Ok here is my photos of my 95

[Shayne]

It may help your research to add 1KZ-TE to whatever you search for , that's the engine you have got , Steve has the newer D4D engine which comes with an intercooler as standard i think . Here's a retro fit intercooler on my 90 just for curiosities sake . http://www.landcruiserclub.net/forums/showthread.php/49833-120-1KZ-TE-Intercooler-on-a-90/page3 On the subject of ATF forgive me for asking do you guys really think Honey Badger should have immediate concerns about his set up ? of course mines a manual box so i know little about it but i was inclined to think the extra cooler was to protect against rad failure which is said to be common on auto's around the 100k mark . This is a new rad .

 

[wobbly]

I dont think he has anything to worry about.

The extra atf radiator has been fitted in-line with the existing rad, rather than instead of, so its to provide extra cooling -I wonder if the original owner towed?

Only possible downside is that it may take longer to warm up the atf initially, but tbh hardly worth worrying about.

Pete

 

[Honey Badger]

Double post

 

[Honey Badger]

Wobbly, (Pete) He did tow a caravan.
Thanks for the replies, I am going to leave it for the moment ,just monitor, I am sending to OZ for a twin, engine / gearbox temp monitor.
I have no plans to tow, or off road, this vehicle, it will be lucky to do 3000 miles a year, which wont add much more to the 140000 that's on it now, ten years time, it might be on the 150000 miles at 25 years old.
I will renew the radiator every other year when I renew anti freeze, then I know the auto box is safe..

 

[chadr]

I will renew the radiator every other year when I renew anti freeze, then I know the auto box is safe..

Fair play but that is probably unnecessary. I changed the (original) radiator at 12 years old, it was absolutely fine then but I changed it as a preventative measure. I'm sure if you changed it every 3rd or 4th time you change coolant i.e. 6-8yrs that would be more than safe.

Probably more important to regularly check the coolant and ATF for signs of contamination - you never know a brand new radiator can still fail, unlikely yes.....but possible. You need to catch it early to save the autobox.