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Black smoke when accelerating, bumper starting to turn black above tail pipe and fumes from oil filler and dipstick when warm. Checked when cold and first started and no smoke from oil filler or dipstick. However after a run and warmed up there is a lot of fumes from both the dipstick and the...

So im fitting a new AMC head to my 1KZ-TE as the original cracked. The original half moon seal for the valve cover doesn't fit my new AMC head, it's too big, too wide so won't sit flush in the head and level with the top of the valve cover surface. What are my options here, where do I get one...

Are the 4 little pieces some sort of pad wear indicator or what and where do they fit on the rear pads?

Has anyone got any links or places for replacement front outer wings for a 90 series? Mine are rotten behind the plastic as are all the ones in the breakers that I rang. I thought spurious wings would be easy got but no. Only ones I've found are the link below who I have foned but they told me...

I seem to be missing one or more engine pieces, heat shields or brackets at the top of my engine above the turbo side. I've circled the bits I think they include in the below pics I got from google, if anyone could post a clear pic of the top of the left side of the engine it'd help. There's 3...

Could someone explain why the switched positive wire of the lighting bulb circuit on the cigar lighter turns into an earth wire when the key is turned to off position or removed. The cigar lighter itself has 2 wires and it's bulb lighting the ring around it has it's own different 2 wires. Both...

Are these effective or a gimmick? They could be handy for me if they are effective. If you have a spare 12v battery that's not fitted to a vehicle can the panel be used to charge the battery directly without having the power cable from the panel plugged into a cigarette lighter socket? ie: Just...

Could someone with a 120 tell me how the rotational play of my front and rear prop shafts compare to their known good ones, please? I cleaned them up just now ready to grease, made the videos before greasing. I'm trying to diagnose a drivetrain clunk when driving, come off power all good, get...

Does this switch look oem from new or added aftermarket at later stage? I think aftermarket, but would appreciate opinions. If standard can anyone tell me what it does? It has 3 skinny wires going to it, red,white, and a black.

Ok, so not a Landcruiser but a Hilux. It has some electrical issues I'm trying to sort out. First question, are the Parking / side lights on the same circuit and fuse as the Reverse lights? The fuse box diagram lids don't list Reverse lights anywhere separately. The problem it's having is when...

The clips for these rear arch mounding trims from Toyota are like €60/70 and I'm looking to see if anyone has come up with alternative methods to secure them to the body? Even if I pay the ridiculous price for the genuine clips from Toyota, some of the plastic brackets are broken on my moulding...

I'm looking at order some genuine parts from Amayama and am just wondering on what the delivery times to Ireland are and what sort of duty expenses I'd be looking at on parts totaling €170. Perhaps someone that has ordered before could enlighten me?

Can anyone tell me is a 2004 LC3 cruiser CanBus or normal? In the context of wiring a tow bar, I'm trying to identify the wires at the rear lights for the indicators, brakes and side lights. When I checked one wire it's giving 4v and fluctuating volts when indicators and side lights are on...

The passenger window switch was physically broken (actual switch part you press / pull was missing) on my cruiser when I bought it. It's the SWB model so the whole switch panel just has 4 switches, each front window / the door lock and the window lock. The passenger window still operates with...

Double post due to "Forum server error" when posting, lot of site problems I noticed recently on this site, already a thread on it i saw. Ignore.

My 120 has a really annoying noise, it's hard to describe, I say drone in the title but I think it sort of sounds like a drone, I can't really say exactly. It's not a hum, I don't think it's a boom either, I suppose a drone is the best way to describe it. In the last 1000 miles I have changed...

As per title really, does the 1KZ-TE share the same cylinder head as any other Toyota engine?

I robbed the pics below from a decade old thread. I'm looking to install a water temp gauge to see what temps my cruiser is actually reaching as I have read the standard temp gauge is very inaccurate. I removed the spare blanking bolt from the yellow circled port in the pic. With my head gasket...

