One Wheelin' Setup! 1997 Land Cruiser with 300K miles. What brought it to the CAR WIZARD's shop?
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2021
- Don't miss this 1997 Toyota Land Cruise in the CAR WIZARD's 🧙♂️ shop. It has been outfit to do some serious wheeling or mudding, whatever it encounters. With 300,000 miles on the odometer what can go wrong, and what repairs does it need?
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This channel is at PBS volume levels. Very relaxing and almost get sleepy listening. Wizard is the Bob Ross of mechanics. Hoovie’s channel, however, not at PBS volume…
Watching Hoovie’s channel is like doing cardio.
I feel the same J Lambo
I watch these at 1.25 or 1.50x playback 🤷♂️😏
This is why I like the Wizard's channel. He doesn't try to be "edgy" for the sake of being "edgy". His presentation is calm, cool and collected. :-)
I often put it on to sleep
There was a saying: "If you want to see the Outback, take a Land Rover, if you want to return, take a Land Cruiser."
bullshit, Land Rovers are more used in Australia than another other truck
@@PresidentEvil have you heard about the word "joke"?
@@PresidentEvil Even as a die hard LR fan I know that's not true. Maybe it was 50 years ago but now it's 90%+ Japanese marques.
@@PresidentEvil Funny I've been there and it was a Land Cruiser playground.
@@PresidentEvil 😂🤣 nope
Great video man except “Not worth fixing”. These have nearly quadrupled in value in the last 10 years and continue to go up. There are far more people who want them than people who have them.
A few years ago when I talked to a local Japanese automotive shop I asked them about buying a Land Cruiser with high mileage. I was looking at one with 400,000 miles on it. They said they get them in the shop with 800,000 miles on them.
I am surprised he missed the cracked trailing arm bushing
I have 412,000 miles on my 2003 Lexus GX470, runs like new.
423,000 miles now. LOL.
@@brandonmorris2513 I have 125k on a 07 GX470 , just broken in 😆
@@watchmanonthewall6171 I'm at 438,000 miles now !!! LOL
Three things that would survive an apocalypse:
1. Cockroaches
2. Twinkies
3. Land cruisers
Accurate
So true. 👍🏿
4. Toyota Hilux
Vary true lol
And Keith Richards driving in a Land Cruiser.
One of the reasons Toyota’s are so tough is when they need to start producing them, the have a special process where the engineering team start hand building the first production units. They do this for up to 3 months to ensure they haven’t missed anything in the previous design phase. Once they’re satisfied it’s able to be assembled with no issues, it’s handed to the mostly automated production line - Toyota have used this process for 50 years and it’s unique to their company.
These were hand built until the 1994 model.
The wizzards calm voice got me through some tough times in 2020 seriously though lol
Amen to that
That's about a $30,000 vehicle today lol. Definitely will always be worth throwing money into it.
It's crazy how well they hold there value, it make the new one @85000$ seem like a deal lol
@@rawniew yea it's ridiculous. I work at a Toyota dealer. The best car on the lot is the latest land cruiser. We always get mint condition old land cruisers some fun to see those cars up close
same with V8 4runners 4th gen. getting pricey…
@@zawszeedek yea anything with that 4.7 is shooting up right now best motor ever made
I just saw a tundra with 300k on it and they were asking 24k, also saw an 04 Land cruiser with like 220k and they wanted 20k
My sister was a nanny for a wealthy family in San Francisco. She was given one of these brand new as a company car. The parents of the children she took care spared no expense on the comfort and reliable transportation for their kids. Maintained by City Toyota of San Francisco. Impressive vehicle.
When we were first married {over 30 yrs ago !!) and money was tight we always ran older Toyota’s because they were so reliable. I was a serving police officer over here in the UK and was a specialist accident investigation officer, so I only dealt with very serious/fatal road traffic accidents. I was trained to take cars apart to find out the reasons for them being involved in an accident - If indeed it was the fault of the car and not one of the drivers involved so I was well qualified in dealing with our cars. I had to do our own maintenance and one thing I always noticed was that all of the nuts and bolts were able to be removed without any difficulty - the quality of the construction was superb compared to the equivalent Ford etc at the time. I am severely disabled after being badly assaulted at work and can no longer drive but my wife drives Mercedes (safety aspect) and has a service contract with Mercedes’-Benz UK so we have fixed price servicing and we always take out a Mercedes-Benz extended warranty after the 3 yrs warranty has expired (we keep our cars 5 yrs). I would love to have a shop like yours that we could entrust our car to but the independent shops over here have really bad reputations and certainly don’t invest in the specialist equipment that you do. Great channel, please keep the excellent videos coming.
