Recent content by jonheld

I be lying if I said I didn't think about it. Couldn't justify the cost.

I do frequent road trips in my 97 LX450, and I can't agree more with what @george_tlc stated. This past June I drove from Jersey to the Lake Tahoe area, ran the Rubicon, went to SLC to visit the LC Heritage Museum, went north through Grand Teton into Yellowstone, and back east. 6180 miles from...

The Aussie headlight wiring is different than the USDM. The schematic was posted on this forum a few weeks back.

AISIN is the OEM for this and many other parts. 41450-60060 is AISIN part number SAT-002 and is roughly half the price of the exact same unit that comes in a red and white box. https://aisinaftermarket.com/online

This topic has been discussed to death on this and every other LC forum. IMO, there's no valid reason to use anything other than OEM 80 Series pads on an 80 Series with an OEM braking system.

Went through this a few months ago on my LX450. Wound up replacing both rear inner axle shafts after trying for months to keep them from leaking. Both sides were heavily grooved where the axle seal rides, not to mention twisted splines on both. The rear FF is significantly easier to work on than...

Worn or loose belt. When you reach an end stop, the belt is slipping on the pulley so you're loosing power steering and the wheel is kicking back. Use OEM belts.

I ran into the pressurized tank issue while driving to the Rubicon. I was somewhere in Nevada with ambient temp around 104F. I had to let the tank vent while I had lunch before I was able to fill up. Combination of temperature and altitude change.

Please find another "mechanic" or reach out to a local LC group in your area for recommendations. There is no OBD1 code for "manifold pressure sensor", considering there is no manifold pressure sensor on a 3FE. What @Godwin posted is true, and it has happened. However it is extremely rare. The...

I've been doing this Land Cruiser thing since the very late 70s. When the 60 Series came out, the 40 guys called it a station wagon, not an LC. When the 62 Series came out the 60 guys said that "real" LCs had manual transmissions. When the 80 Series came out, I heard "real" LCs have leaf...

Please keep in mind that there are differences in fuel pump logic between the 91/92 3FE, the OBD1 1FZ-FE, and the OBD2 1FZ-FE. Without knowing what engine you're discussing, there's no way to properly diagnose.

He's got a 91 3FE. ECU is not in the equation in this case. If you're getting fuel to the rail but not to the injectors or FPR, then I would R/R the fuel pressure damper on the rail by the firewall. It is possible that the internal diaphragm collapsed and is blocking the rail. It is a royal...

Without both the FSM and EWD you're blindfolded in a dark room. If it's not an OEM connector, how did you plug it into the other 2 AFMs? The connector should look like the one below. Pins w/ pigtail are 82998-12130. As stated earlier, you should verify the pins back to the ECU.

Have you tested the one that came on the truck according to the FSM? I'm wondering if the previous owner changed the wiring on the connector to match the AFM that he put on. If you have the EWD, you should be able to verify the wiring back to the ECU.

OK, if the CEL illuminates with 1 of the 3 AFMs and doesn't illuminate with the other 2, then the issue is with the 2 AFMs. You need to verify that they are the correct AFMs for 1988 (FJ62) through 1992 (FJ80) as both models used the same part number (22250-61010). The part number changed in...