I have a problem with starting my '87 hiace, I have put petrol detergent thru an under performing engine and new sparks. It made no difference and now it wont fire up atall, im guessing its the filter or the pump but have no idea where they are and wont go to my local toyota dealer as they proper ripped me off recently to which i was very supprised! any help would be appreciated.

If it won't start at all, I doubt it will be due to the pump or the filter.

When you say it won't start, do you mean it won't turn over or it won't fire?

Bear in mind that the petrol vans have a fuel shut-off valve on the carby, it has a black wire running to it and usually terminates on a green plug.

Check to make sure that you are getting +12V there when you turn the key to "ON".

Also, see if you can hear it click when you turn the key on. A little hard sometimes as there are other relays that click at the same time in the engine bay, but if this solenoid is not working it will not allow fuel into the carb.

Check to see if you have spark on the plugs.

The fuel pump is a mechanical one mounted on the side of the block.

To check if it is working, disconnect the fuel line off the carby and poke the end into a piece of clear hose that feeds into a bucket.

Crank the engine over and make sure you are getting fuel out that line.

Try these and report back.

Thanks so much for your help, you certainly know this van!....it fires but would'nt kick in, I have managed to start her now although it takes 3 or 4 goes and needs 10 mins to really warm up and im still geting a stuttering while the revs are low, Ive checked all 4 plugs and all are sparking, your words on the shut off valve I will look into tomorrow, sounds hopeful but I read this at 1am so will look 2moro!.
I have checked a few of the fuel lines of which there seem to be many and have a flow through them.
I'm guessing that I have possibly dragged some tank sediment through the system when the fuel ran very low recently so have put some petrol detergent in the tank but im 3/4 of the way through that tank and still am not running smoothly ... many thanks again and any further ideas would be much apreciated....Chris

I cant find a shutoff solenoid on the carb although there are 2 wires running to it but I cant see where they end, its still running but after 2 tanks of petrol detergent its still not happy, the plugs are all good and firing , it seems the petrol flow is not happy, im at a loss as to what to do as the fuel lines run everywhere and and i dont understand where the problem is!!!!!! aaaahhhhhhhh!....looks like im gonna have to pay someone now!!....could it be the pump or filter clogging up??

Hi Chris - did you ever get this sorted? And how...? Got a simlar problem with our camper - wondered if we also had a fule cut-off problem...
Sam

Hello Sam, not been online for a while!, i still havent started the van, driving me crazy, im told now that compression is taking along time to build and i have a sticky valve which involves me removing the head and im scared! gonna have a go though.....wish me luck, and any findings you have on your van id apreciate a heads up!...these vans are very good until they go wrong