Recent content by deepcrates

Hey all, so recently I’ve been noticing when i accelerate I sometimes will end up going past 10psi and getting fuel cut. I don’t run a boost T or anything like that, so I shouldn’t be going over the normal stock boost levels. Im guessing it’s potentially a wastegate issue. I’m planning on...

So a few weeks ago I started noticing a subtle bouncing at idle where the rpm’s would go up and down very subtly. Today, I hear it even more and can see the needle go up and down between 600-1000. Any idea where a good place to begin diagnosing the issue? Thanks for your help and feedback. I...

I bought some shift solenoids. Was there any filters you bought or do you clean and reuse the filters.

How long do you warm up the truck before you notice it goes back to normal? I’m wondering if my auxiliary transmission cooler is making it more difficult to warm up. I’m gonna put some cardboard in front of it to see if it helps warm things up.

Thanks Tigris! I did have the button pressed down. However, even after doing that still had the same issues. I’ll replace the ECU with my old one (traces were messed up due to the leaky caps but soldered in jumpers and seemed to have worked). I’ll see if that changes anything. I’m wondering...

Hi All, Had my kzj78 sitting for a few weeks as I was traveling for work. Came back and took it for a spin and it wouldn’t shift past 3rd. Also my gauge cluster lights kept resetting after I turn the car on each time. So I decided to get battery tested thinking it could be a battery issue...

So I went to investigate further short of having to remove my entire dash to get to it. It’s a little bulb sitting just behind the O/D off indicator. Issue is it isn’t the light for that, and has a separate bulb that turns it on and is working fine. It’s on too short of a wire to reach behind...

Just noticed this mysterious dash light. My headlights aren’t on and there’s no other thing im seeing light up. It’s just in the corner on my kzj78. Any ideas what the hell this is? Im too stupid to see what it’s for.

Looking at 97 prado and wondering since it has obd2 is it compliant for deq in oregon or any other state smog tests with deq computers? Anyone run into issues registering? I’m worried the ecus aren’t compliant and I live in an area that requires testing to reg. Have read stories the testing...

So you don’t know any tuners? I completely understand but I want to at least work with what I have as best to its ability. I could do an engine swap but either way I don’t know of any tuners knowledgeable to work on these trucks. From what I’ve read you can totally up the boost on the 1KZTE and...

I’ve been calling all the diesel shops around Oregon to see if they could tune my 1KZTE since I’ve got all the cooling sorted - I want to do start getting more power out of it and suit it for my driving. I’ve heard just upping the boost and switching to a manual pump would do it, however I...

Thank you for those tips. Is there any walk through for adjusting the valve to come on earlier? Did you have to do any tuning once changing the boost?

Stock boost at the moment (I think it’s 9 or 10 psi based on my gauge). Thinking of upping it to 12-13psi. I’ll look into wastegate. Thank you so much.

EGR removed. 3” exhaust/dump.

First time really seeing that temp for the coolant. But it was also first time having a gauge to see the exact temp. Test run with the electric fan. However EGTs we’re 100-200 degree lower than prior to FMIC. Some of my earliest trips with the car and EGT gauge id see 1200+ for short stretches...