New Purchase '91 FJ80- First Post

squeekyM · 07-02-08, 10:27 PM

Hi All,

I found my 80 about 2 weeks ago on Craigslist, bought it from the 2nd owner who was having some issues with it and just wanted it gone. Turns out it simply needed a new EFI Relay, I lucked out. Between then and now I found a used 2.5" OME lift and a set of 16"FZJ80 wheels with 33" tires.

I have always tried to read as much info on Mud as possible, I hope it will pay off. I am curious, do you fill the front and rear differential and center diff until they begin to spew gear oil out of the fill hole, or are you supposed to measure out the fluid before filling? Thanks in advance.

Sorry for the horrible pics.

89s rule · 07-02-08, 10:35 PM

Looks good, I have always filled until it came out of the hole on the axle diffs.

GA Trevor · 07-02-08, 10:46 PM

Welcome

, and nice rig.

Beowulf · 07-03-08, 12:10 AM

Looks like it has sliders or after-market steps. What brand?

-B-

sseaman · 07-03-08, 08:05 AM

welcome, clean looking rig. Yes fill till it starts coming out the fill hole. Get a pump you dont want to try to squeeze the bottle.

squeekyM · 07-03-08, 06:20 PM

Thanks for the input. The running boards are made by DTA Corporation, and are labeled "Ultra-Board". I might pull them off, we'll see.

So from what was posted, I can fill the diffs until they gear oil starts to spill out. Does the same apply for the transfer case/center diff? Is there any risk of overfilling the transfer case and starting a leak? Thanks again for helping me with my newbie questions. I have searched high and low for an answer but have not found anything. Thanks again.

Jerry

Beowulf · 07-03-08, 06:27 PM

Fill F&R diffs and the transfer case until the gear oil comes out the fill hole.

-B-

Polak · 07-03-08, 06:39 PM

Nice find!

Welcome!!!

Lugboot · 07-03-08, 07:05 PM

Good score! Welcome to the sickness...

sseaman · 07-04-08, 06:09 AM

Make sure you can get the plug out of the fill hole before you drain them.

pint · 07-04-08, 08:57 AM

Good looking rig. Welcome!

Red Beard · 07-04-08, 09:36 AM

another white one...

It looks mint though, awesome find!

alkaline747trio · 07-04-08, 01:29 PM

Looks champaign to me...

lt1fire · 07-04-08, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Beard

another white one...

It looks mint though, awesome find!

doesn't look white to me

07-02-08, 10:27 PM	#1
squeekyM IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13	New Purchase '91 FJ80- First Post Hi All, I found my 80 about 2 weeks ago on Craigslist, bought it from the 2nd owner who was having some issues with it and just wanted it gone. Turns out it simply needed a new EFI Relay, I lucked out. Between then and now I found a used 2.5" OME lift and a set of 16"FZJ80 wheels with 33" tires. I have always tried to read as much info on Mud as possible, I hope it will pay off. I am curious, do you fill the front and rear differential and center diff until they begin to spew gear oil out of the fill hole, or are you supposed to measure out the fluid before filling? Thanks in advance. Sorry for the horrible pics. Last edited by squeekyM; 10-11-08 at 03:55 PM.

07-02-08, 10:35 PM	#2
89s rule <>< Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Due West, SC TLCA# 14198 Posts: 2,933	Looks good, I have always filled until it came out of the hole on the axle diffs. __________________ '93 FZJ 32K miles - 850/863's, 285 MTR's & Lightforce 240's waiting. '89 FJ62 - 4" Alcan, 33" BFG MT's, 4.88's, Lockright (rear), 4runner calipers, & 3' firestick. Cruise in the garage. FOR SALE! '97 4Runner SR5 - 4x4, leather, '06 4runner rims, 265/70/17 Toyo AT, TJM T-15, 3 baby seats. (Wife's DD) '83 FJ60 - DooDoo Brown in and out FOR SALE! '63 Biscayne Wagon - Kandy Green and Tweed. Family Wagon 3rd row in the garage. Erskine College Upstate Cruisers

07-02-08, 10:46 PM	#3
GA Trevor IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Acworth Posts: 58	Welcome, and nice rig. __________________ Trevor 1997 FZJ 80 - Avic F-700BT, Center Diff Switch, ARB soon to come

07-03-08, 12:10 AM	#4
Beowulf The quick brown fox ..... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somewhere in the foothills... Posts: 10,566	Looks like it has sliders or after-market steps. What brand? -B- __________________ 97 FZJ80 - Wing Nut MAF, locked, 315 Toyos, 4.88s, Slee 4", George's sliders, Slee bumpers, M12000, OBA, Outback drawers + other stuff. Transformation in progress... Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.

