I actually got a new Gturbo as a precaution based on your (and others) experience. Glad you posted this, because my old turbo was well shot, and probably wery close to its grave. Didn't measure, but it had a LOT of play. So bad in fact it was rubbing on the housing. I changed it at close to 400000km.
No tell-tale signs as you describe them - no oil leaks or weird noises anywhere. The turbo end-float and free play were well within Toyota book specs less than 10,000 miles before this happened, and there was no burning of oil or indication of a worn seal or bearing any other way. The turbo failed because the shaft itself sheered, not because the bearing collapsed or otherwise failed. The only reason oil escaped from the bearing was that there was no longer a shaft there to seal it! :-)
Hi Graeme, Those are encouraging words :-) I'll post a follow-up vid to this once I've cleared the automotive backlog from my shed! The GTurbo looks interesting, but it'd need a load of supporting mods first (not least an intercooler!). It's been well serviced and I think the engine will (would've?) put up with the extra boost, but I think it's had a hard life of launching boats before I had it :-) I think the injectors could do with a scrub also!
a CT26 on a 1HD-T should be rebuilt at 300,000kms just in case this happens. However mine went at 287,000kms because I was playing with boost and fuel.. the Safari IC saved the engine and a GTurbo is now on it running 20psi
Nice video Harry. I hope the damage is not too severe. I would expect minimal bore damage (at least not to the extent of beyond first oversize). Quite a few people have experienced this in Oz
i wreckon best policy with turbo cars its to aim to replace the turbo at a set amount of kms or miles to aviod these problems ! treat em like a wear item !
Not yet - it's still sat on the naughty step :-) Doing some suspension work on my ST205 first so I've got something interesting as a daily driver and then I'll be on the '80.
why did you didn't get turbo serviced before failure ? one of the first issues when this is began to happen is the oily stain around the housing and hose in the outside !
Hello Harry, I had the same problem with my HDJ80 turbo, but the compressor blades get stucked and splited the aluminum part of the turbo in a half. I have to buy a new turbo
Bad luck with this motor, even after having the big end bearings replaced. I would love to see a follow-up on this project as I have the same vehicle. Mine has just ticked over 340,000Kms and hasn't missed a beat, but after seeing this, makes me think I should look at replacing my turbo before long. Maybe try a GTurbo??
Even tho it’s not healthy it’s a 1hz you could get a fair few more miles out of that without a turbo the rings would be fucked and you would just have to keep topping it up with oil but if that’s like ur only car and you have to go to work with it I doubt it would let you down any time soon
Doesn't the injection pump have a kill switch? My 60 series does. And regarding good servicing: if most of those 280k were short trips/cold weather/towing ('severe' driving), once every 4k would still constitute poor servicing. It's not just the miles, it's the type of miles that are equally important.
An injection pump kill switch is completely pointless when it's not the injection pump supplying the fuel :-D As for the servicing - no clue... Never really did anything too strenuous when I had it - it'd already done 260K when I took ownership...
It pays to carry a CO2 fire extinguisher for an occasion like this. Just fire one of these straight into the intake to kill it. My HD-FT has more than 300 tho on it, might get my turbo rebuilt before something like this happens.
I actually got a new Gturbo as a precaution based on your (and others) experience. Glad you posted this, because my old turbo was well shot, and probably wery close to its grave. Didn't measure, but it had a LOT of play. So bad in fact it was rubbing on the housing. I changed it at close to 400000km.
I have an HDJ81 series 80 with the 1-HDT. 160,000 miles. Your video has been helpful.
No tell-tale signs as you describe them - no oil leaks or weird noises anywhere. The turbo end-float and free play were well within Toyota book specs less than 10,000 miles before this happened, and there was no burning of oil or indication of a worn seal or bearing any other way.
The turbo failed because the shaft itself sheered, not because the bearing collapsed or otherwise failed. The only reason oil escaped from the bearing was that there was no longer a shaft there to seal it! :-)
Thank you bro
Wondering why the turbo air outlet doesn't have a wire-mesh cover to prevent this from happening?
