Recent content by 1JZGTE

Hey folks, just a quick update - I decided not to mess about with the screws that adjust the temperature the clutch engages at after all, as I wasn't 100% sure what the heck I was doing. In the end, I simply heated the fan clutch it up in the oven and emptied whatever was left of the oil (not...

Hi guys, I been doing some baking in the oven today :rofl: So I split the clutch, drained all the oil, put the half that opens up in the oven, propping the clutch up by screwing it into a piece of timber. My theory is that this setup would sort of replicate what the coil spring sees inside...

Thanks for that, JPoole. The car is 25 years old, I have owned it for roughly half that time and until earlier this year there were no issues with the cooling. I change and flush coolant every 4 to 5 years and only use Toyota Red Coolant. Earlier this year, I noticed it began to overheat when...

Thanks for confirming, Tom. Before I pour the new fluid in, I'm thinking in terms of adjusting the temperature at which the clutch begins to engage, ideally I need to know at what temperature my thermostat engages, don't I? Because there is no point in the fan to be fully engaged before coolant...

Hi Rifleman. Out where I am, temperatures rarely go above 95F, and my Toyota is one of these: Having reading the big 50 page thread ( Blue fan clutch mod...Thread has gone to hell, read at your own risk ) I note that 10 years ago people used 6 to 10k, but now 15k+ is common. I just wonder...

Thanks for all the input guys, really useful, especially the threads that have been linked that I have been reading (including the big 50 pager!). I have around 60ml of 7000 cst oil, not sure if that is overkill for our weather conditions here (25F winter to 95F summer)? I am also tempted to...

Hello, I don't actually have an FZJ-80, I have a Toyota Soarer (known as the Lexus SC300 in the USA) but when looking on the internet, this was the only place I found where there was such a huge amount of information and detail on this. Most other forums don't really know much about this at all...

Hello folks, Apologies in advance but I didn't know where this thread should go, so having looked at past topics on fan clutches, a lot of them were from this sub forum. A bit of background - I live in Europe, where temperatures are typically up to 95F in the summer (it never really goes above...