Hello all, Q's about 2.4td

[garethb]

Hi, great site by the way. I have just bought a 92 2.4td auto surf for £1350, 110,000 miles on clock. Just looking at this forum I have realised this model is prone to head failure, gutted! Is there a good way to prevent this? eg uprated radiator, cooling fans, aqua mist injection, etc? Can't really afford another £1000 to have the head done just yet! Any help in the right direction would be great, thanks.

[garethb]

Anybody?

[JUDWAK]

welcome dude
my head has done me 6 years up to yet (on mi surf) been on there since it was made in 93
they are not all bad dude just some

[Spoggle]

Had my 2.4 for 6 years now and up to now the head is fine and shes pushing 240k . Just keep a eye on the coolent levels and make sure the rad is in good nick. But most important, if she starts to get hot stop and let her cool down dont let her cook. Now I aint no mechanic,as many on here will tell by the S.F.Qs I ask, but its just a bit of common sence. Oh good luck with the motor mate, and enjoy.

Spoggle

[Scorpion]

Good maintainance of the cooling system is vital if you don't want head trouble.

Give the cooling system a good flush out and then fill it back up with the correct amount of anti freeze in the mix.

Make sure you 'burp' the cooloing system after a drain and refill (do a search on burping the cooling system for more info) or try this link: http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...hlight=burping

Check for any coolant leaks from split hoses etc and fit a new radiator cap. As Spoggle has already said keep an eye on the temperature gauge and don't allow the engine to cook.

[garethb]

Thanks guys, really loving it so far, first 4x4 i've owned, always been skylines and evo's ect before, got fed up of speed bumps so went the other way! Yet to take her off road but looking forward to it! May get my local garage guy to flush the rad and give the cooling system a good check over soon, will check coolant levels and pipes in the mean time. Fingers crossed. Getting really good mpg at the mo too, but have been taking it really steady since I found out about the heads! Got the lovely job of replacing the stereo soon, that should be fun!

[puddlesurfer]

what part of the world/uk are you in?

[caney]

off topic

what part of the world/uk are you in?

hi, what part of west london are you, ex hounslow me.

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[garethb]

I'm in Lincolnshire, land of the hills! Not..

[tintin]

Thanks guys, really loving it so far, first 4x4 i've owned, always been skylines and evo's ect before, got fed up of speed bumps so went the other way! Yet to take her off road but looking forward to it! May get my local garage guy to flush the rad and give the cooling system a good check over soon, will check coolant levels and pipes in the mean time. Fingers crossed. Getting really good mpg at the mo too, but have been taking it really steady since I found out about the heads! Got the lovely job of replacing the stereo soon, that should be fun!

If your local garage does the job make sure they are familiar with the surf
ie: red coolant not water and how to burp the system, else they could actually make it worse!!

Alan

[garethb]

Sorry to be such a newb, but where do I get red coolant from?

[Scorpion]

Getting really good mpg at the mo too

Are you sure mate? Remember althought the speedo dial has most likely been converted to MPH the odometer is still counting in kilometers. So although you may think you're getting 40 mpg you're only getting 25 (if you're lucky)!

[garethb]

Compared to a V6 petrol car I am! A lot more! Quite suprised really.

[braydonk]

red coolant
http://www.roughtrax4x4.com/?doc=11&cid=149

[Diezel Weazel]

Sorry to be such a newb, but where do I get red coolant from?

Hi N welcome, get ya red coolant from ya local Toyota stealer about 15 squid (5 litres)

"Cos short cuts cost more in the long run"