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SOLD 1992 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SX $10,000 OBO Japanese imported legally and US registered in FL. TURBO Diesel 2LT-E EFI Engine 20+ MPG Automatic 211,000 kilometers (132,000 miles) Tan and Brown two tone original paint Locking Diff Push button 4WD clean interior stereo with USB and aux input...

After two days of highway driving and one of hard trail running I can say that I'm very pleased with how it's working. I just got a turbo boost controller and installed it, but I them read a forum that suggested just removing the vacuum line from the waste gate altogether. So I did that and ran...

Figured since my other thread is more of an overall build of my truck I would start a thread dedicated to my 1uz swap. I am hoping to get a bit more traffic from the NZ guys or SA guys since as far as I know there is only one other guy in my area that has successfully completed this swap. So...

Hello all - A family member has a Prado in Tanzania with a blown turbo. Not sure what's exactly wrong with it but he brought the guts back home to the US with him hoping to find replacement parts or a rebuild kit. Can anyone recommend good sources for parts and info? Thanks!

Hey all, I thought I would provide an update on Landcruiser sightings in Colombia while on Vacation. So far, I have been to 3 major cities, Bogata, Medellín and Bucarramanga and a trip to the country side to see a big rock. Lots of the older cruisers converted to pickup trucks with tall sides...

Anyone know the biggest tire (height wise) I can get on my stock height 1996 LC II??

Hey y'all. I've been reading on the forum for a while and still know very little, so I wanted to ask for some advice. I stumbled upon a 1991 Land Cruiser Prado with a 4L engine, 130k miles, and turbo diesel (of course). I've heard about how underpowered these cars can be, and how these engines...

I recently saw this modified 95 Prado in Japan. FLEX is a large car dealer that specializes in Land Cruisers and is building a sub-brand "Renoca" for used Cruiser customizations. One of their models will be this 95 Prado that has a 78 grille and overfenders and whatnot. It is not really my...

The rubber is rotted out and broken on my air intake hose. This is the piece that connects to the turbo intake, and has nipples on it for the crankcase breather, etc. It was held together with some electrical tape by the lovely previous owner, and that all came apart obviously. I can't seem to...

Hello all, Just picked up a 3 door 1990 Prado SX, It needs a few parts and I was 'googling' for stores that stock but was unable to find original Toyota parts. Any ideas where I can pick up original parts, in the first phase need 1. Air Filter 2. Oil Filter 3. Diesel Filter 4. Glow Plugs...

First off, I'm not a mechanic. I can do some basic things but I've grown fat and lazy. But I have this Cruiser and I want to keep making it better. So here is the story. A little more than a year ago I decided that it was time to try and find and old Cruiser. I've always loved 40's, I grew up...

It has been imported and is currently in Penticton BC. We have owned this vehicle while living in Japan and was sourced for us by Toyota dealership’s owner- who was a good friend. He went out of his way to search for the best car he could find for us, with specifications regarding the condition...

First let me say this forum is great, and I SO MUCH appreciate the help I've received here. The small town in Florida I live in seems to be collectively mystified by my right hand drive diesel Cruiser with Japanese writing all over the engine compartment. I was having a couple of issues and...

I e had my Prado for a few months but hadn't had it off road yet. So I drove a few hours to a national forest with 4x4 trails and planned to have a ball. It wasn't until I got in an uphill stretch of deep sand that I realized my front wheels weren't pulling. So I spent the afternoon getting...

The windshield wipers on my Prado slow down dramatically when the vehicle slows down. The A/C also stops blowing cold when the vehicle slows down. (The A/C doesn't blow as cold as it should ever, even though it's been converted to 134a and is fully charged, it just does better at speed)...

The EGR system was just removed from my Prado 2LTE, and it runs smooth. But there is NO POWER. I'm assuming it has something to do with the Turbo, but I can't be certain. It does spin, but there is no power and the Turbo light does not come on. Something to do with the fuel not increasing when...

I'm a fat old man who used to do this stuff, but now I'm smart enough to take advantage of the fact that one of my staff has a college age gear head son. So I've been having him do some stuff on El Troque, my 1990 LJ78. He did an EGR delete this week and when I went to drive it I could tell the...

I just installed fender flares on El Troque, and I really need to get those wheels set out a bit now. I'm running 35x12.50x16 tires, and the front rubs a bit on the trailing arms at full lock. That isn't the main thing but I'd like to correct it also. So what spacers will fit on these hubs...

I'm sure there is something on here somewhere with some help on removing the EGR system effectively, can anyone point me to the right spot? I've done some searching and came up short but I think I remember seeing some pretty good instructions sometime. Thanks!

I'm new to the forum, and a fairly recent Cruiser owner, a JDM Prado I have named "El Troque". Looking forward to picking up info and learning all I need to know about all of this from people who have been down the road a ways. My LJ 78 Prado was imported from Japan a few months ago and I really...