Hilux motor

[lmoreill]

put a d-max 4 cyl t or the v6td from a navara. I literally had this same idea about 3 weeks ago.

[Wooders]

If I was think of this I'd go 4bt.

[amlav]

If you manage to change the engine there will be still all the sensors, ecm module ,wirring loom , instrument panel to be transfered etc....
My opinion...it is uneconomical.

[fil]

I have been thinking about this swap for a couple years now. I reckon it could be a great little swap. I think I would go the early 2.8 or 3.0 turbo (pre crd) In particular if you could get a half cut from a early Toyota surf with the aw4 auto it will make for a pretty basic swap. The surf and XJ would be close to the same weight? Maybe the XJ a bit lighter? Can use the XJ aw4 to either swap bell housings depending on spacing and spline or use the XJ output shaft and extension housing on the surf aw4 to get the XJ tcase on. I would first try using the stock trans mount and fab engine mounts, that way you won't need new driveshafts. Should be heaps of room up front as well to run the Toyota fan. AC and ps should be straight forward too. Whether the effort is worth the gain I'm still unsure. I reckon a tj brute conversion with 3.0 turbo would be great.

[mjs]

Maybe food for thought. U.S. site for TJ's and JK's. Dosen't mention XJ's.

http://dieseltoys.com/jeep

[Tezza]

I have had all of thr hilux diesels and they are great reliable engines except the imported surfs they are different and not reliable.
the D4d is an amazing motor and an eazy bolt up to the A4w and I had a friend do a conversion and he had the use the dash as well or it would not run, dont ask me why.
If it where me I would use the early 3 ltr from 1997 on as I bolted a turbo kit on one I had and it was amazing and gave me years of service and I did not hold back on it I could smoke up maxis 31 mudders anywhere.
Cheers Tezza

[fil]

Yeah your right tezza. The surfs are dramas to get parts for I've heard. A bolt on turbo on the 3.0 (5L) would have to be a good choice.

I have been hearing bad reports about the d4d hilux engine, even seen a few of them shit the tin, two of them were under 150000k. Plenty of dramas with the CRD side of them too. Apparently, the injectors play up, and the story is you can't replace just one injector, you have to replace them as a set, at 1000 per injector genuine.
A buddy of mine had 2 Injectors go bad in his V8 TD cruiser, 1 on each bank. So 8 grand for injectors plus a couple grand labour. He ended up getting it repaired at a local diesel specialist, but still cost him $5500