Hilux 4x4 Forum

mervyn

Hey Eric, missed chatting with you. You are absolutely correct. Its a hard decision to make and as you said its a solid vehicle. Its sad Eric but I am constrained to part with her.

And yes Pieter I did some digging around too and I see good ones are upward of R140k.

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Thanks Pieter. Yes it does have a diff lock. Thanks for the tips, will be patient.

Its is not a urgent sale fortunately.

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Hi Guys. Firstly before I dig into the questions I have, I like to say a warm HELLO :thumbup: to all the members and my friends, especially since I have not been on the forum for quite a while. :yahoo: This was largely attributed to the sale of my SFA a few years ago, although I still have my Prado,...

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Thanks Johan. Will check it out and revert to you with feedback. Johan, to your knowledge, is the OBD2 port just under the drivers side of the dashboard, cos thats what i have been using?

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Congrats George and welcome to the Prado Club. The 90 is most certainly the gem of the Prados. Enjoy her fully. Perfect engine purr from that motor.

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Guys I installed an Android 4.44 Kitkat version in my Prado 90 series. Everything works perfectly save that I receintly found out that the Prado 90 series DOES NOT send out info via the diagnostic port. My radio came with a bluetooth adapter that fits into the diagnostic port and could have sent inf...

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So you ended up having an adventure, within an adventure

Luckily it went well and you are able to talk aboout it with laughter and not tears.

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Happy to hear it all worked out well. It was frightening to read on after hearing the part that the front end was floating....

So out of curiosity, what did the mopping up cost including the fluids and new pedal?

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I couldnt agree more about the coverage and especially about our guy Giniel. It makes me mad that they tap into conversations with Sainz and his team mates for so long when he went off track and damaged something and Giniel made leaps and bounds by finishing second and yet a just a cursory mention o...

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Well done to GDV for making up such good time. He needs a stage win now.

Can anyone tell me why he was not being picked up at each of the WPs? I thought he had major problems and had retired but was so relieved to find his fighting spirit had not died.

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Oh Man...4 of the leaders have passed CP2 and Giniel has not yet got to CP1 as yet.

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Peterhansel has overtaken Sainz at the first CP. Hope Giniel can make up lost time too.

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Good to see our boy is making up for lost time. I think despite the first days gliches, he did well with only a 15 min delay. He should get ahead of the number 2 guy as well.

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I have a similar problem. My spots were already connected but it seems not via the beams as it has a seperate switch in the cabin. It all looks professionally done. I assumed it was the relay and had that changed over the weekend but still not working. I tested the spots on its own and they work. I ...

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Problem sorted! It seems the system has 2 ways of locking and unlocking as I alluded to. One through the drivers door and the other through the back door. It seems that if you open the vehicle (using the key in the barrel lock and not the remote) via the back door, although the driver's door opens, ...

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impressive is an understatement!

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Thanks guys will check out these options.

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Cassie I am referring to opening it by way of the key through the barrel lock. I dont have a remote key as yet.

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Can really do with some advice guys.....

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Does the 17" fit the 90 series Prado without any issues. I see that the Prado comes standard in 16". 17" tyres seems cheaper?

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Yes it is a 3.4 V6.

Lots of power on tap.

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I have just bought a 2001 3.4 Prado. I found that the central locking switch on the driver door panel was not working. Family Dog suggested that I strip it and use contact cleaner but he initially suspected it may not be the problem. AFAIK, you can lock or open your Prado using: 1. The remote button...

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Thanks Eric. (and for editing the pic links)

Yes will get to do the changes, Just enjoying the Prado for now.

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After a few months of shopping around and getting lots of input from Family Dog, our household is proud to announce the arrival of of latest member.....Mervyn's Prado :yahoo: :celebrate: http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/mervynnaiker117/2001%20Prado/2001Pradoa_zps1dbf1190.jpg http://i816.photo...

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Awesome!

Is that white or a light metallic colour?

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Eric seems to be the authority on this. He says check when last the cam belt was replaced and check the CV boots. Otherwise in general you want to check the under carriage to see if it has been on gravel roads often. Service history is important to see what has been done and where it has been servic...

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Eric it was an impulsive decision that is costing me so just want to restore staus quo.

I looked at the post on the conversion and my dash is fine so I rather not starting experimenting.

It does look smart though

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Tumelo where did u find this pic. Shame it looks like they are all waiting patiently for medical treatment...

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I mean if she had to do a super fast Clint Eastwood draw......eish!

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I am just concerned that she doesnt injure parts of her body....just look at where the knife is

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Thanks for the tips guys. Johan has made contact and will help out. I think it may help to keep pics for future use by other members.

