thevictor390
Teen Wankeler
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2007
- Messages
- 11,892
- Location
- Massachusetts
- Car(s)
- '17 Mazda MX-5 RF, '89 Toyota Blizzard SX5
As some of you may know, I bought a very silly vehicle. Why no PYC thread? I haven't seen it for two weeks.
1989 Toyota Blizzard SX-5, RHD Japanese import, 5 speed, 4WD, Toyota 2L-T engine also found in Hilux, Land Cruiser and a few others
So the Toyota made the 2.5 hour trip home uneventfully, registration was miraculously smooth (first time car has been registered in the US), insurance was no problem, I got my plates and was good to go. Slapped the plates on, went for a first drive, got back, and helloooooooo puddle of diesel.
After a couple of days of bringing it around to my trusted mechanics (you bought a WHAT?), the problem progressed to the point where the truck barely runs and needs to be towed. So AAA brought it to its current destination, a shop in Douglas which specializes in small diesels. The guy assured me he would have no trouble working on such a beast, and I believe him.
However, working on it is not the same as finding PARTS. The Injector pump needs to be rebuilt or replaced. So far the guy has been searching for a "rebuild kit" unsuccessfully. The one place I have managed to find that sells the pump is out of Japan, and they want $3.5k which is, of course, absurd. Toyota part # 22100-54660, Denso part # 096000-3921.
I do not know what a "rebuild kit" entails. I found an old post on another forum where a guy used a Toyota forklift part but he wasn't specific (this will be posted to other forums as well).
I went into this fully expecting this sort of problem, of course, but I'd really appreciate any insight on how to find parts for an obscure vehicle, and what exactly I should be looking for as a "rebuild kit."
Thanks!
1989 Toyota Blizzard SX-5, RHD Japanese import, 5 speed, 4WD, Toyota 2L-T engine also found in Hilux, Land Cruiser and a few others
So the Toyota made the 2.5 hour trip home uneventfully, registration was miraculously smooth (first time car has been registered in the US), insurance was no problem, I got my plates and was good to go. Slapped the plates on, went for a first drive, got back, and helloooooooo puddle of diesel.
After a couple of days of bringing it around to my trusted mechanics (you bought a WHAT?), the problem progressed to the point where the truck barely runs and needs to be towed. So AAA brought it to its current destination, a shop in Douglas which specializes in small diesels. The guy assured me he would have no trouble working on such a beast, and I believe him.
However, working on it is not the same as finding PARTS. The Injector pump needs to be rebuilt or replaced. So far the guy has been searching for a "rebuild kit" unsuccessfully. The one place I have managed to find that sells the pump is out of Japan, and they want $3.5k which is, of course, absurd. Toyota part # 22100-54660, Denso part # 096000-3921.
I do not know what a "rebuild kit" entails. I found an old post on another forum where a guy used a Toyota forklift part but he wasn't specific (this will be posted to other forums as well).
I went into this fully expecting this sort of problem, of course, but I'd really appreciate any insight on how to find parts for an obscure vehicle, and what exactly I should be looking for as a "rebuild kit."
Thanks!