head gasket failure

Hi everyone, I'm located in Australia and have a HDJ100R with 1HDFTE engine. I'm struggling with this recent problem where I'm losing coolant. I replaced the radiator cap as well as radiator and looked for any leaks as well. Old radiator was in good condition but coolant was rusty so I did a...

Sons car overheated on the interstate last Friday. It sounds like a radiator hose or the radiator itself failed. He's 12 hours away from me, but says it still starts. All kinds of misfires and engine lights though. 240,000 miles. No rust. Transmission has been shifting fine. He just had tcase...

I have been lurking the forums for a while, we bought the LC about 1.5yrs ago with 170K on the clock. Fell in love with it more than I ever thought, same will all members of the family, the quiet and comfortable ride is hard to beat. Vehicle is basically bone stock, just high miles. Vehicle has...

As the title says, last year right at the worst time before a move my trusty daily driver LX450 blew #6. The oil is definitely milky and it did run a bit for me to move it on and off the trailer with extensive smoke. All things considered, it made it just shy of 250k miles. I replaced all the...

I’ve had my FJ for 4 years now. 2007, 6 speed manual, got at 179,000….now has 254,800. Head gaskets let go on Monday and not sure if it’s worth doing heads with that many miles on it. What y’all think? I had big plans for it…new suspension all around, electronics, bumpers, etc. but I’m not...

Recently started working on a 1996 FZJ80 with a blown head gasket... amongst other minor issues. The cylinder head was totally warped with the apex of the damage happening between cylinders 4 and 5, with a peak of about 0.029" (29 thousandths). I'm getting the head machined down and spent some...

Hello all! This is my first day, first post on this forum and unfortunately it's a sad one. I confirmed yesterday my 1978 FJ40 has a blown head gasket and to be honest I came here with the intention on posting in the classifieds to sell it. Like many forums you can't do that with your first...

My HJ60 has been my daily driver for 8 years, now it needs a rebuild, (Blue smoke machine out the back). my problem is I am largely priced out of the diesel land cruiser platform, Breaks my heart to say it but doing all the things a have planned over the years now seems unlikely. (12HT)...

Hi all, I recently picked up a 94 FZJ80 and have started building/repairing the truck. I recently replaced the valve cover gasket since it was leaking oil pretty bad and the bolts were not properly tightened down. I thought this was my only leak, but I was wrong... I noticed oil is also leaking...

I'll start this with, I'm still not sure I want to delete EGR, mostly because after I rebuild my engine from a cylinder 6 head gasket failure, I have to pass emissions ONE MORE time in Georgia before the truck is 25 years old and no longer requires emissions. I just don't want the extra headache...

Hello all, It looks like I've purchased a lemon from a crappy dealership. Quick backstory: I was giving my car to a sibling, so I was told to buy a LC/LX470 for my next vehicle. I was living in Denver at the time and potentially had to move to GA for army stuff, so they're basically the...

I bought a well maintained ‘97 LX450 from a neighbor a few weeks ago. It has 188K miles, just had an oil change and it was running like a top before I took it to a local Midas yesterday for new belts (a/c, alternator and v-belt). Midas also replaced the fluid in both differentials and my...

Thought I'd throw this out there for future searches. I recently pulled my valve cover to investigate a rapid clicking noise thinking I just needed to adjust a rocker. To my horror I found a significant amount of rust on the rocker arm assembly and evidence of coolant, along with a stuck...

Hi All! I've been a reader on this forum since June 2016 when I picked up my 1994 FZJ80, but this is my first post. Apologies in advance for the lengthiness, but I'm sure the more information I provide, the better you can advise me on moving forward. I got my LC from a local guy who said it had...

Hello All, Over the weekend I noticed a leak in the front of the car. 1997 Fzj80 120k miles. I found a video on youtube describing the issues and fix. He talks about fixing the 3 gaskets : O-Ring Shaft of distributor, Main Front seal on Crank (crank-case seal), Oil pump cover gasket O-Ring...

I picked up a 1984 2F motor. The seller was driving it around but claimed it had a blown head gasket and let me have it for $100. I'm just now starting to tear into it, and wanted to post some pics. Since I've never torn into a 2F, and never installed a new head gasket, I'm not sure how to...

I have been around the block enough to know that in every genera from motorcycles to boats there is a hot potato that people get all chicken little about. I searched, but found little in regards to anyone who does not have any HG issues. I'm also not prepared to spend $2000 on a non-existent...

Would like to learn about your experience if you had your LC engine replaced with similar engine from another donor car? I have LC 94 w/HG that's been sitting there for a while and I want to do engine replacement and saw a recked 97 LX with 180K engine for sale. Could this work and what gotchas...

As a follow-on diagnostic to an ongoing engine coolant overheating problem, coolant system pressure has been a question. So, I've finally gotten around to rigging up a radiator / coolant system pressure gauge that can be monitored while driving around at speed, rather than just guessing and...