Recent content by tweak'e

boost on its own won't do much. fueling is key, however you can't let EGT's get to high. egt gauge is a must. i also highly recommend an intercooler. it will do more than what increasing boost will do.

as long as the catch can is the same or bigger than the stock breather hose then your ok.

the output is also limited by the regulator rating, ie spin it to fast you will blow the regulator. eg 60 amp regulator is not going to like 90 amps being pushed through it. the other thing that helps is fitting a bigger battery. that helps with things that draw a lot for a short time. it won't...

might pay to jump on the UK navara forum. downunder didn't get a lot of those engines (nz got them in 2wd, and aussie never got them at all). they are also the ones that had conrod bolts come loose and throw the main bearings. there was lawsuits etc. all good fun. uk guys should have info on...

it might pay to understand the engine he has before commenting. only way for it to be a throttle butterfly problem is if someone puts the vac hoses on wrong. but even then it wouldn't explain why it ran fine for a day.

have a chat with auto sparky or search the databases/catalogues. there will be other vehicles that use similar alternators.

sounds like you need to pin point the exact cause. it kinda sounds like you got the usual bs answer "it sounds like its the turbo" and its often the really expensive unrepairable one. it can also be an exhaust leak. for eg egr pipes are known to crack. so you need to confirm that it actually is...

which turbo is failing? or do you have the single turbo model? also how is it failing? there is some talk of the turbo control valve getting plugged up with dirt.

fuel starving or sucking in air. check fuel filter. if ok fit clear fuel line and look for bubbles.

single cabs always get hot quickly. if it was 28c out side i would have aircon already. that sounds pretty normal to me. the cab is always going to get heated from the engine itself via the firewall, i suspect the insulation is pretty minimal as they where a budget ute. plus the heater actually...

sorry its not in my book. my info might be to early and euro models can be a bit different. it would be good to check that its picking up the correct engine.

P1028 - 96 are you sure its the right code? there is no code like that in the book, in fact no codes at all in the p10xx range. edit: assuming diesel ys23 engine. there is a p1078 for the petrol engine which is exhaust valve timing sensor. P1028 on the yd25 which is exhaust gas pressure 1 sensor.

simple answer is, yes.

intercooler is well worth it.

if its making oil, which might smell of diesel, it could be trying to regen the dpf all the time due to a sensor issue. a tune might fixed that if it disables the dpf regen. had a similar problem with another diesel where it had dpf removed and tuned, but service guys accidently overwrote the...