The way I see it, the Land Rover is aluxury car with offroad features, while the Landcruiser is an offroad vehicle with luxury features. For more than recreational needs to offroad, the Landcruiser seem like the more logical choice.
What about the original Defender?
@@BRED510 The original defender is a 4x4 tractor disguising as a offroader. Crazy good offroad but it still had it's reliability issues. Same with many offroaders. If you know the weak points of the car then you can fix/reinforce/replace and have the same reliability as a landcruiser.
Thanks for another great video. ‘97 Land Cruiser CE here. Greatest thing I’ve ever owned. The (optional) locking axles really enhance its capabilities. I’ll NEVER sell mine. Runs and shifts perfectly at 287K
Let me know when you you "have" to sell :p
@kayakuprising5914 me too...
I just snagged one, did yousell? haha jk
Toyota quality speaks for itself with this vehicle. Very nice.
Better than jeep for sure
300k miles = Just about to run in. In Africa Toyota is king.
@Mark nope
Australia too. 300k miles or 500k km yeah due for an oil change and maybe sparkplugs. Don't want to spoil the old girl. 😃
I believe diesels don’t have spark plugs 😁
The reliability is ridiculous ! I love Toyota/Lexus.. They run forever… As long as you take care of them
I've seen Land Cruisers with 500k+ still going strong.
Seen a lot of Toyotas not just cruisers.
Any vehicle will keep going if you keep spending money on maintenance.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH naw
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Big difference is that most require too much money to maintain so the vehicles are abandon where as Toyota' are worth repairing because the repairs are few and far between and last a long time
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH you don’t know first generation North Star engines bud lmao
"it's going to get to a point where this Toyota is not worth fixing."
LOL! Not the 80 series Land Cruisers! They're only going UP in value.
Agreed. Unless they get a terminal case of rust. The values going up/staying high means people won't blink an eye on new engine, Trans, dropping a lot of $$$$ on restorations
I've been looking for one on and off for years... the prices now are crazy.
@@KevinKimmich44024 i'll sell you my triple locked 97 for only 13k
@@gregh7457 that's a good deal. If I didn't already have an FJ80, I'd be trying to get your number.
@@gregh7457 still got that for sale ?
I'm sure Scotty Kilmer is watching and nodding.
It's not a celica
These gay simp comments are so cringy
Hell no he’s not watching this lol he’s got millions of subscribers
@@986C And how's your domestic doing?
Nice to see an Aussie-fied Land Cruiser! They are the best all round device for real off roading for the money and reliability.
These mid-90s 80 Series Cruisers are the absolute definition of reliability. There’s a reason why they’re worth so much more than the newer or older series models across Africa. Bomb proof.
YES, YOU FINALLY MADE A VIDEO ON AN 80 SERIES💪💪💪💪💪 AND it has a SUPERCHARGER. I’m beyond jealous.
Check the serpentine belt idler pulley bearings for that squeal.
Spot on……
In Australia we call branch scratches, ‘bush pinstripes’
The 80 series LC is one of the best 4wds ever made
I owned one of these a few years ago. Triple locked. Absolute beast... I kick myself for selling it everday.
@~16:00 I somewhat agree, I like the inline-6; it’s quite a proven engine but even better would be if Toyota had made a stronger effort (or the US govt less of an effort prohibiting) offering the great diesel mill options available in pretty much every other country on the planet.
Yes, I know everyone likes 80 series more than 100 series. I used to think about buying a diesel version 80 series in Japan and importing one since I go there every year. After I fixed several minor issues on my 2000 Land cruiser with 190k miles on it myself ( who is not a handy guy) in last 5 years, I can't let this one go any more. We just had 1500 mile trip to Montana and it had no issue. It still drives great. Landcruiser is one of the best vehicle in the world.
V8 4Runners are the little brother to the Land Cruiser and are also amazingly reliable off road vehicles.
Sadly the lift on this car was only half done. There is no caster correction, the front sway bar had a crude spacer block, when it and the rear sway bar required simple extended links, the brake lines need extended braided lines, and all the link arms weren't loosened and re-tightened at their new neutral ride height. Result is the destroyed bush seen at 12:38 , and consequently there will be other destroyed bushes too.
