1HD-FTE looking nice and simple at this point

Rocket man. We miss you on 4wd-7

What a service you guys provide. Data that would normally never be available to the common slobs. Brilliant.

Starter, injector test and clean and glow,plugs. Clean EGR body. Replace cooling system and vacuum hoses and clamps. Greg’s a champ

That looks hard. I would probably change the glow plugs since you've gone to the effort of pulling everything apart.

Absolutely brilliant unscripted as it happens. Rocket Rod you’re a natural. Love it. Keep up the good work.

(8:40) I bet ya if Shauno's seen this since he has been working on sooty mk2, he would of loved this idea keeping all his bolts and nuts in order LOL ,top idea Rocket....

Change them when your have the space to do it, they look bad, so change them would be the smart move. Love your channel, lots of greatings from denmark🇩🇰 ( just north of Germany🇩🇪).

Pretty cool content thanks guys. One question I have is why didn't you clean the engine before starting work on it. I'm not a mechanic but I would have have thought that taking it outside and pressure washing and air blasting it down the day before would have been a great idea and help get dirt and dust out of the engine once you started pulling it apart.

Awesome vid guys The intakes probably that clean because the cars been actually used and not just putted around. She’s a very clean engine with an intake like that roddy

it's definitely not a fun job , back last year after the mouse plage, my mates workshop had a 200 series in with a bad fuel leak , what he discovered was that a mouse had built a nest in the valley of the motor and chewed a hole in the plastic fuel return line running around the valley under the intercooler. luckily it didn't catch fire as the owner only noticed it was leaking when he pulled up and seen the fuel pouring out under the car. he had nearly as much of the engine pulled apart as you just to discover the part was nill stock on back order , he found a fix and got it going but it was a big eye opener for me , good video rod 😁👍

Best comment ever that you personally said you don’t understand any of them DON’T remove or disable your EGR

For the time it’s taken to pull it all apart, would definitely do the glow plugs and the injectors, it’s the same theory you’ve used for wanting to replace the starter motor. I know it adds significant expense now, but as you’ve now experienced first hand, if you have to do the labour all over again to change plugs and injectors it all adds up quickly. Just do it all now. Probably would pay to get the EGR cooler / system cleaned up too maybe in ultrasonic tank. That way you can enjoy it for at least another 180k probably more if you’re not doing all the 4wd 24/7 trips anymore.

Today I learnt you can fit water cooled alternators, amazing! Good, informative video Rod, thank you.

Gunk in the inlet is a mix of soot from the EGR and oil mist from the PCV. I believe EGR's mainly work at idle / dawdling around cities. So you've been pulling a heavy vehicle and doing lots of country km's. So the EGR's haven't been used very often, therefore less chance for gunk to build up. (looking at other comments, you have a catch can. So that will help stop the gunk building up in the first place.) Don't pull the top of the injectors, you HAVE to replace them then. We did that with a set on my dad's Disco 3 and had to replace them when we weren't planning on. Yes they need to go back in the same order. I hate EGR's, there's so many better and more efficient way of improving efficency. A properly tuned engine is cleaner than a factory tune with the egr. It's not the engineers you should blame, they hate the choices the designers make as well. I'm in the process of rebuilding a 3.2L Bt-50. Thankfully it's a much smaller motor and was easy enough to remove from the vehicle before hand.

It's clean due to the hard work, EGR only kicks in at very light engine loads and it's why you don't really take it too easy on diesel engines. Also depending on which state it's not illegal per say to delete or block the EGR, what is illegal is the emissions coming out of your exhaust.

WOW !!! AWESOME. WHAT a job !!! (I cannot say any more)

Wow, what a horrible motor to work on. Good job blokes.

When you're in that deep, replace everything

Amazed how clean the intake was. And yes, I would have changed the starter as well. Can’t wait for the next episode.

