Recent content by robnicko

looking at the pic of the radiator cap, correct me if im wrong but its 1.3 bar, OEM is 0.9, perhaps its been building up too much pressure and something has let go somewhere, eg the oil cooler seals as stated above by Mark W?

check oil cap 1st thing in the morning before starting the car, look for white milky residue if the heater core was leaking youd likely smell it inside, wet carpet and windscreen would fog pressure test the system, easy to do...

hopefully no rust ! the water, as youre driving along gets pushed up the top of the screen between the glass & rubber channel and makes itw way around the sides and then pools at the corners eventually coming thru on the inside and dripping Mine was doing this years ago and then i had to...

the majority of the time its the non use of sealant upon installation in the actual glass to rubber channel part of the seal that causes the leaks. have a look at this video below, i had the same leak in the bottom corners on mine and since sealing the glass to rubber seal havent had any. Its...

I installed one of those Engine Guard sensors on the cyl head. I used the 'ear' that's on the intake side at the rear of the head close to #6 injector. more so for peace of mind (good album) and took for a short drive. Temps when cruising along sat at 83-84 deg C and in stop start traffic...

post pics of the cable orientation, my $ is on the cables routed wrong upon reinstallation, very easy to do when removing the throttle body etc in order to get the head removed

sounds like something has loosened off a bit check all the nuts & bolts are torqued to spec, tie rod ends, radius arms, steering box etc, everything

unbolt each end of the driveshafts one by one and feel by hand the movement of them, when bolted in place you cant feel a bad UJoint as much start with the rear and work your way forward also, a binding slipyoke can cause really bad vibes, almost like driving over speed bumps endlessly when...

Thanks Malleus maybe its an Aussie FZJ80 delivery thing, have a look at around the 11min mark, the seal lip is out

hi Malleus, I have always thought that protruding seal went the other way, ie out towards the diff centre? When I regreased my bearings on my 80 they were pointing towards the diff centre on both sides - noting Im the original owner of it so it was that way from the factory are you saying...

thick white smoke - out the exhaust or in the coolant reservoir?

Its normal on a properly sealed cooling system keep in mind that ambient temp, even on a dead cold engine the coolant will expand / contract slightly. I have noticed the same thing on mine when it hasnt been driven for a couple of days, in cold weather the top hose can be compressed easily yet...

Thought id respond here even though its an old thread and i have an 80 series I replaced the 20+ year old nitrochargers on my 80 recently with new Nitrocharger Plus and felt them to be too stiff initially. I took em out, cycled each one by hand about 5 or 6 times full extension / compression...

the bit i bolded above, sounds like a sticky throttle cable or too tightly adjusted. if you removed the throttle body can you post a pic of the cable arrangements as they may be routed incorrect? maybe try disconnecting the throttle & kickdown / cruise(if equipped) cables from the throttle...

And while there look for oil on the plug boots, it could be a leaking valve cover tube seal causing the rough running