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Here are a couple from Google. I’m not home to take a picture of mine but they look identical

Do you guys recommend replacing the oil pump as a preventative maintenance type action? I’ve had consistently great oil pressure but if they have a known limited lifespan I’d rather swap while I have it all apart. I’m guessing there’s some sort of check I can perform once I have it apart too.

Good point, I never posted an update on that - I got a bunch of vacuum hose and replaced all the old dry rotted or missing hoses per the vacuum diagram under the hood. Didn’t notice any big changes in performance but good peace of mind.

Haha I have also been skeptical from day 1, hence the “allegedly” 44,000 miles in my original post. That being said, the body and frame are in excellent condition, it drives perfectly, and had no obvious engine issues (at time of purchase), so even if the odometer had been swapped/broken it was...

I’d be doing it in a buddy’s garage. No proper two post lift but we have an engine hoist and I could pick up an engine stand. I already have the full Toyota engine gasket set (04111-66047). I’m a little worried about the plastic timing chain guides and other rubber gaskets throughout the...

Any thoughts on pulling the engine or just pulling the head? I’ve seen various posts talking about it being just as easy to pull the engine and trans, but those were mostly for 80 series, not sure if it’s the same for the FZJ75

Agreed, the original plugs looked pretty unremarkable to me when I pulled them out, didn’t notice any major disparity in color/condition/etc. “Prior to the current issue” is a tough one as the issue is hard to pinpoint. I didn’t notice much white smoke in Qatar, although in the weeks leading up...

It was stored in northern Maine, so pretty damn cold. -20F give or take. The only other factors I can think of: -I thoroughly pressure washed it right before putting it away for the winter (wanted to get road salt off). I guess it’s possible I somehow hit the lip of the hose in just the right...

That was my first instinct too, but one of the first things I did after buying it in Qatar was drain out the straight water and refill with the red premix. Unless somehow there was a pocket of water they didn’t get to, that settled out somehow, etc… Once I added coolant back to the truck and...

Hi James, Thanks for the advice, I’m going to buy a compression tester and see what results I get. I just changed the spark plugs maybe 500 miles ago with OEM, here are some not so great pictures of the plugs I took out (unknown mileage). Didn’t notice any change in behavior once I swapped the...

Happy spring everyone. Pulled the ole girl out of winter storage, fired her up, and now we have a new list of issues! I started the truck (two cranks and it started no issue after 6 months of sitting!) and backed it out of the storage container, let it warm up in the driveway. As it had been...

I tightened down and cleaned up the negative battery terminal, that seemed to solve the intermittent warning light issue. I then undercoated the entire truck with 3M Cavity Wax, including inside frame rails, underneath bed, etc. Works really well and applies easily, I prefer it to products like...

Confirmed today while I had it up on a lift that the oil leak is coming from the oil cooler somewhere. It’s strange that I’m not getting any coolant leaking out alongside the oil, you’d think that would leak first based on the design. Will add that gasket replacement to my winter to-do list. I...

Two issues that I’ll be chasing down before I do too much driving around: 1) Rough idle until it warms up. When it first starts, it misses on 1-2 cylinders and runs very rough, then begins to smooth out as it warms up. I’m assuming this is an adjustment issue somewhere as it has new...

No, I replaced the missing ground in the engine bay but no change. The thermostat is also brand new. Next stop will likely be troubleshooting the temp sender and see if that’s the culprit.