Thanks Jibby I'll try that. The smell seems to be from the right rear where the return and breather lines meet. No smell under the hood.
Does the fuel return to the tank at the same presure as it is being pumped to the injectors at? Is there a fuel flow diagram available showing me the workings...
Help wanted. I had a 1UZ fitted to my 1984 Fj60 Sahara. All was going well and is still going well but I am now getting a very strong smell of petrol fumes in the cabin.
A Long Ranger fuel tank was also fitted and this tank was built with the surge tank for a fuel injection system.
All was...
1UZ into 80 series
Hi I have had the 1UZ fitted to my 60 series and used the original manual gearbox.
A new bell housing was purchased from Dellow Automotive in Sydney.
The gear box was brought forward as the engine would not go back far enough. This was no big deal, the front drive shaft...
1uz taco calabration
Hi guys, I found out the hard way that the 1uz works a 4cyl taco.
My 84 60 series now runs a 1uz. I had the original cruiser taco recalibrated
for a V8. No go, that is it was reading wrong. Jimmy the genius, put me on the right track so it was a trek back to the instrument...
1uz conversion
http://spw.starkie.net/spwhome.htm this is the site for the best? sparkie if you need help with the 1UZ into Hilux. He uses a Hilux as his workshop and has fitted the 1UZ. I found the services of Mark at Trik Fit at Chipping Norton to be very good. Trik Fit have recently fitted...
hey Jibby,
because the 1uz revs speed appears to be good. I have not tried to find the upper limits however 145 kilometers per hour down the freeway there was certainly lots more in reserve. I have also fitted a Fairey overdrive to assist with fuel economy when cruising. The overdrive now...
v8 landcrusier way to go
Hi I have just fitted a 1uz fe to my 1984 60 series and love it.
The 1uz revs, where the old iron six cylinder struggled. An adaptor kit was used to mate the crusier manaul box to the 1uz. The box was moved forward and the engine is back against the firewall. The...