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engine ecu behind glove box. open it give thesides a squeeze it will drop down and there it is!

Only been running veg in it for a week or two approx 1500 miles. I have cleaned the tank and two of the filters on the pump but as mentioned the one under the spill is near impossible to get off it is as if it is rusted in place. I can see that the pump will need to come off to remove it. I have...

Exactly as I said! I also run on veg when I have a good supply of it I buy 1000l at a time.

Turbo sounds good. Onne of the reasons I suspect gearbox is that the rad has been changed by the previous owner and i suspect it filled the trans with coolant if not cleaned out properly it will not do the gearbox any favours. This issue first started whilst running on diesel only and has only...

I have bought a pup, been sold a lemon, been stitched up, ripped off, shafted!. Which ever way you paint it I am now convinced that the auto box is buggered. The car now only needs to be shown a hill or even a slight incline will do and it reduces itself to 10mph and a faint judder. when it...

It has been suggested that the EGR could be cacked up. Anyone agree I will block it off and give it a go but I am losing faith in it and am looking for yet another Hilux to add to the collection they are easier to fix when they go wrong. I love my Collie but it's not looking promising as a keeper

Oh I see worth a look then. I didn't want to pull it all to bits for nowt and an ideal time to change the timing belt. Who sells woodruff keys then?

is it feasible or likly for the woodruff key in the injector pump pulley to snap throowing the pump timing out of kilter under load?

Its a brand new one!

You guessed it in one shayne Its common then? What guage of steel should I be using then? out with the MIG then I thought it might get a rest now I have sold both my Fourtrak's which incidentally seem to be better at towing than the Collie (unless the other issue is the cause) but with the...

I have checked the fuel system from front to back today but no joy blew the lines out with a compressor, disconnected the breather, changed the filter again but still the same. I tested the gearbox speed sensor to see if that was at fault but the resistance is ok. I also took out the ecu and had...

Is the rear axle case the same with or without diff lock?

Thanks for that Shayne little filters like that could well be cacked up after 18 years, its got to be worth a look!

Somebody out there must have had the same issue '97 3.0td power loss as if fuel starvation and throwing error code 14 (crank position sensor) I changed said sensor £90 Toyota genuine part. Changed the fuel pick up pipe (looking crusty and snapped taking tank off) £30 gen Toyota part. New fuel...

Took the tank off and the pickup pipe is corroded so a new one will arrive in the morning fingers crossed that will do the trick. I am trying to source a new axle I assume a petrol one will be ok as long as I swap the diff as I should think the ratio will be different? or if I buy a pair will it...

I am going to take the tank of in the morning and investigate the pick up pipes then work forward from there. Another issue I discovered when spraying the buts in preparation for the tank removal is that one of the top link arms from the axle to the chassis has snapped off! I will need to repair...

I was ready for putting it on ebay earlier and buying another Hilux. But it was not expensive to buy in the first place so spending a few quid on it is better than spending some serious cash on a different one and still having to spend on it. At least I know what has been replaced and don't...

could be! is it prudent to replace the lines front to back maybe? I did that on my Fourtrak which was the same vintage the issue with that was the pipe breaking up inside causing a blockage and complete stop.

After a long day keep pulling over on the motorway I have discovered a problem with the fuel system. I have found that I keep needing to prime the filter at regular intervals, apart from the fuel pick up pipe from the tank corroding (my other collie did this) is there any other common issues to...

Just a bit of lift and some tyres gives a collie some real presence my old one was spotted all over the place but the new (to me) standard one just disappears into the crowd un noticed. Seeing a direct comparison makes you realise what a difference a bit of lift makes.

I might baint the bottom half of mine black to match the top! they look much better IMO

I see said the blind man I will give it a try! is it easy to get to? any pics?

Buy it there are loads selling it on the bay

Oh that will be the egr inlet I suppose! please correct me if I'm wrong.

