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Mine is a late 93 VX auto with leather and wood trim, but a friend also had a late Vx auto without wood.

I have a feeling that jap imports dont have the dip/main relay, but full power goes through the stalk instead, which burn out eventually.

Rotten as a pear according to the mot history.

It means polyamide (usualy nylon) 66% mixed with 33% glassfibre (for strength). ie its the type of plastic. Nothing to do with what it is.

There are still a number of British machine tool makers going strong, usually specialist stuff like big mills and grinders. One of the łargest being colchester lathes. There is a big demand for the 2nd hand stuff in the 3rd world and eastern europe.

Smögen is decribed as one of the livliest places on the west coast! If you're ever passing Ulricehamn, one of the dullest places, swing by for a cup of tea!

The torque converter will be different.

Theres no ferry to Denmark now, so the nearest is hook of holland unfortunately.

2 previous owners - sheep and chickens!

Check the clutch gap first.

You'll need proper winter tyres, and if the snow comes early there may be road closures.

The car sales business is just a 'front'.

Is your turbo dirty?

The new 2.8 is worse.

The problem I have, is I simply don't fancy them any more!

I dont know how you guys manage it. I've never been able to stick with someone for more than a few years, or them with me. I got married once, but only for about 18 months. Ha, it was actually 3 years to tha day from wedding day to decree absolut day! But I've managed to keep hold of my...

If you're ever heading east past Ulricehamn, swing by!

Hi Erik, what part of the country you in?

It's been around for a while on newer models. Old designs, like Berlingo, can still use R134a, but all recent designs must use a gas with lower global warming potential. It doesn't have to be 1234, but this has been standardized by most manufacturers. Yes it is flammable, but the quantities are...

It says it's made by AKS Dasis, not Denso. Its a chinesium!

Another perfect car, whose mot history shows rust, corrosion, rust, and corrosion!

I would have thought the Toyota dealer in Malawi would be the best bet. The corrrect parts and no shipping issues.

Interior not knackered???

It's a bit of an enigma, this one. Some of it, like the interior seats, steering wheel etc look perfect. But then there is the rust, the refurb wheels, the lack of 'Turbo' stickers on the sides, and the missing battery cover from the passenger battery.

Have you got a fridge?

Biggest problem is rust, so you need to see it yourself, in person, with your own rust detector (screwdriver and hammer).

Tried it on my laptop Win 10 this morning, going straight to the web address, instead of bookmarked link, and I've never logged in on that machine. Same thing - 'Landcruiserclub.net unexpectedly closed connection' ERR_connection_closed

I'm running Chrome on tablet, and over the last few weeks have had trouble getting on the site. Message says something like the site closed the connection. Sometimes I can get in, look at a few posts, then it goes, but more often cant get in in the first place.

Check the MOT history on that one! Corrosion, corrosion, more corrosion, and a few fails on silly things.

Isnt there suitable connections in the little extra electrics box on the inner wing?

Is the mechanic that cant read the codes, the same mechanic that said change the box? If so, find yourself a new one that has the ability to short 2 pins in a socket and count the number of flashes of the od light. Its not rocket science, even my dog could probably do it. In fact, why not just...

If you have no invoice to show what was done, then assume nothing was done. Writing in a service book means nothing really, an invoice is not proof, but slightly better.

Yeah, you can connect a couple of pins and the od light will flash a code. Probably a busted solenoid, as it doesnt really check anything else ( like input speed versus output speed).

But thats assuming that what they call brine is actually brine. Its easier to say brine as it is being applied as a liquid, and people associate it with the traditional salt. When in fact it may be a chemical mix which is much more corrosive than salt ( or genuine brine).

As Clive says, there can be other stuff added to the salt. Here they call it salt , when in fact its a chemical concoction thats designed to work at lower temps, plus hang around longer on the road.Because its kind of sticky, it also helps reduce dust from the studded tyres ripping the road...

If you back off just before it changes from 1st to 2nd, theres usually a thump. Been there since new on mine. But the OP sounds more like its the park/lock mechanism releasing, like when pulling out of park on a hill.

You'll struggle to cool anything with those electric compressors. The smaller unit at 30 amps is only 360 watts, or 1/2hp. The regular compressor can take up to 5 or 6hp at max output, so a half hp compressor will seriously struggle. Either way, you still need the rest of the a/c parts. The...

Disconnect the pipes on the engine side, and the whole box comes out towards the passenger seat (after taking out the mounting screws, blower etc). In the box is the txv, sensor etc. Every single japanese car was made this way until about 10 years ago. Now its all one huge assembly that takes...

You only need to remove the glovebox for the evap box.

Most of the sipes on the coopers dont actually go anywhere, so I wonder how/where they eject the water? Marketing bullshit, as usual.

The clutch doesnt have any material, it is metal on metal. So a bit of rust dust is normal if not used for a while. Worth checking the clutch gap though as the metal wears over time. Check the gap with a business card. If too large it can slip, so need to change the shim behind it to a thinner one.

Dont forget that when buying a long way from home, and from a dealer, any problems inside the first 6 months really need to get looked at by them first.

I guess they had some paint left over from the wheels, so used it to paint the centre caps and side steps.

The colour combination is correct, but there should be 'Turbo' stickers on the sides.

There is no pressure regulating valve! It's BS.

It will only lose oil through a leak, or if parts are replaced. The oil fill in a compressor is never the right qty as they dont know how much the system holds on the vehicle. This varies, not least with something that has rear air. Blowing nitrogen through wont push out any oil, and it will...

You drain the old oil from the old compressor, and measure the amount. You then drain the new compressor, and replace the same amount of oil as came from the old compressor. Preferably use new fresh oil, and not the stuff you drained from the new compressor. Depending on what else gets...

I told you that further up!

Its usually the thrust bearing at the back that breaks up . Cant be reached without splitting the compressor.

Its only a single connection, so maybe something like a/c compressor?