Guys just a warning as it has happened to me, now twice. Im currently just getting my prado injectors replaced or checked to see if seals were faulty.
How i first found it was faulty which id like all my fellow prado owners to try to check. Place your car facing nose first down a slight incline (bigger the better). Now the next morning when you start your vehicle if you get a puff or cloud of white smoke that is the first sign of bad news. This is caused by the copper injector seat/washers failing letting oil to pass when turned off and leak into the piston chamber. The following damage occurs as the exhaust gasses pass the injector seat it burns oil causing carbonisation. These little particles make there way back into the sump where they slowly block the pick up mesh. This in turns starve the engine of oil and KABOOOM!!! Not nice. This has occurred in some vehicles as early as 80,000km but mostly around 100,000 to 130,000km. I don't know whats causing this but there is heap of research and info too much for me to write. I found most of it on Pradopoint.com The next best thing at your next service or do it yourself, drain your oil. Leave it for 24hrs so all oil is drained. Get yourself a remote camera which you can get from auto pro (Bullant) is the brand i got. Turn the camera on and have a look up the sump only about 5cm. You should be able to see a shiny wire mesh. if its black or slightly covered. take it to your mechanic immediately and have sump removed and cleaned.
I drained my oil today after 5 hrs still slightly dripping my wire mesh was partially blocked because of my injector fault. Im checking again in the morning. So good practice that after every 20,000km check your sump. I service mine every 5,000km. Basically they can be a ticking time bomb. Another way is the cold rattle. Get your injector values checked too.
How i first found it was faulty which id like all my fellow prado owners to try to check. Place your car facing nose first down a slight incline (bigger the better). Now the next morning when you start your vehicle if you get a puff or cloud of white smoke that is the first sign of bad news. This is caused by the copper injector seat/washers failing letting oil to pass when turned off and leak into the piston chamber. The following damage occurs as the exhaust gasses pass the injector seat it burns oil causing carbonisation. These little particles make there way back into the sump where they slowly block the pick up mesh. This in turns starve the engine of oil and KABOOOM!!! Not nice. This has occurred in some vehicles as early as 80,000km but mostly around 100,000 to 130,000km. I don't know whats causing this but there is heap of research and info too much for me to write. I found most of it on Pradopoint.com The next best thing at your next service or do it yourself, drain your oil. Leave it for 24hrs so all oil is drained. Get yourself a remote camera which you can get from auto pro (Bullant) is the brand i got. Turn the camera on and have a look up the sump only about 5cm. You should be able to see a shiny wire mesh. if its black or slightly covered. take it to your mechanic immediately and have sump removed and cleaned.
I drained my oil today after 5 hrs still slightly dripping my wire mesh was partially blocked because of my injector fault. Im checking again in the morning. So good practice that after every 20,000km check your sump. I service mine every 5,000km. Basically they can be a ticking time bomb. Another way is the cold rattle. Get your injector values checked too.