How big of a job is the waste gate mod then? will that give much more power? I have blanked off the egr already. After looking at the intercooler mod I saw a photo of the inlet manifold there are two butterfly valves what is the small one then? Dave

I do around 600 miles a week average and use wvo at 40p a litre the equivelent of about 60mpg in cash terms, I'm happy enough with that

A return to error 14 with different symptoms now! Just like I am driving with the brakes on (its an auto bye the way) I am going to change the transmission fluid, it looks ok and the level is correct but it has had a new rad at some point so may have some water in it maybe. Any ideas?

fitted the new sensor and all seems ok up yo now! what an awkward job that was not easy to get to made even worse by snapping the old one doh!Got there in the end though. Timing belt, oil and filter next. At least the timing belt looks easy to do unlike thr one on the Hilux.

I was running my fourtrak on 100% veg in December to Feb no probs If it got cold and hard to start I used a tenners worth of petrol and topped up with oil no heater needed. I was paying 65p per litre at the local asian market (sunflower) then found a supplier of waste rapeseed oil filtered and...

After a little research it appears that the 100 series are a torsion bar set up at the front just like surfs and later hilux's so that rules that one out! I am sure that a company like milner wont have had this kit made especially as the demand is not really that high, so they must be off...

I took a wheel off last night and cleaned it inside and out alas no markings it does have a max load rating though oddly.

yes they will

looks good what lift is on yours apart from the tyres?

I had the 285 tyres on my old Collie R.I.P they filled the arches to about the same point with standard wheels and a 40mm body lift looked good too I want to send this one up a bit further but with suspension this time and 305s just to get the full 12.5" wide 315/75x 16 would be even better but...

that looks like a nifty bit of kit and not that easy to knock off and knacker

I have noticed that milners are selling 3" suspension lift kits for Colorados. I know that LC 80 front springs and 80 rear shockers give a 3" lift to the rear but what struts and springs will have the same effect on the front? would LC 100 parts do the job? at a guess the struts might but what...

Evening all I am trying to work out what the rim width is on my Collie (after market wheels) there is no size or offset stamped or cast into the rim. I have measured outside edge to outside edge at 9" the standard wheel measures 8". I know the standard alloy is a 7JJ so I am assuming that the...

Well I have done it been to see Mr T today and ordered a crank position sensor. I have also spent some money at Milners, The shopping list: 1 crank sensor 2 timing belt 3 filter 4 new crank for my Hilux 5 big end, and main bearing shells and thrust washers 6 full belt kit 7 new clutch 8 finally...

I will give that a try at £90 its an expensive part if it isnt the problem. Cheers Dave

Aha good idea! cheers

How have you got the wires inside the car? at a guess you have drilled the roof gulp!

I have replaced the fuel filter and blown the fuel line through with a good powerfull air line. The problem was solved for about 40 miles then re occured, I checked the timing belt and everything is ok and tensioner ok so I reset the computer and all seems to be ok again for the time being. At a...

Hello every one its been a long time but I am back! Bought another Collie '97 R 144k miles in Black and VX trim I love it and had forgotten how good they are. Its been running as It should for the last week then all of a sudden climeing a hill it started to lose power as if the fuel supply had...

You ca do anything if you put your mind to it!

Has anyone got a drawing for a lwb 70 chassis including dimensions? PDF file would be ok I am wondering if I could use one on my Hilux project. I love the Hilux and the 70 But I can't drive them both at the same time! I'm sure you can see where I'm going here!

Got the Hilux 2.8d crew cab just need the 120 and my life will be smoother (I had forgotten how horrible leafs are)

I am pleasedwith the pay out just gutted about the loss, just sold my Surfthe week before! now looking for a Hilux crew cab and a 120!

I have accepted their offer! the first offer of £2500 was as I expected, so I told the assessor who phoned me that I wouldn't be able to replace it like for like for that money ( i'd be a fool to take that sum). He had a look on the autotrader while I was still on the phone to him and agreed...

I do want to keep it we have owned it for ten years! It has let us down twice in that time the first when the batteries failed (and to be fair I was warned that they needed changing) and the other was on the day of a job interview when the starter contacts gave up (I got he job) the guy who...

Well they have picked up the Colly and they won't let me have it back, I can however bid for it at a salvage auction but I now don't have anything to tow it back with if I managed to buy it back! I am going to have a go though.