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I just installed manual hub locks on our kzj78.. the electronic hubs are prone to failure.. there are a few options out there for converting, but I bought AVM 463 hubs- they are a direct fit.. now I lock the hubs manually and then click the two buttons on the dash to put her in 4 wheel drive..

Glad to hear you were able to get it sort of fixed, but so sorry to hear of the new problems... I was really fortunate to get my replacement ecu- they are so hard to come by... I was told by the guys at Choda 4x4 in industrial area that they were expecting to get a wrecked prado box.. maybe you...

Kenya ECU repair Tommi, I will private message you the contact for the electrical guy that sorted me out.. Are you in Nairobi? This guy is in town on Lithuli rd.. I used a magnifying glass and found the details of each of the capacitors and the numbers down... took the ecu and the list...

Yes indeed it is a small world! So my joy was short lived... the cruiser ran perfectly for one whole day... curiously the next morning she wouldn't start- So the only thing that had changed was the ECU- so I put the old one back in again and it fired right up... but then my gearbox was again...

Sorry Mark, I had missed your PM...I just replied to you. Yes the cruiser is A/T... I have fortunately been able to source an ECU from New Zealand. And am very thankful to Wobbly and others who helped me with advice and contacts- which eventually led me to the part and the solution to my...

Thanks so much Wobbly! I followed your clues and talked to Samir on the ih8mud forum... he had sent his spare to someone in New Zealand -through the offroad-express forum i was able to find Calvin in NZ who knew Alan who had a spare ECU for this truck! I contacted Alan and sure enough he had one...

I pm'd him also. Thanks!

Sorry for resurrecting an old conversation.... but Mark, I wonder if you still have a replacement ECU? I am needing the 89661-60250 ECU... for KZJ78... Any help?

Thanks again Wobbly! I have PM'd him.. hopefully he still has it...

thanks Pete! I am glad to know that the ECU really is the issue... but not so glad to know how difficult they are to find... I suspect the original one went bad and the previous owner swapped it out for one from a surf and now it's my problem... I should have noticed it when we test drove-...

Any advice? Do you agree that i probably have the wrong ECU? If so, do you think that if i could find the correct one... the A/T will shift smoother and even into O/D? Thanks for any advice,

Hello everyone! I am new to toyota- so i look forward to learning from all of you! My Name is Myers 2000 KZJ78 She doesn't have any real mods- and we plan to use her for hauling the family around We live here in Nairobi but regularly make trips around Kenya. So that is our brief introduction...

Hello I am also looking for that same ecu... 89661 - 60250*.. my kzj78 has what I believe is the wrong ecu... I have the 89671-3d100... which I believe is causing gearbox troubles.. the a/t shifts at high rpms and I have no o/d.... any advice?

Hello Experts! I am new to this forum- so thanks for your patience and any and all help! I recently bought a KZJ78 here in Kenya- i have noticed several issues.. 1. the A/T is slow to shift- especially when the truck is cold. 1st to 2nd is the worst but 2nd to 3rd is also slow- 2. No O/D I...

Did anyone ever find a replacement for the 89661-60250 ECU?? I recently bought a KJZ78 and have struggled and struggled trying to get overdrive to work... I just discovered that this LC has what i beleive is the wrong ECU- mine has the 89661-3D100--- which i believe is from the Surf and not the...