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ABS is electric when it sees one wheel lock up it reduces braking on all 4 to prevent you losing traction .

I think youve got two people who dont know how to use the tester and are more interested in computers than mechanics . I would just book it into a garage 10 miles away and tell them you will have to wait there until you can drive home , that way the test should be done while the engine is still...

Checked the mrs tyres earlier today and it left me wondering when i bought the Toyo open country MT , they were on my 90 , and then my 80 and must be over 2 years on her truck . They look a year old ! For budget RoadX RX Quest looks interesting

The same garage ?

Long time ago I decided to replace brake fluid on a 90 series , i just opened all the bleed nipples until they dripped and kept topping up the reservoir until the full bottle was gone . Then bled like usual .

Its legal to drive on the road without an mot so long as you are traveling to an mot appointment , says nothing about how far you can go

https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-general/land_cruiser/LJ79RV

I can't find much info other than sellers spiel but it occurred to me that it would be a great step one to baselining , a few less snapped bolts .

So take it to a garage that doesn't advertise for a test , the good ones don't need a website because local word of mouth keeps them to busy as it is .

Not sure it still applies but in the early days of all this save the planet nonsense just making sure the engine was full up to heat before the test could turn a fail into a pass .

Anyone familiar with this stuff ...

increase or lower boost maybe

At a glance without thought something told me thats for the front ?

Has to be an easier way but im thinking any machine shop with a lathe could make another but would likely demand exact measurements . :think: Give them the original moon and an impression from the AMC head moon by rubbing some vaseline on the head to prevent something like granville petro...

Brand new it could take you for a couple of laps of the globe so "need" would be whatever you might take for an extended camping trip . Catch 22 of the 80 series being so well built is that parts that would probably be replaced at least 3 times in the last 30 years were it any other vehicle are...

Nope i occasionally get comments on how quickly she fires up

Took it off clean up connections replaced it and hurray no flickering dash lights - for 1 mile . Stopped to visit someone for half hour and when I got back in the truck found a heap of solid dash lights and batteries are not charging , Fusible link at battery looked ok but I cleaned it up...

Maybe the fuel air ratio is just to lean , running out of fuel would prompt no codes

well I don’t know your engine at all but the only other thing I can think of is a lazy fuel compensator , and modern engines being all digital I doubt you have one . Spill control valve ?

Your problem brings to my mind the fuel cutoff limp if you over boost a 1KZ-TE . A Toyota safety feature that probably lives on

They took a week to get from roughtrax to this godforsaken rock and now I find I’ve lost a calliper mounting bolt as well

I wasn’t weak as a young man and I was pinned to the deck of a boat feeling crushed for perhaps a second that felt like an eternity when a lump of water came over the bow . I was also black and blue with bruises when I came off a jet ski at high speed , when I got back to shore witnesses were...

Broke the front drivers side abs wire on mine , simply soldered it back together and it’s been fine ever since .

Surely the 80’s alternator bolt should be tapered at the end to help line things up when putting it back in ? Mine has now after an hour of wiggling and failing to line up the holes 1 minute with a bench grinder and 1 minute wiggling it’s in .

Teamac marine paints do a zinc phosphate primer and a chassis black

Because they never sheared I guess I’ve got 3 good ones to support the aftermarket stud until genuine turn up . On the bright side driving a 30 year old Pajero while I wait for delivery refreshes my respect for my 28 year old Cruiser which feels tight and precise by comparison .

Thanks Lorin but I meant soon like I’ve lost one and the 3 others had wound themselves off a way so it’s a wonder they never sheared given the Manx TT course is no motorway . Ordered some from roughtrax for the time being and blaming myself because I remember running out of brake cleaner when I...

Any pointers that might get here quick

I should have done something similar only wants some heavy mesh to make a cage for the midgets lol

A garage unfamiliar with cruisers might not know front wheel bearing retaining nuts should be checked for torque occasionally .

3 weeks ago I said it’s just a broken driveshaft I will do it for you , Mercedes vito van . Quite aside it’s all original maybe 15 years old and I needed a 3ft scaffold pole to undo every nut the APEC complete driveshaft with cv,s separated by accident and the cv bearings fell out !?! No way...

My thinking is simply that your filter housing and pipe work will all be warm from engine heat so a bonnet scoop and top mount might just make the most of what little oxygen there is . Pointless at lower altitudes im sure . Just a theory .

When was the last time you replaced the air filter

I would expect an inter cooler to help

How do you do that then ? Must it have a Union Jack and a target on it

Tyre wear might offer some clues ?

So you have a short draining the battery , could be anywhere but but tow socket and rear bumper lights are common culprits for a multitude of electrical gremlins in the 90 series . For me the alternator would be third on the list , again for corrosion causing poor contact .

A bad earth can cause the strangest of light displays on the dash and the rear lights exposed as they are behind the bumper are prone to corrosion , just removing the bulbs might give you a clue . When the tow socket corrodes inside it does the same because it hooks into the main wiring loom ...

https://www.4x4works.co.uk/product/terrain-tamer-differential-rebuild-kit-toyota-land-cruiser-fj-fzj-hdj-hzj-80-81-series-1990-98-diff-overhaul-front/ Take it to a gearbox specialist preferably one who works on hgv stuff

My guess would be it’s nothing to do with the sensor which is now fixed and simply coincidence . Bad earth somewhere , corrosion of taillights and tow socket are typically prime suspect .

I’ve no idea at the why but when I fried my ciggy lighter it took out the interior lights and central locking if I remember correctly . “Dome” fuse blew so I guess they all connected somehow ?

I’m away from home and because she couldn’t shut the door the mrs decided to take it apart and says it has bits falling out of it ?

I reckon Toyota themselves bust a blade in testing and so added the wading blind to prevent it . Truck is air cooled when it’s not in water .

https://www.4x4works.co.uk/product/warn-vr-evo-hidden-winch-and-winch-mount-toyota-land-cruiser-prado-150-155-series-2009-24/

Let a young fella drive mine half a mile last week and less than a week later he trailered his Sahara edition 1997 amazon 80 completely standard with less the 150k on the clock from London to the Isle of Man 20 grand poorer !

Exhaust gas looks like oil and recirculates so read up on your egr

I didn’t know there was a button to control it so for 5 years I assumed they were broken and sometimes folded themselves randomly , so every time I drove her truck I knocked them out with my hand DOH! They still work fine though .

LBJ failure is a known weakness discussed many times over the years on here and so I'd say trying to estimate by mileage when its time to replace is a lost cause . If i remember correctly , Beau was a good bit over 200k miles on originals when he investigated and found no reason to replace ...

Most garages use a local motor factor for parts when available for a quick turnaround and I would guess the motor factors only supply T.U.V approved stock . Direct from China stuff sells on ebay for much cheaper because T,U,V is not mandatory .

https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-general/land_cruiser_prado/KZJ95R/9909/chassis/4802 https://www.roughtrax4x4.com/stbj005-kavo-right-hand-front-lower-ball-joint.html?srsltid=AfmBOopQUsmhMTISGX6eE5FOMZcvriZgne6-tsdCWceqKppLp_uH8l4D