Whitebeauty
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Oh yeah u can do it yourself. i did, and had a little help over the phone from my buddy 1GR
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SignUp Now!Oh yeah u can do it yourself. i did, and had a little help over the phone from my buddy 1GR
What da funk??? How strange. Maybe Toyotas are built maintenance free Down Under. It is a Hilux after all. Top Gear proved that you can't kill those damn things....:laugh:
Upgrade to one of these when you have the chance. ^_^
http://www.realtruck.com/ramco-flomax-300-fuel-filter-filtration-system/
Yeah I did it myself also, since youve never done it before just make sure to reserve an entire afternoon for it. Just dont do what I did...
Jacked up truck,
Dropped tank,
Busted out the dremel and crimpers and went to town,
reinstalled tank,
dropped truck,
turned ignition on, heard absolutely no fuel pump noise,
got blind with rage,
jacked up truck,
dropped tank, again,
checked all connections,
reinstalled tank,
dropped truck,
turned ignition on, still nothing...
then I realized that the fuel pump on this truck doesnt kick on with the ignition. It kicks on when the starter does. It made me feel like a complete jackass. I clicked the starter for a quarter of a second, and heard the fuel pump buzz to life and pressurize the fuel lines...I wanted to point and laugh at myself lol.
Oh wow that would drive me insane if I expected it to turn on and it didn't...
Would you guys suggest confirming that the pump works before I go to install it? I imagine it will work, but I would hate to be chasing my tail attempting to diagnose an issue that isn't really my problem.
And I don't think I will have to jack my truck up thankfully
A common Walbro 255 (if you didnt already replace your OEM pump) and a external quality fuel filter is all you need.
I like the spin on water separating, 5 micron, high flow, multi input/output fuel filter setups that RAMCO offers. They are compatible with all methanol, ethanol, race fuels, etc...
http://www.ramcoperformance.com/flomax.htm
You can do both the pump and filter setup for around $185.00
You can also change the filter one handed with out jacking up the truck or getting under it.
Really its a great filter setup for the money and is what I ran on my truck with all kinds of fuel.
When u go this route how would u bypass oem fuel pump and where did u mount this pump?
I'm under the impression that my fuel filter on my OEM pump is probably clogged, how involved is the installation of the URD kit?
I know you have to drop the tank, I am just wondering if that is something that can be done with one guy.
That's a lot of jack stands... would you care to elaborate?