Hi all, my 97 Toyota Hiace engine, 3L diesel (same as found in Hilux/Surf) has come to some grief and am hunting around to advice on a best course of action.. I came here to research SVO a couple of years back and know I can trust the advice..!
- basically the crank pulley has worked it's way loose (judging by the damage, this has been happening over a long time). The power steering and alternator suddenly went dead, found the pulley bolt sitting on the cross member beneath the engine, with the crankshaft able to spin clean of the pulley. Once dismantled, discovered the woodruff pin sheared clean and the mating surfaces of the pulley and crank end cannibalised.
Despite being a 360K km engine, there is no problem (8L/100km, no noise, no excessive soot, not oil consumption) and would hate to have to exchange for an unknown reco, never mind having to waste the $$. I'm guessing there must be a way to get the remaining woodruff key out, bolt on another pulley and get a few more kms out of this engine..
So I'm throwing this over to you guys, maybe someone's had a similar experience, maybe found a genius fix or is a legendary bush mechanic?
Cheers
James
Here's some pics:
- basically the crank pulley has worked it's way loose (judging by the damage, this has been happening over a long time). The power steering and alternator suddenly went dead, found the pulley bolt sitting on the cross member beneath the engine, with the crankshaft able to spin clean of the pulley. Once dismantled, discovered the woodruff pin sheared clean and the mating surfaces of the pulley and crank end cannibalised.
Despite being a 360K km engine, there is no problem (8L/100km, no noise, no excessive soot, not oil consumption) and would hate to have to exchange for an unknown reco, never mind having to waste the $$. I'm guessing there must be a way to get the remaining woodruff key out, bolt on another pulley and get a few more kms out of this engine..
So I'm throwing this over to you guys, maybe someone's had a similar experience, maybe found a genius fix or is a legendary bush mechanic?
Cheers
James
Here's some pics:
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