Diesel conversion
- Thread starter jwyshrek
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
That's pretty awesome.
There's a place here in Oregon that does Toyota diesel conversions, mostly 4Runners. They do good work but it doesn't come cheap! I think when my T4R starts getting up there in miles, instead of buying a new one I'll shell out for the conversion
I came pretty close to buying one they had already converted and had for sale, but it was too far out of my price range. Really, once you add the diesel to the equation, these are pretty much the perfect rig.
There's a place here in Oregon that does Toyota diesel conversions, mostly 4Runners. They do good work but it doesn't come cheap! I think when my T4R starts getting up there in miles, instead of buying a new one I'll shell out for the conversion
I came pretty close to buying one they had already converted and had for sale, but it was too far out of my price range. Really, once you add the diesel to the equation, these are pretty much the perfect rig.
boondoggle
Member
I've pipe dreamed about a diesel conversion even taking it so far as to be a 'dual fuel' system.
I think some T120s have this (might be the 150s though). Land Cruiser Prado and Fortuner Diesels (from thailand) so it seems like it might, just might be possible to retrofit one of those systems into a 4Runner.
DuoFuel
But who knows how much it would cost….
I think some T120s have this (might be the 150s though). Land Cruiser Prado and Fortuner Diesels (from thailand) so it seems like it might, just might be possible to retrofit one of those systems into a 4Runner.
DuoFuel
But who knows how much it would cost….
boondoggle
Member
Holy crap!
Just looked at the prices for a conversion on my 2004. $20,000 minimum.
Wow.
I'm good at justifying/rationalizing the un-justifiable (to me wife), but I don't know how I could ever justify that.
Just looked at the prices for a conversion on my 2004. $20,000 minimum.
Wow.
I'm good at justifying/rationalizing the un-justifiable (to me wife), but I don't know how I could ever justify that.
BlackWorksInc
New member
My only concern with a diesel conversion in the United States is the quality of fuel that will go into our engines. Many of these diesel engines availible in other countries are not imported into our country for a few reasons, mainly because of lack of demand and poor infrastructure for diesel fuel.
What I mean by that is that in Europe/Asia their fuel quality is far above what we put in our trucks in the US. Many of the VW, Mercedes, ect Diesels would run poorly and have potential problems with the quality of fuel we use. We only recently stopped using Sulfur in the fuel, not to mention that in Europe they use a of higher quality compared to the US. In fact, the recent removal of Sulfer has caused a similar situation to diesel engines that happened when we removed lead from gasoline. I have heard and seen from many diesel shops failures of early diesel engines due to the lack of sulfer and knowledge that these engines require additives to compensate for the lack of the sulfur. (Newer engines are designed for lower sulfur, similar to how newer engines are designed for lower levels of SAPS than older engines)
So basically before I end up going into a disertation, I would love to have a Turbo Diesel in my engine 4Runner. But, I would be worried that the engine would have premature failures associated with the fuel quality and the difficulty of getting parts for an engine not usually sold in the US would compound the issues at hand. Combined with the trend of diesel to be slightly more expensive than gasoline (at least in my area) ends up being either a wash or coounter-productive modifcation.
Still an awesome idea though!
What I mean by that is that in Europe/Asia their fuel quality is far above what we put in our trucks in the US. Many of the VW, Mercedes, ect Diesels would run poorly and have potential problems with the quality of fuel we use. We only recently stopped using Sulfur in the fuel, not to mention that in Europe they use a of higher quality compared to the US. In fact, the recent removal of Sulfer has caused a similar situation to diesel engines that happened when we removed lead from gasoline. I have heard and seen from many diesel shops failures of early diesel engines due to the lack of sulfer and knowledge that these engines require additives to compensate for the lack of the sulfur. (Newer engines are designed for lower sulfur, similar to how newer engines are designed for lower levels of SAPS than older engines)
So basically before I end up going into a disertation, I would love to have a Turbo Diesel in my engine 4Runner. But, I would be worried that the engine would have premature failures associated with the fuel quality and the difficulty of getting parts for an engine not usually sold in the US would compound the issues at hand. Combined with the trend of diesel to be slightly more expensive than gasoline (at least in my area) ends up being either a wash or coounter-productive modifcation.
Still an awesome idea though!
BlackWorksInc
New member
It sounds like they are trying to modify a diesel engine to run off of pretty much anything like military engines do, while getting more efficent fuel mileage. Not a bad idea, but cost would seem to be rather high.
Jeff Kleb
New member
Toyota Diesels
There were rumors floating around four or five years ago that Toyota was going to build a 3/4-ton version of the Tundra and that it would be available with a small Caterpillar turbodiesel engine as an option.
Now that would have been cool - and undoubtedly a way to make some GM, Ford and Dodge owners look twice when it came time to get a new heavy-duty truck.
Caterpillar quit making "on road" engines, however, because of emissions issues with the newly-mandated DPF systems; so that pipe dream went up in smoke.
There were rumors floating around four or five years ago that Toyota was going to build a 3/4-ton version of the Tundra and that it would be available with a small Caterpillar turbodiesel engine as an option.
Now that would have been cool - and undoubtedly a way to make some GM, Ford and Dodge owners look twice when it came time to get a new heavy-duty truck.
Caterpillar quit making "on road" engines, however, because of emissions issues with the newly-mandated DPF systems; so that pipe dream went up in smoke.