Just bought one and having it shipped to ny, gonna go through this myself and make sure its in good working condition

Do you have wiring diagram?

Hey mate, getting this part & will attempt to swap as per your expert guidance in the video. Did you experience heavy shake on engine shutdown?? Got my mechanic to check engine mounts which are apparently fine, so hopefully this rear mount will sort it 🤞🏼

Hi, this is great, how do I open the front bonnet of this van?? I cant seem to do it!!!

Can you recommend an adapter for OBD1 to OBD2? USA regulators insist on OBD2. So my van failed inspection

Looked in engine bay & driver & passenger sides for OBM port & can’t find it. 1996 Hiace van KZH106G. Found it. Passenger side well below glove box

Where is the vin #? Found it below passenger seat.

Hi, have you experience high idle rpm after changing battery? What did you do to put it back at normal idle?

Koom Mo. Not Cum-Ho. My ex wife was never in the tire business.

Very informative video. I just changed mine on the 1995 2.8L Diesel. It’s never been changed. Very simple to do.

Hey Nate, Where did you buy the gauge water temp sensor?

There’s some relatively cheap koito headlights out there

Outstanding job showing what to look for

You could eat uni off of that powerplant

awesome video. I really wanted a hiace but in the end these videos made me decide that i wasn't mechanically inclined enough to maintain one. i might get one when im older and richer.

Buying a 1997 HiAce Regius tomorrow, so this was very helpful... Thanks :)

Exactly the problem

Vans are the only cars I'd own

Most common problem is the rust around front and back windos

I have a1991 hiace owned it for 28 years/ somethings break etc but it has never let me down

Hi Nathan. It's been a while. Hope you are doing well.

Wrong slude the seat forward and get access to the battery

Tel me something this happen with the 2000 year Toyota super custom patrol 1rz engine

Great vid. Thanks mate

Awesome dude. Do you know where I can find the bleeder valve for the cooling system ?

Awesome data dump. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Nice looking engine. That is really clean.

Hey Nathan. What can do about it if my sunroof just popped out

Robust. You stole that one.

Hi Nathan, and thank's for the video. It's same on my 1999 prado with 1kz-te engine, the light ternd off after only 1 second, but the the glow pluge relay stay on for 17 second.

Thank you for all the details! Realistically what kind of gas mileage do you get? Thanks

Are sakura filters good?

i feel like these vans aren’t meant for ppl who don’t want to work in their car

lmao the battery don’t look hard to do

Whaaa! Take the bus

Your video and the comments below it should be must see viewing for anyone considering these cute oddities.

1kz-te?

Thank you for taking your time to share your knowledge of these remarkable vehicles .

`Very helpful review. Much appreciated. I am definitely sitting right on the fence.

Thanks for this video. So many positive videos on these. I needed this. Thanks and hope things are well!

I use something call a steel wool. Super cheap and efficient. And makes your exhaust look better than new 🗿

Where are the 2 heater hoses under on the drivers side that make for easy flushing?

Worked like a charm on my Mazda 6. = a $700 savings from what the dealership quoted me for a new mirror. 🎉🎉Thanks

moreys is a serious product, i put a whole bottle of oil stabaliser 1l in the sump its really thick sticky oil, it looks after old engines and keeps new engines new, ide have to say that this is another serious product, im about to try on my 07 hiace d4d 1kd

Its a constant fight for us car enthusiasts!!

The hiace wizard! Thanks for all the knowledge😁. Going to look at one this weekend in hokkaido japan! Hopefully its nice.

Low range has nothing to do with it and neither does the size of the drive shafts. An AWD has an open center diff. What that means is If both rear wheels spin, the front doesn't do anything or vice versa. They're only AWD when traction is evenly split front/rear AND side to side. 50:50 4WD has a locked center diff so front wheels at each end will turn even if both back wheels at one end were to brake traction. Even then one could theoretically argue they're only 2wd in a situation where traction is lost at 1 wheel on each end. True 4x4 regardless of traction is only achieved if you also have 3 diff locks. As for the VC 4WD they're best thought of as a 4x4 with lag. The VC only engages once traction is lost at one end. The problem with this is that you've already lost traction by the time it kicks in essentially starting to get stuck before it helps out. It's much better to have a locked center diff since you have drive to all wheels even before traction ever breaks and this may prevent loss of traction in the first place. My VW T3 Syncro van had a VC and I had a couple friends who also had Syncro's which they converted to 50:50 4x4 by replacing the VC with a solid shaft and decoupler. It's an easy conversion with this model because the military used these vehicles for a while and did this conversion to improve offroad performance. Kits can be bought. Anyway, it became apparent on a group drive through some soft sandy dunes that they had an edge over me with the VC. I'd be losing traction more frequently and got stuck in a few places they had no issues. Basically, I'd rate a VC as better offroad than AWD but falling short of selectable 50:50 4WD.

Thanks! The HiAce has always had an engine overheating reputation. I am currently rebuilding a 1999 LH112 that has quite some issues. Albeit I want to repair the coolant level sensor as well!

Can't you access the battery from behind the passenger seat

I've had the 2WD version of this car in Australia for almost 15 years and I love it. I got a Tesla Model 3 a couple of yeara ago but end up giving it to my mother recently and I'm using the van as daily driver again.

Quick and efficient, no long drama, just the answer. Thanks.