what ? :S it a 2.8 Diesil 4cylinder

 

3L is the block id. Its what the rest of the world had while we got the 22re and the 3vz

 

im in australia, and it is definatly not a turbo diesel its just a simple 2.8 it needs a turbo like no tomorow, but i really cant afford to buy one, then a new exhaust system and everything else :-/

 

i have a question tho guys, my truck has a snorkel on it and its a big old thing, but just after the intake at the top is a big metal ring that has a really tiny hole in it, about 1inch diameter, could this be choking my engine of air ? becuase i thought its size was a bit off for the air demand of a 2.8, i had thought about making it bigger but im not sure if it would change the frequency of the intake and give even less power

 

could you take a picture? if you think it may be a culprit, try driving with it off.

 

yeah i can get a picture, but it'll have to wait until tomorow as its night here, and yeah good point, ill have to give it a go and see if it makes a difference and also my truck gives out a fair amount of black smoke, not a huge amount, but a bit when under full throttle and heavy load, is that just what it does or is it unburnt fuel ?

 

if its smoking then its rich. Need more air!! but a little smoke will be there no matter under load/heavy load.

 

ahh well if it needs more air then that metal ring might solve 2 problems, power and smoke

 

I hope it does solve your problems.

 

me too, thanks for all the quick replys.

 

well i'm just off from work and usually kill an hour or two before i sleep. Fyi its 2:46am in kirkland, washington USA

 

damn, why you on so late, do you work nights or something ?

 

Alright, i took the metal ring off my snorkle and it didnt seem to do anything, there is a very very small increase in throttle response/power but its nothing much so now im pretty much out of ideas :-/

 

I have a potential head gasket problem in my 92 hilux. When I bought it had heavy 33" boggers on it and had trouble turning them. couldn't go faster than 85 km on highway. put lighter all season 31" tires and it helped a lot. Hoping a new head gasket will help even more. Try getting a compression test and a leak down test and that could help determine head gasket problems.