knocking

My 97 lx450 has been having a slight knocking (pinging) issue all summer. The pinging only happens under medium acceleration AFTER the engine has been running for a few minutes after startup. Sure enough, after a few minutes, P0330 pops up, the timing retards, and the pinging does not go...

Fairly novice at these kinds of things. Recently got my hands on an 83 BJ land cruiser (Toyotas 3B Diesel engine). Got it for a good price so i new it’d come with baggage. Test drive was uneventful so I said why not and was buying from a mechanic. Been driving it around as my daily for the past...

Recently as in, in the last year, the top end on my 3vze was taken to a machine shop and surfaced by the PO's. Not to say they did a s***ty job but I have had to redo every single other fix theyve done since buying this 4runner in april/may. It was pretty clear when buying it but mostly a...

Picked up this 97 recently. She sat for a long time before I got it. Previous owner claims to have replaced the head gasket. Problem is she knocks bad. Sounds like it could be top end. What do yall think?

My 80 when I accelerate from a stop I get a slight knocking noise from the 4wd high/low shifter. If only happens for a few seconds and at low RPM. It’s for sure coming from the shifter. I can feel it. Just not sure why. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Was driving through hot weather today and accidentally had the cruiser in second on the freeway and didn't notice. Did 5000 rpm for about 15 minutes until the check engine light came on and I noticed the temperature was in the red. Pulled over immediately, waited an hour for it to cool down, and...

Im getting this clacking noise from my engine when I accelerate in 3rd or 4th gear. Please note as the title says I have a 2FE. Its the Fuel injection system of an 4.0L FJ62 on a 4.2L FJ60. I have all the electronics from the FJ62, no vacuum advance like the FJ60. I just replaced my DIZZY...

I bought my 1994 FZJ80 about two months ago. Previous owner thought he threw a bearing therefore needed a motor swap. He provided a 'running' replacement 1fz-fe in the price. I knowingly bought it as a project and a learning opportunity. I haven't run into any roadblocks swapping the motors in...

I recently (3 months ago) rebuilt my 2H engine on my 1989 60 Series Cruiser. Complete rebuild, sleeves to OEM oil pump. Everything on STANDARD spec. decent parts REASON FOR REBUILD: poor compression noticeable from tappet cover breather and sludge buildup in motor oil. Also intend to supercharge...

Hey guys, We've been travelling the world in our old but gold (kind of) Land Cruiser Prado for the past 2.5 years and never had any problems with the engine (had lots of others to compensate). Until recently, unfortunately. So it goes like this: We're driving and everything's fine. Engine...

Hi, I am searching for an answer, after doing everything a i could, and changing every part around the problem, (thread: 80's People this one caught me off Guard... this is what i found VIDEO ) when i was getting out of answers, i found this, check this out The knocking sound that i was...

So I want to hash out the tail of the past year from the beginning to get feedback on where you all think I should go next. I have learned a lot about this truck and this engine but I'm lost as to what is happening in my engine that is causing the problem. Thanks for all the help thus far! Big...

My 73 has stock drums all around. I know one of the front right shoes has a bit of a chip in it, replacements are on the way. I also suspect the front right drum itself is a little warped. What I am noticing - very slight oscillation on the brake pedal at higher speeds when braking. When...

HELP. I hav problem with with land cruiser Colorado 3.0L. the engine is struggling to start with a lot of grey n black smoke, with it does start for a second there is a loud knock/rattle on revs, then in stalls

the car was running fine then suddenly stalled, after I got recovered home the car was struggling to start and smoking bad, wen it does start there is a loud rattle on revs, Iv changed th injectors but still the same, please help

Recently over the past month and half my 96' started very quiet knock that grabbed my attention this past week as it got noticeably louder. I've been learning my way around vehicles as I work on this thing so my knowledge is limited. The engine is believed to have 130,000 miles, so still pretty...

Hi! Need your advice badly on this as I´m thousends of miles away from any car mechanic I know and trust. Hope that some of you had similar problem and managed to fix it. For the last 1800 miles I´ve observed a strange behavior of the engine noises. When the motor is cold everything sounds...

Hello, I have been on this site researchingfor awhile now and decided to now join. Anyway I recently bought a 1972 fj40 for a project and hopefully restore. Im usually good with engine work but this noise has me stumped doesn't sound like rod bearings or anything from the bottom end also not...