My 1st post so high everyone and virtual drinks are on me.
A little story. About 4 months ago my Landcruiser cut out on me on the M25. No histrionics, the engine just died having shown no previous problems and I coasted over to the hard shoulder. To cut a long story short my local independent dealer ended up replacing the engine at a cost of 7k because the oil strainer had become blocked and the engine had bent itself out of shape. No one had an explanation at the time as to why this happened and Toyota wanted 7k plus labour to replace it.
Roll forward to last week and I get a phone call from my local dealer regarding the injector recall and it sounds like exactly what fubarred my engine. They referred me to Toyota customer relations who denied they have any responsibility and refused to contribute to the cost.
I am awaiting a call from my independent mechanic ( large garage specialising in high end vehicles) to see if they concur that this was the likely cause, I have lots of pictures of my broken engine and I have just called a local solicitor to consult on whether I have a case or not.
Does anyone have a link to the actual recall notice? I have searched for it on Toyota.EU which is where Toyota told me it would be but cannot find it.
A little story. About 4 months ago my Landcruiser cut out on me on the M25. No histrionics, the engine just died having shown no previous problems and I coasted over to the hard shoulder. To cut a long story short my local independent dealer ended up replacing the engine at a cost of 7k because the oil strainer had become blocked and the engine had bent itself out of shape. No one had an explanation at the time as to why this happened and Toyota wanted 7k plus labour to replace it.
Roll forward to last week and I get a phone call from my local dealer regarding the injector recall and it sounds like exactly what fubarred my engine. They referred me to Toyota customer relations who denied they have any responsibility and refused to contribute to the cost.
I am awaiting a call from my independent mechanic ( large garage specialising in high end vehicles) to see if they concur that this was the likely cause, I have lots of pictures of my broken engine and I have just called a local solicitor to consult on whether I have a case or not.
Does anyone have a link to the actual recall notice? I have searched for it on Toyota.EU which is where Toyota told me it would be but cannot find it.