New Hilux owner

[boggedtom]

Hi everybody, i just bought my first Hilux

It's an 06 turbo diesel dual cab manual SR ute, 156 000 ks with little tyres.

Now about me, Tom, light vehicle mechanic, into and race classic minis, married, 2 daughters, i lov the beach and getting off road and itwas all getting too much for my ever reliable Outback.

So really i needed a stronger towcar and something that can take me deepe into national parks and really boggy sand.

I've donesome research and the main issue i'm expecting is the whole injector thing, what do people reccomend? It starts and runs (as quietly as expected from a diesel) from stone cold and i was warned to look out for cold noises, should i lookinside the rocker cover just for the sake of it, or just monitor the oil pickup and drained oil every 5000 or so? Does anyone use a flush additive before oil changes they'd reccomend?

Having small tyres i want to fit sunraysias and bigger tyres (SR5 size) when they get worn out, are all the diff ratios the same across the different spec 4x4 models? or could i be introducing a problem?
Cheers

Tom

[KTM525EXC]

welcome to newhilux Tom,

have a search around, those topics have been covered before and will answer all your questions. where are you from?

cheers Troy

[boggedtom]

Hi Troy,

I too am from rAdelaide, so i'm interested in finding some fun places to put my Hilux on top of rocks and mud, also remote places to do some shore fishing.

Tom

[Rob_Wood]

Hi Troy,

I too am from rAdelaide, so i'm interested in finding some fun places to put my Hilux on top of rocks and mud, also remote places to do some shore fishing.

Tom

Mid North Coast NSW, there's plenty of those places. There's also plenty across the top end, take the "coastal tracks" from Darwin to Cairns, that's fun. Plenty of sand in the middle, haven't done it yet, but I'm told there's a good music thing once a year out Birdsville way.
Plenty to choose from, pick one, tell the missus (or someone responsible) where you're going and then get there.