deisel mechanic northside

[B_E_N]

hey all,
having problems with my 1990 toyota surf 2.4 lt TD, to put it short and sweet it wont start and we dont know why. just wondering if anyone wants a bit more dosh in their pocket to come out and have a geez at it. would rather give money to someone on here to fix it. if your interested give us a pm or i can be emailed at benh@wadeconsult.com

cheers ben

[jimbamb]

Could be the glo plugs/or their fuse gone.could be worth checking.If it starts when its hot.that could be problem.

[B_E_N]

haha wish i could start it. sent it out with a mate whos a mec and he was working on it, when i handed it over to him it was working, he drove it to his work, then he said something went wrong, though it was the starter motor, got his auto lecy to look at it and fixed it, then my mate couldnt get it to work said it was the starter but my old man was able to turn it over manually. might be the glow plugs, where could i get some new ones of them?

[Blackened]

G'day

Glow plugs from any auto shop like repco. Hows your fusible links? If all the electrics are working and it's turning over but not firing, hold a petrol soked rag over the air intake. It will fire instantly.

You can then drive it once the engine temp is high enough and it will start without plugs.

Just go thorugh a process of elimination. Start with electrics, then fuel and then air.

Hows the earthing of the engine? All major connections tight and clean?

Crack the injectors part of a turn and then prime the fuel system, just to check there's no air locks in the lines.

It'll be something simple.

Dave

[B_E_N]

thanks for the info guys illtry it next weekend

[blaze]

one of the first things to check is that you are getting fuel to the injector, crack the injector pipe and turn it over, should have a spray coming out of the tube. If no fuel the problem could firstly be your fuel shut off solinoid. If thats ok then it could be worse. You can easily check for power at your glow plugs by undoing the feed wire and testing with a test light. Remove glowplugs connection bar and then test continuity of each indervidual glowplug, if one fails, thats enough to make it hard to start. Also take some time and bleed the fuel system right through to the injector, bleeding the filter, pump and then injector. Not much else will stop a basic diesel
cheers
blaze

[deathstar 3]

I've got an old Toyota Dyna with a 3lt diesel.

Had all sorts of dramas one day, the bloody thing just wouldn't start. After much shagging around I found the fuel line from the filter to the fuel pump had the slightest crack in it. This allowed it to suck air and she just wouldn't start.

Once i had replaced the hose and after about half a tin of aero start she was as good as new.

As Blaze said, there ain't much to go wrong with a basic diesel.

Cheers John

[jimbamb]

A so called professional done some work on my old 92 forerunner.Next day it wouldnt go. Had a look and he had replaced the bar that provides sparks to the glo plugs but hadnt put the insulators on so it had shorted out and blown the fuse.replaced the fuse (50 buks) was as good as new,The fuse is located in the fuse box under the bonnet.about 1 inch square by memory. To remove fuse you have to take screws out of legs of fuse.by taking the whole unit off the inner mudguard.a real pain. Easier to test by multimeter or test light.

[B_E_N]

thanks for your replies guys but sadly this ride is dead, problems with the head, got it started but compresion problems in some of the pistons, ones is trying to fire but thats it, gonna have to sell it coz i dont have the money to fix it or drop a different engine in it, bit sad coz it still looks great but doesnt run! :(

[B_E_N]

p.s anyone after a project?? lol could throw in a couple of sets of tyres also! :)

[Benny01]

did it get hot. all the toyota "L" motors hate getting hot. i did a head on my 3L last weekend

[B_E_N]

well its back from the dead, old man work with a guy that owns a 4wd shop and fixed it, said its running smooth as now, and fixed it cheap, althought i still may sell it i dont think i could afford to keep a 4wd, strapped for cash as it is every week!

watch the for sale space it may be up soon!

[Tailortaker]

Where did it get fixed ?
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Mxr-01 (http://www.ford-wiki.com/wiki/Mazda_MXR-01)

[B_E_N]

place at stafford, i didnt get the name