Recent content by 1998 KZJ95 Chris

Having an issue with my KZJ95. Dual battery set up, not enough juice to start after work today but jumped with 12v jump pack on the driver side battery. I had been driving around all day on and off and thought id just not left it long enough running to recover, but it didnt start again once id...

*UPDATE* Thermostat replaced (old one was present but had failed open and was looking pretty tired). The temp gauge now responds as expected and hovers around the 3 o'clock position during normal driving, I will keep monitoring for now and look at an aftermarket gauge and sensor if required...

Thanks for the replies guys, always good to get your theories checked :-) I've only owned it since December and, as far as I know, it's been like this since I got it. The other thing I noticed is the viscous fan, it seems to be "'on" constantly. This would also contribute to slow warm up...

*UPDATE* After a bit more diagnostics, engine physically feels like its warming up and stat seems to be opening as I could visibly see the flow start through the top of the rad cap. Temp gauge however didn't move from below the cold line! As for the heating, after reading somewhere else about...

Hi all, I have a 1998 Prado KZJ95 that has some cooling/heating issues. The temperature gauge does not move during normal driving, remaining on or below the 'C' line at the bottom. It only begins to move when the vehicle is under extreme load, i.e driving up a mountain, but even then it never...

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