Toyota V8 Diesel 79 series problems. Information please...

G'day Twinkles,
Have a look at Land Cruiser Owners On Line. There is a heap of good information there.

I have a Feb 2008 V8 Troopy from new – At 60,000Ks I don’t have the problem.
My brother-in-law brought a 200 series June 2008 and had an oil problem from new– I think it was an oil seal in one of the turbochargers.
Regards Dennis

Hi Twinkles

I have had a VDJ79 ute from new. Now at 90,000kms. Yes mine was one that had an oil problem.

Some had a ? malformed opening for the scavenging oil pump and toyota recognised this and under warranty fitted a double seal. That fixed the problem.

Not sure on the ratio of V8 70 series that it affected but not all had this issue. This also only seemed to affect the 70series.

The other issue that again only some experienced was really noisy injectors. I had one changed on warranty. I mean it was so noisy you would thing I had dropped a inlet valve into the piston or some other extra noisy loose part.

Other than that there are no other main problems. They really are a great ute. Lots of power. Quiet smooth operation. Better fuel economy - unless you drive it hard which is easy to do.

If buy one second hand ask about the oil consumption - maybe the tell maybe they don't but it was an easy 1/2 day fix. You would hear a noisy injector.

Other than that check normal second hand things for wear and tear.

One recent thing I have experienced is at 90,000 km I have worn out my clutch. I do tow a heavy trade trailer and have planks, ladders, tresles all the time. Reading the research it says for normal use of not being loaded all the time the clutch is fine. For vehicles that are permanently loaded you will wear the clutch out prematurely.

I also have upgraded the suspension but again more to do with the loads I carry.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

David

More or less in order answers to your questions

Some did, some did not.
No recall - fixed on as needed basis.
V8 76 78 79 & 200
You can't tell if buying second hand unless you know the vehicle history.
Lousy seats, weak rear brakes, glare from bonnet, low mounted alternator, as for other common rail engines injector replacement is very expensive.

You may wish to have a look at my profile for a more balanced view of the vehicle.

Flynnie

Thanks everyone. I've joined LCOOL too. I didn't bother with all the details of a vehicle. I was still accepted.

I have 2008 GXL,It consumed approx 2-3 litres in about 5-6000 km,the dealer fitted an extension on the oil pickup, while that improved oil problem slightly, so then I looked at and changed to synthetic oil and that has fixed the problem, it now uses about 1/2 litre in 10000 km.