I convinced my mate to get a troopy, so he got a brand new secondhand 1996 hzj75 troopy. 350k on the clock, 60k done in the last 10 years, lady driver kept it garaged.
I never had the chance to look or drive a hz, so it was interesting for me to have a look. We gave her a birthday and changed all fluids besides hydraulics which were fine, brakes worked well. It was a brief encounter, just the superficial but important stuff to get a baseline for maintenance.
There are differences, but lots of toyota similarities overall to what I am familiar with on my 2h.
Sump plug smaller on the hz, don't know why.
Oil filter upside down, so can't pre fill it, if it leaked it would land on the starter.
Thermostat housing part of the block, right next to alternator, don't know why so close. Need a rubber gasket for the thermostat, seems to work well quicker installation than goop, some goop as well would work better. Radiator in one side , out the other side, meant to be more effecient.
Whilst front diff is smaller than the hj75, the fluid changing for diffs, gear box and transfer the same process.
Steer reservoir right at front, easier access than 2h, fluid change same process as 2h.
It was interesting for me to use a newer h55f, it was kind of reassuring, it felt very similar to my hj75, still not a city car for sure with eternity between 2nd and 3rd in aggressive city traffic, never notice in the bush..
Hz has noticeably more punch than the slow 2h, as most folks say, faster uphill from a standing start for example. 3t tow capacity.
The front grill is plastic on the hzj, instead of the steel grill on the hj75.
Plenty of other things to do on my mates hz. And the list would continue. Timing belt is a reason I have met a few folks preferring the slow 2h with it's set and forget timing cogs.
This is old news to most on here probably, but some maybe interested, I was.
I never had the chance to look or drive a hz, so it was interesting for me to have a look. We gave her a birthday and changed all fluids besides hydraulics which were fine, brakes worked well. It was a brief encounter, just the superficial but important stuff to get a baseline for maintenance.
There are differences, but lots of toyota similarities overall to what I am familiar with on my 2h.
Sump plug smaller on the hz, don't know why.
Oil filter upside down, so can't pre fill it, if it leaked it would land on the starter.
Thermostat housing part of the block, right next to alternator, don't know why so close. Need a rubber gasket for the thermostat, seems to work well quicker installation than goop, some goop as well would work better. Radiator in one side , out the other side, meant to be more effecient.
Whilst front diff is smaller than the hj75, the fluid changing for diffs, gear box and transfer the same process.
Steer reservoir right at front, easier access than 2h, fluid change same process as 2h.
It was interesting for me to use a newer h55f, it was kind of reassuring, it felt very similar to my hj75, still not a city car for sure with eternity between 2nd and 3rd in aggressive city traffic, never notice in the bush..
Hz has noticeably more punch than the slow 2h, as most folks say, faster uphill from a standing start for example. 3t tow capacity.
The front grill is plastic on the hzj, instead of the steel grill on the hj75.
Plenty of other things to do on my mates hz. And the list would continue. Timing belt is a reason I have met a few folks preferring the slow 2h with it's set and forget timing cogs.
This is old news to most on here probably, but some maybe interested, I was.
