Man you can tell this man has passion for the job and his knowledge is top notch. I don’t own a Toyota yet, just stumbled over this video because I’m researching 200 series, but when I do get one I’ll bring it to Peter. I’m lucky I live in Brissy haha.
Best 300 technical video I have seen. Fantastic explanation and great to see someone who knows what they are talking about dispelling a few myths re the LC300 oil consumption
Love your content. Do us a favour and invest in a remote microphone. Always have to turn the volume up high to hear what your saying. And then a commercial comes on and blasts us out of the room. Keep up the good work.
A nice look at the newer technology going into things. Lower viscosity oils probably help also making for greater flow thru the engine taking heat away faster and for a good squirt under the crown. Easier pump ability to. Love ya work👌
thank you, Peter. In other vids you alluded to Toyota having made concessions with some engine components that have likely reduced longevity of the engine. I'm just wondering - with your experiences with the latest Landcruiser TDV6 - whether there are any design elements that cry "short life".
That’s very informative and very interesting in how the manufacturers are getting more from less. One would think more oil changes particularly in adverse/towing conditions would protect the engine better, but I guess another big factor is oil quality and shear resistance. I would love to see a well maintained engine tear down wear characteristics after 500,000 and 1,000,000 klms. No doubt those klms haven’t been achieved yet. Will 1,000,000 klms ever be reached. Time will tell. Incredible that they are circulating the oil so close to the heat source. That oil better be able to take it. Would not Pao Ester type oils be more suitable in this situation. Especially given the heat the oil is exposed to. If more oil volume is required per piston, then the oil pump total flow must have increased. Engine design is so unconventional now and frankly mind blowing. Will the gudgeon pin coating last. One would hope the engineers have done their homework. If they couldn’t get the 1kD engine right (seven piston alterations I have read), nor the DPF “design” and implementation (or should I say, lack of design, as other manufacturers seem to have a lot less issues), how can we trust that the big T has done their due diligence? Again, only time will tell. Good explanation about the benefits of less ring tension. I bet many people think that it’s piston to bore clearance has been reduced which is not the case at all. Of course the trade off has to be that extra oil usage initially. Makes total sense. I initially thought they did away with a piston skirt until I zoomed my mobile up on the piston you had. I’m guessing the black colour is a piston coating as well, or not? I know Mahle have a patented “Grafal” coating on the piston skirts, so I was wondering if the steel pistons have this. Mind you, Mahle are not cheap and perhaps overkill for typical street use.
Question 1 Is the 0w-20 or the 5w-30 (both recommended in the owner's manual) better for this engine in a tropical country like Malaysia, where temperature can go up to 39c? Question 2 When an engine oil specifies A5/B5 AND C2, is it suitable for this engine?
Hi there! Can you please advise whether I can swap 2KD engine to 1KD engine in my Toyota Hilux 4x4 Vigo 2014 easily. Are the engine mounts the same? Can I use the same parts like radiator, alternator, aircon compressor, etc..
How is piston slap controlled when the piston is 1/4 the length, and the rings are lower tension and slimmer, and the piston is heavier. There is no piston skirt to help control it, and the rod still moves from side to side at the crank end meaning the piston will slap by design.
I thought the exact same thing. There still is a skirt, though much reduced. I’m wondering if their is an anti friction coating on the skirts as well as the wrist pin. Just so little sources of information around.
Mate, all those things you described have been used in engines for literally decades. Same with the piston design, been used in truck engines for decades upon decades. Juts because its taken Toyota 100 years to catch up doesn't make it new. Be honest, Toyota make shit diesel engine apart from the FTE. The 1VD is a pile of shit, all that tech and its a gutless, fuel guzzling shitbox. Not the first time Toyota made an engine that drinks oil is it?