Great vid guys. I have been following Rocket Rod's 79 since the 4wdaction days and boy do you guys send it. And i'm sure after all this you'd do it all over again! Just got my 79 recently hopefully i can put your auto in it one day 😀

Gee I love these episodes that your doing now . I'm looking forward to meeting yourself and seeing your work shop facilities and watching the work that yourself and them team do I'm very much looking forward to running the wholesale automatic gear on my 200 series . Thank you for all these little episodes this shows yourself and your team in a different perspective which is just fantastic to see . I'm learning so much from watching these episodes . Love the work your doing and showing us .. Thank you again for sharing all of what your doing well done

yeah block off the egr off camera LOL,but you can program it closed anyway and it looks just the same,blocking it off without changing tune will send EGT's through the roof,so if you cant reprogram it a huge exhaust works a treat

Hi guys love the show just a little tip when you pull a bonnet off put 2 big folded up rags and place them between the rear corners of the bonnet and the scuttle panel so if there is a oops no damage done Did my apprenticeship (motor engineering) in an automatics shop wow how things have changed

By taking the top off of that injector you've put the calibration completely out. As plenty of other people have already said each injector has a trim code printed on it and they are ECU coded to each cylinder. Do the starter, glow plugs, injectors, the rail pipes and nozzle seals and clean the injector ports in the head properly. I'd also do all the soft hoses that aren't easily accessable. Do it once, do it right. Common rail injectors do not last like the old timed injectors did, you are past the mileage to do them.

well done Rod, when you guys assemble the motor just don't have any parts left over

Definitely change the glow plugs. Same thought as the starter motor

You’ve come this far, Replace the glow plugs!! But be careful as the tips can become quite brittle. If the tips break off then try and vacuum them out, but don’t go chasing a tip that may have already been burnt and gone out the exhaust, only if you feel or hear it break off. Also let them soak with some penetrating oil first to help get them out. Most likely they will come out fine. Replacing them will help with starting and keeping the engine from running rich initially.

I think I would pull the glow plugs and have a look at them multimeter test and then make a decision as you got it pulled down so far do what you can. Love the videos

Thanks rocket loved you and Greg's project. Keep em coming guys. Ed in wva 🇺🇸

Yes change what you can .

Love your vids mate, good to see you have a patrol part for reliability on one of the most important parts of the vehicle 👌🏻🍿

Rocket, Loved the episode. Not a 79 guy myself, but a TD42, but what I do appreciate is a few guys having a lash, and teaching/showing the kids coming through how it's done. Keep it up Yep, when you're that ball's deep, change the starter and glow plugs. Agree with the engineer's view - I'm an industrial elect, and being a breakdown guy, pick poor engineering, from a maintenance/breakdown perspective to pieces - nothing more frustrating

Just done injectors in my 79 after number 5 stuck open and 3 was blocked replaced all 8, my intake was absolutely caked full of soot, and injector washer got stuck in the head was a fun job to get them out🤦‍♂️ goodluck for the re assembly it’s pretty straightforward, also injectors have to be coded if you change them around in the pots, and don’t forget little vacuum line on MAP sensor 😉 very under powered

Those Japanese engineers had been drinking too much Saki when they designed the 79 engine lol 😂.

Love the content rocket your an awsome dude

You will find that if you have a remap they turn the egr off so it never or very rearly opens. Also if it is remapped with more boost the extra air flow through the intake helps to keep what ever soot is in the intake from building up

Nice work and yes change the glow plugs. Enjoying the content. Cheers John.

Good video Rod I would definitely change the glow plugs & injectors new seals gaskets etc modern vehicles fitted with large engines are joy to work on ,probably would have pulled the engine & check things more thoroughly over especially seeing the flogging the 79 has had. Cheers. Ian

Definitely change the glow plugs there cheap compared to labour, Injectors should not be dismantled as they are calibrated . There a ultra high pressure rail which runs around about the 18000psi or more could be upto to 28000psi you would need to consult an injection specialist When they drip , or squirt a stream rather then atomising they cause hot spots on your pistons and cylinder walls and head leaving pitting hope this helps.

Yes to replace glow plugs. Have seen a tip of one snap off from age on a prado and imbed itself into the piston. My dads 200 has 2 crook injectors so will be taking it apart very soon to do the same as u have. New starter, injectors, glow plugs and a intake clean. Exspect it to be bad, surprisingly how clean yours was. Maybe from the oil wash.......

