Hilux 4x4 Forum

Senyetse

Maybe go ask the okes at LCCSA?

Awesome vehicle that, probably good for another 300 000 km! I'd say go for it, but oh man that fuel bill, what's it 20 l / 100 km?...

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These are indeed difficult times, a lot of people are struggling out there.

The best of luck and I hope he comes right

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Dink julle dit sal kwaai op my Yaris lyk?

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2000 2.7i DC 4x4 Km's on the clock: 169000 Vehicle lift/ suspension:Full OME Air filter: Std Snorkel?: no EFI?: NO Cam cut?: Exhaust mod?:Stainless steel branch Tyre Type & Size? 31x10.5x15 Yokohama Geolander AT Tyre pressure Around town with lighter loads: Standard Permanent roofrack/ tent etc?...

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Marekele is not a park to go to if you want to see lots of animals - rather go to Pilanesberg. But it has fantastic landscapes, bird and plant life which in my opinion makes up for it.

For more info on the Eco Trail see http://www.sanparks.org/parks/marakele/ ... _trail.php

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Thanks Luke, that helps a lot.

Senyetse

But it is still very heavy on fuel. 8.6km/l constantly. Surely that's not on the open road? Thanks for the info. I'm thinking about getting a newer Hilux in the next year or two specifically for lower fuel consumption (my 2.7 gets about 7-8 km/l on the open road). Having a fast bakkie is not high o...

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So how does the 2.5 d4d compare to my pre-facelift 2.7i?

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Hey Guys,

What are your opinions on the 2.5 d4d 4x4? Good engine, fuel consumption, service & insurance costs? How does it compare to the 3.0 d4d?

Thanks

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Sorry ouens ons gaan dit nie kan maak nie, ek moet werk

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Maar geniet dit en neem klomp fotos!

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Cool klink lekker, sien julle almal volgende naaweek.

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Get some heavy duty OME springs installed, won't have that problems again.

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Soek die agterpaaie, en verkieslik die wat nie baie gery word nie, daar is die mooiste landskap weg gesteek. Hoor hoor! Ons het die Desember grondpaaie deur die Overberg en Klein Karoo gery. Dit was nou lekker! Met die laast vakansie het ons geleer ons vat te veel goed saam. Het dieselfde geleer di...

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Landline number for Toyo 011 955 6350

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Bloues - Solly and family
OOOOMS - Mark and family
Danman - Danie en Family,
- Armand en Family in hulle Tuna(my "heavy") moontlike newbie
- Groot Daan in sy Eishsjoesjoe(as dit reg is met die ander clublede)
Senyetse - Charles, SWAMBO Louise and daughter Kaitlyn (7 y.o.)

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Apparently several guys are very happy with snomaster, sespecially their after sales service.

How do these fridges cope in the heat? I've got an absorption freezeer that works excellent below about 25 C but it becomes a warm fridge in 30 plus temps.

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Nice bakkie and good choice. Damn right you can't even compare a Tata to a Hilux! I'd rather buy a 20 year old Hilux than a brand new Tata! The Hilux will still be going long after the Tata's kaput.

Agree with the dual battery wiring in the load wiring, you should tidy that up a bit.

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I'm just saying be very careful of spraying insecticides around the home. Some of these things are pretty harmful to your health, a lot worse than a spider bite over the long term, not just while spraying but for some time after spraying, the insecticdes tend to linger for some time before they brea...

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Just be careful of spraying pesticides all over the place. Some can cause cancer. You could also be killing a lot of beneficial insects and possibly birds, frogs and lizards and other wildlife that eat spiders, cockroaches etc. Work with nature not against it :).

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177 000 op die klok en volgende diens 180 000 en teen gemiddeld 3-5km op 'n dag gebruik is dit nog lank voor daai diens.

Moet ons nie elke 10 000 km of 6 maande (whichever comes first) diens nie?

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Going to Mokala National Park near Kimberley, then onto Bontebok National Park near Swellendam, then onto De Hoop Nature Reserve near Witsand, then onto Anysberg Nature Reserve near Laingsburg and lastly to Karoo National Park near Beaufort West. Camping everywhere except Anysberg.

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My Lux has got a padlock that fits through one of holes in the wheel, prevents it from being lowered. The body of the lock comes off and the "stud" part remains on the vehicle.

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Kaspaas wrote:
Spartan wrote:
Senyetse wrote:(maar sal 'n mens nog daar kan stap?).
Net as jy vinniger as n leeu is
Dis nie nodig nie, jy moet net 'n pel saamvat wat stadiger as jy is

Ek kan vinninger as my vrou hardloop!

Maar wat as daar meer as een leeu is? :wth: :D

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Karoo is een van my gunsteling parke, ons bly altyd ten minste 2 nagte as ons Kaap se kant toe gaan. Baie goeie nuus die, wilde leeus in die Karoo! Ons gaan die Desmber vier aande oorbly om die nuwe 4x4 roetes uit te probeer en baie te stap. Ongelukking gaan die leeus nog nie daar wees nie (maar sal...

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As mentioned before if there are more than two people in your family then its a double cab. If its just you and the Mrs and the kids have left the house then S/C would suffice.

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I can second that, his workshop is on Voortrekker Avenue in Kenmare a few hundred meters from Burger Box. He is highly regarded by the local guys from the Landcruiser club

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Good choice. Good luck finding a pre-facelift 2.7 DC 4x4, they are pretty rare on the market but if you persevere you'll eventually find one in good nick. If you do see one advertised you had better check it quickly, when I was looking the vehicle was already sold everytime I phoned. Depending on mi...

