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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    My other thought is buying a lower mileage unit, as these engines are in my opinion bullet proof till the magic 180K, so I was talking to a customer yesterday who had a Toyota Landcruiser that seized an engine @ 185K and got a replacement. If you buy a used unit at say £1500 or less with around...
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    We have a company called Lemar in Totnes great reputation for engine rebuilds. They are quoting around £1500 to grind crank etc, but then you need to look at doing pistons and fitting new rings and honing liner etc , then Turbo charger etc then cost of removal and refit. My other option is an...
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    Well the engine unfortunately is wrecked. These engines should have better monitoring on oil pressure in my opinion. A stepped oil pressure sensor would have saved the engine. There have been many frequent oil changes, but this has caught me out and a simple shining the light through the oil...
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    Fully understood and I know the gauze should not have been this dirty, so there is another factor and I would believe that the bad injector as you pointed out may well be a culprit. The advice on the EGR cleaning will be done. This is my workhorse for my trailer business and do not want to spend...
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    Thanks, I will need to do this.
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    As you can see from the picture the suction filter was really dirty, please do not be miss led that the shiny bits are white metal, as I had a really strong head torch and it was mostly carbon grit that the light was reflecting off.
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    No injectors or seats ever changed. Just a note to say the internals of the engine now look very clean after all the oil changes. I am away from the vehicle and will be fitting the cleaned oil pan filter / suction and sump and then starting back up. I would be interested in the comment on the...
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    I have one injector that has given me fuel knock when engine cold and drops off when warm. I add a capful of mineral 2 stroke oil sometimes and this generally gets rid of the knock, also when going for the MOT drop some good cleaner in the fuel filter. Otherwise, engine has plenty of power...
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    Land cruiser 3 litre diesel 2007 5 door 185K miles

    I have had land cruisers since 1995 and my latest which I believed was bullet proof, I have had since 30 K miles. The other day my car went into limp mode and the engine oil light came on. I was going slow a few miles from home. Restarted and oil light went out and pulled into a layby. Checked...
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