Your a patient man and wow I had no idea how complex your engine is , good luck lol

There is a bulletin I’m sure on the glow plugs. If you bind one up or snap one because of corrosion. It’s head off. Soak them. Remember plenty of anti seize on the new ones. I use copper paste.

Vehicles like that are why I gave up being a mechanic. 😭🤣😂. They are just so crazily engineered now. Four hours to get to a starter, please, no. Best of luck getting it back together. I don't envy you. Yes I'd do the glow plugs, just for peace of mind.

my uncle used to say, if it doesnt move dont force it, just hit it with a bigger hammer. i smashed a few thumbs and then decided to rather look properly before smashing

The injectors are coded to the cylinder they came from, so must be put back in order, or alternatively the ECU can be recoded. This is a standard procedure when replacing a diesel injector on common rail engines. I'm tipping, cough, cough, your inlet is clean because the ECU remap has made the EGR system work much better, cough, cough.

Replace the glow plugs, injectors and the fuel pipes to the injectors. Ensure the seats where the injectors sit in the head are spotlessly clean.

The EGR is a very important part of that motors reliability you can and will crack pistons in that motor with out the EGR so do your research on when your EGR operates and you will never do an EGR delete again

Solid effort boys

It's a good fun job, usally takes around a day and a half to pull them apart and put them back together. That intake was very clean, considering how bad they can get.

Yes, if you’re that far down do the glow plugs and get the injectors tested.,I’d do the starter for piece of mind and probably the water pump too.

Take all the parts to a mate what has a automatic parts washer everything will come out of there like new. ( that is if you don't own one ) Great clip guys really enjoyed it

Great stuff Rocket. Good to watch mate. I should have done the Starter replacement when I had the intake cleaned. Honestly, I didn't know the starter was in there. Crazy stuff.

New injectors and pipes

It was so easy with my FJ Holden and early Fords, especially my 351 Cleveland F100 as I could almost get inside the mud guards to work on the engine. I don't touch my car engine as I do not know what I am looking at. Looking forward to see your beast back on the tracks.

180k Change the glow plugs to Rod. And don’t mix up those injectors if you’re putting them back in. As they’re coded for each cylinder injector seal and washers along with re seating tool dont go a stray either. Any carbon etc on that seating surface can cause major issues. I did plenty of them when i was a mechanic i also did the intake clean etc on my 200 not to bad just labor intensive.

A nice after work surprise, cheers for the content Rocket

Mate Love your videos... Please make more videos... Keep them comming -

Love watching someone else busting knuckles instead of me.(Cheers)

Loving the content and getting some idea on how to pull apart a vdj inlet

Great idea with changing the starter given its an auto and no opportunity to roll start if needed

Looking at your intake I would say your EGR was turned off when it was tuned. As for the EGR pipes coming from the heads a Hilux 1KD-FTV EGR blank plate fits these perfectly (for off road use of course). Don’t bother with reconditioned injectors new ones are 1000x more reliable. A genuine VRS kit from Toyota includes all the intake and EGR gaskets for reassembly.

Absolutely change the glow plugs now everything is in bits. Preventative maintenance, same train of thought as with the starter motor.

That is the cleanest 1vd intake I’ve seen and I’ve done a few of those jobs

Great video guys. Cant wait for the next one. Just curious, has your EGR been blanked off or is it still running as part of the system?

yeah they were $9000 for a set of injectors in 2008 LOL,and it only ever took the slighest amount of water or wrong fill with petrol to completely destroy them,as many camper hire services found out

Maybe that intake is clean from the constant hard work. The intake on our Hilux was very clean at 400000km and it works its butt off every day. I've seen many with only half the amount of kms that were built up with a fair bit of carbon.

Rod Better do a leak test, that should be setting a few alarm bells off missing coolant. Yes change the glow plugs.