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The problem with most of the solutions/suggestions is that it is going to cost you a lot of money, which many at the moment do not have. Instead of doing that why not take a step back in time? How did our oumas and oupas cope when there were no fridges and geysers etc? Maybe we should look or find o...

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Had a look, both idler and pitman are worn and needed to be replaced. Bought the spares at Gemini Spares in Jo'burg for a total of about R1050 (vs about R3000 at Toyota :shock: :thumbdown: ). My brother-in-law helped me to replace them yesterday. Idler arm was qick but the pitman was stuck on there....

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OK figured it out, the clips need to be squeezed from the two opposite sides. Easy if you know how.

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The aerial is already off, it broke off, I want to take out the aerial body to fix it. With the clips still in there's no way I can get the liner off and it must be removed to get remove the aerial body. I'll try again this afternoon.

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Thanks warren. Anyone, those three clips shown by the arrows, how do they clip out. You screw out the screws and then the clips remain and still hold the liner in place. The clips are essentially screw plugs and the backs can be seen inside the engine bay. They form almost a small square tube. It lo...

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Could n't make it, we went down to Ballito for teh scholl holidays. Hopefully the next time?

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The Afrikaans one is Wegry. Same guys who do Wegsleep and Weg. Good mags!

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Yes I bought the mag yesterday. I'll also be following it closely. You can also win the vehicle at the end if you subscribe. Bonus that its a 2.7 so it is directly applicable to mine (and yours Buff).

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Unfortunately, common sense is not always, that common. Now that is the truth! :clap: Thanks guys, it is what I thought but I just needed confirmation from the "manne wat ken". I'll try out the system, I just need to organise a box for the battery and the connectors. I already have a Brad...

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Hi Guys, Can one connect a normal (not deep cycle) battery to a dual battery system for the sole purpose of having backup battery? I don't have a deep cycle yet so I'm not using the dual battery system in my Hilux at all. I'd like to take my other car's battery along on trips just as a backup and al...

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Hi Guys, The aerial on my 2.7 recently broke off and I want to remove it to see if I can fix it. I unscrewed the body but it looks like you can only remove it from below. I assume I'll have to remove the wheel arch cover to get in there om below. I tried yesterday but I could not figure how to get o...

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Welkom Otto. Sien jy bly ook in die wille weste!

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Great post

. We'll be visiting Mokala for the first time in December.

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No man, in the Northern Hemisphere nuts turn the other way, has to do with the rotation of the earth you know :roll:

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Found this video tutorial on how to replace an idler arm, very helpful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Leo2eXbCM

Senyetse

I am sure if you bought the 2 plastic bushes and the dust seal a HiQ etc could do the entire job for you.

Good idea, thanks

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Thanks for all your suggestions.

Senyetse

I bought a ball joint seperator from Midas for R 80 but it was too small :evil: I had to modify it a bit by grinding a piece out of it.

GTO, what size would you say it should be? I see one can also use a pitman puller. Which would be better?

Senyetse

Are you sure it isn't just the plastic bushes that are worn in the idler arm?

I'm going to check this weekend, will just have to make the time. Thanks.

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I haven't looked what is wrong with the pitman arm yet - any tipis on what to look for? There's a bit of play on the steering and the service report (JBs in Cape Town) says idler and pitman arms require replacing. Autozone and Midas and have the idler arms (R650 and R219 respectively) but say pitman...

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According to the last service report the idler and pitman arms on my 2000 Hilux 2.7 Raider DC 4x4 need to be replaced. Can anyone recommend spare shops in the Roodepoort/Krugersdorp area with good prices?

Thanks

Senyetse

My lux has had OME on for the last 100 000 give ot take a few 1000, still going strong. The gravel road ride is just awesome!

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Hi, waar kan ek uitvind oor die trail? Ek probeer die laaste 2 maande daar inkom(vir Julie) maar dis vol? Ek wil sommer die dag trail naby die Phalaborwa hek doen. Jy kan dit blykbaar net die vorige aand/die oggend boek. Praat jy van die Lebombo ekoroete? Die sal vir maande uitgeboek wees. I also t...

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Hi Marius

Dankie man! Hy kry so 8 km/liter.

Hy het al bietjie stof gekry maar nog nie modder nie

! Ek gaan in Julie een van die trails in die Wildtuin doen, maar ek hoor hulle is nie te moeilik nie.

Senyetse

Here's a review on car mags website:http://www.cartoday.com/content/magazin ... Raider.pdf

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Thanks, much appreciated.

Senyetse

Please let me know how it goes when you take the arm apart. What are you using to get the arm off? Apparently that's the difficult part?

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I'm also interested. GTO can you please let me know how it goes? Mine will have to be replaced some time

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My vehicle was almost taken out by a speeding Mahindra Scorpio in KTP in December. The guy was coming round the bend on my side of the road. He swerved out of the way at the last second! Don't you know speed limits are rough guidlelines, you can drive any speed you want in this country! :evil:

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Thanks Eric

Wow I must say it is lekker driving this vehicle, drives much better than my platkar! 8 ) . I took it to Honeydew Toyota and they fixed the hub quick quick, no problem.

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OK OK :lol: Taken this morning... Check the cat - probably thinking what the hell is this huge thing? http://i42.tinypic.com/211rtpk.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/2sacyfk.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/2s0h8gj.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/5duq29.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/2iihfvd.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/n...

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Thanks guys. There is one niggle, Honeydew Toyota repacked the front wheel bearings during its service and now the right front free wheel hub won't turn to lock. I gave them a call and the workshop manager said I must bring it in. Ai jai jai. I had to take my SWAMBO's Sentra back on Monday after it ...

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