Also, I replaced the gasket on the oil fill cap.
97 Fzj80(actually an LX 450)
I have been working on these trucks for 20+ years, so I am pretty familar with how it is put together. Oh, it also has a turbo, and yes, I checked the oil lines to...
I replaced the head gasket about 15k miles ago. There is no oil in coolant, no water in oil, no smoke from tailpipe, truck has plenty of power, so I think the head gasket is ok. The mechanic who worked on it said he did not believe there was any...
Ok, so I was driving 1300 miles pulling a small camp trailer. The water pump gave up the ghost and top raidiator house just a few inches from the radiator blew apart. Big BOOM! I was watching my temps on a scan gauge the entire trip and no issues...