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Message I got @Fattrucker, he’s currently in the arse end of nowhere in Scotland, so spotty mobile coverage, so posting for him.
Hi I have a '92 K Landcruiser 80 series automatic. Japanese import with 315,000km on the clock . The truck "has been very well looked after by a mechanic" so I was told . It has ran fine for two weeks or so like a truck with a quarter of the mileage . "All the service items(oils/fluids/filters) were changed less than 100miles before I bought it. Again I was told this by the previous owner .
I'm new to the Landcruiser scene and I'm having issues with the auto-box overheating .
The truck is kitted out for overlanding with roof tent , awning and internal storage system . So I would say it's "fully loaded" . Having said that I would have thought the truck could cope with vastly more weight than we have on board without issue ?
Having used it briefly on a mild off-road byway last weekend the "A/T OIL TEMP" red light came on . I pulled up and let it cool off for 15 minutes . Started back up and had no issues for the rest of the day .
Now driving up long motorway hills at 55-60mph the same red "A/T OIL TEMP" light comes on and goes off a few seconds later on the downhill side (almost rolling down the other side barely touching the throttle) .
The idle seems to fluctuate too much too . From 600 rpm(ish) in park to something over 950rpm (a hair under 1000rpm) . It holds a set number of revs for roughly 30seconds . Then drops a few hundred rpm for 30seconds then back up again . But never the same rpms (900 , 750 , 825 , 600 , 950 you get the picture) basically the idle is "hunting" putting it in "drive" brings the revs down considerably (550rpm ish) from where it likes to sit (up nearer 950rpm) . The "idle up" control knob is pushed all the way in and seems to operate as expected . (It will lock and hold revs as though the accelerator is being pressed . Which is how I'm lead to believe it should operate . And doesn't appear "sticky" in any way ) .
Could these two issues be connected /related please ?
Hi I have a '92 K Landcruiser 80 series automatic. Japanese import with 315,000km on the clock . The truck "has been very well looked after by a mechanic" so I was told . It has ran fine for two weeks or so like a truck with a quarter of the mileage . "All the service items(oils/fluids/filters) were changed less than 100miles before I bought it. Again I was told this by the previous owner .
I'm new to the Landcruiser scene and I'm having issues with the auto-box overheating .
The truck is kitted out for overlanding with roof tent , awning and internal storage system . So I would say it's "fully loaded" . Having said that I would have thought the truck could cope with vastly more weight than we have on board without issue ?
Having used it briefly on a mild off-road byway last weekend the "A/T OIL TEMP" red light came on . I pulled up and let it cool off for 15 minutes . Started back up and had no issues for the rest of the day .
Now driving up long motorway hills at 55-60mph the same red "A/T OIL TEMP" light comes on and goes off a few seconds later on the downhill side (almost rolling down the other side barely touching the throttle) .
The idle seems to fluctuate too much too . From 600 rpm(ish) in park to something over 950rpm (a hair under 1000rpm) . It holds a set number of revs for roughly 30seconds . Then drops a few hundred rpm for 30seconds then back up again . But never the same rpms (900 , 750 , 825 , 600 , 950 you get the picture) basically the idle is "hunting" putting it in "drive" brings the revs down considerably (550rpm ish) from where it likes to sit (up nearer 950rpm) . The "idle up" control knob is pushed all the way in and seems to operate as expected . (It will lock and hold revs as though the accelerator is being pressed . Which is how I'm lead to believe it should operate . And doesn't appear "sticky" in any way ) .
Could these two issues be connected /related please ?