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Really appreciate your advice, thanks so much.

It's a 1KZ-TE (3.0L diesel). That's interesting to know that it could potentially be uprated to 1.1. This is definitely a hotter area! Average daily temperature can be between 30-35°c. Would you recommend I keep the cap at 1.1 then or as mentioned earlier, could that potentially blow the hoses?

Thank you so much for that advice. I'll get in touch with Toyota in Lusaka, there's a few branches and see if they can supply the right cap. Thanks also for the link to the spec website, that's really helpful! All the best

Do I check according to the vehicle spec or the new radiator spec?

Hi all, just another question which I think is really important regarding the same new radiator I fitted and the cap... My original Toyota radiator (UK import) had a cap rating of 0.9 kgf/cm (88kpa) but it didn't fit onto the new radiator which had a different housing design. The new radiator...

Thank you to both of you for the advice - I didn't want to leave it a then discover that more damage might happen going forward due to my ignorance. The new radiator didn't come with a cap so I temporarily bought a very cheap Chinese one to see me through (it is SO difficult to get anything...

Hi everyone, my Land Cruiser Colorado/ Prado (95 series 1KT-TE) has finally succumbed to needing a new radiator after just passing 250,000 miles. the original one was in a state and was getting very hot on the radiator top where it eventually started to leak from. I had serviced it well over the...

Hi all, is looking like I need to replace my rocker cover gasket on my LC Colorado 3.0L diesel (1KZ-TE) as there's a huge amount of leaking around it. She's also been losing oil recently, requiring small top-ups every few weeks. She on 244,000 miles so she's done well to get this far I think...