Hi Graeme,
Those are encouraging words :-) I'll post a follow-up vid to this once I've cleared the automotive backlog from my shed! The GTurbo looks interesting, but it'd need a load of supporting mods first (not least an intercooler!). It's been well serviced and I think the engine will (would've?) put up with the extra boost, but I think it's had a hard life of launching boats before I had it :-) I think the injectors could do with a scrub also!
Was there ever a part 2? Bit of a cliff hanger! 👍🏻
a CT26 on a 1HD-T should be rebuilt at 300,000kms just in case this happens. However mine went at 287,000kms because I was playing with boost and fuel.. the Safari IC saved the engine and a GTurbo is now on it running 20psi
Mine did the same. One bend conrod. And that vas with intercooler.
Almost 4L with oil did run thru the turbo and into the inlet
Nice video Harry. I hope the damage is not too severe. I would expect minimal bore damage (at least not to the extent of beyond first oversize). Quite a few people have experienced this in Oz
That just sucks. Any update 7 years down the line?
Sorry about your car mate. Excellent video
i wreckon best policy with turbo cars its to aim to replace the turbo at a set amount of kms or miles to aviod these problems ! treat em like a wear item !
Not yet - it's still sat on the naughty step :-) Doing some suspension work on my ST205 first so I've got something interesting as a daily driver and then I'll be on the '80.
Updates? What ended up being damaged? Same thing just happened to mine.
lol, it ate its own turbo and still runs, toyota love
How hard was it to refit the turbo/manifold unti?
why did you didn't get turbo serviced before failure ? one of the first issues when this is began to happen is the oily stain around the housing and hose in the outside !
Hello Harry, I had the same problem with my HDJ80 turbo, but the compressor blades get stucked and splited the aluminum part of the turbo in a half.
I have to buy a new turbo
And part 2? the rebuild? Or opening the head? wat was broken?
so what happened to cilinders 3 & 4 ?
Very good video. thanks
That, sir, is an absolutely excellent idea - nice one :-)
Have to had the chance to remove the head?
Hay Harry, my guess is you have the beast back on the road by now, just wondering what the end diagnosis was?? To get it operational.
did it have an oil catch can?
and what was the result?
Bad luck with this motor, even after having the big end bearings replaced. I would love to see a follow-up on this project as I have the same vehicle. Mine has just ticked over 340,000Kms and hasn't missed a beat, but after seeing this, makes me think I should look at replacing my turbo before long. Maybe try a GTurbo??
Even tho it’s not healthy it’s a 1hz you could get a fair few more miles out of that without a turbo the rings would be fucked and you would just have to keep topping it up with oil but if that’s like ur only car and you have to go to work with it I doubt it would let you down any time soon
Doesn't the injection pump have a kill switch? My 60 series does.
And regarding good servicing: if most of those 280k were short trips/cold weather/towing ('severe' driving), once every 4k would still constitute poor servicing. It's not just the miles, it's the type of miles that are equally important.
An injection pump kill switch is completely pointless when it's not the injection pump supplying the fuel :-D
As for the servicing - no clue... Never really did anything too strenuous when I had it - it'd already done 260K when I took ownership...
10 liter oil can run a long time....
What was the end result of this? My 1HD-T spun the #5 cylinder bearing and now I'm in the process of rebuilding the engine.
How did the rebuild go?
and what was your damage?
Did you ever pull this apart?
Ohh and cost?
It pays to carry a CO2 fire extinguisher for an occasion like this. Just fire one of these straight into the intake to kill it. My HD-FT has more than 300 tho on it, might get my turbo rebuilt before something like this happens.
Such a shame this happened... Do you still own this Landcruiser or was it beyond repair?
Thanks for this video
maybe the 1hd-t wanted to become a 1hz
to bad it happened :(
you need a Gturbo
That's a 1hz not a 1hd
Na your a tard