As per the title really, Do the 1KD_FTV engines suffer head gasket or head cracking issues like the 1KZ-TE engines?

I have always used genuine Toyota pink coolant in both my cruisers, and I know everyone here will state to use this. However, under my circumstances, likely engine burning coolant, I don't want to spend €40 on 5L of Toyota coolant when I can get 5L in the motor factors for €15 when I'm going to...

Alright folks, said I'd start a new thread, update based on this thread from back in June. I'm looking further into the leak part of the thread, not the low level sensor...

I'm researching my options with regards to my faulty / noisy rear diff which has up/down play at the pinion shaft. Deciding whether to get it rebuilt, buy a 2nd hand or buy a new aftermarket one. I'm leaning towards a 2nd hand unit. Anyway, if going 2nd hand, are all 120 series rear diffs the...

So on my 120 manual gear box 5 speed cruiser, there is a whirring noise, hard to describe but I've had a friend listen with me and it's a typical diff noise. It's very annoying, drowns out the radio a bit. I had wheel bearing noise too but replaced that and now left with this other noise...

I often seen these advertised in various tool brochures etc and thought they'd be helpful but never purchased. Was testing a wiper washer fluid pump the other evening and thought one would be handy, the 12v supply appeals to me. But what other uses have they and what is a 3 or 4 circuit tester...

Has anyone done a mod for adding a low coolant level on their Landcruiser, either a 90 or 120 series. I had to top the rad up by 1.5L today. My reservoir bottle is always empty, so not much point putting the level in their I suppose although it would be good to have it there if Landcruiser's...

My 120 pulls to the left under braking. I remember hearing that if it's a caliper at fault, the faulty caliper is usually the one that is the opposite side of the diving. Did I hear this correct, or is it actually the other way around that whichever side it pulls to it's that same side caliper...

As per title, anyone know where I can buy the Toyota genuine outer CV boot on it's own? Toyota dealer Ireland will only sell a kit for €150 or something which comes with a cv joint which I don't need. I've bought aftermarket cv boots for cruisers before and they've been completely incorrect and...

So owning a 90 and a 120 series I haven't a whole lot of interest in the "newer" models. The one thing I did know or "thought" I knew was that all the newer Landcruisers were 2.8L and I assumed the Hilux were the same. But, it turns out the newer Hilux are 2.4L. When I say newer I mean from...

So the passenger window switch of the drivers side switch panel was broken when I bought it and I'm only taking some time to look into repairing it now. The passenger window itself works, and the passenger door switch panel operates the window correctly. It's just the switch of the drivers door...

My 120 SWB has the basic standard roof rails / rack fitted and the wind noise inside the cruiser is very loud. Is this typical? When I'm driving forward with foot on accelerator it's at a certain constant noise that isn't too bad but as soon as I lift my foot off the throttle or brake, start...

What are the oem wheels / tyres sizes for a 2004 120 series and a 1997 90 series? Both short wheel bases. I think my 90 series is a Colorado and the 120 is a Prado as I believe all 120's are Prado's. My 120 currently has 265 / 65 R17 which I believe to be standard oem? My 90 has 265 / 70...

As in pic, recently replaced my turbo, the oil leaked into the intercooler when the turbo failed, I drained the oil out of the intercooler just by gravity, left it to sit etc,, However, I am getting oil dropping onto the ground as have my undertrays off and it's coming from that hose pictured...

Like in the picture, all these bits of plastic covers are disintergrated on my 120, I'd say they're expensive from Toyota and possibly even hard to find the part numbers for or locate them in parts diagrams. Plus I've spent enough, don't want to buy anymore Toyota parts for a while :) Has any...

I'm trying to refit all the plastic trim, mouldings, arch liners, mud flaps, etc after all the welding and rust proofing. I can't remember where the piece of black plastic in my pictures below goes, would anyone happen to be able to guess it off the top of their heads from the 2 pictures of it...

