Recent content by natsys

Seems like this is related so I'm posting on this thread. Since I changed that egr pipe my DEF usage has shot up substantialy. Sometimes when the truck is idling you can smell ammonia. It went through 3 1/2 gallons in about 500 miles. Previously that would last me almost 5000 miles. There...

Can't. Bolts are threaded right into the exhaust manifold casting with no through hole. Watched a few YouTube videos and got some free advice from a Hino tech who happened to wander into the parts department while I was picking up the new pipe ($600 for the pipe and gaskets -Holy smokes!). He...

Ok. So it's not the intercooler, it's an EGR cooler? It looks like the cooler bolts will come off ok, but I have the same reservation about the manifold end. It is 12 years old, but still only 60k on it so maybe it won't be too seized up. At least I know what to look for. Thanks again.

Used the exhaust brake the other day and heard a hissing like a giant air leak. Checked around under the hood and saw a pile of soot on the right side of the engine. Found a good size leak in the forward flex joint in the pipe shown that runs from the rear of the exhaust manifold to the...

This one is closer to the target, but it only does 300 and 600 series trucks: Hino Diagnostic EXplorer 2 HINO DX2 V1.1.21.2 +Troubleshootings Manuals | eBay I haven't stress tested it like you techs would, but it does work, and it runs on Windows 10.

I finally went and bought DX2 software and a knockoff USB link. Sooner or later I knew I'd need it, I just didn't want to spend the time learning how to use it. Turns out it wasn't that bad (with a little help from my friends here). On 2 trips longer than 15 minutes I got a fault code--P2214...

Just PM'd you. Yesterday, the CEL came on about 10 miles into a 120 mile round trip. While it showed no fault after shutting off the engine, the CEL remained and it came back on the return trip. P204F is showing but it seems that can be a lot of things, including the DEF injector. But at...

Catching up on unread posts..... I haven't heard of that campaign, but a quick Google search says it's a recall for specific trucks. How can I find out if mine is effected?

So I've been looking for brake rotors for my 2011 Hino 258 LP. I've noticed that 258 LP's have 8 lugs and 258 ALP's have 10. Seems to be about the same number of each for sale when I look on trucktrader or some other site so I can't imagine the ALP's outsell the LP's by some large margin. Why...

Well, it took a while, but the problem "resolved" itself....at 65 mph on Route 90 eastbound. Sounded like a grenade going off and did just about as much damage. Not even 40,000 miles on the tire and it was wearing evenly but something definitely wasn't right. Fortunately I was in the right...

Does this spell the end of Hino diesel engines? Cummins (CMI) Strikes Deal With Hino, Hits 52-Week High

There's too many considerations to list them all. Heat dissipation, beam dispersal, quality of connectors, electronics packaging, DRL compatibility, indexing for proper alignment and a lot more. On my Hino I lost the doors behind the headlights so the back of the bulbs were open to the...

I found headlight revolution to be very informative. I'm not advocating purchasing products they sell, but I learned more about bulb design and construction than I ever realized was involved. There's several videos to watch too. Previously I bought some mid price bulbs and some real cheap ones...

Sounds like air is getting in there. Are the o rings good, no cuts or abrasions? Did you lubricate them before reinstalling them? Did you tighten the dome ring properly? If not, air can get in and the fuel can drain back. First time I changed my filter I had that issue and it turns out the ring...

I've never dealt with that, but it sure sounds like a grounding problem that has been discussed here before. GreasyT has some great posts about how to clean and check the chassis ground connections that you can find with a little searching. Or it could also be water in the underhood box which...