B-nicetarago

sounds like a tiny leak in headgasket to me,might be small now and water leaking into one combustion chamber "we are talking little amounts" and while engine is hot its not an issue as head is expanded but then car engine cools and seepage starts again.. corroded water port to cyl on head maybe or badly torqued head bolts at some stage in life "always use new head bolts on taragos as threads streetch" does the vapour smell like anti freeze?

Hi, i know it is a bit late but yes taragos are known to corrode in water ports if anti freeze/boil is not maintained and some pll run straight water, quite simply eats from water port to the piston then head gasket gives way, takes years sometimes for this to be terminal. i got mine tig welded repaired and head shaved. Even with me doing most of the work and sourcing parts i had no change out of $1000- but i did valve stem seals/new valves/timing chain kit/full gasket kit.etc if you decide to part the van out let me know as im after a decent tailshaft if its a manual transmission..

Hi, There is a wrecker on ebay that does tarago, by memory it a marone colour one in pic, he is in ballina nsw. i dont know him or anything but noticed him on the bay.. BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS ONE OF THE NORTH COASTS LARGEST DISMANTLERS OF USED CARS ..8 ACRES OF CARS 100 PACIFIC HWY TYAGARAH 02 66842351

Hi, Have you had the steering racks checked for play.? oh and also the top mount suspension springs rubbers, seems to be commonly mentioned with tarago steering wobble trouble. Regz

Thanks for the tip NormM

Hi, i would also check your driveline, eg check tailshaft uni joints for wear. Have you hit any gutters lately? check that all wheel nuts are tight, might sound silly but never know, i would get wheels checked for balance "rear also" tyres could be going bad also. Are you getting any rear noises? if so perhaps its time to check wheel bearings. by all of these clues you might be able to narrow problem down 1 by 1, i also agree with previous post about wheel alignment.. Good Luck. B-nicetarago

@$100 per hour they better work faster.. @15hours should be managable to drop and put in. they got equipment and tools..my 2 cents worth..ps @15hours thats nearly 2 normal working days!!

if your have the 12.5mm shafts "the outside dia of the 6 prongs shafts" not 14mm like mine, i have 2 brand new couplings, asking $100 +post.. i belive 90-93 takes 12.5mm and 94-97 is 14mm... now Myka, i seen that one on ebay.com.au, its the opposite to engine side of shaft then yes.let me know if you need help finding.. OHHH its a while back...

Hi There, if its the 2tz-FE engine then no way, they kinda already are extractors and motor is at 70-75 odd degrees..

no mate not same Diff Ratio.. check with this chart, no credit to me for chart as i got it online.. ------------------------------------ Read the Axle Code from the vehicle indentification plate. first digit: ring gear diameter A 138mm B 145mm C 6.25" D 6.62" E 7.1" F 7.5" G 8" H 9" J 9.25" K 9.5" L 10.5" M 12.5" N 13.5" P 14" Q 12" R 162mm S 6.38" T 6.7" U 6" V 10.6" W 15.5" X 142mm Y 158mm Z 202mm - no ring gear = FWD Second, third digits: gear ratio 01 3.30 02 3.36 03 3.545 04 3.556 05 3.70 06 3.889 07 3.90 08 4.111 09 4.222 10 4.375 11 4.444 12 4.625 13 4.79 14 4.875 15 5.125 16 5.286 17 5.60 18 5.714 19 5.833 20 6.167 21 6.667 22 6.78 23 6.833 24 7.64 25 4.556 26 5.571 27 3.364 28 4.30 29 4.10 30 3.727 31 3.909 32 6.591 or 4.807 33 7.503 or 5.583 34 6.781 or 4.786 35 7.636 or 5.60 36 4.778 37 3.583 38 3.417 39 3.154 40 5.375 41 3.308 42 6.500 43 3.550 44 3.214 45 3.533 46 2.928 47 3.944 48 3.356 49 3.729 50 3.400 51 3.736 52 3.722 53 3.250 54 3.941 55 3.333 56 2.821 57 4.058 58 3.238 59 3.234 60 3.519 61 2.724 62 2.892 63 2.655 64 4.312 65 3.837 66 3.071 67 3.526 68 3.095 69 4.176 70 5.857 71 2.962 72 3.949 73 4.285 Fourth digit: no of pinions, ltd slip-yes/no Code pinions ls 2 2 no 3 2 yes 4 4 no 5 4 yes

almost sounded like head gasket again. new radiator and thermostat does not explain the missing and revs dropping though? if eventually car wont start and oil level on dip stick rises past full and resiovoir keeps emptying then its Head crack or corrosion on head or badly torqued head at shop 29pound+90 degrees+90 degrees and new head bolts is a must "$50-".. oh and please tell me it was a wrong wording when you say filled with "water" did you mean Green Coolant? its very bad for cars to run just water in radiator with modern cars, with time water may corrode the head water ports..With your Thermostat did you match the nob on housing with the little jiggle hole thing on thermostat..

Hi, i just did a strip down and re assembly.. 15 hours or less should be manageable, again depends on work inside the 2tz-fe engine.

Hi, what is common is corrosion in water port jacket and it works its way to cylinder, the Head Gasket Breaks and allows water into cylinder "cyl 1 on mine"..just to repair that part cost me $200 Welding at Machine shop and that's cheap,then Machining head"if head is not too warped from overheating". if head overheat too much you might as well go new 2nd hand good head as its been comprimised "weak" in Alloy.. then your Mechanic needs a gasket Kit, another $150-.And if Head Gasket allowed water and oil to mix.."usually resivoir runs out of water and oil stick gets way full" Steam out of Exhaust another tell tail sign. A LOT of Cleaning oil sludge internally "means all 2pans off and cleaning/blowing/. now with The head, if it overheated too much it might warp, usually means a new head, 2nd hand $450-..on assembly and dissasembly Both cams must come out to get access to Head Bolts "another $50-" in new + "more Labour costs". then on mine i found "egr Valve,Vacumm Modulator, vacuum bracket all non functional, was it the faulty head over time?,who knows, but another $350+ , while in there might as well do timing chain, another $130-+labour. so ill stop here as you can see every step costs money and that is not including mechanics Labour costs @ usually $70-$100 an hour.. so far i have spent total working hours 15, complete strip down and assembly..not finished yet as im waiting for spare parts from Japan.. so i would say $1600 is minimal work done to your car and a lot of luck..