timbo New Member
Number of posts : 14 Age : 55 Home City : Bath Model and year : 1995 3L TD Auto. Grand Cabin D Type. Registration date : 2007-03-27
| Subject: Replace head or swap engine ?? Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:51 am | |
| Hi I’m in the UK and would welcome any advice pointers, particularly from anyone who has done either of the options I am contemplating. Well my 1995 campervan 1KZ-TE auto has overheated and the head is cracked - a sad tale... small leak in radiator coupled with blocked pipe to header/ overflow tank = didn’t register drop in coolant level = catastrophic overheating. A local garage has quoted me thus: Option 1. Supply and fit new head £2k Option 2. Swap in reconditioned/2nd hand engine £1.5 k ( plus cost of engine - a quick search has suggested around £1 - 1.5k ) I will also need a replacement radiator (leaking).
Questions Which option? Are these prices reasonable? How easy would it be to find a replacement engine ? As in would the ‘same’ engine from a different vehicle (hilux ? Regius etc?) Background We love our camper. I have done extensive welding on the wheel arches & cills but it’s pretty much all done now. Tailgate is rotting at the bottom but I was planning to cut stuff out and patch up. Not too worried about how it looks.
or ...........Option 3 . Scrap it (sniff) and put the money towards something newer?
Any thoughts / advice / pointers greatly appreciated Timbo .
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katana New Member
Number of posts : 11 Home City : Doncaster, UK Model and year : '98 KCH40 Hiace Regius (owned for 12 Mths)
'88 LH61 Hiace (Owned for 18yrs now sold) Registration date : 2018-04-02
| Subject: Re: Replace head or swap engine ?? Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:01 pm | |
| A couple of ideas come to mind. Cracked heads can be repaired by a good engine machining shop - would be worth speaking to your local one. We used to get the old 2.4 2L heads done (back when I worked at Toyota)
If you want to change it, would be worth looking at something like this https://www.roughtrax4x4.com/amc-premier-3-0-litre-1kzt-1kzte-cylinder-head-kit.html Fully built up & ready to fit, wouldn't have thought you would be anywhere near to £2k quoted | |
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timbo New Member
Number of posts : 14 Age : 55 Home City : Bath Model and year : 1995 3L TD Auto. Grand Cabin D Type. Registration date : 2007-03-27
| Subject: Re: Replace head or swap engine ?? Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:34 pm | |
| Hi Katana. Thanks for the reply - the roughtrax kit looks interesting (although annoyingly out of stock). The price I was quoted included fitting. | |
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GPW Hiace Master
Number of posts : 1527 Home City : Cambridge, UK Model and year : Model: KD-KZH100G-MRPGT
Year: 1996
Colour: 4K1
Trim: FN42
Registration date : 2016-07-16
| Subject: Re: Replace head or swap engine ?? Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:49 pm | |
| £2k is a lot but it raises the value of your camper from probably under £1k to I suspect over £5k so financially it makes sense.
Is the garage saying another 1kz-te or would they swap in a more efficient D4D?
Sorry I'm not sure which is the best option if it's a repair or replace, would depend on a few factors. If the repair is a good one you'd benefit from new timing belt, water pump etc so it may be worth it, maybe have another chat with them.
BTW if the repair is not a genuine head I suspect a replacement engine may be best (assuming it has an original head on it). | |
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