Prados Oil

Also, as its full time 4wd do i need to use a Lim slip oil in the front diff or just normal hypoid 80w/90 gear oil?

Thanks

If you go to the Penrite site, you will be able to get their phone number and ring them. That way you will get it from the horses mouth.

Have a good one

I use Penrite Diesel HPR 15 in our 2003 Prado TD, change the oil at 5k and oil filter at 10k intervals. My local 4wd mechanic put me on the HPR15 for the Prado, even though I was a Penrite fan prior when I had the 3L Hilux.

It's about $124 for a 20litre drum, but I am due to get another 20l, so the price may be a bit more.

chhers Anthony

Did you not get the book because the previous owner is hiding an incomplete service history?

Hi Kroozer,

Toyota will sell you an owners manual if you want one. When my father got one for his Corolla, it had the service pages previous to the current km torn out.

Graeme

Hi Kroozer. Have a look here for your transmission oil specs. I also think HPR Diesel would be the preference rather than the Diesel 15 but I would check with their Tech.line. Regards,Bob.
http://www.penriteoil.com.au/oil_selector.php

Hmmm Kroozer

You asked about this vehicle on the Forum. Lotsa advice stating it sounded too good to be true. Anyway you bought it, so it seems. No Owners Manual? Sounds suss. Hope things work out OK for you.


Cheers

Your 1KZ-TE is an old design. First went into Toyotas back in 1992, and it has indirect injection which is why 5,000k changes are recommended. Toyota specs are very basic. There is nothing to be gained by using expensive oils on a 1KZ-TE. Most people in warm climates would stick to the common 15W40 diesel engine oils.

Kroozer,
Oil & fluids spec from Prado manual:

KT-TE specs
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Engine API CF-4 or CF or CE or CD
15W-40
with filter 7 ltrs
no filter 6.4 ltrs

Cooling: ethylene-glycol
with rear heater 10.5 ltrs
no rear heater 9.5 ltrs

Clutch SAE J1703

Manual Transmission API GL-4 or GL-5
SAE 75W-90 2.2 ltrs

Transfer Case API GL-4 or GL-5
SAE 75W-90 1.2 ltrs

Differential
hypoid gear oil API GL-5
front SAE90 1.1 ltrs
rear 2.6 ltrs

Chassis Lube:
wheel bearings lithium base chassis grease NLGI No.2
steering knuckles molybdenum-disulphide lithium base NLGI No.2
prop shaft: spiders lithium base chassis grease NLGI No.2
prop shaft: slide york & dble cardan joint molybdenum-disulphide lithium base NLGI No.2

Brake Fluid SAE J1703

Steering Automatic transmission fluid Dexron II or III

Let me know if you want the service schedule. I've changed to doing all servicing myself and transcribed the schedule from Toyota's manual into a spreadsheet to make it easier to track.

Peter