That is true testament to Toyota reliability that this truck is still strong with a supercharger on it. Forced induction can often spell disaster with high milage vehicles.
What are you basing this statement on? Do you know for a fact this is the original drivetrain?
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH that isnt what washman is saying though. forced induction and increased compression wears out parts faster, therefore a 500k engine becomes a 400k engine if u catch my drift. Whether or not he changed the drivetrain does not matter.
Generally speaking, high pressure, high compression forced induction is what kills engines the quickest. If I remember correctly, these superchargers added power, but not at crazy levels and I believe they still ran near stock compression levels. So the strain on the engine isn't nearly as bad as newer setups that required an entirely newly built bottom end.
@@MichaelArtelle Yea it was made by toyota specifically for the vehicle so its not like its an aftermarket setup that's cranked to 11 or anything. But the drivetrains are pretty damn beefy stock it is an almost 5000lbs tank of a vehicle
Here in Australia we only trust Toyota’s when heading out to the desert. If you break down -.you can be in a lot of trouble
I'd trust my 1990 Bronco to go down there. Wouldn't trust a 2021 Bronco though
Up here on Cape York, most workshops only speak "Toyota" so any other 4by has to get tilt tray transported off down south if it fails.
But I still prefer my old LandRover Discovery D1, it just keeps on going.
@@gazzafloss I think the question will be exactly how old and obviously how mechanical are you to keep it going? I get it from a colder climate. I was born in Alaska so its basically a really fucking cold Australia minus things that are poisonous. But remote terrain and scarce supplies. If shit goes south you either figure out how to make a square peg fit a round hole or you are going to work your way out a a bear's colon.
Years back Land Rover made some very quality products, and being you live in a former Brit colony it makes sense you not only have familiarity with them but some part vehicles to cannibalize. New ones are not made to go offroad, just to be lawn ornaments and status symbols for the Karens of the globe.
I would still be willing to put my 1990 Ford Bronco to the test in the outback, and as I stated earlier I wouldn't trust a 2021 Bronco for shit.
@@nickwarner8158 I am in fact pretty old and spent 60 years working before retirement in the mechanical trades, the old LandRover D1 will most definitely last me the rest of my life, that assuming they let me keep driving. I like Toyotas, I've owned a few, they are well engineered vehicles and possess a well deserved following for their reputation of reliability, but they lack personality. My old D1 has plenty and always puts a smile on my face, has done for many years.
The rubber in the rear control arm bushing looks pretty shot 12:37
I miss my 80 series. Slee off-road, nice people in Golden CO
With a lifted Land Cruiser there are standard flexible brake lines from other model Toyotas that give you the additional length needed. The flywheel inspection port should have a cover. Nice high level overview. I just finished doing tie rod ends, and suspension bushings are next on my list.
The Sea Wizard is back in the shop!
Great name for the new yacht!
If you want to get into the woods take a rover, if you want to make it back bring a LandCruiser.
Suburban
@@313barrygmail 😂🤣 naw
Shalom
John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life./Inspiration+ Sin = darkness. Since we live in a fallen world, darkness surrounds us. However, those who follow Jesus Christ will never walk in this darkness. Jesus is the light of the world. Through salvation, we are given this light. Therefore, even though we live in this fallen world with darkness, we carry His light with us wherever we go. We have no reason to fear the darkness because we have a powerful Savior and will spend eternity with Him./Prayer+ Dear God, you are the light of the world. You shine like a light in the darkness of this sinful world. Thank you for sending your son, Jesus Christ, to pull me out of the darkness and give me this light to guide me. When darkness surrounds me, help me cling to the eternal hope I have in you, O Lord. May I love my life full of your light. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Never herd this before!
@@313barrygmail Isn't 1/3rd offroad capable or as well build as a Land Cruiser
" I doubt it's going to make it to 550,000 miles". Oh really? Hold my beer, challenge accepted.
Scotty Kilmer would beg to differ eh
There are more Land Cruisers registered with over 500k than any other vehicle. That engine was designed to go over 500k before it needed a rebuild.
Most manufacturers design a car to last a certain lifespan. Toyota aim around 15 years....the landcruiser 25.
@@nabahmadi5012 Well my 4runner is better than what they are aiming for, she's 21 years old and runs just as well as when she left the factory
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv 😀👍
That and the mint prelude are the coolest cars ever been in your shop!
