am under reading a bit now which is good, then the misses won't complain abou...

Besides the price (I saw lenses of up to R187k) , the size also concerns me, a double cab is just so wide. I saw pics taken by one of the other visitors with a Nikon P1000 bridge camera on a tripod which was remarably sharp. The Lion as about 400 meters from us . 125x Zoom = 3,000 mm and the complet...

Make sure you have the bearing installed correctly. On one side is one hole and on the other side two holes. The one hole must face downward.

Thank you Edge. I have looked at RTT before and I decided that whenever the time comes that I have to use a RTT it will be a clamshell

Webycars seems to me like a wholesaler of vehicles and thus the there is some loop hole they can use in the event of CPA claims against them When you get there they tell you very clearly you buy it as is, there is not warranty, nothing, you pay for it and the problem becomes yours. I think they get...

Andy Pieter will very unlikely fit a RTT to his Hilux. What you saw that looked like a RTT is the 270 Awning on the side. Both you, I and Pieter prefer the versatility and less space of a ground tent. Exactly as Johan said, I prefer my ground tent. The specific one I have not I can pitch alone in 7...

We went to the Kgalagadi park from 27 Oct to 4 Nov. I received my Hilux back a day before we left. We did a 3500km with the 5VZ engine with only some minor problems to sort out of which one was no aircon in 42 degree Kalahari heat. Luckily it have windows which can wind down. We did a mixture of acc...

Just go check the car out before you get excited. I have been disapointed with many webuycars vehicles, they look great on the pictures but often not so great when you get there. Don't buy from them unless you saw it.

Thanx Johan, will do

Some Feedback: The release bearing noise did not go away and we replaced it with an OEM Toyota bearing yesterday. It is now perfect. So we did our trip to the Kalahari and after about 3,000 km we arrived back safely. On our way there, just 40 Km from Langebaan I heard a knocking sound in front. Almo...

Een keer was die centre bearing self onderstebo ingesit....deur die uwe!

Ha Ha, ek het gistrer dieselle met my trokkie gedoen. Gelukkig was Hoppy daar om my reg te help en te verduidelik dat die een gaatjie altyd moet ondertoe wys en die twee gaatjies boontoe.

Pressure plate fingers should not be that flat, the point of the fingers should stand out a bit. Rather get the right thing. I think your clutch plate is too thick.

Thank you Mars, a couple of guys now said sometimes the noise goes away. Will see after the trip if the noise is still there. If it is there we will replace the thrust bearing.

Luckily release bearing only works when you apply the clutch, the longer the distance the less it works.

George and I went to fetch my Hilux after work today and got back hom at 21h00 There are still small things to sort out. The rev counter reads double the speed, so Allen disconnected it. The speedo is out by 20 km/h but before I do something about it I first want to see what revs it runs at 120 km/h...

Nog nie vandag iets gehoor nie. GIster was die dash amper heel in en aircon pype was gebou en in. Wag nog om vandag se terugvoer te kry.

I fixed it, is it better now?

I did a version update just now. If there are any issues please let me know.

Hallo Roofer, regarding your Nissan snorkel. I saw one today where Francois from 4xLux fitted a Ford Ranger snorkel to such a Nissan. Note that it will be a modification, so there will be no template, etc. Code for snorkel is SFR07A You can also ask Safari Centre or 4x4Megaworld if they have the spe...

Me too, that is why I wanted it today.

Everything is in, management system is in and engine started. Only dash have to be put back. On Tuesday Hoppy said he will himself install the dash on Tuesday because he wants to make sure there are no rattles. We agreed that I can fetch the vehicle today. When I got there today the dash was still l...

Yes, is epoxy, the one you mix with a hardener, they use it for commercial floors.

My garage's floor never was very strong, it degenerated over time and lately the steel wheels of the trolley jack pushed holes in the floor. So we removed the old skreed and replaced with a new, stronger skreed. I decided to epoxy coat it this time. The whole garage got a bit of a revamped and clean...

Thank you Steff I already installed one of those magentic pic ups for the distributor, replacing the points. I asked the guys from Dictator and they replied "A Dicktator std will work Fuel only with this setup." Isn't Dictator less complicated than spitronics? I have no experience in these, seems li...

Dankie Cassie

Did anyone install one of these yet? I want to install one on my old Datsun L28 engine, but it still have an old points distributor. The guys at Webcon said I can look at a MicroSquirt management system as it is simple and cheap and can get signal from the coil's + and -, but I checked their site ou...

Shoe, 105 Cruiser en V8 Lexus, dan kan die boks nie te vrot wees nie.
Dankie vir daardie inligting.

Here is an interesting video about GL4 and GL5, BUT, also check the test the guy did with same viscosity of oils of different brands. This might explain why some oils result in sticky gears and others not. The video will start at 11:35 because before that he just shows how he strips a gearbox. Enjoy...

Dankie vir die terugvoer Johan. Ek het iewers op die forum lank terug ook gelees as jy in D iets swaar teen lang bult sleep raak ratkas warm, dan maak wat jy sê oor die lock up sin, so as mens sleep moet jy hom maar self lock.

Roofer is 97 still that sqr box shape? Or is it the shape they still use today?

Do you know what went wrong?

This guy is in Nam, most of his driving is long distance

Thank you for pointing that out Brian. It is because I had our own unique dies made, so the alu tubing you now buy is our own design.
So far we have for 25mm and 19mm which fits nicely.

Got it to work now,
Falcon George, 122 Fichat Street
or
Buco George, C/O Nelson Mandela Boulevard and Bridge Street

I think Builders warehouse also stock it, but with most shops you must buy a packed of each fitting, you cannot buy it individually as you can do at your favorite online 4x4 Accessory store.

Maizey plastics also do them, but they only have branches in PE and East London. Connect it's web site is rather useless, I cannot get it to search your area. If I type in George it gives me Centurion results. See if you can find it, maybe if it picks up your location via your ip you might have succ...

My heavy wants to buy a 2014 D4D auto.

How reliable are these auto boxes ?
Are there any known issues?
How does consumption of Auto compare to Manual?

The trokkie only has 77k km on the clock.

I already told him about the Toyota Injector issue.

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