Recent content by surfingpl

Hi all, Has anyone had luck with an aftermarket replacement grille for their 2013-2015 Land Cruiser? Pretty sure the Toyota part number is 53101-60916 . I found this one on PartsGeek, pretty reasonable price: 2013-2015 Toyota Land Cruiser Grille Assembly - Replacement AP REPTY070116 -...

I hope everyone is having a nice Labor Day weekend! Just wanted to update - I got my Land Cruiser back about a week ago. Runs great. The extended warranty covered a little more than half of the expense. They would only (seemingly reluctantly) cover the minimum repair (one head gasket, no...

The Toyota dealership is recommending both heads be sent to the machine shop, and head gaskets replaced. The shop foreman confirmed this is his recommendation. I'm still waiting to learn what the extended warranty company is going to cover, but the engine will be repaired correctly regardless...

The head is off, here is a picture of the gasket.

I spoke with the warranty company adjuster today. They are sending an inspector out to confirm the dealer's diagnosis. I am attaching an image from the borescope here:

bloc, No, I do not check fluid levels often on my Cruiser. I've mostly been relying on the "inspections" performed at the dealer when the vehicle is serviced, and I occasionally check myself - like before a road-trip, or when I am cleaning or working on the cruiser, or adding wiper fluid. The...

linuxgod, They used a borescope to diagnose. The oil was changed by the dealer on 7/9, they did not report anything unusual about the oil service.

Sandroad, Agreed. I'm trying not point fingers, but the timing is incredible. But what could possibly happen (go wrong) during a routine oil change that would lead to a blown head gasket and/or liquid in the cylinder a few days later?

jeep2cruiser, Just finished reading your thread, thanks for sharing. Glad to hear you got your ride back on the road. I have driven about 55k miles on my cruiser since I bought it, and it has worked flawlessly - no issues. I did get new spark plugs installed at the dealership just a couple...

I bought it used, as a certified vehicle from a Toyota dealership, with a Toyota warranty. It had about 70k miles on it when I bought it. That was in July of 2017.

Posting this from the waiting room of Mossy Toyota in San Diego. 2013 LC with 125k miles. Maintained at the dealership. I got a check engine light, 4-lo blinking, and trac off on the dash last night. Scanned with basic OBDII scanner - got P0301, misfire cyl 1. Brought it to the dealer (just...

Price lowered again to $250. You know you want this battery :).

Price Lowered to $275. This is an awesome group 31 AGM battery.

Price lowered to $300.

Odyssey 31-PC2150T Group 31 AGM Battery, Brand New In Box. Local pick-up only, no shipping (too heavy). This fits perfect in the Slee Group 31 Battery Tray. $275 obo. Here are specs from Odyssey's site: Pulse (5-second) Hot Cranking Amps (PHCA) 2150 Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) 1150...