That inline 6 engine is based upon the OHV "stovebolt" Chevrolet inline 6 from the 1950's. Toyota bought a license to produce it and then later added a 24 valve DOHC cylinder head.
Great video!
That was the previous generation the F series engines. This is the 4.5 FZ generation and it was designed by Toyota entirely.
@@Cristobal_Ygnacio_Arriaga Interesting...
😂🤣 no it’s not
@@Cristobal_Ygnacio_Arriaga Ok, I looked this up tonight: The F series and the FZ are not the same engine, BUT....They have exactly the same bore spacing. Which means that while the FZ may indeed be pure Toyota, it was indeed based upon the original "stovebolt" Chevy engine. The latest Chevy LT has the same bore spacing as the 260 cubic inch V8 that Chevy introduced in 1955, and everyone considers them the same engine.
@@Flies2FLL
Bore spacing doesn't really have anything to do with overall engine architecture, and honestly there's only so many ways you can have an inline crank assembly with a main bearing between each cylinder. (either with the bores in line with the crank or offset how mercedes did it on their new 4 cylinder diesel that sees 30 psi of boost). That's it. By that type of logic (saying that it has pistons and rods and a crank of a certain size) all sorts of unrelated inline engines from different manufacturers are actually from the same engine family.
What makes an engine design "its own" is architectural differences like stiffening enhancement strategies, oil gallery and cooling system layout, valvetrain connection, etc.
For example the 1FZ uses a gerotor oil pump in the front timing cover, driven off the crank by a regular spur gear. The 3FE uses a traditional (to chevy) vertically oriented gear pump that hooks into the bottom of the distributor which is driven off a 45 degree gear from the camshaft. Even ignoring the rest of the oil system architecture (which is all integral to the block and are also completely different), they're not even remotely close to being anything alike in any way, shape, or form.
Also important is that the 1FZ had the advantage of basic computer stress simulation when designing the ribbing, and in 1998 they updated the 1FZ with the better 1990s simulation to further reduce weight and increase torsional stiffness. (that was for the 1998-2008 1FZ engines sold overseas, they also got rid of the distributor, changed the combustion chamber design, and got much lighter pistons)
That hole in front of the bellhousing needs an OEM dust cover. Gerhard, South Africa
Always good to find a fellow saffer in these parts.
Thats not always the easiest part to find although I agree I need to replace mine soon
For a car to last, you must invest money in maintaining it. Not expect it lasting years without investing money. It is cheaper in the short term, but when things start to fail, the bill will be much more expensive.
Nice Toyota by the way.
Here in Chile we have in the family a Hyundai Terracan. Amazing machine. 400k kilometers, still running smooth.
Wizard, just came across your channel. So glad I did. Very informative video. I just bought a 95 LC triple lock. It’s stock, maintained superbly for over 12 years by a U.S. Army soldier. He was not excited to let it go, but decided to after he got orders to the Pacific, and decided not to put it in storage. He was thoughtful enough to get is serviced, to include new brakes, at a Toyota dealer. A dealer who doesn’t gouge its service customers, who has worked on my 98 4Runner (she’s awesome as well)
What a great video. You two are a great team. Thank you.
ARB Off Road and Safari Snorkels are Australian brands (extremely popular in Australia) while Slee Offroad is from Colorado.
My dad had a 97 land cruiser that I grew up in on the trails, best truck ever.
That car won't be going anywhere, it's going to be living until the end of Earth
As an fzj80 owner, I feel validation now.
I have pretty much the same setup on my 94 Land Cruiser. Don’t freak out about black oil in the front differential, it’s typical for diff oil to seep past the axle seals and mingle with the moly grease inside the birfield housing. I’d hate to see someone pay for a diff rebuild when what’s needed is usually a birfield and axle seal kit. They do need those about every 80k miles. However the black diff oil doesn’t hurt anything. Slee Off-road specializes in high quality Land Cruiser accessories. I’ve known Christo Slee since the 90s. Good guy.
That is a Toyota, it was made when they were reliable. The newest ones are just luxury cars on higher wheels. That Cruiser will outlast any Range Rover, Land Rover and newer siblings.
The Car Wizards definitely has the coolest walk on UA-cam! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just walking around. Maybe sped up a bit!
That machine is build for the wilds of Kansas!
