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    FZJ80 hood won't open... HELP!

    I've just done this, no amount of banging prying lifting or pressing ....and a bit of hammering was getting the bonnet open. Had a big pry bar and it was not moving. My urge to smash things was great, but I got a torch and had a little look first. Pry the bonnet up as much as it will go and...
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    FZJ80 Throttle Body Coolant Leak

    Mine just started leaking yesterday, the plug was totally rotten and came out in pieces, I decided to bypass the coolant channel through the throttle body and just extended the coolant pipes and connected the together, was looking to see if anyone knew that would be a bad idea or what exactly...
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    HELP...Front panhard bolt and impossible nut?

    Hi, Yes your suspension setup is the reversed to mine, thats good to know. Ok thanks for the quick reply, i pulled the bolt out and can see the thread on the captivated nut, the nut seems to be still welded on but thread on the nut and bolt look worn and a bit buggered up. Will have to get...
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    HELP...Front panhard bolt and impossible nut?

    Hello cruiser guru's A little help needed.....I Just changed the front panhard rod bushes on my 1995 FJz80, this is a RHD uk model but i don't think that makes a difference with the issue i have. Where the pan hard rod mounts to the axle by the front suspension spring (left side of the truck...
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    ABS pump help

    still been struggling with really soft brake pedal, i suspect the abs pump might be knackered, does anyone know how to test the abs pump, i think mine might have an internal leak, going to order a used one and see it that helps.
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    ABS pump help

    Hi, so I am trying to understand the pipes going to the abs pump, the top left and top right are front and rear from the master cylinder, I am assuming the bottom left and right are the front and rear out of the abs pump, the middle one at the bottom, is this the abs pressure bleed off for when...
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    Another poor mpg thread.

    my 95 was suffering from lack of power, opposite of yours but mine felt like lack of fuel, i changed lots or parts, turned out to be o2 sensor making it run lean, your might be running rich,.... , reading about 02 sensors some manufactures recommend to change them every 70k or 100k, no idea if...
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    Two years of running problems and no power are fixed at last

    Just looked online found what I needed, not sure what the part number is
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    Two years of running problems and no power are fixed at last

    Mine is a 95 truck, has the twin cats and only one sensor which is just before the cats, there is a place for a second one after the cats but it's blanked off and has no sensor Hope that helps
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    Two years of running problems and no power are fixed at last

    I have been chasing a running problem for about two years, it felt like a fuel problem, engine had lack of power, mostly in the mornings, I would try and overtake but had now power, , even when the engine kicked down.....its was really poor, ....after giving the engine some heavy stomping on the...
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    Acceleration problem - Not gaining speed

    I have been chasing a running problem for about two years, it felt like a fuel problem, replaced fuel pump, TPS, fuel filter, distributor cap and leads..... didn't think it was electrical but they looked old.....plugs.....maf, air intake pipe, air filter, .....finally the o2 sensor fixed the...
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    Air temp sensor code fault..anyone know where the sensor is

    so as In the title, I got an ambient air temp sensor fault code, anyone know where this sensor is located, a picture would be really helpful, Thanks guys H
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    Borla Exhaust issue?

    Have a stainless Borla for about 8 years, the hangers are the biggest problem with this exhaust, the 3 of them on my cat back exhaust all broke, got welded and keep breaking, had to buy some exhaust clamps and make hangers and clamp them on, ...nice exhaust...crappy hangers.....but maybe they...
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    Anyone fitted modded cam shafts to get more pep from you 1fz

    I think as I suspected the supercharger is the best option for me, i haul my 30ft boat on the beach and need I power right from the off, I very rarely take my truck over 3,000 rpm in normal driving, so will maybe get a little work done on the head when I take it off at some point, probably...
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    Does anyone ever replace the o2/oxygen sensor as a maintainance item

    just checking, I still have the occasional running problem with my cruiser, have had the truck for 50,000, what's the dealers recommended interval to change the o2 sensor, mine looks old and crusty, I was reading online that many car makers have it as a maintanance item and replace them every...
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