Turbo Diesel 80 series Landcruiser

You may find a crap one between 16 and 20K. Most early - mid 90s mode;ls that I have seen advertised have all got over 200,000 kms on the clock. You start needing a lot of repairs on these if they have been operation in high temperature locations or used for towing vans, boats etc... Things like alternators, starter motors, radiators, air con, gearboxes, bearings and the like just break. An alternator rebuild for this car is around $800-$900. A turbo rebuild would be around 3K. The engine in these should last for upwards of 350,000kms but it is all of the ancilliaries that will cost you money.

I recently (last week) saw a 96 Turbo 80 series with 160,000 kms on the clock for $32000 Low kays ones are quite rare nowdays. This seems to be about the price for a really good one.

I reckon if you are in the $16-20000 mark you will be buying a dud. Go the $25-30000 and get a good one.

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most toy engines are not treated right the thing to do is have the junk flushed out of the engine this is a problem with owners not change the engine oil at 2500 ks the carbon junks up the old fasion engine there is a oil clearner that is available when you read the 4WD MONTHLY it is about $99-00 per 20 ltres and will drive out the carbon and clean out the carbon from the piston rings

I don't beleive what I've just read here. Change the oil every 2500 K's....you are joking mate!!!!

JohnnyP, The only 80 series T/D's that had big end problems were the first release with the older style engine. This was fixed under warranty by Toyota in most cases. In some cases the owners had to pay for it themselves but it is not a huge cost. The engine doesn't need to come out, as it was only the big end bearings that needed replacing.

The thing is, these engines were doing less than 80,000 K's before the problem was evident, so as mentioned in a response to your earlier post, any motor with more than 100,000 K's on the clock will have been fixed.

Price wise, no! If you find one under 20 grand, leave it where it is.

if there was a problem it was usually around the 100K mark. Mine has never had the bearings go or changed but was looked after and well maintaind from new and has now done 220K. Not all of them went and the jury is out abouyt why some fail and others don't. I know of some at 500K and the bearings have been OK. The cost to replace and piece of mind is about $600 and the bearings from Toyota now supersede to the better type as fitted to the later multivalve engine.

As far as price goes I have seen some good ones in SA around those prices. For thje later multivalve engine late 95 on your looking in the low $30 K.

The original turbo's were excellant vehicles so don't let the bearing issue put you off. I would try to find one after late 92 though because of the 16" wheels ande bigger brakes.

have a look in the trader section ,,I have one in there a '97 multivalve turbo diesel GXL with only 172,000kms on it...........don't want to sell at all but the "X" has different ideas about that...........I have owned it since new and looked after it as I planned to keep it for life but must go this weekend or it will be wholesaled on monday, a cheaper one I don't think you will ever find....$24,500 ono ......0427 644717,,,,,, only problem is I live in Griffith N.S.W.