😏
Just had the chance to get my V60 on a lift and inspect it myself. With these videos I was able check on the important things and look all over it. I didn't expect much with 23K miles, but I was glad to see this past winter wasn't very harsh on it. Thanks Wizard.
The antenna should be embedded into the windshield. They should have continued to develop the 4.5 litre inline 6 cylinder motor for more power, say 300/300 combined with the 6 speed automatic to get better fuel efficiency, say 24mpg, solid axles and locking differentials. A modern headunit in the dashboard. Then you have possibly the greatest vehicle ever built.
The perfect vehicle. That's it. It does everything.
Thanks for the Mention of South Africa! Hi from Johannesburg, South Africa.
That Landy is CLEAN! The dude who owns it should be commended for taking such good care of it.
Love my 80, it’s an oil burner, it’s 26 years old, and I’ve owned it for 16 of them. It has 470k km on the clock and it’s still going strong.
Yes, I’ve lifted the suspension to give it a bit more travel off road, and it’s a bit rusty in places, it’s got some pinstripes, and about 20% of the kms I’ve put on it have been off-road. It’s a beast and I love it like a child. 👍🏻🇷🇴🇬🇧
There shouldn’t be any seepage from the cannonballs, they have grease behind them for the CV joint, so anything liquid coming from the cannon ball wipers is diff oil seeping past the shaft seals in each end of the axle casing. Oil in the CV will kill it and grease in the diff will kill that. Mechanically, it’s a simple fix, but it means tearing the swivels down and replacing the seals. That truck is in beautiful condition, clean and no rust and it’s been kept well.
The spare wheel is missing because that size of tyre will not fit in the carrier under there.
My 4.2 straight 6 Diesel engine is known for 1,000,000 km … I’m almost 1/2 way there. 🤣
Wizard, I went against the grain, here in rural NSW, Australia and purchased a Discovery 3 TDV6. It's ride and daily offroad capability was unbelievable but was plagued by mechanical issues. Undiagnosable limp mode when overtaking and the horrid EPB drama. I already have a TD42T GU Nissan Patrol and 79 series Land Cruiser Ute so I ended up selling the Land Rover and purchasing a 2015 Nissan Patrol Y62. I absolutely love it and I've had no mechanical trouble. It's used offroad every day. I still love my old series Land Rovers but I won't be going back.
Thank you Wizard, I’ve been waiting for a FJ80 Landcruiser video, and you did not disappoint!
These Toyota LandCruisers are just impressive 300k and still kicking , when it comes to off-roading nothing comes close to Toyota Landcruiser , u have 💯 % reliable SUV it’s big and looks awesome 😎
He's Magnum PI, he's a Shrimping boat Captain, a 1930 car driving gangster but so glad to see you back Car Wizard.
It's nice to see the green '73 Buick Centurion back in the shop!
This vehicle will always be worth repairing.
At 12:38, is that a cracked rubber bushing on rear trailing arm?
The black oil is MS grease which has seeped past the seals from the Burfield (CV) joints. Seems to be be normal.
I panicked the 1st time is saw that - stripped the axle & checked everything, but found nothing wrong except the steering pivot bearings were shot. Replaced them and the axle shaft seals.
When I checked 6 months later the oil was black again. Been like that for 10 years now - no problems.
Be aware - because the taper roller pivot bearings are installed with big preloaded into the slightly elastic Birfield dust shield, they seem ok. No looseness or stiffness. But when you get in there you can find serious spalling.
Mine went down with 175,000 miles respectfully. Oil pressure dropped, power steering went out. Couple of little dudes were banging around with sledge hammers in there and I had to stop the beast. Good luck trying to find your TLC Angel when you need them.
Those brake lines are crazy! Most lift kits come with extended, stainless steel brake lines to prevent exactly what you show in your video. My 91 Cherokee has a 6.5" Rough Country lift and the kit came with very nice, extended steel lines. I'd be swapping out the lines in that Land Cruiser for sure.
You missed a bad trailing arm bushing.
Without the supercharger these engines struggle at altitude in the western US and they have a tendency to get a little hot. I'd love to have one of these 80-series rigs, but I would want the supercharger notwithstanding what would be even worse mileage than the standard engine. One other thing: For the long-legged, seat retail extensions can make a long road trip more comfortable.
Now we're talking 🤙 my 92 has about the same "miles" on it, which have been a result of its laps around Australia. Other than my old Hilux which I thrashed and it never broke once, I'd only have an 80 series such a beast and sooo easy to work on!
