My "internet research" I found the least engine problems reported with Rodeo and Triton and most engine problems with Navara and Hilux....but then you will also notice that the Navara and Hilux are by far the most common on the road and lots of owners say they have never had a problem with them ...

Not sure if you can generalise, manufacturers make many tweaks to engines and vehicles, so making a judgement on a motor based on an older model may not relevant. I'd probably search forums for problems with rodeo's. There is always a bad story about any motor, theres driving a motor hard and theres ...

If your injector pump is leaking, then the diesel can spray down to the rear drums contaminating the shoes on one side, thats what happened to my toyoace. I tried cleaning and sanding the surface but no improvement, in the end i swapped one of the contaminated shoes to the otherside to make them ...

google A frame hut, north range road, and f just want to play the ashurst domain is good for a skid That would be The Ashhurst river bed not the domain, and not up the banks by the car park as you go in like some tossers do. Yeah, access down by the bridge, haD a great time in my series 2 down ...

yep don't take much for a brain fade.....still getting over my jeep rolling over me out on the river earlier this year....... A guy I knew did this, yanking on a bolt under the car, the jack collapsed sideways leaving the car on him, breaking his arm. He screamed out to his girl friend, she came ...

I always feel the 2a is more classic than the 3, its the full metal dash and the wipers where you turn that weird looking switch on the actual wiper motor, no faux modern plastic dash on a 2a! ha ha ha

Plenty of 2WD buggy's running on beaches all round the country. Sands all about power to weight, and flotation. As crash said - widest tyres you can fit, road patterns are fine or AT, pick the right gear and keep the jandle down. Hmmm, there are lots of sets of standards wheels and tyres on trademe ...

I see there are a few chips on trade me, ranging from $695 to $2000 that appear to add in some extra fuel for a boost in torque. The magnum and original tuning box caught my eye but maybe there are others? Very interested to hear of peoples experiences with these buy them off ebay in the UK ...

i reckon you will get a pretty good one for that sort of money. The nissan boys here know their stuff and seem to give sensible advice. the 2.7 litre seems to enjoy a good reputation. The key will be to get one that hasn't done much beach work/boat launching, and has a good service history. take ...

A good thrashing can do wonders esp. in a vehicle that gets nursed everywhere. A million years ago when I was on the tools a hard run after a service made a huge difference to a lot of vehicles - diesel or petrol. Taxis and Mum cars benefited the most. You would notice a smoother idle and better ...

launcht wrote:Had a bit of a scroll through these pages trying to find info.


Also whats the biggest tyre you can get on these without lift kit?

Ring the guys from mag and turbo or similar, they often have already tried and found out what you can put on ....

Had a bit of a scroll through these pages... ...not sure bout petrol or diesel and the 2.7 3l or even 3.2?? as I am new my knowlege is very little so any help or recommendations would be good. Prob be looking between $6-8k. Once I get it id like to eventually put some nice fat shoes on it fo more ...

zukmeista wrote:Something else that may be useful:https://www.maxtrax.com.au/

Thats pretty cool, quite short, i guess you just need to get out of the hole and get moving

a good dose of brake fluid decokes a diesel quite well. How do you apply it? Rub liberally on its bottom 3 times a day? Jokes what down the air intake, in the fuel or oil? some times when you pull the pistons out of an engine burning oil, the rings are jammed stuck with carbon in the ring gaps ...

I see there are a few chips on trade me, ranging from $695 to $2000 that appear to add in some extra fuel for a boost in torque.
The magnum and original tuning box caught my eye but maybe there are others?

Very interested to hear of peoples experiences with these

Colinl wrote:An exhaust jack is a simple effective way of unstucking yourself too.

Hmm, I'll look that up

Cheers for all the reply's

probably keep a case of beer in the back too.....for when I ask for a tow from a passing 4wd!!

I have a 2wd ute, couldnt quite afford the 4wd but its got LSD and a shit pile of ground clearance. Im wanting to drive on the beach for surf casting, do you think it will do the job or just get stuck all the time. Anyone got experience doing this sort thing in 2wd, maybe with the right tyre choice ...

Is also possible that the thermostat is stuffed and stuck shut. that will make the engine overheat. is the bottom tank of the rad hot or cold? if cold, no water circ, points to thermostat. if hot. see previous thread replies........ Old thread but for anyone else thats reads it, This is good advice ...

I've heard of people installing a 2nd fuel filter after the main one with the water alarm in it to give you more time to kill the motor if it detects water. Not sure on EGR block mods for those motors but are pretty common for the Nissan diesels. Another recent thread on here is to install a water ...

After a shit ton of internet searching and looking through trademe I made a desicion and bought a 4D56 2008 Triton. Its done 150,000 kays. Was going to change engine oil and filter this weekend, any other suggestions for maintenance? This is my first common rail diesel. If there are any common ...

My old man has a dx navara and had a good run, hes put manual hubs on it to make it better on fuel and less wear etc Not sure what returns he gets on fuel but the ranger auto with 31s i get 600km to about 80buks of diesel Thats sounds okay. About what you'd expect ay? I notice there is a v6 petrol ...

Colorados are a pretty good truck I have a 08 ranger auto, absolutly love it, for me it was between a ranger or colorado and i couldnt find a auto in my price range with colorado. Have a few mates with both and are all love them Mates with hilux spend a fear bit of money on injecotrs and electrical ...

you may want to elaborate more, like an indicative price range 2wd/4wd single or double or inbetween cab. the inlaws ran a heap of those rodeos in there fleet and they're not bad but I do have a mate with a d21/22 navara that makes them all look sick, Thanks for your reply, I'd like to keep it ...

Hey, apologies if this has been discussed to death, Im looking for a Diesel ute, I have driven a few D4D hiluxes but in my price range they are very rattely (my old 88 toyoace with 300+ km sounded like a kitten compared with these D4D's with 200 km) So Im really put off them because of the high cost ...