Landcruiser 80R Auto 4.2DT

Willie,

Great vehicles. Plenty of torque. Not the quickest off the mark but once rolling unbelievable power and torque. Knowing you and the fact that you have the G60 I guess you don't want to spin the wheels at the traffic lights but then again there are no traffic lights in Peterborough.

I am sure plenty will get on an tell you about the main bearings that fail and point to to some ugly pictures but think how many of theses vehicles were sold compared to the amount that had problems. When they go as with all diesels they are expensive to fix but if you look carefully you shoukdn't have many problems. The key to diesel and certainly Toyota diesel longevity is regular servicing. My mate has one that now has about 300k on it but every 100K just changes over the bearings as insurance but then I have seen plenty that are still untouched after that mileage. I have also seen a few at 100K blown up but in the main were not serviced regularly or were abused in some sort of way.

At the end of the day Toyota or Nissan or whatever....doesn't matter they are all good vehicles with a handfull of problems versus units sold. As I said most problems are owner related so best advice is to look around and just wait until that pre-loved vehicle turns up. There are plenty out there if you are prepared to wait.We have so little time to enjoy our land

Willie,
the problems outlined above with regard to bigend bearings were due to a substandard batch of bearing shells and unfortunately related to some major blow ups.
Whilst it is UNFORTUNATE that Toyota didn't do a recall once aware of the problem, I doubt that there would be too many of the affected vehicles still running if the bearings had not been replaced. Toyota have records of those done under warranty and if unsure that they have been replaced it would be wise to do so.

Other than that a small number of people have reported camshaft faults, and due to the constant 4x4 (which is fantastic) there is the possibility of wear in the front CVs of high mileage units.
While the spare tyre must be relocated for real offroad work there is an abundance of aftermarket accessories available as you would be aware.
Coil springs provide excellent comfort but need to be (easily) upgraded for extra load. A 3" mandrell bent exhaust apparently does wonders for performance.

Good luck

We've had a 90 model and have a 97 model, willie, both turbo Manuals, and both the Bride and i reckon they're Xmas.

Have a 3' exhaust on the latest one and it did make some difference, both to economy, and power. Agree with the sentiments expressed above.

Put cruise on them, and they are the ultimate touring vehicle. Enjoy...

hooroo...