I think I see some kind of bushing that has seen better days at 12:37, I wonder if it's important. I don't know anything about these vehicles.
you are right, its worn as it is too short(trailing arm), as the vehicle is lifted with a lift kit the axles move towards each other, the brake piping needs replacing with the longer armored type.
I noticed this too! I don’t know if the wizard just didn’t catch it? Or if it just didn’t make the UA-cam cut
Haha came here to say this! LCA bush is cooked
should just replace them all with superpro poly bushings. They work wonders and tighten up the feel of the car.
Yes you are correct.
That engine bay is so clean!
What a gorgeous 80 series! I have had 15 of them over the years and I still love them
As a subscriber in his middle 70's I appreciate the Wizard says I still have some mileage left in my body!
I have a 1997 on 38 inch tires. Bead lock wheels, cromolly axles, 4.88 gears, triple locked diffs, 3.11 to 1 tcase. Mines a family sized rock crawler for the sierras. Awesome truck. I need that supercharger off that one though 😂
Best SUV ever made, hands-down.
Yes i totally agree
And it is a quite good looking car compared to its age in my opinion.
"You can see streaks in the paint, that is not a NEGATIVE in my world". best quote
I’ve always wanted one of these. I love my Tacoma and it’s been very reliable but there’s not much I’d like more than a well sorted 90’s Landcruiser.
In stock form they are extremely slow and are fuel hogs (10-13mpg) . But they will go anywhere and will do until the end of time! GL finding one at a decent price.
I went back and forth when I got my 4Runner, I just couldn't deal with 10mpg out of an inline 6 that could barely get out of its own way.
@@chrish1850 My 1992 Landcruiser with 1-HDT engine gets 13 l/100km's (around 18 mpg). Out of both fuel tanks, I get just over 1000 km's before the fuel light comes on, when there's 15 litres left in the tank. It is a factory, stock standard 80 series Landcruiser. I love it.👍
@@fredfred4086 mine had the 1FZ-FE F ( gas engine). People with this engine feel my pain... lol
I’m at 256k miles on my 2003 Land Rover Discovery 2. The head gaskets were original until 245k miles and the engine was only opened up due to a failed valve spring that broke the driver’s side rocker shaft. The 4.6’s in the discos are definitely hit or miss but this one has been a good one! At the moment everything works and there’s no lights on the dash.
A nice 80 series! A petrol one though…that wouldn’t be so popular in Australia…uses too much fuel and even with big tanks…it’s too thirsty for long range. Some of the outback fuel services don’t even sell petrol. The 1hdfte engine is the one to have, but the 80 series were fitted with 1Hz engines…bulletproof, but a little underpowered.
some 80's came with the 1hdfte, have a petrol 80 a hz 80 and a troopie with the 1hdfte on the property at the moment
I had a 96 GXL 1HDT did the cape easy all I had was a lift kit miss it
Slee Offroad Stainless steel extended brake lines for the FZJ80. Let your customer know about them. Excellent replacement for the old rubber ones.
Many people, including some Toyota engineers themselves, have correctly assessed that the 90's vintage 80 Series Land Cruisers are the most robust, capable, and reliable off-road 4-door wagon ever made. Solid axles, multi-link suspension with coil springs, in-line 6 engine, factory diff lockers, AWD with locking torsen center diff, everything engineered with a 25year life-span expectation. Add a few bolt on accessories like this truck has, and you can drive to pretty much all the places.
Black oil in the front diff is probably the swivel hub oil seals worn and the diff oil dissolving the grease. If the shims are not centered, the seal wears unevenly.
Those SUVs' as insanely popular in my country, Venezuela. And they sell for crazy money. Also I have seen some Land Cruisers in Venezuela of various models, FJ40, FJ60, FJ62, etc, with well over 500 thousand miles. And with basic maintainance and care they can roll forever. And the Wizard is right about a lot of things, but the only way a Land Cruiser would not be worth fixing is if has been rolled in an accident and gotten extensive body damage.
Now this is a sweet ride! Capable, looks good, reliable and resale value! Checks all the boxes
Hey Wizrd- the slow windows won't be the motors/regulators- the 80 series suffers really badly from hardened window seals- here in the UK the window channels harden really quickly and then the windows slow down. You also find a lot of carbon build up in the switches which can be cleaned. Usually slow windows can be checked by spraying silicon lube on the runners- which is a good temporary fix, but gets worse again if/when the silicon goes tacky and dirt starts to stick.
