Haven’t had this issue with my LC, but I have had it with my Camry as well as my buddies 4Runner. Cleaning the throttle body fixed it both times (for the Camry I also replaced the idle air control valve. It can stick when there is a lot of soot in there). The Camry also ran poorly (idled low and...
Now that’s what we’re talking about. If it’s actually maintained a deacribed; it’s less miles than the ones you found, with some upgrades, at a very reasonable price.
I have to agree with some others that are recommending you find a good example, fly out there, and drive it back home.
In Southern California rust isn’t an issue. You could probably even find one you’re interested in, call a shop in that neighborhood to go out and give it an inspection, and if...
Yeah, these vehicles go for a premium (but often overvalued). It can take months scouring Craigslist until the right one pops up.
Call them up and ask what the maintenance records are like. Did they do all of the scheduled maintenance / have the documentation to back it up? If maintenance is...
Yeah, if maintenance records are perfect and they are as clean as they look, they are really nice vehicles. Just a ~little~ high from others I've seen in similar condition. Make an offer, you got nothing to lose.
I recently bought my '98 w/ 200k in San Diego for 9k and I still think I overpaid a bit. I saw some options down here in the ~15k range that were very nice (nicer than those examples you showed us), but I wasn't willing to pay that much. But if that's your budget, I'd keep your eyes open and...
Great, thanks for the reply. From that explanation, this was a different issue then (no lights, brakes continued to work fine, the sound I heard was very loud and at a relatively low pitch). I have absolutely no idea what it could have been other than some bad wiring with the aftermarket head...
Nice looking truck man! I've never owned a 4Runner, but so many people I know have... 2 of my cousins (one of which was my roommate for a while), 2 of my neighbors, my SO's sister's man, some coworkers... I've been in a lot of them. And IMO they are nothing compared to the Land Cruiser! So much...
Yes, the dash lights [ABS & brake + everything else] do work (or at least aren't burnt out — they come on momentarily with everything else when starting the vehicle).
So hopefully it wasn't anything to do with the brake system. I'll post this elsewhere to see if someone knows why I had such a...
Need help please —
How loud is the warning buzzer? I was driving home from work today and a VERY loud buzzer sound came in the cabin. It was so loud it completely startled me and made me jump.
No lights came on and the brakes didn’t change from normal.
I was on the highway and driving in the...
I'm in SoCal as well. LCs out here generally go for a high price from what I've seen. I'd open up your search area to LA, SD, and all the other surrounding areas from you -- and just take your time. There's always a lot of listings for them, but they are often for pretty bloated prices it seems...
This is one of the main questions that I had — I had always assumed this was the case (you'd have to lose 1 wheel on each axle to fully lose traction on the vehicle) — but some other posts I've read on this forum were saying that even though both axles were being driven, it would only take a...
Hey all —
So I’m trying to figure out all of the details and the use-cases for using 4HI vs 4LO, center diff lock, and rear diff lock. I’m brand new to driving trucks in general (let alone 4WD trucks/off roading/etc) — I’ve searched around on this forum and from the disparate information I’ve...
Nice, we're neighbors. I'm in the same neighborhood.
I've got a lot of projects in mind for this vehicle so having a knowledgeable sounds really helpful.
This Cleghorn trail seems pretty sweet. Unfortunately I'm booked up this weekend and won't be able to make it. I'll have to make that trip...
Awesome, sounds good! Thanks man. I'll cruise on by next time I'm available.
That sounds awesome. I'm pretty new to working on my own vehicles (one of the reasons I kept my other car [2000 Toyota Solara] for my daily driver; I want to still have a running vehicle while the other one may be in...
Hello all —
I just bought a ‘98 UZJ 100 a few weeks ago (first truck, no off road experience at all. Here’s my build thread I started: '98 100 (in 2019) — Build Thread ) and am looking for a local club and came across you guys.
Seems like most of you are more North County based (I’m closer to...
Considering this addition as well: a table that is snug inside with a couple rails attached to the bottom of the main platform that can be slid out partially for a handy little work surface.
I just bought a '98 with a rear locker. Seemed like pretty much every one I saw on Craigslist for those years while researching also had them. I'm in San Diego. They're pretty standard out here it seems.
So I've been playing around with some designs for the sleeping/cargo platform that I want to build for this thing.
Instead of doing drawers, I'm thinking of just doing one large cargo tray that will slide out so that I can retain as much storage space as possible.
Here's some screenshots of...
I also would like to reiterate a question and see if it's normal or not:
Usually when I start the vehicle and drive it, the brakes are "soft" or "normal" feeling. But if I press the brake, let go, then press it again (or do this procedure two/three times), then it gets significantly stiffer and...