jay73 wrote:on a 2013 hilux turbo diesel 2kd ftv . i am trying to tell the mekanic to check my sump oil screen but he keeps telling me with firm tone that the engine need to be removed to get to it. i asked 3 other mekanics and they told me same thing. ppl here hv no idea about injector seals n that whole 9 yard. i am disappointed bz i really dont want em to remove my engine . there are practically no good mekanic shop and they throw things around dirt everywhere bolts nuts all over somtimes they forget to put bck hardware or forget to tighten em bz low wages etc am in africa. is it really possible to see the screen with flashlight from oil emptying plug. i was told repeatitly that the plug and the screen are not in the line of view n impossible to see that way. c. am thinking next time they do my oil change myself n look but i hv to forcr n n be pushy bz they keep telling me that u cant see it i dont do oil chnge by myself at home or anything like am not very hand can some of u shed some more light on this please thx
I don't know if you can see all of the screen when you dump the oil but you can definitely see the screen on the 1KD-FTV - not sure if it's the same for the 2KD-FTV. I've also heard of some mechanics using a borescope to take a look?