uboma: @ op, why do u wanna do that? I have a diesel powered Toyota Hilux as an official vehicle and I must say that my expenses on fuel is far less than my colleague whose Hilux runs on Petrol.

oblo: Following!
@ Op..thanks for the heads up and providing me with the guy who scanned my vw passat. He did a great job. I have already referd him and he should be visiting abeokuta sumtime this week again!

baconline: the gear does not match directly so I will change d head of d gear (don't know its technical name)

Siena: An interesting project, and one I'll be following.

I'm looking to do the same, with a 2003 Toyota Hilux. In my case though, I'm removing the 2.5 turbo diesel engine (2RZ-FE) in favour of a 4.3 V8 gasoline (3UZ-FE) from a Lexus LS430. However, I'm buying a complete running Lexus, as I want to install not just the engine, but the dash and climate control too.

Siena:

Gearbox bellhousing.

baconline: Engine mounted

Looking good. I see you decided to keep your truck an I4. I thought you might be tempted by the silky power delivery of an I6.

What are you doing with regards fuel delivery - EFI or carburettor? Are you replacing your fuel tank with a Nissan Navara petrol item, or you're reworking the current diesel tank? And fuel lines?

baconline: Tx seina,its a 3.3l V6 engine,I plan to rework d deisel tank and the lines,but what I was thinking basically was to just put a fuel pump in the tank and run it thru the former pipes to deliver fuel to d engine.is there a something I should know when doing that,your input will be highly appreciated

Siena:

A petrol fuel tank would be preferrable, as well as the matching fuel lines.

Fitting a pump within the tank MAY work, but you must be sure to have a baffle in place. A baffle is fitted at the lowest point of the tank, and is usually a series of shrouds, with the fuel pick-up within. The purpose of this is to make sure there's always an uninterrupted supply of gasoline for the pump to draw on. If there's no baffle, each time you brake, or turn corners, the fuel will swish away from the pump pick-up, causing momentary fuel starvation. The same will occur when descending steep inclines.

This is what causes what is called "surge", whereby the engine will cut-out, as the pump runs dry. It also causes fuel pumps to fail prematurely. The only way to have no baffle fitted and have no surge issues, would be to have a full tank of gas at all times.

And your fuel lines...the fuel lines for the diesel are too fat. Again, the engine will run with these, you'll get good flow, but lower pressure. This will cause fuel starvation at higher rpm, or mid rpm under load. Your gasoline fuel pressure regulator won't see the correct fuel pressure, and your engine will run dangerously lean. Gasoline fuel lines are thinner, so less flow, but higher pressure, which is what your gasoline engine will need.

lomomike: Erm... @ mr baconline did you finally experimented the use of kerosine and diesel and/or vegetable oil to run your diesel truck?

baconline:
u still remember my post.I actually tried it on a diesel generator.it worked fine.only tried it once oh

lomomike:
By the way, nice conversion task u got there. I just hope the mechanics did a very perfect job.

Siena: Looks like the swap's coming along nicely.
Wait - who's hand is that demonstrating lack of power steering pump clearance?

ITbomb:
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