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What's the general consensus on where to stop on upgrades to the 1KZ, so far I'm at 10 blade fan, EGR delete, FMIC, pyrometer gauges, exhaust, next is boost controller, is upgrading the turbo something people do? What is the end point from the performance point of view?

Our winter has been so lack luster, I'm East oh Phoenix, today it hit 84*, I don't remember a day this winter where it was below 50* even at night. Beautiful drive.

I bought a 1993 1KZ-TE Prado maybe 6 months ago, so far I've had a blast with the vehicle. I am by no means mechanically inclined, but I have done a good amount to it. When i bought it the injection pump was leaking at the rotor head, so I had the whole pump rebuild by a shop out of Portland...

After thinking about it, I’m sure I can handle the butterfly job without removing the whole assembly, the heads are 6mm, but they started stripping after a good amount of pressure. Ultimately I’m just gonna leave it on for now and work around it. Not worth the head ache of wrecking those...

How would I go about taking these studs out? While doing my EGR delete, the nut came off the stud, but the double sided stud is being... difficult. Pictures attached. Thanks for your time

How much do these run out here in the US (not in need, just for potential future reference.... Knock on wood)

Hey all, I'm looking to start a thread for ease of access to links for upgrades for our 1KZ friends, as alot of things can be pretty difficult to find in NA, I appreciate any helpful additions contributed. (ie. 10-blade fans, unichip, turbo, gauges, EGR delete kits, A-pillar gauge cluster...

I had absolutely no other mechanical issues other than a very slow diesel leak on the injection pump at the junction of the rotor head and the actual pump, it may have started a bit slower? But I noticed the leak very shortly after buying the car so I wouldn’t know if it was abnormally long...

Hello! Unsure if you have sold this yet, but I was just inquiring to see if you still had those 3rd row seats? I just bought a '93 KZJ78 here in AZ, and am searching to find a set of them, thanks! Good luck with the sale if you haven't found a buyer yet, the truck sounds GREAT and I plan to get...

Hello, hope you’re still active! I have a 1KZ leaking from what seems like the same spot, (picture attached) is this the area you’re talking about? My shop wants to send the whole pump to get rebuilt but I’d like to try this approach first. Thanks for any advice!

I’m 95% sure this is where my shop is wanting to send it, I have found a new OEM one online for $2100 which would be about the cost of it being rebuilt so I’m trying to figure out which I want to do

It’s leaking from the area circled, from what I can tell there isn’t a gasket or seal in this spot, I’ve watched a few videos on them, but again I’m not expert, I think the rear facing spot is the rotor head.

1KZ-TE diesel leak from injection pump, my shop in AZ wants to send it out to get rebuilt, will be +/- 2k, has anyone rocked non OEM/Rebuilt injection pumps and how did it go? If you rocked non OEM where did you purchase from? Realistically I do not have the experience to rebuild this myself so...

Not relevant to this thread, but what other info does carvx give? I'm looking to get a report but want to make sure it'll have all the information I'm looking for before I pay for it. One of the things I'd really like to figure out is previous registration / license plate, as I'd like to get a...

I recently bought a KZJ78, and didn't get a whole lot of the information about the import and history from the seller, I've looked around and found the website carvx.jp, does anyone have any experience with this? I'd really just like a glimpse into the history of the vehicle and to keep the...