1999 Toyota 4runner W/new Turbo Diesel Conversion, 40+ Mpg!! Vwo Capable! 5 Spd! on 2040-cars
Olympia, Washington, United States
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1999 Toyota 4Runner has a brand new 2.2 liter Kubota V-2203 direct injection engine installed. Has about 4k miles on the swap and is running Great! It is a blast to drive everywhere, I don't think there's been a day that someone hasn't stopped to talk about it when out and about. It is currently utilizing all of the factory Toyota engine accesories as it was equipped before with the gas 4cly engine. Starter, alternator, using factory harness still so any problems possible in the future could be traced with a Toyota manual. same power steering pump and factory lines as well. The A/C components were removed at install, but I still have them, and was planning on making the bracket required to bolt the pump up to the block, just haven't had time to get to it, and being in rainy Washington, was honestly not first on the list, the heat on the other hand works great and keeps the cab nice and warm all year. it also has rear heat controls as well. Has 5 speed manual, and manual transfer case, auto locking hubs so no getting out of the rig to get into 4x4. I have put a lot of time into this build over the last year, and only selling to build a house with new born son here were outgrowing our place were in now. The factory speedometer works just fine, as well as the temp, gas gauge, the tach I have not figured out how to make work yet, the best info I have on that is found on Dakota Digital's website, or just google search "adding a tach to diesel" and you will soon know what I know on that subject. Seems easy enough, I just don't know what the factory tach is looking for in means of a signal, probably 6 or 7 pulses per revolution, but again, I just haven't had time to investigate. I did find that others on the web have had success with the digital dakota brand. I have done over a dozen diesel conversions, Mercedes OM617, VW 1.9 TDI, Cummins 4BT/6BT, and as far as fun to drive, and the added benefit of the huge fuel savings, this is my favorite, and have 2 more trucks I am converting for friends with the same engine. I do not have any 0-60mph times yet, but am going to have that tomorrow with a video of my driving it in town and freeway. It is peppier that the 4 cly it had in it. Runs down the freeway at about 3 lbs boost, and maxes out at 14 psi. Has a REAL Garrett GT25 Turbo, not an ebay knock off one. Has oil feed hooked up of course. If you have any more questions feel free to ask, you can email direct at craig.craig11@yahoo.com if you would like, or through ebay is fine, just get my personal ones to my phone for faster response. The exhaust is custom 3 inch one off. Vehicle is registered in Washington with clean and clear title, and as a diesel. I am only the 2nd owner, which previous one moved here from Colorado, and I took the pictures with there old plates on. Don't worry there's no funny business with it. All vin tags match and are present, has never been in even a fender bender. Also equipped with tow package. Has custom boost and oil pressure gauges installed neatly, and look and perform perfect. All glass is good, power windows work, air bag system is in working order, Tires are Brand new 31x10.50 All Terrains with under 1000 miles on them, also within the last year all of the shocks were replaced, flushed the brake system, and replaced front pads and turned rotors, adjusted the rears, which are currently at over 80% left on them. All components of the front end are nice and tight, drives straight as an arrow. Google search "Kubota V2203 engine" and you will soon see it is one of the most commonly used industrial continuous duty engines that are ran and relied upon 24 hours a day 365 days in a row. Some examples are Bob-Cat skid steers, Kohler Gen-sets, Carrier, and of course Kubota tractors. They are 100 percent mechanical, meaning no electronics to fail, even has mechanical lift pump bringing the fuel from the factory Toyota gas tank to the injection pump through a spin on fuel filter. One example of reliability of these engines to put in lame mans terms is: Carrier takes them out of service at 30,000 hours, and still running strong most of the time, well if you averaged the time you drive between in town and highway at 40 MPH, and drove 30,000 hours you would have drove 1.8 MILLION miles. My goal was to next incorporate a Waste Veggie system for it. So, why would we not be using these to power our cars, and get rid of years of expensive engine maintenance. Thanks for checking out my truck and look forward to hearing any questions or comments. Custom install on your rig is available, with a 2 week turn around guaranteed.
The outside of the truck is in nice shape, paint shines up still really well. interior is really nice, clean with small rip in drivers side seat seam. I'm going to get some videos up soon of driving in traffic so you can see how well it performs. On Oct-20-13 at 20:12:29 PDT, seller added the following information: So, thanks ebay! For some reason the management of ebay does no longer allow links to videos on you tube. Just go to You Tube and search exactly "Kubota 4runner" You will see a video of it driving, and click my user name and see the other videos of it. Sorry for the poor recording, was trying to drive, shift, and record. I will have my wife help tomorrow and get a couple more where you can see more hopefully, including the boost gauge. |
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