Recent content by adrianr

Welcome back. I really like the Surfs and that looks well in blue!

Cheers Stuart. That look really well. I've always liked the barn door models.

Welcome Stuart. Sounds like you have a great truck. We all love pictures if you have any you can post?

Welcome! Would love to see some photos of your 75.

Replaced engine oil and fitted an OEM Toyota oil filter, new sump plug. Been about 5100 miles since last oil and filter. Fitted the Falken Wildpeak tyres. Vacced inside, washed outside.

something is putting it into limp mode. black smoke means to much fuel and not enough air so it is pointing to a fault with or around the turbo. if the vanes are sticky it can go into limp mode from overboost or underboost. i had that a lot on one of my VW Golf's with a variable vane turbo...

Is the turbo spinning up? Is it a later model with the variable vanes in the turbo and if so are all the vaccuum lines plumbed in etc?

Welcome. Nice truck and great pics!

Finally got some new rubber. just need one more tyre for the spare now. Found a guy who had bought 4 x Falken Wildpeak AT3WA 275/65 R18 (that I was after) for his Discovery and decided after fitting and before driving they did not look meaty enough and he removed them from the rims. So i...