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what do the auto tranny oil / fluid in the engine oil .. ?
1HD-T burning oil with low km's??
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crushers
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it is a detergent and cleans out the oil passages and the oil rings ...
Agreed....traffic here is bad but not THAT bad. Low kms means it has sat or the odometer has been tampered with. De-registration for export makes it easy for the unscrupulous to do anything they want. It's impossible to do it on a registered car as mileage is tied in to the registration.
Owning a BIG vehicle like our 80's is a fairly expensive proposition but like the traffic ...it's not all that bad. Shaken is yearly as most 80 owners have their trucks registered as commercial vehicles and that's about $800. The commercial vehicle status means cheap car tax (yearly) of around $200 as opposed to $550 or more for a non commercial plate. The great equalizer here in Japan is insurance is cheap. I pay about $300 a year. Diesel is priced comparable to Canada. So, it's not all that bad...maybe about $300~$500 more a year than driving an 80 in Canada.
Shaken for the most part is a scam. Most of the cost is tax. Yes, it is somewhat strict in terms of allowing modifications but it's pretty liberal with our style of mods like lifts, suspension work, bumpers and other offroad gear. It's like the old style government vehicle inspections we had back in BC in the '70s. The only things I have to change out for the test are my 315 MT tires which stick out a few cms, headlights and taillights because aftermarket LEDs are a no-no and my back seat which has to have a welded bracket swapped in because a commercial vehicle can't have a reclining second row of seats. Other than that though...no issues.
Oh, and to the OP.... Any 80 with only 86,000kms is going to be high bucks. I don't think I'd ever buy one as I know the thing has sat too much. As mentioned above it's a little harder to fudge until it's been de-registered. As for smoke...... They ALL do it, some worse than others but out on a trail with our group of 20 or so diesels... we leave the forest animals with a nice blue-white haze to remember us by when we leave.
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crushers
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i have purchased a number of ultra low km vehicles from Japan over the last decade, actually most of my imports were very low km.
never had an issue with seals, undue smoke, or any of the other fear mongering that goes on by those that are selling the higher km units. it comes down to who does the inspection, what paperwork is with the vehicle and looking for obvious signs of neglect or tampering.
if the vehicle is like new inside with low km then that shows an owner that cared about the vehicle.
if the vehicle has stains, heavy smoked in, tears with low km then, to me, that is a vehicle owned by someone that doesn't care about it. missed oil changes are possible so i pass on those unless i am buying a parts vehicle.
higher km, clean inside then i feel comfortable buying it.
as for "the japanese must change out the engine" or "they are not allowed to own a vehicle over 150K" bull**** statement used by the used engine sellers, i have seen personal vehicles in Japan with over 500,000 km on them and still in decent shape compared to canada.
of course there is a LOT of crap vehicles at auction, lots of roll back vehicles so care must be taken.
carry on.
never had an issue with seals, undue smoke, or any of the other fear mongering that goes on by those that are selling the higher km units. it comes down to who does the inspection, what paperwork is with the vehicle and looking for obvious signs of neglect or tampering.
if the vehicle is like new inside with low km then that shows an owner that cared about the vehicle.
if the vehicle has stains, heavy smoked in, tears with low km then, to me, that is a vehicle owned by someone that doesn't care about it. missed oil changes are possible so i pass on those unless i am buying a parts vehicle.
higher km, clean inside then i feel comfortable buying it.
as for "the japanese must change out the engine" or "they are not allowed to own a vehicle over 150K" bull**** statement used by the used engine sellers, i have seen personal vehicles in Japan with over 500,000 km on them and still in decent shape compared to canada.
of course there is a LOT of crap vehicles at auction, lots of roll back vehicles so care must be taken.
carry on.
And were still talking about the 1hdt too right. I'd have to agree low or high km seems a non smoking motor is far and few between, no matter how good of an importer one is.
crushers
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we are talking oil consumpion ... at least i thought this is want the thread was about.
smoking, the HDT can smoke a wee bit at start up, depending on the temp outside and under heavy throttle.
smoking, the HDT can smoke a wee bit at start up, depending on the temp outside and under heavy throttle.
