Hey guys, I know this has been asked a couple times before, but it never seems to have been answered. I'm contemplating swapping out my currently not working AHC to stock Landcruiser suspension. I contacted my local stealership, and they weren't much help, didn't even know what a 100 series was...
From everything I've read, AHC tends to give warning before failing. I've left my truck sitting at a friends house since Christmas, as I'm currently living out of town and only back here a couple weeks every two months or so. Anyway, I drove it back to my hotel from his place last night, and...
Sooooo... when in auto mode, my headlight indicator is turning on, the dash is dimming, etc. whenever I hit the breaks. Also, the parking/corner lights are going on and off. Weird, eh? Any ideas? Oh, and Merry Christmas!
Okay, this is a pretty stupid question, but raising a vehicle this size makes me a bit nervous. I've always just worked under it with the suspension set to high, but I need to pull the wheels off today... Also, I realize that I've opened myself up to all sorts of jokes with the subject line...
While crawling around under the LX, to try to diagnose the chirping sound I posted about earlier today, I found a rather large hole. I noticed it last year, and at the time I thought it was just a bit of panel. After knocking out a bunch of rust today it seems much larger than I remember, I'm...
Hey guys, I seem to have developed a chirping sound from the front driver's side. The truck was left sitting for a month and a half while I was out of town, and now she's giving me a piece of her mind. The chirp speeds up and slows down as the truck does, and seems to get louder as I break. When...
Hey guys, I'm moving in a couple weeks, and debating renting a Uhaul truck, or a Uhaul trailer and using the LX to tow. I know our trucks are pretty great for the purpose, but mine is a '98 with 360,000 km (223,693 miles) on it (and the AHC) I've never towed with it, and I'm the fourth owner. I...
Hey guys, my less than a year old battery died while I was out of town for a couple weeks and the truck was left sitting in the cold. I got a jump start, and everything was fine for a couple days, until I couldn't plug in the block heater one night, and the truck wouldn't start in the morning...
Hey guys, just when I was thinking that my 350,000KM engine was infallible, my truck started shaking like a wet dog, and the check engine light started flashing. I ran the codes and this is what I'm getting:
P0306 Freeze Frame
P0300
P0303
P0304
P0306 Pending
C0200 ABS
Does cylinder 6 coming up...
Hey guys, I did the AHC flush, as per the great write up on here. I can't believe how much of a difference it made in the ride. Anyway, I drained the system until I was getting nice new fluid out of all four corners, but now there is excess fluid in the reservoir. I put the system through all...
Hey guys, a friend of mine suggested that we could make some front recovery points for my LX 470 out of some angle iron he has. I intend to bolt them right through the frame, but I'm worried about the strength of the angle iron itself. I know it would be pretty strong for a straight, static...
Hey guys, I had posted something on this earlier in the year when I first got the truck, but the problem went away after my battery died and I replaced it (and the extremely corroded terminals) I figured it must have been an ECU issue, that was resolved when the battery was disconnected. So, the...
So, my original battery finally died on me last night. The truck wouldn't start, and a puff of smoke came off my extremely corroded negative terminal. I picked up a Die Hard gold, as we can't get the platinums here, and I didn't have time to get one from the states. Anyway, I swapped batteries...
Hey all, I'm trying to put together a recovery kit suitable for the LX470/100 series. Our vehicles are so heavy comparatively, so I figured I'd post in here, as most of the info in the recovery forum seems to relate to smaller cruisers. I'm going to get myself a high lift, and learn to use it. I...
Hey guys,
My 98 LX 470 seems to have developed some sort of strange metallic rattle noise. I'm hoping that it is the well known heat shield issue, however mine seems a little different. It seems to occur largely while I'm at a stop. If I'm in park, and push hard on the break pedal, it it...
Okay guys, here is my dilemma. I have a 98 LX 470, which I purchased several months ago. The Michelins that it came with are pretty worn out, and it is time to replace them. From what I've read, the Nito Terra Grapplers would be a great option for the type of driving I do, unfortunately, they...
Hey guys,
I had the LX at Mr. Lube for an oil change, and they informed me that the transfer case oil "looks burnt" and that they should change it. Is this something you would let the kids at Mr. Lube handle, or should I bring it into the dealership?
Hey all, I've been creeping the forums since I purchased my 98 LX 470 in November, it seems like a great community here.
I have been having some strange electrical issues, particularly with the door locks, which occasionally lock and unlock themselves while driving. I'm also unable to lock the...