I was allowing the actual rebuild into the 12-15hrs labour. So if you include the R50 then out of 9 vehicles 3 have failed & one of those with really good Kms on it, so that could be put as a 25<30% chance of failure. TBH if he'd said 6K Id be 90% sold, or if it was a dealer that wasn't selling "As ...

Not driven it yet, maybe Monday, but been goggling a bit more,,, The Pump rebuild seal kit is just $35nzd+p&p on ebay, another post on here suggested that the electronic module possibly doesn't need to be changed and costs $1100<1500, so that's $1355-955 labour, about 12-15hrs so sounds about right ...

Just read a post o here about the pumps which seemed to say that almost half of the pump recon cost is the electronic controller, if they fail on the seals then why not just have the mechanical part / seals refurbished? A few years back the bro in laws 89 diesel Laurel pump failed an seem to ...

Thanks for the reply, Any way of testing the fuel pump, can they be pressure tested etc? When we traded our old Terrano the mech who inspected it asked if wed had the fuel pump done & was surprised not at 280'ks, guess this is the same unit. My concern with paying $7k for it is to me that's dealer ...

Hi all, My Neighbour mentioned the other day he is selling his wifes truck / jet boat tow vehicle, Im wondering if this would be a worth while purchase? I'd be using it as my work hack, 55k each way 4x a week, all open road driving, some shingle, some back road mostly highway, other than this just ...

Im weighing up Hankook, Goodyear Wranglers or GT radial AT's for my 06 Paj,

all about the same price, any thoughts?, was told ringing round that GY's dont wear well?

Looking for a nudge bar for a NP 00<06 pajero, cant find a new one at a reasonable price, anyone know of one thats for sale?

Cheers.

So im pretty close to buying an 03 3.2d auto on 208'ks, from a mitsi dealer, asked them about the cam chain & that I'd heard the chain guides need replacing every 60<80'ks, they laughed it off saying they have heard this said but never changed any guides, is it a myth or an actual service ...

Cheers, spoke to the local Toyota dealers today, they said just that, they all do it, its not uncommon. The only ways to tell if there is an issue is to either clean it & see how long it takes to build back up (not an option with a purchase) or do a compression leak-down test, also removing the ...

thanks for the input, could get it looked at by the local Toyota dealer.

guess this is the thing with buying private, nothings been wiped clean & sprayed with silicon to look new!!

Cheers for that, sounds easy, thought most engines made a right mess if you start them with the filler cap off, or do you mean just loosen it off?

Assume if there is oil in the turbo pipes then its one to avoid yeah?

This is a truck I looked at to buy, just had an oil change, looks like its been doing it for a while, wouldn't know if it uses oil & can only really take it for a 10 min drive. so where is this breather pipe so if I go for another look I can check it, should I check at idle or when revving or both ...

Cheers for the replys,

So I dont know much about these motors, which pipe would be the breather & whats a PCV valve, is that what tweake meant about the turbo leak?

So if its the turbo leaking oil is it a big job to repair, like wise if its the breather does that mean the piston rings could be worn?

Had a look at a prado over the weekend an it had quite a bit of oil/diesel residue around the throttle / intake control valve assembly, looked almost like it was coming from where the 90' rubber hose joins the side inter-cooler, is this a sign of anything?

Had a look at a 96 Prado today, just wondered about the running temp, took it for a short drive out of town & it was sitting just under half on the gauge, I was just about able to put my hand on the top hose out of the radiator but it was very hot, is this normal? My terrano runs about 1/4 on the ...

Thanks for that, yours an auto?, heard there ok for towing so long as you dont use O/D but might fit a trans cooler if I get it. Would be a weekend tow wagon, boat, or horses and this time of year ski feild roads will be on the cards so wont need the ball joints to fail! I aggree they are a ...

Hi, Im looking at a 96 prado tx 3.0 tdi on sunday and wondered outside of the usual checks when buying a car is there anything to look for, I know about the problems they can have with heads & radiators but is that it? its on 203'ks, cambelt is done, imported but think the K's since are genuine, the ...

Thats what I thought, no wonder there so cheap, who could afford to run one at 15/100 min!

Planned to buy diesel but the 3.5s caught my eye as they are cheap, then I read about the GDI problems so that canned that, just wondered about the 3.8s but thats a no go if they slurp like that.

Do the later 05 3.8ltr petrol pajeros have the same fuel system issues that the earlier NM model GDI's did, or any issues of there own for that matter?

Also read somewhere they only do about 15l/100ks, surely not unless thats a towing figure?

Do the later 05 3.8ltr petrol pajeros have the same fuel system issues that the earlier NM model GDI's did, or any issues of there own for that matter?

Also read somewhere they only do about 15l/100ks, surely not unless thats a towing figure?

Seriously, no one has any opinions or thoughts on this?

Also thought about a petrol model but heard about the GDI's having probs with the fuel system so they are best avoided yeah?

Found this review on an Oz caravan forum, same age & close k's, well written an reads that they are a great truck, but then they havent had any probs with theirs,,

http://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15738

Hi, Im considering looking at a Pajero and wondered if there are any specific things to look for or avoid on these? its a 2000 3.2tdi auto, import on 190'ks. Im replacing a 95 terrano td27 manual as we want a bigger truck, more power & the k's are getting high. Will mainly be used for towing horses ...

Well, finally getting to the bottom of this,, What you guys call the Fan resistor, is actually the power control module, on non climate control (auto speed) models there is a heater fan resistor, which fits next to the fan and is $56 new, but not on climate models. BUT,, in the trade the power ...

The links on the first post still work,,, but,,, I cant actually open or save or view any of the PDF's, what am I missing?

if its had any welding or crash repairs done they may ask for an engineers inspection, especially if its of a structual nature.

Check, leaking hoses on steering, all bushes and boots + would be worth getting a brake check done first if you can get it to a Wof station.

Round an round and round I go but still my heater fan will not go!! went to pick up my "Heater fan resistor" today, not what you guys where talking about, the part kindly shown in the photo is a "power control module, list price $260trade, only 1 in Nz, stocked in Auckland" where the heater fan ...

If i had torrets now would be a prefect time to use it, been on the phone to the local nissan dealer this aft, new resisior $52+gst second hand 3 dealers quoted $125 best I could get was $70+ postage. its on an over night order so not 100% it the right part but the guy knew where it was mounted ...

Prob limited to d22 price wise, so it reads like any would be ok apart from the 2.5L YD25DDTi or the 3.0L ZD30DDT.

Reading enough bad reports of toyotas to give me no reason to think there any better