100 series (1hz) 80000 k service

1HZ is every 40,000 according to the book. Casper

Hi there Dozer, should I have myn done at the same intervals for the 2.8 ?? My book says every 20k they should be done but have been told thats crap its just toyota's way of making money. I know the last time they were done (for sure)was around the 170k mark when they had to pull the head off to get the glow plugs out as they had welded (if thats the description) them selves in. It was always put into get the major things done at a workshop as I wont play with things I know nothing about so I am presuming they have been done. But just went through all my service receipts and there is nothing saying about them being done. It now has just over 290k. Dont seem noisy or any thing. I did ask my mate who works for toyota but he said "get this" they dont touch them full stop unless the head comes off for some reason and the other funny piont is that they dont even have the proper tool for removing the shims and thats at toyota bit of a worry. I got a quote just before typing this and was told between $150/250 depending on how many shims it needs and wether they can swap around with whats already in there, and needs to be done when motor is cold so wants me to drop it down there the night before. Does this seem like a fair price ? Regards Steve M

Thanks for the feedback fella's I'll get them checked.