Here's pics of the rest of the welding work done on my 120 at same time as the sills in my other thread. Took a while, only in the middle of the painting stage now at last. My 120 had very rusty inner sills, a rotten rear cross member and rear body mounts. We also welded a piece over the top of...

My project 120 has it's sills finished, just sharing some pics. These are the inner sills, I replaced the entire length as there was a lot of patches needed and wanted a long lasting job. The spurious sills I bought weren't the proper fit, so I made a template and got it made up in a local...

Would any members be able to tell or link me to where I could buy this female connector for the reverse switch in the Uk / Ireland? Do Toyota dealers sell individual connectors? I’d prefer the one in the eBay link as it comes with the wire and pins already installed. 2 Way Connector Plug for...

There's a lot of broken and bodges wiring around my gear box and diffs, just wondering what this broken sensor is? It's connector was bodged together to it and hadn't seem to be causing any issues but seen as I have the box off at the min I might renew it if I knew what it was. :)

So finally got the gear box off. Is there any way to see how much wear is on the clutch friction disc without stripping the whole assembly? I don't think there is but just thought I'd ask as you never know. I was pulling the gear box off to tackle a rounded gear box filler plug but whilst it's...

Fellow cruisers, I'd really appreciate it if someone could just advise me on this. I'm about to drop the gear box, everything is removed but I'm unsure about the gear lever, please see pic. Can I leave the big gear stick in it's position and be possible to remove the gear box with it left...

Can anyone confirm please with regard to the following model: 3L diesel Manual 5spd gear box 1 - How many bolts are bolting on the transfer box, is it 10? I count 10 including the partially unscrewed one in my pics. Just double checking. 2 - Am I correct in my first picture where I believe the...

With the help of a good welder friend I'll be starting to repair the sills on my SWB 120. I'll be doing the passenger side first as that's the worst. The sill with the side step brackets is very bad, I believe that's the inner most sill. I think theres 3 layers of sill, inner /outer and a...

I was searching for fuse diagrams and this came up in a thread of a 1999 Colorado. Is this fuse diagram below the only possibility for a 90 series cruiser? Or are there different fuse layouts depending on vehicles? I'm missing the diagram from mine and when I compare my fuses to the above...

Just looking for a wee bit of help wiring in an ammeter, please see attached picture of the gauges wiring diagram. My question is how to go about attaching the wire to the ignition switch? Is it a spade connectors at the ignition switch? I thought the ignition switch would just have small skinny...

Circled in green in my pic, can anyone identify this component for me please? Is it a sensor or a solenoid / actuator type component? It's linked to the vacuum hoses, this is a 1KZ-TE engine, non d4d, is that an EGR valve that the vacuum hose is going to btw?

Ok, so this is an issue with my 90 Colorado 3.0 1KZ-TE model. I've had an issue with the battery going dead, checked the voltage with the vehicle running and was over 14v so I thought the alternator is working ok. So I blamed the battery and bought a new battery. This vehicle doesn't get used a...

Can anyone recommend either this foxwell diagnostics or a Stream copy? I need it to read the abs system, not just engine codes. Does anyone here have the foxwell unit and does it work ok on a 2004 120 model? I’ve had bad experience of multiple VCDS copies from eBay where none worked and just...

In the middle of cleaning my intake manifold and want to clean engine ports too, 1KD engine. Can anyone tell me which cylinders are closed at TDC, 180 degrees, etc… Also how many are closed / open at one time, I was assuming 2 are open + 2 are closed at any time but whilst searching YouTube I...

Probably more for the Ireland members but would anyone have any experience of these replacement sills. How are they for quality, fitment wise, etc... North South 4x4 Spares - NS4x4 - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club]

How bad is this, I know it's broken haha but how bad is this to repair? Can any of that remaining steel be welded to or is the entire mounting at the chassis end going to have to be cut out along with part of the horizontal tube around the mount or is that not necessary? I remember seeing a...