OH great channel by the way- keep it up :)
Those things are bullet proof, I had one back in highschool 02, car is still around, guy has 328k on it... running strong.. he refuses to sell it back to me.. lol
My disco2 has 250,000 miles on it.. original td5 engine and original transmission, ZERO engine or transmission rebuild work thus far, just regular servicing oils , filters etc.
It spends LOTS of time in the Australian bush and outback.
Actually I sold a 105 series landcruiser and went with the discovery2, the only small issue is that the Disco has less space in the back and has not got a horizontal split tailgate/boot for sitting on.
Landrover get a lot of hate, mostly from people who have never owned one nor take one seriously off road.
I have a '96 with the 1FZ FE and 370,000 km (230,000 miles), engine has never been opened, it's not burning any discernable oil. Best car I've ever owned. Only thing to watch on these, apart from usual maintenance, is the "PHH" that sits up under the intake manifold. It's a pain in the arse to get to, and like any heater hose will perish over time. Mine did a couple of months ago after 25 years. Lost all the coolant and feared I might have cooked the head gasket/head. Nope. Replaced the hose, new coolant and away. Replace those every ten years or so, along with the usual belts etc, regular oil changes/filter and these things will never let you down.
p.s. on the front diffs really black oil sometimes is because the half shaft seals are leaking grease back into the pivots- the amount of grease on the pivots does suggest that potentially there is oil in the pivots. THe front pinion is a Hypoid diff and pretty strong as long as it itsn't run dry- having said that the rear 3rd member is Much much stronger.
p.p.s its because the half shafts often develope a wear pattern on the half shafts which means the inner T seals no longer seal properly- half shaft sleeves can fix this
The Aussies took the 80 series in the early 90's and put a turbo on it etc, and it was claimed to do 120mph all day. Then when you got to the tracks, you can still crawl with it.
One day when I grow up I want one, mabe after winning the lottery 😁
My '99 LX470 just turned over 190K on the clock. I seriously believe that it's going to be the last car I'll ever buy.
Add the factory a/c aux fan,. Keeps a/c ice cold at idle stopped.. as these get alot of miles the geartrain gets some slop and vibrations can occur with the full time 4x4,. A cv front driveshaft helps and aftermarket rear control arms helps with rear pinion alignment with the lift reducing vibrations. 500k on a 1fzfe is very doable,. Long you keep up the maintence do the head gasket every 100k or so and keep the cooling system top notch,. They go a long time.. I freshened mine at 300k everything was still within spec, pistons and bearings looked great.. and mine has lived a hard life,. Alot of off road in the desert and hard wheeling in the Sierra's.. good 80 series cruisers are not cheep but they are the best all around off road rig out there.. just wish we had gotten the turbo diesel version...
Toyota quality is something else, I look at that interior and see how well it looks so many years later. There are other vehicles of the same age that were well maintained and their interiors look nothing like that.
I've got a 4.7 liter on my GX. It's really smooth. Really nice on and OFF road. only complaint is that it has a timing belt, but I just replaced it. so, it's a 2005 but I feel like it's new. I also have a 4 liter straight six in my 94 jeep. that old thing purrs too. Not as quiet as the 4.7 but makes the JEEP sound. Love that engine too.
i have spent a lot of time in a disco 1 3,9 v8 followed by a 4.5 80 series similar to this one (but manual) both are truely african proof with over 400k kms done in botswana in both, the cruiser is a tougher car but a land rover is my choice still
Beefy and girthy is the name of the game in today’s video 😄👍🏻 looking into the engine bay every component looks like a high quality part very little plastic a lot of metal Toyota does not cheap out 😌
The front diff centre will be fine, the ball joints are wet because the axel seals are leaking. As a result the cv grease is washing into the diff oil making it go black. Worst thing you can do is leave it at that stage. Wears out the cv,s and can cause the king pin studs to come loose when they are swimming in the oil .
My Australian 1995 80 series Cruiser has 365,000kms on it and is completely reliable which is typical. Parts here are readily available. I replaced the cylinder head with a new one with bigger inlet valves and increased compression which significantly upped the power. It is the 4.5 litre six and has towing capacity for pulling a 3 ton load. I had a couple of F100 V8s for towing but they had not enough rear traction on dirt roads. The Cruiser does. Never sell it.