Ya...the "not allowed" part is certainly bull**** but non cruiser vehicles with 150k on them is pretty rare. That said...cruiserheads are unique....half of the guys in our group are well into 300Kkms and a few in the 400K club and one 1HDFT just rolled 500K. All are nice trucks.
crushers
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i saw a 1991 Pajero with over 500,000 on it at auction ... one of my other favorite vehicles. i was ... amazed.
All the non-cruiser vehicles with more than 150,000km on them (used to be the majority) have been sucked up by poorer countries.
@Crushers
Haha..there's a guy in my neighborhood with an old Pajero.... I struck up a conversation with him in the supermarket parking lot a while back and said he had 390,000 trouble free kms on the 2.5 DT. No real engine work other than regular maintenance....smoked a bit but still chugging away.
Haha..there's a guy in my neighborhood with an old Pajero.... I struck up a conversation with him in the supermarket parking lot a while back and said he had 390,000 trouble free kms on the 2.5 DT. No real engine work other than regular maintenance....smoked a bit but still chugging away.
True that...
When I lived up on the west coast of Hokkaido we used to go down to the docks and watch the Russians loading crap cars on the decks of their little 50 and 60 ft rust bucket fishing boats to take over to Vladivostock. Totally unsafe to the point of comical. The last two vehicles I let go went to Pakistan...
I like that though...it's real world "eco". 
crushers
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4 door hilux trucks in poor shape demand a fortune at auction.
some people dislike the little 2.5 mits diesel but i had ZERO issues with that engine when i was selling the pajero and the Delica, unlike that POS 2.4 toyota diesel.
there was one young kid that bought a Delica from me and had me install a hitch. i warned him about tow ratings etc. well, we installed Propane injection and off he went. a couple years later he shows up at my door with an old uhaul trailer in tow cause the hitch and propane tank mount was "tilted".
turns out he had loaded all the heavy stuff to the front of the trail and after numerous trips from PEI to Vancouver (he had some band he played in) the bouncing had ripped the mounts out of the sheet metal.
we couldn't lift the tongue off the hitch, we needed to repack the trailer. that little 2.5 never missed a beat.
tangent over, back to your regular programming.
some people dislike the little 2.5 mits diesel but i had ZERO issues with that engine when i was selling the pajero and the Delica, unlike that POS 2.4 toyota diesel.
there was one young kid that bought a Delica from me and had me install a hitch. i warned him about tow ratings etc. well, we installed Propane injection and off he went. a couple years later he shows up at my door with an old uhaul trailer in tow cause the hitch and propane tank mount was "tilted".
turns out he had loaded all the heavy stuff to the front of the trail and after numerous trips from PEI to Vancouver (he had some band he played in) the bouncing had ripped the mounts out of the sheet metal.
we couldn't lift the tongue off the hitch, we needed to repack the trailer. that little 2.5 never missed a beat.
tangent over, back to your regular programming.
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Well, I just got the call from my compression test.
It was over the phone and I am at work so I cant remember all the numbers right now, but max pressure was 470 and lowest pressure was 460, so I can breath easy. Crisis averted. Must be a small leak in turbo seals or something. who knows... I don't care any more, just relieved its not my rings!
Woot!
It was over the phone and I am at work so I cant remember all the numbers right now, but max pressure was 470 and lowest pressure was 460, so I can breath easy. Crisis averted. Must be a small leak in turbo seals or something. who knows... I don't care any more, just relieved its not my rings!
Woot!
crushers
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considering the compression should be about 525, all cyl are low.
was this a hot test or cold test?
was this a hot test or cold test?
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I don't know specifics. But the shop has a incredible reputation for diesel cruisers, and they said using the test they did, maximum pressure is around 490, so 20 pounds out is not something I am worried about
crushers
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you are correct, i was thinking 1HZ/1PZ compression
470 from 498 is nothing.
470 from 498 is nothing.
Curious if you still have the cruiser and if you ever figured out your oil loss issue? Low KM 1hd-t here with similar issue.
Do you know for sure the klms are correct?
