bsweaty
SILVER Star
Hey all,
Long time reader, first time posting. Thanks for taking the time to read through and weigh in.
Not too long again I purchased a 1992 Hilux Surf LN130 (2LTE) auto trans and am located in Idaho, US. It's overall in great shape. Low miles, body is solid, but obvious has sat, considering it is 30 years old and has 80k miles. I am fairly mechanically inclined and have been checking off minor problems with this thing as I've gone forward. It's been fun. Until today.
After climbing a hill, stopped. Bubbles in the overflow chamber. White smoke from just behind the motor. Likely a cracked head with how these motors go. Started to develop a slight knock on the way home, white smoke didn't stop. BUMMER.
Anyway, nothing I can do now. My options are:
1. New (improved) head, fix it the way it is. Roughly $2500 in parts. Maybe swap out the electronic injection pump for a mechanical one in the process.
2. Dump the 97hp 2LT-E motor and drop in the 135hp 1KZT-E motor AND upgrade the trans to a manual. $5k in parts.
Other options? Cummins R2.8 would be awesome, just incredibly expensive and would probably be a lot for the stock auto trans. 4BT would be amazing, not sure if it would fit / be too heavy for a hilux surf.
Any way, what would you do?
Cheers.
Long time reader, first time posting. Thanks for taking the time to read through and weigh in.
Not too long again I purchased a 1992 Hilux Surf LN130 (2LTE) auto trans and am located in Idaho, US. It's overall in great shape. Low miles, body is solid, but obvious has sat, considering it is 30 years old and has 80k miles. I am fairly mechanically inclined and have been checking off minor problems with this thing as I've gone forward. It's been fun. Until today.
After climbing a hill, stopped. Bubbles in the overflow chamber. White smoke from just behind the motor. Likely a cracked head with how these motors go. Started to develop a slight knock on the way home, white smoke didn't stop. BUMMER.
Anyway, nothing I can do now. My options are:
1. New (improved) head, fix it the way it is. Roughly $2500 in parts. Maybe swap out the electronic injection pump for a mechanical one in the process.
2. Dump the 97hp 2LT-E motor and drop in the 135hp 1KZT-E motor AND upgrade the trans to a manual. $5k in parts.
Other options? Cummins R2.8 would be awesome, just incredibly expensive and would probably be a lot for the stock auto trans. 4BT would be amazing, not sure if it would fit / be too heavy for a hilux surf.
Any way, what would you do?
Cheers.