07-03-08, 08:05 AM	#5
sseaman IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,382	welcome, clean looking rig. Yes fill till it starts coming out the fill hole. Get a pump you dont want to try to squeeze the bottle. __________________ 91 FJ80 318k, spare tire mod, custom roof rack----SOLD 98 4runner 141k---SOLD 98 Avalon 149k 04 Sequoia 74k

07-03-08, 06:20 PM	#6
squeekyM IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13	Thanks for the input. The running boards are made by DTA Corporation, and are labeled "Ultra-Board". I might pull them off, we'll see. So from what was posted, I can fill the diffs until they gear oil starts to spill out. Does the same apply for the transfer case/center diff? Is there any risk of overfilling the transfer case and starting a leak? Thanks again for helping me with my newbie questions. I have searched high and low for an answer but have not found anything. Thanks again. Jerry

07-03-08, 06:27 PM	#7
Beowulf The quick brown fox ..... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Somewhere in the foothills... Posts: 10,566	Fill F&R diffs and the transfer case until the gear oil comes out the fill hole. -B- __________________ 97 FZJ80 - Wing Nut MAF, locked, 315 Toyos, 4.88s, Slee 4", George's sliders, Slee bumpers, M12000, OBA, Outback drawers + other stuff. Transformation in progress... Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.

07-03-08, 06:39 PM	#8
Polak Zemsta! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: KIND TLCA# 15431 Posts: 562	Nice find! Welcome!!! __________________ '96 FZJ80 OE Lockers, 2.5" OME Heavy, 285/75/16 Nitto Terra Grapplers.... '75 FJ40 SOLD but not forgotten

07-03-08, 07:05 PM	#9
Lugboot HopHeads, Unite! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pennsyltucky TLCA# 17677 Posts: 1,043	Good score! Welcome to the sickness... __________________ 1995 FZJ80 -- Factory Locked, 2.5+" OME w/ 850s and 863s, CC Plates, BFG AT LT 285/75R16, Extra stuff bolted on, replaced, inserted, thrown inside and put on top. "A world without open country would be an infinite prison." -Edward Abbey

07-04-08, 06:09 AM	#10
sseaman IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,382	Make sure you can get the plug out of the fill hole before you drain them. __________________ 91 FJ80 318k, spare tire mod, custom roof rack----SOLD 98 4runner 141k---SOLD 98 Avalon 149k 04 Sequoia 74k

07-04-08, 08:57 AM	#11
pint IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Parker, CO TLCA# 17493 Posts: 1,132	Good looking rig. Welcome! __________________ 2000 UZJ100, OME 865, OME T-bars, Slee Diff Drop, Slee SliderSteps, TJM T3, PowerStop Cross Drilled & Slotted Rotors, 295 Terra Grapplers M101 Trailer - Sold 1993 Bontrager Race Lite MTB

07-04-08, 09:36 AM	#12
Red Beard IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County, NY / Rochester, NY Posts: 360	another white one... It looks mint though, awesome find! __________________ IH8RUST '92 FJ80 - 3FE - Homemade Bumper, Homemade Roof Rack. 33" Cooper STT Discoverers. 6 KC HiLites, Mac Mini with 7" Touchscreen ROTW

07-04-08, 01:29 PM	#13
alkaline747trio ......what? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Blacksburg VA or Albemarle NC Posts: 3,956	Looks champaign to me... __________________ '92 - 3FE POWER'D! -- Slee 6"/OME 863J, Pro-Comp 14" ES3000/N74L, Gen. 2 Slee Front Control Arms, T-G Sliders, Ext. Diff. Breathers, DBA Gold S/D Rotors, Slee SS Brake Lines, 5.29s, Aussie Locker'd rear, 35" TrXus STS Street/38.5x11 Boggers Trail, some black bed-liner on the outside, some orange inside, 180k. '85 Honda Accord - 55MPG!!! -- No air filter, Custom Burple (blue and purple) Paint. Upstate Cruisers

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