oggy wrote:Umm yeah, adding a fuel filter = no warranty?? Sooo why did Nimrods dealer fit an after market filter/water seperator (not even a genuine toyota filter)???? I also fitted a similar filter setup after asking my service manager if it would in any way affect my warranty, the answer was no it wouldn't . Same with the diesel additive that i use.
Ahh it's nice to be thought of, lol. Yes Toyota did indeed fit an aftermarket secondary fuel filter to my car from new, as requested by me after I spotted it on a one of there showroom mine spec cars.
Here's the thing with Toyota warranty, it's massively dealer dependent. Before anything for removed I'd be calling every dealer in a reasonable radius see what they say, be honest with them and if that doesn't work call toyota HQ. now I asked the people on the know at toyota about warranty. Here's the low down basic version.
You can do whatever you like to the car, add any aftermarket bits your heart desires, as long as its legal, and is not the cause of a failure to any genuine Toyota part then there should be no problem with warranty. Toyota however will not warrant aftermarket parts themselves. I hope that makes séance and makes it a bit clearer. Personally when I hear about cracked pistons and holes in them I think chipped. This is just another example of why I will never ever chip my D4D. If I wanted massive power I would have bought a ranger. But I wanted a reliable, quality car that's going to last me for a long time and has a huge parts inventory locally available should I ever actually break something. Honestly the hilux goes well. Highway overtaking, no worries. 5th gear. If its a bit more urgent there's always 4th. But I'm not in a hurry these days and I'm a pretty sensible driver. Besides, honestly the 30 odd seconds you save driving at 120km/h as a posed to 100km/h over an average highway journey just isn't worth it in my books.
Bit of a rant, but I can't sleep.
Anyway hope you get a good result out of Toyota and they at the minimum come half way. Warranty is a touch issue and you just have to handle it delicately because at the end of the day, the person your abusing on the phone might be the person that signs the dotted line weather you get a new engine for free or nothing...
Oh almost forgot, if they say moisture is the cause I'd get that in writing along with no evidence in filter. That basically clears any sorts of modifications you may or may not have done. Then you can use Toyota against themselves as they full well know this is a major issue with these engines. Evidence, well in my 2012 d4d there would be no less then 6 separate warnings about water in fuel, there's the sticker under sun visor for gods sake, in the owners manual it's all over it, theres even a bloody full colour lift out pamphlet discribing what where and how the fuel warning light works and what to do. On top of that, latest models not only display the dash light but have a coinciding warning beeper. That's how bad this issue is. Use it mate. Maybe they will get sick of replacing engines And fix the problems..
Here's a picture of what Toyota fitted to my car from new.
