200 series cruiser does a million k's

[bigrich]

thought some might find this of mild interest , just goes to show what good regular servicing can achieve

https://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/buyi ... ocialshare

[No1Mk3]

On Time service is King! My last 8 years of working were for a Veterinary Pathology Lab and ran my 2014 Mazda 2 (petrol) to 468,000 km in 7 years, the only mechanical fault was one CV joint, probably my fault for going off road avoiding a deer one night. Serviced on time every time I still have it for my runabout now I'm retired and on 491,000.

[bigrich]

On Time service is King! My last 8 years of working were for a Veterinary Pathology Lab and ran my 2014 Mazda 2 (petrol) to 468,000 km in 7 years, the only mechanical fault was one CV joint, probably my fault for going off road avoiding a deer one night. Serviced on time every time I still have it for my runabout now I'm retired and on 491,000.

that's a bloody good run mate . changing filters and dumping carbon filled oil really does stretch a engines life

[Die Judicii]

Take note,,,,,
The next time you see/hear from old mate that owns/ed that million klm cruiser will probably be in Toyotas next new advert,, and he'll be driving a new cruiser donated by Toyota, with the old one in the background.

[bigrich]

Take note,,,,,
The next time you see/hear from old mate that owns/ed that million klm cruiser will probably be in Toyotas next new advert,, and he'll be driving a new cruiser donated by Toyota, with the old one in the background.

if i were toyota , that's exactly what i'd do . they'd pay a lot more for advertising than the cost of a new cruiser . when the first non turbo 4.2 diesel nissan patrol's came out they were given a one million kilometre warranty if you had them factory serviced . knowing what i do about the 4.2 nissan diesel i believe they'd do it. the worst thing you can do for reliability is go playing with upping the turbo boost and some of the "go fast" mods people do to a engine . that's not to say there are improvements for efficiency and reliability. i've got a snorkel , aftermarket exhaust (not a straight through) and fitted a scoop on the bonnet of my 3 litre prado for more efficient intercooler air flow ,instead of a flow through system from in front of the radiator . i think i'll look into a carbon catch can that collects the carbon and soot out of the crank case vent system before the oil goes back into the engine . i had the EGR made inoperable when i first got it years ago . dumping carbon back into a engine is not good

[Wapiti]

If you had the EGR blocked Rich, you won't gain anything with a catch can. The oil mist from the breather won't get mixed with anything other than filtered air then, and will just burn off in combustion, and the inside of the intake will just stay slightly wet with a coat of oil.
There won't be any crap allowed to get in and keep coating carbon over itself with the oil from the breather.

All you'll achieve is adding another thing to do at the service and spend more money.
If you haven't blocked the EGR and want a catch can, that's the circumstance to do it but if you've waited 300,000km before you decide, you'll get a bad shock to see how blocked your intake is already. EGR gases mixed with breather mist is the dumbest, most evil cost cutting way of trying to lower emissions ever

[bigrich]

If you had the EGR blocked Rich, you won't gain anything with a catch can. The oil mist from the breather won't get mixed with anything other than filtered air then, and will just burn off in combustion, and the inside of the intake will just stay slightly wet with a coat of oil.
There won't be any crap allowed to get in and keep coating carbon over itself with the oil from the breather.

All you'll achieve is adding another thing to do at the service and spend more money.
If you haven't blocked the EGR and want a catch can, that's the circumstance to do it but if you've waited 300,000km before you decide, you'll get a bad shock to see how blocked your intake is already. EGR gases mixed with breather mist is the dumbest, most evil cost cutting way of trying to lower emissions ever

i've got 360,000 on my 3litre diesel so far , had the EGR made inoperable when i got it at 172,000 . diesel mechanic 6 months ago reckoned it wasn't too bad at all for the k's on it , i had a good look when i had the intercooler off to change the glow plugs last as well .i put that down to the EGR disconnect . with engines that get k's on them you start to get blow by past the rings , this is where a catch can is a good idea . it allows the misted oil from the crankcase to pass back through into the inlet whilst filtering out the harmful carbon particles in the "blow by" from entering the intake and contributing to blocking it . i recently had a "hydrogen" intake clean done on the inlet and it's made my little diesel run noticeably better . this type of clean is becoming popular as it doesn't require disassembly for cleaning and gets to the inside of the head and back of the vales removing carbon as well . when next i do my glow plugs i'll have a look to see how much has been carbon buildup has been removed . i can hear the turbo spooling up taking off from idle now .

when i had my last HQ 308 holden hot rod , catch can was a good addition for performance and keeping the inside of the intake spotless and carbon out of the oil . my HQ was built 2-73 , so i had the catch can atmosphere vented . no ADR 27 or 27A on a vehicle of this age. wish i hadn't lost my pics when my last iphone crapped itself . she was a work of art . this is my main reason for my wanting a catch can on my toyota , the cleaner you can keep your oil , the better a engines longevity and performance. yeah it's a extra thing to keep a eye on , but i don't mind . i have mentioned i'm a little OCD at times ....