L200 owners........what are your experiences???

[speedaholic]

^^how much u sellin yuh van for?

[MadCrix]

95k neg

[speedaholic]

picS?

[MadCrix]

http://forums.trinituner.com/forums/vie ... p?t=305089

flash have the first shot looking real white thou

[l200]

Hi 2ners, wats up. I kno some of you guys know abt DIY projects, so I was wondering if a DIY garage lime could be organised, preferably l200, old an new. Post up your thoughts, suggestion,........



MadCrix, good luck wit the sale, lovin the k74, looking great..... sorry i don't have the cash to upgrade

[speedaholic]

l200, DIY garage lime sounds like a plan... what stuff u gotta do to ur van? i hadda put on some mud guards.. gonna buy the rubber sheeting somtime next week....

[l200]

speedaholic, well for now, I just have to do the oils, diffs, gear box etc, the only thing, I'm very tight on time, ok, ok,,,,I'll confess i'm a workaholic.... or else i would have done that already, but planning on taking some time off soon, so ah want to do some work.

Thinking abt shocks, idle arm an mastercylinder (brake) seals,..... hmmm is plenty things i have to do, jus time is a issue, but i done with going by the mech for simple stuff, jus me an de service manual, an some trusted friends, wit l200, we share all our knowledge and assist each other with repairs etc., jus like on 2ner,


Not online as much, but will be on sunday,

[speedaholic]

wow thats alot of stuff.! hmmmm.. i never change my diff oil since i have my van.. may be i shud do tht.. lol! i dont have the dunds to do any major work right now. so just the small stuff for now.. keep me posted..

[madman2961]

hey yeah link with me i doh have anything much to do with my van but i could be an extra pair of hands to help.

unless you guys up for washing the van i would use your help there LOL

[speedaholic]

well u hadda get it dirty first!^^

[madman2961]

i could do that on my own but i would love company *i have a tow chain for you to follow me when 4wd is needed!! LOL

[speedaholic]

haha! u goh be my extra 2 wheels? ahaha

[l200]

Glad to see you guys on board, well I'm not too sure abt location, seeing that you guys are from up north, I don't know if couva would be too out of de way for you all.

I was looking to do it close to home, and the idea behind it is, that I am doing this for the first time by myself, and a little company wouldn't hurt, and it would be a learning experience for us all. At first I was thinking of doing it and posting the pics, but then I thought it will be better for first hand experience for all interested.


Currently I am buying the tools/parts needed, and was thinking to do it in abt 2 months time, reason being is that if any one has anything special to do on their van, they wold have enough time to get everything together, and be prepared for the day.

Well let me kno what you guys think, and if you guys have any suggestions let me know.....

[madman2961]

like i said i willing and could organise with you all the best day to hang out. LOL

fahim tell me what you think cause i will meet with you if you going down Couva.

[l200]

Cool, i keep you guys updated

[venum]

I did teh Diff oil change on mine already

piece of cake

I don't mind coming to help

have to change gear and TC oil soon

shocks on my K74 were easy to change - I did it by the garage already, but saw what they did

i woildn't mess with teh steering components like the idler though

[speedaholic]

madman2961, yea my gyul from couva.. so yea.. i doh mind makin a couva run.. lol! V... steering components in the 4x2 are pretty simple.. not sure how it is in the 4x4... i hadda change diff an gearbox oill.. any recomendations?

[l200]

speedaholic, Alot of people telling me that the bel-ray is good, but ah still looking around. most likely it between castrol, shell and bel-ray with me


Hopefully, tomorrow I'll run away from work and try to get some prices, and brands.

venum, how much for your shocks?

[speedaholic]

i heard about the redline 75W90... but that shiet expensiveee.......

[venum]

Belray is sheit

I had that and changed it

using Redline

Shell is great stuff

Castrol not too bad

my Shocks were < $1000 for teh 4

[speedaholic]

how much quarts of red line ur diff take?

[l200]

V where did you get you shocks, i looking around and only getting some for $150 each by Fiaz, $250-$275 in couva, I will like to get some good shocks without going to DM, ah fraid to buy them cheap ones,

any recommendations (brands that are good and what to stay away from)

How much for the redline 75w 90???

[speedaholic]

tokico or kyb are gud shocks to my knowing.. and i think the red line is like 120 a quart or somthing.. V correct me if i'm wrong

[madman2961]

i am using KYB all around and i think the original is Tokico. so those look out for either of them cause they are good.

[venum]

original is tokico

i got KYB gas at Faiz

redline is $60 per quart in car boutique, st. james

rear diff take bout 3 quart (can't remember exactly) will check when i get home

front is 1 quart

[l200]

Well did some checking around and the parts are pretty reasonable.

Shocks are KYB- $150 each (front and back)
Idle arm $275-300
Diff oils (castrol) $30-$45 a quart... Need abt 8
Engine oil (castrol) $140
Filters $140 (oil, fuel, air)

So far cost looking like $1640

For the diy lime I'll only be doing the diff oils and shocks. I have two dumb jacks or safety jacks( what ever they are call), two 1 tonne hydraulic jacks, and spanners from 8mm-24mm.

Depending on what you guys want to do, I guess you can walk wit tools just in case.

The only thing I don't have, is the pump to refill the diff oils, so if i can't locate any, I will use a funnel an a long hose

[speedaholic]

a ratchet and socket set wud be gud....

[l200]

a ratchet and socket set wud be gud....

Sorry,,, got that too 10mm- 19mm

Ah going to get 20mm-26mm weekend

Another thing, I might be able to get some under-coat paint (chassis black), for those of you who would like to get a little rust protection b 4 de rainy season. It comes in both aerosol or to be applied by spray gun.... let me know if you all interested, will post price tomorrow

[speedaholic]

yeaa that sounds like a gud idea...

[l200]

Well the under body paint is abt $80-$90 (aerosol) and $90-$150 for th one you spray on wit a spray gun.