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Just reached out! Thanks for your message and we're looking forward to getting it back on the road and running right

That's a turbo cooler line, it pipes into the coolant hard line that travels from the thermostat to the heater hoses. Replace just the soft line with coolant hose, but know that as long as oil is leaking onto it it'll wear out much more quickly. If that blows you'll lose a lot of coolant very...

We're out in Colorado and have a local non-profit called colorado 4x4 recovery who will come out to the deep woods and get people unstuck/towed. It's free with a suggested donation to the program, not sure if there's something similar to that where you're stuck but I'd hop on facebook and look...

Anyone else can weigh in here, but as far as parts go with some research you can find most things on the mechanical, brakes and suspension without too much issue. It's going to be a matter of shipping and time, so if it breaks down somewhere that's the biggest pain because now you're on someone...

The school of hard knocks and hard lessons is always taking new students wether you like it or not

Alright so here's our current update, per @Scott's advice, we checked the fast idle adjustment on the pump and found the wax element was no longer working properly which means that the pump was constantly in a "timing advance" state when it shouldn't be. This means that the dial indicator...

Not hearing the noticeable timing chain slap like on a Ford, so if it is stretched it's not that bad or there isn't a timing cover or component close enough for chain to hit anything. That may be the next thing we try to test and will definitely update if we go that route. Turbo is getting oil...

Came into the shop running poorly, similar to how it's running now but after the pump was reinstalled noticed it's easier to start and it has good moments of running when before was always running badly and could barely keep it from stalling. Now it doesn't stall as much but occasionally...

We've verified the timing on the pump and engine, verified no head gasket leak, rebuilt and resealed the IP, new injectors and lines, new filter, no air in the fuel system at all (already did the above advice) and ran fresh diesel from a separate container to the supply side of the IP, did a...

Posting to watch this thread, we've got a customer with a similar issue and it's kicking our butts. Post IP rebuild/reseal still doing the same, definitely keep us updated on results!

Also, I feel the need to clarify that by my own personal standard, I'm a Delica apprentice but if I'm pulling motors, doing electrical diagnosis, and everything from heavy line to basic fabrication I would be considered experienced. When I'm standing next to a guy who has been doing these for 30...

Yes, there are specific tools required to run these tests correctly!

When they do the valve cover gaskets you should get a valve adjustment done too.

I feel like there's a "don't tread on kei" t-shirt waiting to be made about this

You can absolutely pass a compression test and fail the leakdown test, so they should both be performed and the data should be looked at for each test. You've got the idea, both the difference between cylinders and the overall numbers. It's telling you how capable the engine is of both making...

Anything over 15%(ish) is considered "getting there" and you don't want more than a 4%(ish) difference between cylinders. Anything 15-20 is "we're going to start saving for a rebuild" and anything over 30 is going to be "bad engine but it still runs." The 4D56 motors are crazy tough and will run...

I would get a leakdown and compression test before buying it, 189k can be "fine" or "needs a new engine" depending on what's happened to it it's long and unreported life around the world. We've seen them blowby at 50% or worse as early as 130k, or as late as 200k. Turbochargers cover compression...

I'm kind of bummed too, but it's a shop choice and Gary changing roles makes it less sustainable to take on new ones. But seriously, if anyone is stranded still call because I think there's a pretty good chance we'd at least get it in to looked at!

...put an engine in it? But in all seriousness, if you've got a cylinder that's blowing by the rings so bad it's not making compression that's enough to rebuild or replace the engine right there. IDK how much compression was coming out of the oil cap, but some is normal positive crankcase...

Hey guys! We here at Pro Auto Care Denver will be dialing back on our new customer intake with L300 and L400's. We're absolutely going to continue working on the vehicles we've already seen and continue working with the awesome customer base we already have. However, as Gary (our delica master...