LPG on 80 series Landcruiser

Hi Demp t,

The first line is the manufacturer of the tank. The second line is the Australian Standard that the tank conforms to. The third line is the test pressure that the tank was tested to, in this case 3.3 Megapascals. The forth line is the Tare weight of the tank, 52 kgs. The fifth line is the volume of water, or Water Content that the tank can hold, 135 Ltrs. however, not sure what the last characters in this line refer to. The sixth line is the date that the tank was last tested, the tenth month of 1991.

As far as I am aware, LPG tanks are required to be tested every ten years. Is there somewhere else on the tank with another set of letters and numbers stamped into the metal? These could be the subsequent test dates. If not, then it is likely that the tank has never been inspected and tested since it was manufactured.

Macca.

I thought you needed an lpg gas inspection certificate supplied by the seller which would have all the info you require and the usual road worthy certificate before your legaly allowed to sell a registered vehicle. I had to get one done yrs ago.

In the ACT, yearly inspections are required of LPG vehicles, LPG system only, so I suspect most jurisdictions would be similar, as otherwise we have a relaxed regime and don't even have yearly rego inspections. At ten years expect to pay about $700 for the compulsory test, as the tank has to be removed and you often have to replace the tank valve. The converter is likely to die around this time as well about $500 I think. If yours has a 91 manufacture date it must be close to needing its second inspection.

guessing fj80 with 1990 stamp. Is it auto or manual?