One of my fav channel

Unsure if you tuned the engine to not use egr. But maybe the automatic box tricks the ECU calculated torque values Egr command is usually calculated load or torque. The auto would change the values the ecu is looking for in standard form. I find heaps of weight and flog them hard and the egr won't be commanded by the ecu

If I was you mate and the way you push that motor changing the glow plugs when I have a chance would definitely be the go and those injectors look crap new one's for shore. Happy Travels 😁👍

what a mission not bad what that beast has been through Rod tho but very interesting tho good stuff ..... yeah ive gota pull out my motor of my 1996 toyota surf hi-lux done over 400 000 km its got water on the no:2 cylinder blown head gasket so iam going to recon my motor anyhow ... but big thumbs up

You want to replace all those hard to reach hoses in there while your at it 😉

intake looks mint

Possibly the reason the intake manifold is so clean is that you have been running a catch can for ages yeah…

Yes I would change the glow plugs if you're going that far

Whilst you have the access to them I definitely would change them out just for peace of mind and that's then one less thing to worry about

As a Toyota mechanic, I've never replaced a glow plug in a 1vd. But have Seen a few break off when trying to remove them. Something to think about

give us more love ya work

Make sure you put brand new starter in while you got manafold when you put back together

My tip would have been give it a good wash down before you start. Remember any contamination, one spec of dirt inside the fuel system can stuff an injector. But i'll sure you'll clean it all up. If she's done 180K, and since you pulled the injectors apart, just stick in new injectors, seals, and fuel pipes in. Don't re-use the old ones. Sucks you'll have to take the brake booster off...

This is when you need a good mechanic such as myself :)

yeah injectors supposed to stay in order and "coded" to that particular cyl,1kd motor the same

(31:25) Haha i went to Lilydale Technical school between 1977 and 1981 :)

You should have released the driver side engine mount and jacked up the side of the engine to clear the booster.

It's a catch 22 situation. If you don't replace them 3 months time you maybe back at square one and pulling the whole damn thing apart. If you do replace them well what else do you replace. But I quess it's like an old cocky told me once . You can fix anything with a claw hammer, a sledgehammer a cold chisel and a heap of fencing wire

injectors need to be put back in the same order. if not you will need to get the codes of the injectors and reprogram them to the ecu each injector will have a code printed on the plug on the top. each code will be program to each injector location by that code. also don't forget to clean the sealer area where the injectors seats in the head.

yes done the same on a land cruser 100 serice amizion

That was one big job

Definitely do glow plugs while ya there and as for the intake it's due to you driving a diesel how it should be... It has also done a lot of longer travel rather than short city shit and let's be honest your not afraid to make it hit governor which helps a lot also catch can would've saved it a lot as well

To get injector near the master out Jack the rear of the motor up it’s still tight but should be enough

thank you great video think repair parts that doing lots of wearing if are hard to get after putting back together as best times when that find down point replace start motor should all other parts. done few times on other engines like landrover engine and Toyota engine in the rebuild and fix them at home as did two of best mate few times. know have to try fix landrover TDI 300 engine like blow caster and repairs to wires two place

I'd put in new glow plugs, starter, injectors etc. Do it once do it right spend the $$ now that way you know it's done and shouldn't have any issues for another 200K. It's like the saying with manual cars. New clutch may as well do the rear main seal and water pump... I'd even look at a new rapid power fully sealed alternator why because they now run at 200amps vs the 150-170 ish old the older ones.

Talk to Cornell diesel about the injectors and fuel pump we had one come into work last year with 150L of petrol in the tank. We did the entire job in 18 hrs I think including me driving down from heathcote

yes change glow plugs

I would change the glow plugs as you are already down that far

Change the glow plugs they are cheap and easy to do.The glow plugs on the ex’s Prado let go at 210ks and your at 180ks Good job boys.The inlet manifold looks pretty clean compared to other 79’s .Are you running a catch can? 🇦🇺👍👍👍👍

Has the car had a catch can on it great job cheers Scott

Change everything you can think of... if it were mine I'd be doing starter. Injectors, glow plugs.. don't want to be pulling everything apart again in the near future

If you drive your 79 properly it should be clean on the inside. Good job Great video