Wtb: Toyota Surf engine

**carver** · 29th June 2009, 19:42

Originally Posted by nallac

The 3lt turbo's aren't as bad as the 2.4turbos..

I sold my 90 2.4 turbo a couple of years back for 3k...all they are worth,
had had its head done already.

so much for reliable toyota's

**nallac** · 29th June 2009, 19:49

Originally Posted by carver

so much for reliable toyota's

Yip,nissans are the most reliable Diesels...............

**Drew** · 29th June 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by carver

hmmm, i knew a dude who got a 87 2lt petrol (yeah, i know) for 2k.
auto too

i hear the 3lt turbo diesels are complete shit, and they blow heads regularly.
something to consider

3LT engine, is 2.8 liter. Reliable as all fuck, till you bolt a turbo on, (they never made them from the factory). the 5LT motor is 3litres capacity, and turbo or no, they are a great motor.

Originally Posted by nallac

The 3lt turbo's aren't as bad as the 2.4turbos..

I sold my 90 2.4 turbo a couple of years back for 3k...all they are worth,
had had its head done already.

Try get one for that now.

**carver** · 29th June 2009, 22:24

Originally Posted by Drew

3LT engine, is 2.8 liter. Reliable as all fuck, till you bolt a turbo on, (they never made them from the factory). the 5LT motor is 3litres capacity, and turbo or no, they are a great motor.
Try get one for that now.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-224717476.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-226839875.htm

i drove one of these for a bit
i do believe they are a factory turbo.
they fuck out alot

**Drew** · 29th June 2009, 22:41

Originally Posted by carver

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-224717476.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-226839875.htm

i drove one of these for a bit
i do believe they are a factory turbo.
they fuck out alot

I've got a Surf, not a hiace.

The reason I'm looking for a Hiace, is the 2.4/2.8, never came with a turbo, so they dont crack heads. It is easy to stop them from cracking heads, but ya have to start with a head, free of cracks.

**carver** · 30th June 2009, 06:24

Originally Posted by Drew

I've got a Surf, not a hiace.

The reason I'm looking for a Hiace, is the 2.4/2.8, never came with a turbo, so they dont crack heads. It is easy to stop them from cracking heads, but ya have to start with a head, free of cracks.

yeah, and i was talking about toyota diesel turbo's, not surf specific ones

**xwhatsit** · 30th June 2009, 08:14

Dad bought an original Toyota Surf (the boxy old shape) almost new out of Japan when I was in primary school. It was a turbo diesel something-or-other --- boy, it were fancy though. Sunroof, fancy electric boot-window, those gauges on top of the dashboard which showed you how far you were away from falling over... right neat it was.

He fit some flash gas shocks to it and we went everywhere, towing boats and racetrucks and going down forestry roads and 4WDing. When we went up Ruapehu I couldn't keep my eyes off the altitude gauge (what the point of it was I don't know, but it was cool nonetheless).

So yeah, if somebody's got an original Toyota Surf turbo diesel that's shit itself, that's probably our old family cage... it was raped pretty thoroughly.