the long and the short of 354 oil pumps
In the world of Perkins 6-354 oil pumps. There is the long and the short of it, or it also could be known as low capacity short pump or the high capacity long pump. Basically there 2 types of oil pumps and they can be interchanged, but you must change the cross over pipe also […]
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Wind up the Boost on that 1HZ
1HZ SAFE BOOST RECOMMENDATIONS Something Shane and the boys get asked a lot is (how much boost can I run in my 1 Hz land cruiser) unfortunately all cars and 4wds are different but as an average below is some guidelines to follow. Hzj75/80 1hz as they don’t run a compensator on the pump 7-10 […]
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Why wait to get your crankshaft checked
Getting your crankshaft inspected or ground in Perth can be a difficult thing to do. Why should you or your the customer wait, when you want to know yesterday well that’s why we are here. We have 2 crankshaft grinding Machines at Noordeman Diesel which allows us to do twice as many cranks and […]
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Why is there water under my car
Why is there water under my car? I was talking to my roommate one night when she asked me why her car leaks water. This isn’t an uncommon question that I am asked so my response was what Colour is the water? She was surprised to hear my response as water doesn’t have any Colour, […]
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Knock knock there is a Gremlin under my bonnet
We get a lot of phone calls about Toyota Prado and Hilux 1KD engines, these are Common Rail injector engines. They have a couple common issues that can cause significant engine damage if left unattended including blowing smoke or a knocking rattling sound that can lead to blowing up your engine. The most common fault […]
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