Indigent

I just had my oil changed last week. I will have to go back to the mechanic because apparently japanese mechs want to make sure everything is good after they do something (novel concept). My appointment is tomorrow. I will ask him when I go. But from memory, when I looked up my filter at the store, there is no difference between td27 and td27t, and I believe that my filter is the one you mentioned, 4nc-109.

I get about 675 km to the tank (80liter). so that's what, about 420 miles for 21.1 gal? But keep in mind that I have that glorious beatiful hum of a td27t coming out from under my hood. That is also pure Japan city driving at roughly 50kph (~30mph) I hate Japan's road sytem pssd When driving about 100kph on the toll roads I get FAR better mileage. I can go around 750 to 800km per tank at 80kph. /me kisses his td27t's feet

Put about 2 fl oz of acetone in a full tank. That seems to work here in Japan. My mechanic told me that he does it in every car that he takes to get inspected and never has problems. I know that mythbusters had a bit on acetone in fuel, but I am not talking about a full tank of acetone, just 2-3 fl oz per 10 gallons or so. ( I have a diesel, so I use less. I want cetane not octane.) Also if you look at msds sheets for the fuel cleaner additives, you will see acetone in roughly these percentages in their ingredients. more acetone than that is bad bad bad. just a thought

They are important because the sun sets pretty early over here. I am pretty far north (aomori prefecture). And there are VERY few street lights here. If you don't have clean headlights at dusk, you are going to lose your way quickly, or smack a tree. Most importantly, you DO NOT want to end up in a rice paddy. You will end up paying out your butthole and then some to the farmer of the field you "ruined". And over here, rice paddies are EVERYWHERE. You can be going on a good trail, and then wham! rice. And sometimes i just dont feel like getting out to clean them .

my headlight misters

Well, I am sure that the mister system would not be very hard to install... If anyone wants the system, there are sosooooooo many of these wd21's in junkyards over here. There are tons of places to get parts over here. The majority of them are diesels, but I would imagine that the misters and the clinometers aren't hard to take out and install in a pathy. Also, almost everyone of these here in the junkyards have front bumpers like mine, and most also have the foglights like mine. If anyone is interested, I could get the parts. Keep in mind that the shipping would be pretty expensive. The headlight misters have been on every diesel model i have seen. They are invaluable to me. I think the clinometers are just a box on the dash with power wires for the lights. (they are backlit when the headlights or running lights are on) I am going to take mine apart and see if it is feasible. Let me know of anyone is interested. here are some shots of the misters and the clinometer

As I have said, I am in Japan. I have a 91 diesel. I was just wondering what all options your guys's pathys came with. Do any of you have headlight misters? or the clinometer on the dash? or the adjustable shocks? (mine has a switch to go between "sport" and "touring") Mine also came with high-beam/low-beam fog lights too. I find all of these very useful, but have never owned a pathy. Just curious.

getting the vehicle shipped isn't a problem. And it isn't the army, it's the Air Force. I guess I am just wondering why there aren't very many pathys with TD27T engines in them over there. They are great. I am hoping that they aren't restricted or something like that. I reaaaally want my TD27T over there in the states eventually.

How long has it been since you drained the fuel-water seperator? I had some starting/running problems a while back, and my japanese mechanic told me to drain the seperator until some diesel came out, and then prime the filter back up with the pump. I never had a starting problem again after that. He also said to do it every other oil change.

What about bringing an engine and tranny to the states? I would be willing to part with the body, as long as i can keep the heart and soul...

I am living in Japan right now, and will be moving back to the states in September of 2007. I desperately want to take my Diesel Terrano beauty back with me, but have no idea on what to do or who to ask. I know that the speedometer and various other clusters will have to be changed to MPH instead of KPH, but does anyone here know where I should start? I know I could buy one from an importer in the states, but I want to keep MINE. hehe. ( we have been through so much together...) Also, I only paid $1500US for it, and don't want to have to end up paying that and more for something I already had. Anyone had any experience with this?

Crazy. I am having the EXACT same problem in my 91 Terrano. It is only happening while moving. It also appears to be coming from the front passenger side (driver side for most of you, front left). It happens during acceleration, while turning, and during bumpy driving. I can induce the problem while driving by shaking the wheel left to right at around 40kph to 50kph. I am thinking my problem is the belt or the power steering. When the engine is off, and I pull and push on the belt, it makes some moaning sounds, so if that were sped up to about 2500 rpm, it could be it. I will change the belt, and do some lubing and post back on if it changed. If not, then I don't know what to do.