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Because, like he said, changing the fan speed in the 200s is really annoying. Some people use AUTO but I almost never do.

I have a 2016. It’s the best SUV I’ve ever owned. But the a/c fan speed adjustment drives me crazy. Today, while scrolling on eBay looking for nothing in particular, I come across what appears to be a replacement climate control unit with...

Thats a nice 40. Should sell pretty quick at $15k. If you want to be patient, maybe $20k? The market said it was worth $21,500 in 2022, and the market has softened a lot since then. It still has a big pile of really nice expensive parts on...

73-78 seat bracket. $40 plus ship.

Still for sale? I just need the big one, thx

By now I get that the program is geared toward JDM; however, it wasn't marketed as such when the program was first announced to much excitement. I also question the point of having a JDM program, as there are very few 40 Series Land Cruisers in...

I cannot confirm if it helps the boiling or not yet only because I replaced the charcoal canister last fall after I boiled several times over the summer in Utah and Colorado. There are so many varying thoughts on what causes it, but for me I...

Not to nitpick, but the only 200 series LCs with single stage paint are the Super White from 2008-2011 and the Black from 08-15. All others are metallic plus clearcoat. I've contemplated this as well. I got some really high quotes for ceramic...

Sir, you are 160 serieses away from the right section of the forum.

Embrace the patina!

It's a 78. Vent windows in the hard top, spare tire carrier and round bezel make it a 77 or 78. The windshield washer nozzle in the top of the frame make a 78. If the three points seat belts are attached to the roll bar it's a 2/78-12/78. Seat...

You won't regret the trade. There is not a better built modern vehicle on the road. All things being equal, newer/lower mileage is better. But my general advice is to focus more on solid maintenance records not just mileage. These trucks will...

After the HG issues on the 3UR popping up, Im starting to think a 2UZ 200 might be kinda nice! It is a smooth motor! But definitely weak compared to the 3UR.

That looks eerily similar to the black rubbery coating on the HG How are people testing coolant acidity though? Test strips or sending it off for analysis? I'm just saying, might there be some error involved in the acidity testing? Or maybe...

Just stirring the post, but maybe it’s said Gasket sealant on those head gaskets being eating up by that corrosive coolant 😇. On a serious not, was anyone able to get the full 17L to drain? I am more worried about my spark plug change where...

Did it look like this? I got some of this out of PS drain then a lot more out of DS drain. It’s non-metallic like maybe rubber or something? But it’s also kind of flaky like it might be corrosion scaling or something?

Feeling a bit justified about this, after the head gasket controversy surfaced. Think I’ll do it every 50k

Airlift system to refill, it works great! Use it on my 911, which holds 5.5 gallons, radiators in the front, engine in the back. Really easy to get air pockets, used the airlift system, got the car up to temp, had to add just a bit of coolant...

Ok, so if its not acidity in the coolant causing that black coating on the HG to disintegrate, what is it? Just old, dirty coolant? Or is it just defective/faulty HG material?

At the dealer (Toyota of Redlands) yesterday for a transmission service and coolant flush. I have 60,000 miles on the beast. I mentioned to the service writer that I was early on the coolant flush and he said that per the new recommendations, I...

Post 1 of 3 Decided to replace coolant in my 2018 LC 200. Coolant was 6 yrs old with 62k miles. Toyota recommends 10yr or 100k for first swap. Researched some other threads and decided to document the steps and clarify a few things. Had to...

The coolant eats the coating, make sure you change the coolant in these trucks every 5 years regardless of the miles.

Just some food for thought on project cars—there needs to be a significant price adjustment to account for the necessary repairs. Simply lowering the price to cover the cost of an engine, for example, doesn’t make it an appealing deal. Otherwise...

i sell a pair of all new, never mounted canvas door for a fj40 or bj40 all new, with still the original japanese plastic protection ! 2500 US delivery not included, can deliver in germany on US air base :)