Recent content by effjayzee8tee

No posts in 6 mo but might as well leave this here: I'm Nick, owned a triple-locked '93 FZJ80 LC since 2016, recently discovered off-roading much to my wife's chagrin. Made a couple necessary changes to the rig over the past year (notably bumped up 2 tire sizes) but take pride in where I can...

Also I haven't had time to do more digging into fluid conditions, bubbles in overflow reservoir, etc etc, but I did look at the color of the coolant in the overflow and it was noticeably darker. Will dig deeper into it this weekend. Thx for advice!

Thank you for this! Let me ask you this: if there's a break somewhere in the radiator and ATF is getting in the coolant, is it reasonable to assume there's also coolant getting into the transmission? I understand that the former isn't a bid deal (just replace the transmission and flush the...

Yes this is one of my main concerns, and even further which direction they've mixed. ATF in the coolant means a new radiator not a huge deal, but the OTHER way mean big problems in the transmission dept. no bueno!

Sweet, thanks for the advice; she's def due for a flush anyway! If i'm worried there's coolant mixing with the ATF, should I flush that too?

Recently got in a minor front end collision in my '93 FZJ80 with 240k miles, and even though there was no apparent damage to rad/ATF cooler, I noticed the coolant in my overflow reservoir looks a bit brown and cloudy. Any idea what it could be? Relevant information: -After the accident I did...