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I posted back in January the disastrous news of the cable loom burn out on my kzj70. 4 months later and £600 worse off she is back on the road. My advice has to be , don’t mess with the Earth return. My secret disabling Earth return switch almost lost me my valued beast. My first job is to...

Anyone know where I might find a cable loom for my beloved kzj78? Parked outside for a couple of months ,no response on start except smoke pouring from under bonnet. Apparently, a bad battery earth connection caused all the current to flow through all the other earth routes.(?) . Whatever...

Thanks guys for all your superior knowledge but I have to confess I chickened out in the end and got my local garage to change the oil and clean the strainer. (Blame the weather and my age). I haven't had time to test it yet but I'll let you know.

Hi Iwan, so the atf goes thro' a cooler under the radiator. Just shows you how little I know. Any tips on how I refill the fluid into the base of the atf cooler? Plastic pipe and funnel?

Thanks Beastride for the model year warning. It matters because an idiot wrote off my first 70 series and I had the engine put into my second 70. Having already learnt enough about changing the strainer on this forum I have decided to do the job myself. I can lay up the car to ensure I get the...

Hi, just joined and need advice ,anyone? My LWB monster has just decided to get confused as to when to change up a gear. ( revs 3000 clocking 40 mp).. Plan to change the auto gearbox oil but my garage tells me to first buy a gasket and filter. Does anyone know what this is on my Prado ( perhaps...

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