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On fair go now ! Modern Diesel failuires

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:33 pm
by Jerry
common rail diesel problems with our fuel ...

http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/s2011-e36-video-4474729

Re: On fair go now ! Modern Diesel failuires

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:48 pm
by mudlva
kricky 20k to get your motor going again

lot to be said about my trusty olb sb chev :D

Re: On fair go now ! Modern Diesel failuires

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:14 pm
by Cameron
fuel quality in nz make me cringe so much. modern diesels need far better qualiy stuff than the slurry of fail that we have to have. probably not as bad as many countries but, shit.

Re: On fair go now ! Modern Diesel failuires

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:46 am
by tweake
nothing to new. they had one about hiluxs on a while back.
water in fuel = big repair bills.
worse thing is when injectors stick open and melt holes in piston.

the catch here is fuel filters only catches free water not emulsified water. sometimes they add additives to fuel to break up the water. unfortunately that can make water get past the filter.

now who wants to buy a cheap 2nd hand common rail diesel ?

Re: On fair go now ! Modern Diesel failuires

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:41 am
by SamLogan
my gf's cousin used to work at toyota before he went overseas and they did a hilux down here that had water in the fuel. That was over 14k for the repairs. The common rail pumps alone are about 7k apparently for the 1kd.

Sam

Re: On fair go now ! Modern Diesel failuires

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:54 pm
by DDAN
I work at a hunting lodge and we have 6 hiluxs this kinda thing happens all the time, just about every week one is away getting fixed, I see there is a few guys that rip the common rail of and go back to the manuel fuel pump.