1998 100series - 276,000 miles and counting - what's broken so far

[ericbauer]

Hi all

Thought I'd add a little extra info as to the reliability of these 100s.
My in-laws bought it new in 1998 and then gifted it to my wife and I with 150,000miles on the odo because they had a family friend gift them a 100series LX with 35k miles.

With hand me down LandCruisers, everyone wins!

At 200k I did timing belt / water pump.
The parts I removed look nearly new.
I casually asked my pop in law if he had the same job done at the dealership at 100k... He looked at me and said "timing what?"...

So this was the original belt & pump and they had just completed 200k without a hitch.
Pretty good!

At 225k one of the coil packs randomly failed on me.
I was able to drive 50miles home on basically 7cylinders.
Ordered the $100 part, swapped the part, no problems since.

At 250k, the original ABS pump unit gave out just as I started the car to drive home from work.
I ordered a new unit from cruiserparts.net - even with overnight shipping it was still way cheaper than getting the part from the dealer. $750 for a new unit

Last week at 276k, the original alternator's voltage regulator gave up the ghost. $310 for a reman unit.
Today one of the black plastic coolant to heater core tee fittings between the block and firewall started leaking. $13 new

I have a slight tear in the driver side outer CV boot that I also need to address.

Other than all that, it's been great - no complaints.
Everything inside & outside works.

Looking forward to 300k and beyond.

 

[krice118]

thanks for the report! my 98 only has 85,000 miles and i want to get her to half a million!

 

[Ermagerd]

That's a pretty good record of problem-free driving. I hope mine can be that trouble-free in the future.

 

[badlander]

Thanks for the report and good news. I'm 63 now and planning on this being my "terminal" vehicle, or at least as long as they keep on making gasoline (and I can still afford it)!

 

[yotasavg]

Great to hear, I've got just shy of 165k on my 98 now. Other than regular maintenance, I know I need a new steering rack, but that's due to my driving and not normal wear and tear. I also anticipate taking my 100 to over half a million miles if I can, seems totally reasonable at this point. I wish I could say this will be my "terminal" vehicle, but at 26 I'm pretty sure I'll have to have at least a few "side pieces".

 

[tabraha]

I have my LX "on loan" to my father currently and he said anytime anyone gets in it with him they are always taken back that this is a 16 year old vehicle with 240,000miles on it. Most say it rides better and quieter than their new rides. He told me he wants to take it to my Mr T mechanic to get it looked at "just because" he hasn't done anything to it LOL.

 

[bctlex]

Oh this is a good thread to see. I am going to pick up my 98 LC with 207K miles from the seller this coming Friday. It confirms I am not buying the wrong car