Brought this the other day and absolute minterhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...605eeafbe4.jpg
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Tell us more about it, age, kms, etc.
It’s an 2002 with 230k on it but condition and driving it you would think it just come off lot, I’ve been told that some of these have more power than others and this one definitely a step up from my other onesQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
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I’ve got one of these as well. Bought at 310k in 2017 and now it’s got 430km still going strong. I highly recommend joining the KZN165 owners Facebook group. Lots of knowledge in there for these. Great utes that never say no
Great model, very tidy looking Ute. I have the same model but 3.4 v6. Definitely the best shape of hilux, but I’m super bias lol
Yup, Ive had one of them. Great machine.
Keep the services up. Change the coolant every year.
Check radiator, water pump and thermostat.
The thing that kills most older utes is overheating and lack of oil / lubrication.
Done some miles in those...
Same
Perfect gear ratios and suspension articulation
Did over 500,000 km in two of them
I think those canopy glass bits are hard to get hold of now - but a useful workaround is polycarbonate material in smoke or darker from a plastics place. Still a little spendy but better than not being able to get the correct glass...
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Hi Buzz you look like you got a nice truck there, I'm loving mine :thumbsup:
Man I wanted a green one with low kms , but do think I got a good one all the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag
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Your kilometres are low, if you think of it as an average distance travelled every year. 10,000 km per annum isn’t much and less than the average which I think is 14,000km.Quote:
Originally Posted by buzzmann
Do you have much in the way of service history?
The main thing to concentrate on is preventative maintenance. Making sure nothing goes wrong that causes much bigger problems. I would be checking the cooling system and lubrication. Belt, pulley, water pump, hoses, thermostat, coolant condition. Change the oil regularly and next time you do see if you can get a borescope into the sump to see how much sludge, if any, is sitting in there. Visually check the pickup. Ditto through the filler cap and into the rocker cover.
The 1KZ-TE is a good engine but they need looking after as they get older and there’s lots of good information online about them.
Cheers for thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
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Best oil for them is Mobil Delvac 15w40 ESP
Its a FEO oil designed for extreme use
No probs with EGR for the later models
10,000 km changes with filter
Yep you got a good one mate, years of good running in that beast, I change my oil every 5000km's and filter but I'm a bit OCD.Quote:
Originally Posted by buzzmann
I have owned mine for a number of years now and I still love every time I get behind the wheel, I went for a trip to Dunedin and back today and it drove like a charm.
Will you do any mods to it?
No want to keep it as it is I just sold one with all the bits on prefer them standard nowQuote:
Originally Posted by dvk-kp
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That would go hard with a 5.3 LS4 in it.
Would be cool but I actually love driving it how it isQuote:
Originally Posted by norsk
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Fair enough, can see why you wanted a minter then.
We were given a 2004 single cab 2wd workmate 2,7l petrol few years ago by a family member. He bought it new in Cairns. Just gave it to us when they went back. It had done 50k and he got a Toyota service done before he gave it to us, bless him. We have now got it to 103k with only oil changes. Maybe we should pay a bit more attention to servicing.
Yep. Regular servicing is a must for the longevity of any vehicle. You don't see the benefit straight away but it's one of those things that count later on when there are high Kms on the clock and you're still going strong where it would have shit itself otherwise.
