Tech Thread - Toyota Hilux...D4D and all older models.

[sundaemon]

WTK Anyone ever experience noise coming from their side mirrors when the wind is high and you driving over 140km/h with the 3.0l?

yip i get the same thing... i have the 2.5L...

me 3 - anyone with a fix for this? It is kinda annoying at times.

[sweeks]

WTK Anyone ever experience noise coming from their side mirrors when the wind is high and you driving over 140km/h with the 3.0l?

yip i get the same thing... i have the 2.5L...

me 3 - anyone with a fix for this? It is kinda annoying at times.

Slow down??

Driving a 4x4 over 120km/h shoud be the exception rather than the norm.

[*Phoenix*]

My brother has the same thing happen with his 3.0 Auto when on the highway.. Wind noise.. Very Bad. I never had it with the 2.5 tho.

Passenger side Mirror tho.

[Bluemachine34]

I have the 3.0 Auto and never experienced that noise...then again my windows always up

[*Phoenix*]

His windows are always up too.. Its weird.. I though it was just His... Perhaps i was wrong..

[lighthammer]

Maybe the noise has to do with the aerodynamics of the truck - esp. if it appears only at a certain speed. Does your truck have the front bull-bars? Any hood scoop or bug-deflector?

There isn't much you can do for wind noise besides alter the body-shape by attaching something, anything to deflect the wind.

[Bluemachine34]

Maybe the noise has to do with the aerodynamics of the truck - esp. if it appears only at a certain speed. Does your truck have the front bull-bars? Any hood scoop or bug-deflector?

There isn't much you can do for wind noise besides alter the body-shape by attaching something, anything to deflect the wind.

Lighthammer I guess u made a good point.

Probably its the added accessories in front of the vehicle that could be changing the wind dynamics of the vehicle.

All I have on mines is the hood scoop that came with the vehicle and I never heard that noise.

[CRAZYHORSE]

Hi guys I bought a lovely set of HID lights in Thailand high and low beams US 300 for the set. Since the Hilux are all assembeled in Thailand ther is a lot of after market mods sold their you all should visit the Thai web. I ma looking into bringing in 4X4 mods for offroad 4X4 very inexpensive along with Zulex brand of audo equipment. First shipment next year . I am still negotiating a good price wholesale so you all can get it at a resonable cost. Lost of good stuff for all Thailand built 4X4 Mazda,Navara,Colorado,Triton,Ford just to name a few

[*Phoenix*]

Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)

[badart]

VSC is da bomb..helped me from fishin tailin a time wit the hilux..took a corner too hard..all i knw is tht i heard a some beeping n the vsc light came on..tht was cool lol

[Sabot]

This thread is unusually quiet; are the toyotas that problem free?

[sweeks]

Isn't that the reason we love the Hilux ?.. reliable, durable and problem free.

[Bluemachine34]

for real

[lighthammer]

Hilux - tough, rugged, reliable.

Vehicle of choice for the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse.



Comes with free emergency zombie attack kit:

[badart]

in the movie district 9 they had some sweet lookin hilux

[lighthammer]

^^ Same hilux as the concept model I posted.

You mean these hiluxes?

[lighthammer]

I'm beginning to wonder if the .50cal machine gun is gonna come standard on the 2012 'lux...


Twins!!!








Flexin'

[badart]

yea those hiluxes nice pics man esp the twins

[rottedv]

Anyone went to the open house yesterday... I got a deal on the 4x2 2.5TD hilux double cab hi spec...Was going for 174k I think and I got it for 168k with the first two service free...What you guys think?

[lighthammer]

^^ that's a pretty good deal.
You got the quotation?

[rottedv]

I paid down for it one time.. They understood that it was a saturday and any amount of downpayment to hold the vehicle was suffcient....I will call the rep tomorrow to get the quote...Y?

[sweeks]

How much was the 3.0 going for?

[rottedv]

I think it was 245K but before discount I think.....but maybe someone could confirm...

[lighthammer]

3.0 Auto 4x4 usually goes for $268K
3.0 Manual 4x4 usually goes for $226K.


I'm guessing these are marked up prices and these toyota sales-days have the more realistic prices for the hiluxes.

[oberon]

Guys I just started having a problem with my 2.5L 4x4 4dr Hilux. The van is 9 months old and doing around 27K km. When starting from a cold engine, after a few minutes of driving the engine suddenly loses power and the engine check light comes on. Once I switch off and restart, it drives normally (restarts effortlessly too). This started last week, and has never happened in a gear higher than 3. Also it doesn't happen on every cold start, I would estimate 3 out of 5 times. No defined time after starting either. Called my sales rep, supposed to be dropping it off TTTL Barataria this week once I can run away from work. I figure is a problem with the fuel system, but the normal starting and driving after have me confused. Has anyone experienced anything similar? The problem is one thing but I would hate to be the first person to suffer this fate. Any input would be appreciated....

[badart]

^hope the problem was solved already..by chance u using any after market parts?

[sweeks]

Oberon ... have you checked the fuel filter? I would start with that? Where do you full diesel? I would also look at that.

[oberon]

It turns out it was a bad fuel situation. TTTL ran diagnostics and gave me a quote to remove and flush rail and injectors. Haven't done it yet tho. Filled a fresh tank of fuel and no more problems. I had filled at Gypsy in Couva before the problem started. Not going there again nah....Working and living in Pt Lisas that Couva Unipet had my hopes up... but like they closed for good now. Will have to go Gasparillo. PS. badart all parts still original....

[sweeks]

Oberon ... you might not need all that flush etc. That Gypsy story sounds all too familiar. If I have to, I full up at NP at St. Mary's traffic light.

Check the fuel filter to see if it needs changing. There might be some 'gunk + impurities + water' in there.

[rottedv]

So my sales rep told me that if I go anywhere outside toyota to service that i'll void the warranty but I read somewhere on this forum that if you service using only toyota parts then it shouldn't void the warranty. So which is really true? Toyota prices are wow!