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Hi Bob, Great to hear from you and thanks for the pics. I hope you're doing well. Yeah the car has been running great since the swap and never had a single issue since - up until the rust issues now of course. Crazy to think that's been 11 years - so many things have happened in that time...

Hi folks. Thanks for the replies - very helpful. I've a family member who is much more skilled than me helping with things, he also has a lift which is great. At the moment, I think we're almost ready to start lifting the body off and all has gone ok so far. I'll add a few pics (if the forum...

Hi all, I'm about to start a bit of restoration work on my Colorado. The back axle is rotten and there's pin holes on the top of the diff causing oil leaks. I've patched them temporarily but as I want to keep the car for many more years to come, I've bit the bullet and bought a new axle case...

Thanks for the replies guys. I do have tow bar so will check that out and the other stuff too. a good few years back (when I first bought the car) there was an issue of the ABS light coming on and I traced that to the rear light clusters being totally corroded. The problem stopped when I...

Hi all, I've recently had a weird issue and hoped someone may be able to give me some pointers. Recently when I touch the brake pedal, all the dash lights come on. The light behind the speedo and even the compass/displays in the centre console light up. When I let the brake pedal off...

Hi all, I'm out in Malawi visiting my wife who has been working here for the past 8 months. She has a '97 Prado diesel that we shipped over from the UK. Since arriving I'm trying to sort out a few wee niggles but a new issue started just today that I'd like some help with. Basically whilst...

Thanks for the great replies. We fly out to meet the car on Wednesday so I'll hopefully get it sorted then. Cheers Ryan

I've bought a GPS tracker for my wife's car as she's going to be using it in Tanzania and Malawi for a year where the risk of theft is pretty high. Whilst the tracker can work off it's own battery it'd need charged regularly so the better option is to hard-wire it to the car. It comes with a...

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll certainly keep them in mind for any future electrical issues. Cheers R

So, problem solved - well as far as I can see at this point. I was thinking that I'd replace the connector at the back of the lamp as per Chris' suggestion but before going ahead and ordering a new connector I decided to check the fuses as had been suggested on an US Toyota site. I couldn't...

Thanks for the replies. Earlier today one of the things I did was remove two bolts one the inside of the driver side wing, and made sure the connections were clean before reconnecting them. One of these is on the negative cable from the battery and the other has wires going to it but I couldn't...

Hi all, I've a wee problem that I've been unable to sort so am now looking for some advice. For a number of weeks my drivers side headlight has been super dull and the main beam won't work. When the problem first started, it seemed temporary as occasionally when I switched the headlights on...

Brand new air con radiator for a 3.0td. Any questions just let me know. Email: [email protected] Thanks Ryan

I had a similar problem once but noticed that the light only came on when the actual car lights were on. In the end I found out that is was caused but badly corroded wires going into the rear light clusters. I renewed the lights and never had the problem again. It may not be the cause here...

Excellent thanks. I haven't had a chance to look at it since posting but will hopefully get at it this weekend. Thanks everyone! Ryan

Ok, thanks. I'll give that a go. I had tried it before but when they didn't move after a decent amount of force I thought I'd hold off and check here first. Especially as I could see the bolt down below fopr this fuse and the two beside it (from the side) so was worried that the bolt was...

Hi, A while back I noticed that someone had bodged a replacement fuse in the under bonnet box. It seems that they just wedged the fuse in over what I take it are the prongs from the previous fuse that had been broken out. Here's a picture of what it was like, and the second picture is with...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Yep, it's an auto diesel. Ryan

Thanks for the quick reply. I apologise in advance for the ignorance of my next question! Having never owned any form of LC or 4x4 before, how do I check the gearbox oil. Is there a reservoir in the engine bay. Sorry if I sound like a complete numpty! Ryan

Hi all, So I'm finally on the trail of buying my first LC and will be hopefully picking one up this week (fingers crossed). If I do buy it the first thing I'd do is change the radiator, etc. However what i wanted to know is this. When I go to view the LC, is there anyway to tell if the...

Ok, here I go again! Sorry for all the questions! All the D4D's that I've seen lately are a wee bit above my price range, however I have been offered a nice '97 3.0TD at a good price. The problem is that it's a P reg so it's likely prone to the overheating issue. My question is this, what...

Unfortunately auto is the only option open to me. I'd be happy with either but the wife is auto only! :?

So, based on the information I've gotten am I correct in assuming that if I go for the 1KZTE I should be looking for one post 1997-98 as the cracked head problems aren't so prevalent? Maybe a '99 or 2000? I have seen a few D4D's at the edge of my price range but I'm now quite intrigued about...

Hello again, Ok, so I have now officially decided that I am 100% selling my car and am going to buy a 90 LC. I do though have one last question rearding the engines available. Most of the LC's out there are the 3.0td engine but I have noticed some have the D4-D instead. Can anyone tell me if...

That'd be great! I'd love to hear how it all goes. Do you have a website up? Also, I'd love to see some pics of your 90 if you have any? Cheers and good luck! Ryan

Thanks so much for the replies and good advice. There certainly is a lot to consider. So, if I was looking at a 90, is there any points that I should look for, models/years to avoid, etc? Cheers Ryan

Thanks for the quick replies everyone. The trip would be just the two of us. Equipment wise I'd obviously like to pack as lightly as possible but having never done the trip before I'm not sure what we'd need to carry beyond what I've read online etc. I wouldn't like to think that between...

Hi everyone, I've been browsing the forum for quite some time but finally thought that I'd say hello and also ask a wee question if that's ok. I don't own a LC yet, but my wife and I are planning a trip from our home in Glasgow to Cape Town and back so I'm starting to plan ahead. I've been...