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The voltage started to drop so now I’m certain it’s the Alternator. Installed this one April 8th..less than 5 months old. Again, couldn’t source a Denso but I got one with a lifetime warranty…So tomorrow it’s another Pain in the buttt install..:

Doesn’t look like I can even get to the Alternator wire to check it without basically going through most of the steps required to change the Alternator…… The light blinks on and off. When my Alternator went, the light came on and voltage dropped. I was just able to check voltage at the battery...

Hey guys, I’m wondering if anyone has had this issue and knows what it could be. I replaced my alternator about six months ago and now all of a sudden last night the battery light has been coming on and off when I drive particularly on grades in the mountains and braking. I can’t get it to stay...

Yeah, I’m sure that aspect will all be a wash but it would be dubious to think that this land cruiser is going to last 25 or 30 years. Toyota already admits those batteries are 100 or 150,000 mile batteries. The way I drive that’s maybe seven years if I stop driving as much. Don’t get me wrong...

That was my point

It’s not likely to happen between Toyota and other manufacturers. As far as all the parts on the engine I’m looking to probably have to replace my engine if I’m keeping the vehicle since it has 320,000 miles on it so I will get all new plastic parts and I always keep some extras. I just don’t...

Add the gas and maint. Costs in.

Nothing you could replace on the entire vehicle including the power plant is 10% as expensive as a new replacement. especially if you do the work yourself, which is easy. Although I would probably have the transmission done as I’ve never done transmission work.

Let me ask you a question. What do you think would prevent you from keeping your hundred series on the road until you die? I’m planning to keep mine unless I somehow come in to more money where I can buy a 200 for cash. I will rebuild the engine when I need to. I will rebuild the transmission...

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That’s a mouthful. I suspect quite wrong.

Again. All you have to do is blow out your hundred series and put all the tech new features in the lockers on the front or back to whatever you want to them or upgrade to a 200 series and do the same. You could drive them for the rest of your life probably. I don’t know what the problem is here...

Correct

Yes…. But your Prado is a completely different truck, then the new “Landcruiser” in the United States. It might be from the same chassis and frame, but it’s a completely different truck.

Same chassis, frame etc, well they CERTAINLY aren’t built the same

I don’t think it’s based on the LC 300. It’s based on the Prado which is a completely water down version of the Landcruiser. It is not the same. It is not as robustly built. It’s a different chassis and frame and size. Maybe it’s different in Australia? But not here in the United States...