How is the reliability of the HZJ76/78 Toyota Landcruiser?

Hi Lucas.

There is a forum for Landcruisers which is "www.lcool.org".
You will get plenty of information on that site. Good luck.

Lyndsey

hmmm seeing as the beast you speak of isnt avaliable here I have to guess a bit

if the new cruiser you speak of running the old 1HZ also runs the same gearbox as the 1HZ used to run before being discontinued here then yes it wasnt the strongest box in the toyota parts bin - that stronger box was used in the petrol and turbo diesal models and now in the diesal v8s

Still guessing but i assume the 1HZ would be the same as in the previos model. I cant see they woukld have changed it seeing as it wouldnt be in any of there plans for further development

Lucas.
try the Australian Troopie forum on Yahoo: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/troopyoz/

Its members should be able to provide you with most information you require.

Peter

Thanks for your answers so far.

Lucas

Lucas,

Like some of the others here, I can only give general advice as we don't get this variant in Australia with the 1HZ.

It would be helpful to know what you want to do with the car, ie towing duties, anticipated load weights and the type of terrain that you might want to traverse as these things definately infulence whether this car may be suitable for your needs.

With reference to the 1HZ, it is a great motor in my humble opinion and given your requirement of going for 500,000km without trouble, it will do it failrly easily, provided that you keep clean oil and fuel up to it and use good quality oil and fuel filters. That being said, this engine is no powerhouse. It will comfortably cruise on 100kph on the flat, may lose some speed going up reasonable inclines, but is at home crawling around the bush in low gears. It has great engine braking and plety of torque for this purpose. If, however you just have to have 200kw and be able to overtake a Porsche on the freeway with a 3 ton caravan, I would look elsewhere. The 1 HZ can be fitted with an after market turbo charger but this WILL reduce the longevity of the engine (though it may well still do 300,000km if done properly and looked after impecibly). I have chosen NOT to go down this path due to the high cost of turbocharging (including intercooling, fuel system overhaul, boost compensator, exhaust etc...). For the money this costs, I could do an engine swap to something that would ultimately be more reliable and more powerful anyway.

In relation to the gearbox, I'm not too sure exactly what is in the HZJ76, but I would assume it to be the R151 box which is somewhat lighter in construction than the H151 fitted to the V8 turbos and petrol series. It is however a nicer box to live with, shifts nicely once you find the right grade and brand of oil and will last a long time if treated well. Again if you are to tow heavy loads, this will place more strain on the box and may reduce it's longevity.

Personally, I lust for just a little more power than the 1HZ provides, given I tow a camper or tour with quite heavy loads, but it still gets there in the end and I feel I have the reliability to compensate for the lack of power.

Good luck with your decision.

Cheers,

Mark

Hi Lucas,You might even be interested in a low klm HDJ78. This model had the turboed 1HD FTE 24 valve 6 cyl with the stronger H150 gearbox,same one as the V8 uses.