Thank you.. I do the engine paint job while waiting for the spare parts arrive. Waiting times is the most crucial part when it comes to rebuild this engine.Love the red accents! Great job
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Thank you.. I do the engine paint job while waiting for the spare parts arrive. Waiting times is the most crucial part when it comes to rebuild this engine.Love the red accents! Great job
I'm figuring there is a certain kind of stubbornness involved in owning a truck with this engine under the hood. Everyone says it's probably a bad idea and yet some people just can't help themselves
It's on its second cylinder head, the original went at around 80,000kms
One thing I have pondered... Seems some folk have run these engines more or less stock and got 3-400,000kms without more than one head change yet others have had multiple failures. I was reading a post on another forum and the guy was less than complimentary about the 2LTE saying he'd replaced the exhaust, added 4 core radiator etc etc and still the head had given up.
Lastly, there's something to me about these late 80s to mid 90s models that the newer versions just don't quite have
Thanks for the photos Dprio... Excellent! Will have a browse of the manual sometime soon to get a better understanding. And yes I follow you GTS. I have also heard that the 2LTE heads were improved at some point and that once the first head goes on a 1KZ and is replaced, usually they're fine from that point onwards so perhaps Toyota improved the heads for that engine too. Also, even if the cumulative idea is correct, that still doesn't make cooling the engine better any less sensible.
Just out of curiosity... what is engine noise like in the cabin of the 2LTE LJ78? I'm getting quite a lot of engine noise in my Surf, under load but I don't remember the '94 - '96s I drove being as loud or rattly so I wonder whether the sound-proofing on the firewall was improved a little.
One question I am keen to know the answer to if you can help is what temps should I aim for as a maximum on the gauges before I ease off throttle? The EGT probe will be after the turbo but as close as possible. Where is the best place to put the probe in the cooling system?
Will report back as improvements on the truck are made... Thanks again.
Was getting pretty hot but the stock gauge didn't move Looking forward to having the new gauges in for sure.
I'm curious about the throttle plate removal mentioned in this thread but don't have any mechanical experience to call on so would have to enlist help on that one too.
I'm figuring there is a certain kind of stubbornness involved in owning a truck with this engine under the hood. Everyone says it's probably a bad idea and yet some people just can't help themselves
Have made some progress on my Surf, but still more to do so will wait to post on the results. Next up is a service of the cooling system. Plan is to switch to Toyota Red Coolant with Water Wetter and put in a high-flow thermostat at the same time. Hopefully this will help with the temps up hills as presently I can hit 100+ oC fairly easily. I plan to service the fan too.
Just wondering if anyone can help with which thermostat I should use? My best google efforts suggest the part part number for the Tridon 82oC high-flow is TT2322-180. But I wonder if there is a high-flow 88oC version available, if so what is the part number and would this be better than the 82? Lastly, can't seem to figure out whether I need to source a gasket of seal from Toyota for the job. Can anyone enlighten? It's a 1992 2lTE Surf not the Landcruiser. Thank you