Questions & Answers
Real questions from diesel owners, answered by the Berrima Diesel family.
Fluctuating oil pressure.What does it mean?
Q. I’ve not long become the owner of a kitted out 100 Series LandCruiser.
Read more →Chip, exhaust, intercooler. What do you need and what's safe?
Q. We own a 2008 Ford Ranger and we’re thinking about fitting a bigger exhaust along with a chip module to get a bit more out of it.
Read more →What does this white smoke mean for my engine?
Q. I was following my mate in his turbo-diesel 80 Series Cruiser on the weekend and I noticed that it was chugging a fair bit of white smoke every now an then.
Read more →100 series Landcruiser fuel problem
Q. I’ve just snapped up a second hand 4WD and it was a dead-set bargain too.
Read more →2 ¼”… 2 ¾“… 3” exhausts... Does size matter?
20 years ago, exhaust systems rated low on the manufacturer’s design budget.
Read more →Mazda BT-50 Engine Tuning
Is it true that EFI diesels like my Mazda BT50 are deliberately de-tuned from the factory?
Read more →Running LPG injection on a diesel
Hi Andrew, someone asked you a couple of issues back about running LPG injection on a diesel.
Read more →DiD Pajero Fuel Filtration
Hi Andrew, I was hoping for your advice on the best setup for my 4WD.
Read more →A tip to avoid piston damage
Q. I own a 1993 80 series landcruiser wagon manual diesel with 280,000 on the clock.
Read more →What are the consequences of a turbo install?
Q. G’day, I have a 2.8D HiLux that I want to turn the wick up on.
Read more →78 series Landcruiser aftermarket turbo
Q. I have a naturally aspirated 2002, 78 series LandCruiser.
Read more →TD42 engine upgrades
Q. I own a LWB GQ wagon with more kilometres on the clock than I care to remember.
Read more →Running in rebuilt engine
Q. I’ve got a 1999 Nissan GU Patrol. It was originally a 2.8TD but I picked up a TD42 out of a rolled ute for $2,000 (actually got the whole truck for $4,000, and I parted out the rest of the running…
Read more →Aftermarket Turbo GQ Patrol TD42
Q. Is there anything that I would need to do to my GQ Patrol TD42 internally before fitting an aftermarket turbo?
Read more →Poor fuel economy 80 series Landcruiser
Q. I’m a recent convert to the ways of diesel having sold my 1FZ-Fe 80 Series LandCruiser due to growing petrol prices.
Read more →Toyota Landcruiser cold start problems
Q. We have a 1988 HJ75 Toyota LandCruiser Troopcarrier 2h diesel, and we are having starting problems.
Read more →Inline fuel pump
Q. I have been doing a bit of reading about the use of inline diesel fuel pumps.
Read more →Cold start 2.8L Patrol running rough
Q. I own a 1996 GQ LWB with the 2.8L turbo-diesel in it.
Read more →Mazda BT50 chip and rail pressure
Q. I’m considering buying a plug-in tuning chip for my Mazda BT-50 and I’ve heard that some of these work by changing the rail pressure and that this can have a detrimental effect on the engine…
Read more →Intercooler for 5LE Toyota
Q. I currently own a 2003 Toyota Hilux, with the 5LE motor and aftermarket turbo.
Read more →Disabling EGR
Q. I have a 2003 100 Series LandCruiser with the factory turbo-diesel.
Read more →Cold start 80 series Landcruiser
Q. I’ve got a 1992 1HZ 80 Series LandCruiser that runs really rough when it’s cold.
Read more →ZD30 Navara power upgrades
Q. What’s your opinion of the ZD30-powered Navaras?
Read more →2.8 Triton Upgrades
Q. I have a 2.8TD Triton that I have been setting up with accessories for quite a while now.
Read more →What's the best way to warm up a diesel?
Q. I have just purchased my first diesel 4WD – it’s a 1987 MK Patrol turb0-diesel.
Read more →Are EFI diesels de-tuned from factory?
Q. Is it true that EFI diesels like my Mazda BT50 are deliberately de-tuned from the factory?
Read more →LPG injection
Q. Someone asked you a couple of issues back about running LPG injection on a diesel.
Read more →Outback Fuel Filtration
Q. I was hoping for your advice on the best setup for my 4WD.
Read more →2.8 Hilux overheating
Q. I have a 2.8D HiLux that I want to turn the wick up on.
Read more →Turbo rebuild symptoms
Q. What are the symptoms of a turbo needing a rebuild?
Read more →TD42 Patrol loss of power
Q. Over the past couple of weeks my TD42 Patrol has lost a heap of power.
Read more →60 series cold start problems
Q. I’m having problems trying to get my 12HT 60 Series to start on cold mornings.
Read more →2 stroke oil in diesel fuel
Q. There’s a thread running on the 4WD Action forums at the moment talking about the topic of adding two-stroke oil to diesel fuel.
Read more →Water in EFI fuel system
Q. Can you help us with some practical advice regarding what to do when we’re out on the tracks?
Read more →2.4L Surf Upgrades
Q. I’ve got a 2.4L turbo-diesel Surf that I’ve been building up from standard.
Read more →TD42 Comp Truck Boost
Q. Hi, my mate and I are in the process of building a comp truck and want to run a diesel for its engine braking qualities – plus it’s the engine that’s already in the truck (4.2 N/A GQ) so we save…
Read more →Bench testing glow plugs
Q. G’day, can you tell me the process for bench-testing glow-plugs?
Read more →Oils for older engines
Q. My pride and joy GQ just clocked up 300,000km.
Read more →What sort of fuel economy should a 1HZ get?
Q. In your experience, what sort of fuel economy should a 1HZ get?
Read more →Oil Filter service interval
Q - With service intervals of modern diesels regularly spanning longer than 5,000km, is it still worth changing the oil and filter each 5,000km like you would on an older 4WD, or is there really no…
Read more →Replace solenoid
Q - There’s a solenoid that appears to have something to do with the starter motor circuit on my old diesel engine.
Read more →Cold start rattle, white smoke
Q - My old chev diesel rattles on cold starts and blows a heap of white smoke for around five seconds in the morning, after that it runs fine.
Read more →Secondary Fuel Filters
Q - I’ve heard that fuel filters with water traps are extremely important for late model diesel engines and was wondering if this is also the case for older diesel engines too.
Read more →EGR clogged
Q - I'm a tradie and recently bought a used MN 2.5L turbo diesel common-rail Triton for work.
Read more →Hilux Injectors
Q - With service intervals of modern diesels regularly spanning longer than 5,000km, is it still worth changing the oil and filter each 5,000km like you would on an older 4WD, or is there really no…
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