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I don’t know the Us market well anymore as I’ve been out of the country since the pandemic, but I have purchased from Nayab Albar on his Landcruiser FB page for the UK and Ireland, and he is a reputable seller. He has quad headlamp assemblies in stock that may interest you. Search for Toyota...

Without hearing the sound, it’s hard to give you an accurate diagnosis, but assuming that your vehicle runs fine and there is no CEL on, I’d check the simplest thing that can cause metal clanging—a missing exhaust hanger. Mine was completely gone and the back half of the exhaust pipe was hitting...

Start with the easiest thing first—the radiator cap. If it has 280k miles on it or anything close, I’d replace it. That was my issue when I had unexplained coolant loss and no obvious evidence of a head gasket failure.

Agree with all you said. I’ll just add that these issues are not limited to 80s. There are a bunch of people in different forums (Patrols, Pajeros, Land Rovers, Jimnys, etc.) that are discussing the same thing as we are. The condition of the vehicle you receive will largely affect your views of...

I see this multiple times from multiple owners that an 80 is not a reliable DD. I just haven’t had that experience. Did they get ones thrashed by the POs? Did I get lucky? I would much rather drive an 80 (from a reliability perspective) than anything with a wet belt, a Theta II, Ecoboosts...

If you’re implying that his 80 will bankrupt him, that’s unfair. New cars are expensive to maintain as well, and their parts availability can be worse.

I daily my ‘94. It’s been around the US and UK (going to mainland Europe soon). I average 10k miles a year since 2019 and just hit 314k miles. I love the thing and have a Honda Civic as a backup vehicle just in case. However, I never needed to use the Honda and just let my better half drive it...

If one wanted to add center caps, I wonder if something like these would fit? https://solvefunction.com/shop/ols/products/bolt-on-center-cap-fj80-fzj80-lx450

Every 80 will be different because no one truly knows how the PO treated it. That being said, assuming that it is in relatively good shape, consider the following: - Oil and filter change - Check brake/power steering fluid integrity and levels - Check AT fluid, consider a drain and fill -...

Perfect! That works. Thanks!

Hello All, I'm looking for the part number for this--found in the dash ash tray. Both of mine split in half. Thanks.

I'm assuming that your calculation is using the consumer price index. While the numbers are true for the broader market, a rebuild of a 1FZ-FE is a pretty niche thing and will most definitely cost more than $6550 in 2025.

Thank you all!

Hello All, I just removed these spark plugs. They have at least 45k miles on them. Do they look okay? Plug 1 is at the bottom and plug 6 is up top. Thanks!

Best of luck on the hundy, but we all know that you'll be back in an 80 at some point!