Is a 2014 Prado VX 3.0L with 152,000 km safe from the injector problem?

[jboy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jboy]

You are probably sick of these questions, but I like the car and am worried that the model is not new enough to avoid the problem. I am buying it from a Toyota dealer and the salesperson says that if it is after 2012 then it won't have a problem. (I will check the maintenance history as well.)

If it is vulnerable to that problem, what model is safe?

Or is the probability of the failure low enough to ignore?

I am buying it so I can stop using my range rover sport in the high country - I therefore need it to be reliable.

Thanks for your help!

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

As far as I know the final upgrades including stronger or at least redesigned pistons didnt become 100% used until Jan 2013. Supposedly these started appearing from Oct 2012 and were phased in. No idea if that is solid or a bit of guff from the service guys.

[jboy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jboy]

Thank you mjrandom. It is a good sign that the dealer is providing me with the correct information - and great news that the car should be OK.

[Guest Close Guest]

Seems not, I saw one last year 2014 with under 90k kms on it cracking a piston. Due to injectors out of wack.. Luck of the draw.. Makes the Petrol look much better on paper..

[Guest Close Guest]

There is also plenty of evidence of 12 and 13's cracking pistons..

[jboy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jboy]

Thanks Piggy. Today I spoke to a different dealer and I received a different answer... I was told that I would get a warning before any damage, and besides, I could ask the dealer to perform a "burn off". You give them your car, they hook up the computer and it sets the idle rate very high, generating a lot of heat which burns off the gunk. That sounds pretty low-tech, but he said newer models have a button that will start this process for you. It sounds like a self-cleaning oven...

But he also said it is pure luck of the draw, there is a very low probability of it occurring, and that "every" diesel in Australia is susceptible because of our dirty fuel...

[krypto Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close krypto]

Run Techstream and get the relevant injector values, then you know exactly where the injectors are at. The washers should not be an issue on a 2014.

[Guest Close Guest]

Ummm, dont think the 2014 has DPF .. Post Sept 15 I understand? Meaning that your car will NOT perform a DPF burn.. and in now way will that help with injector issues or cracked pistons that the Prado D4D (Designed 4 detonation) has..

[Guest Close Guest]

Which if no DPF means your mechanic has no idea whatsoever...

[JohnLynn Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JohnLynn]

Was the mechanic at a Toyota dealer? as if so it has given me even less confidence than I had before!

[carco Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close carco]

With those k’s has it had injectors yet?
If you ask your question to dedicated D4D tuners they’ll all say it’s luck of the draw. Having survived 150,000k’s the percentages are on your side, should be fine.
Late version pistons or not, quality control and sheer numbers of these engines mean that it’s a lottery.