Recent content by MikeC

OK, had a similar with my 1998 KZJ95! Point 1: The water has to come in somewhere. If you have rubber mats, check underneath. For me the drivers side carpet was always damp after wet weather, under the rubber mat. After a few years, I realised that the problem actually was in the engine bay-...

We bought our '98 Colorado GX, 1KZ TE in 2002, her first 4 years were in Cumbria then to Sussex where we lived. We then moved to France 10 years ago, to save her from the English salt! I bought 2 gallons of waxoyl in 2003 but never got round to applying it - dread of the job and mess! Anyway...

Icebaby, I couldn't download from here either, and no reply to my post from last Thursday yet! However I have sourced these from Aus as scanned pdf files(RM517E 1996, RM702 1999 supplement) -therefore quite large but now saved to PC and fully printable...

100% agree with Bob and others, I have always used DOT 4. We've had the Colorado since 2001, always serviced by me, she now has 248 000 on the clock and DOT 4 brake fluid every 2 years. Absolutely NO problems. (21years and over 200 000 miles) FWIW and just as a note, if you do mix fluids...

Hi Flint Can you please send me the Prado FSM link/file I assume it has all the details for the air conditioning `on my 1998 Colorado (KZJ 95) 1KZ-TE engine

Hello Bob Thanks for your input, I should have replied years ago to tie up the thread! The problem was simply with the load sensing valve - I overlooked the bleed nipple. Once bled, absolutely no problems at all. She always gets a 2 yearly brake fluid change and I will overhaul the calliper...

Help!! A couple of months ago, I renewed all 5 flexible brake hoses on my 1997 LWB 3.0 GX Colorado and generally cleaned up discs, callipers, pads etc. Brake fluid changed -all OK and no issues at all. During this work, I noted that the rigid brake pipes over the left rear axle were badly...