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thanks. sent him a PM

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Correct me if I am wrong but I couldnt find a manual on our site that deala with a 1996 model SFA, most are either for earlier models or later ones.

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Thanks Cassie. Which is best manual to follow to strip the dash?

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Last week I did something silly. Cigarette lighter fuse blew and I put in a 20a instead of the 15a as I didnt have one at the time and was in a hurry. I figured I would buy new fuses later that day. But out of sight led to out of mind. It seems the back of the cigarette lighter make contact with met...

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Hi Cassie. Here is my pic. Let me know if it is fine.

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Thanks Eric will verify by getting it tested at Battery Centre as suggested by Cassie. Will see from there.

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Eric this may be more up your alley....how do u calibrate a DMM? I have a cheap one but my friend has an identical one. When we were checking the voltage on the alternator we got different readings from the battery. Do they become inaccurate if the batteries in them are getting too low?

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Andy I know I am losing voltage due to the cable. I am planning to change it in the morning to a higher cable and check the connections. But straight out of the alternator should be a higher rate, like 14.3v?

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Eric it is a 1N4007. I used this after discussing it with Cassie.

Andy since we changed to new diode it is stable but still around 13.9v at the alternator.

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Eish this is a beautiful part of the world.

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Diode was correct as the silver band was on the side closest to the earthing hole. Alternator was checked by the auto electrician and he said it was fine. Also I checked diode on the multimeter before installation and it read 567.

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BTW guys alternator is a standard Bosch alternator.

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(Had to do this again as the site was down a little while ago and post didnt go thru) Guys here is my problem. Had my Lux EFIed and shortly after that noticed that the second battery was not charging. Have a NL battery system in. Also the main battery was repalced after the EFI and if I recall Louis...

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Eish Mark

This is just as exciting as the overview you gave me last week of the trip. I like the picnic spot at Ramansdrif. I can see why you would like to spend a few days there....and would you look for every excuse to 'go the shops for milk and bread'?

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Lollie, it is like a BAT OUTTA HELL!!! compared it what it used to be. On top end i have not opened it out fully as yet as I am running out of road. It just scary for a big vehicle to run like that. I constantly remind myself that the brakes are still the old ones.

Mark u cant catch me now.

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Guys here is my dyno chart. What do you guys think?

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:excited: Guys here is the dyno report. I will post it on the dyno thread as well. LGV853GP%2022R%20EFi.jpg :thankyou: Guys a HUGE thank you to Louis for the good work and the patience in dealing with me. I am really thrilled with the outcome. We have to do some tweeks here and there but this runs l...

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:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: I have been so patient that i just cant express how delighted I am to tell you guys that Louis has finished all work on the bakkie and he has doen a few trips and then some tweeks and as we speak the bakkie is in for a dyno tune. So now I am :dance1: a few feet above the grou...

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Hi Andy you are 100% correct about driving style and attitude. Just for clarification I dont drive at 160 with the bakkie but it can get there. With my other vehicles driving speed is different, but with the bakkie I am always more concerned about stopping speeds. We all have a heavy monster and to ...

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Howzit George. if you look at the very first post on this thread, you will see that I was getting something like 175kms from R300 fuel and that was last year's prices. This was mainly town running. On the open road was a little better but I have a heavy right foot, so only when i behaved, it was a l...

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we finally received our order fr plugs from USA. It arrived on monday and Louis no has them with him. He is doing the final finishing and we should have the bakkie started soon. I REALLY CANT WAIT.

:)

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Hi Willem. Have youfinished your project? I am looking for four 3RZ injector plugs. I understand that they look like the one in the attached pic. Let me know if you have these to spare, please.

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Stefan Mr turbo only has the Bosch plugs.

Louis says they are Denso plugs, so still looking.

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Here are some updated pics. Need some help though. I bought the injector plugs seperately and it seems that they are incorrect. The plugs I have are sqaure in shape whilst the ones I require are rounded. Apparently, Louis says the plugs we need come of a 2001 2,7 3RZ motor. Does anyone have any. Hap...

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Guys which motor is the 3RZ? Ffrom which car?

Mark you are hilarious!

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Hi Andy. Thanks for that. I thought I replied to your last two messages but i guess I was mistaken. Have taken your advice and that of Mr B regarding the fan. Just doing the EFI and leaving the fan as is.

With all info around, I am surprised you are leaving the conversion on the back burner.

:)

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Howzit Marius. You can check out the thread for more info: http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=15082 Louis has done the installation of the EFI and most of the stuff. He is busy with the wiring and connecting the piping. We are hoping to be done by this weekend and have the dyno...

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Kan nie wag nie, Meneer!!

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