Went into the garage the other day after I had driven the truck around town a bit and thought it smelled like diesel. A quick look under the truck revealed some fluid was dripping on the front axle housing. Further investigation under the hood and it seems to be diesel dripping from the injection pump. This only happens when running and I haven't noticed any performance issues. It's not leaking terribly - maybe a drip or two per minute. It's hard to tell where it is leaking from - the whole bottom portion of the pump seems wet and I just get the occasional drip off the bottom. This leads me to believe though that it's probably not just a fuel line but one of the seals of the pump itself.
I've read some of the horror stories on here regarding the rarity of these pumps which are unique to the 1PZ. I guess I'm just looking for input from anybody who has dealt with this. Is there anything that could be an easy fix to check first? Are there seal kits available such that a local shop would be able to get the parts to rebuild it? I remember reading about someone on here needing to send theirs to Japan for rebuild and some absurd costs associated with these pumps.
Finally, I recall someone on the classifieds selling several rebuilt PZ injection pumps several months ago for like $650 or so. I remember it because I strongly considered buying one for a spare but figured it was unlikely to happen to me... figures. Anyway, I couldn't find that post... Are you still out there???
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I've read some of the horror stories on here regarding the rarity of these pumps which are unique to the 1PZ. I guess I'm just looking for input from anybody who has dealt with this. Is there anything that could be an easy fix to check first? Are there seal kits available such that a local shop would be able to get the parts to rebuild it? I remember reading about someone on here needing to send theirs to Japan for rebuild and some absurd costs associated with these pumps.
Finally, I recall someone on the classifieds selling several rebuilt PZ injection pumps several months ago for like $650 or so. I remember it because I strongly considered buying one for a spare but figured it was unlikely to happen to me... figures. Anyway, I couldn't find that post... Are you still out there???
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