Hilux Surf

[andr3w]

Gday,

 

I know its not a corolla but i am looking at buying a 1991 Toyota Hilux SURF, its the 2.4L Turbo Deisel, i was just wondering if anybody currently or previously has ownded one and what they thought of it? reliability and all that sorta stuff, anything i should watch out for ? Just a general heaps up, any advice or stories at all would be great,

 

Thanks a million in advance :thumbsup:

[philbey]

I'll tell you straight up be very very careful.

 

Although yeh yeh it's a toyota, it's a hilux, it's a diesel, what could go wrong, but the 2 people I know that have had them have bought import, high kilometer ones and had to spend a lot on them.

[Jason KE30]

Steer clear of the 2.4 and 2.8 autos. They have overheating issues due to the trans cooler blocking coolant flow. If you can get your hands on a kzn130 manual which is 3.0 litre you should be relatively safe. Just give it a thorough going over by a mechanic.

 

Cheers

Jason

[philthy30]

Steer clear of the 2.4 and 2.8 autos. They have overheating issues due to the trans cooler blocking coolant flow. If you can get your hands on a kzn130 manual which is 3.0 litre you should be relatively safe. Just give it a thorough going over by a mechanic.

 

Cheers

Jason

 

+1

 

The power difference between the 2.4 turbo and the 3.0 turbo is incredible Just make sure the radiators not blocked and its running nice clean new antifreeze.

[7shades]

Avoid like the effing plague

 

The earlier LN61 with the mechanical injection 2LT are bulletproof, but the 2LTE LN130's are diabolically unreliable.

 

3.0 KZ engine and manual is what you want.

[jono1986]

I was going to get one, how tall are you, cause the seating position is heaps weird and the one i was going to get had a leaky injector. And was told by heaps of people to avoid them, are you looking into getting into four wheel driving?

[ke71-rolla]

I agree with Shades on this one, we owned a Hilux with a LN61, man was that thing awesome!!!!

[andr3w]

yeah its a manual,

 

I'm not to sure because a few people have told me to avoid them because they are the jap imports and are crap but some people swear by them, my mate has one and his hasnt had any problems but ive also heard stories of people having to spend an ass load of money fixing all the things that stuff up in them, at the moment I'm just looking at it but still having a good look for a good reliable fourby, and yeah I'm looking to get into four wheel driving a bit because my dad is in to it and i have always gone four wheel drivig with my family since i was a little kid but i havnt had the chance to own my own yet, my plan is to get a good fourby as a daily and i can start beilding up another ke30, thats the plan lol, but thanks guys :( are there any good makes and models of cars that you would swear by ?

 

Also does anybody know of any good P plate legal four wheel drives that could go off road in the brisbane area for around 7 grand ??

Edited April 9, 2010 by andr3w

[chappo12]

they have heating issues mine blew up.

 

mine only had 140 000Kms on it

 

but its 140000 of shiting at the traffic lights or around some asian country

[chappo12]

Also does anybody know of any good P plate legal four wheel drives that could go off road in the brisbane area for around 7 grand ??

 

 

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