Recent content by Gijs

Hello, I was hoping for some advice here. I live in Bolivia and I am thinking about buying RAV4. I found a RAV4 model 2008 with 43.000 miles for US$24.500, which is relatively cheap here. Now I found out why. When checking the VIN/Chassis number I found out it is a damaged car shipped in from...

Yes, Culata was the right word! But as it turns out the problem the car had wasnt caused by the culata. The radiatior and the fan weren't working properly. After having these 2 issues fixed the car is running fine again! Thx again for all your help guys!

thx for all the efforts and replies guys!

Lets try something else. When reading the description of the problem my car has (when going faster than 50 mph the engine overheats), is it likely that the heads are cracked or could this problem occur for 1001 reasons? It's a landcruiser prado 2.4 diesel turbo with the 2L-TE engine (year 1991...

i think these words come close: empaque de cabecera, junta de culata but i want to be sure

Hello, I own a 1991 LJ78 Toyota Prado with it seems the notorious 2L-TE engine. I have the same problems as many people on the forum. The engine overheats very fast. When going a bit faster than 50 miles an hour the engine overheats and I have to take my foot of the gas. Timing belt is replaced...

Very nice and thanks for sharing the pics. I live in Bolivia. How did you import the car to the US, do you have any connection with Bolivia? Saludos, Gijs

Thanks guys. According to my mecanic the engine is suppose to burn oil with these numbers, but strange enough the oil level is always fine when I change oil after 3000 miles of driving. The engine isn´t burning any oil.

Hi guys, I just did the compression test on my 2F engine, FJ40 from 1978. Numbers are as follows: 140 130 130 120 125 140 I am not looking for perfection, I just want to know if these numbers are within the ´acceptable standard´, if there is any .... I drive no more than an average of 15 miles...

Thanks for the replies guys. As I know how much labour costs in Bolivia I should rephrase the question: How much do the parts costs in the US for adding: 1) P/S 2) Disk brakes Thanks again, Gijs

Buenas noches, 2 questions from Bolivia. I am thinking of adding power steering and disk brakes to my 1978 FJ40. I want a mechanic to do all the work and buy the parts for me as I don't know anything about mechanics. I was told by a mechanic here in Bolivia that adding power steering would...

Yes it seems I am using too much gasoline. I guess to correct that problem it is a matter of fine tuning the carburetter. I had a mechanice working on the carburetter a week ago because imo my cruiser didn't have enough speed/power. Before that the oil didnt't get black so fast, nor was the...

Thanks! Plugs seem alright. Will have the car checked by a mechanic tomorrow. What is a PCV valve?

Hello, I just changed oil and filter a few days ago and took my FJ40 cruiser for a drive into the mountains this weekend. When I checked the oil today the color was quite black, after only like 300 miles of driving. I did ask a lot of my engine (2F) while driving in the mountains but is this...

I went from 8 to 12 MPG after cleaning the tank, changing cables and bougies. FJ40, original 2F engine.