In the interest of sharing more and participation beyond troubleshooting questions I think it's proper to start a build thread for my truck. Not to imply that it's going to be 'built' into anything exceptional, but there's definitely plenty to do.
The truck I bought at a Japanese auction through an exporter. Originally I was set on a 60 series, hoping to find one with half reasonable mileage that wasn't rusted out as they don't exist in such condition in Canada. After being exposed to some gorgeous 70 series auction listings my mind was quite changed. Here's a video of my truck done by the export agency post auction. They don't get into anything technical but it gives you an idea of what I'm working with.
My VIN plate, for the specifics:
So far I've done the following
-Remove aftermarket push button start system
-Battery
-Tires
-Brake pads, rotors, calipers (front)
-Rear sway bar bushings
-Drag links
-Replace cracked aftermarket air cleaner with OEM
-Daytime running lights
-Headlights
-Oil/filter
-Fuel filter
-Coolant
-Crankshaft
-Crank pulley
-Water pump
-Timing belt/gear/idler/tensioner
-Timing cover (front)
-Manual glow plug system/new plugs
Full disclosure, I had a shop remove the pushbutton module. The thing failed the day I was going in for my import compliance inspection. The install was a hack job and the shop even brought in another client's Prado to figure out the wiring. Also, to elaborate on the crank replacement as its not exactly a small part. The internals were fine, but the crank pulley broke at the keyway and beat up everything in its path. As for switching to a manual glow system, I messed up the wiring when reinstalling the engine and grounded my factory set up. Probably could have fixed it for cheaper than the new set up but I have no complaints about using the push button. My apologies for the redundancy to those who followed my past threads.
My ownership of this vehicle has been off to a rocky start. I could probably do a few paragraphs of the little things that have gone wrong along the way. Some of them inevitable, some my own fault. I'll spare us all that. Looking forward to life going forward with this truck, grief aside.
Right now I'm still driving my beater. Since getting it going again my oil pressure gauge is on high even at operating temp. Planning on buying a proper gauge to test (and a permanent one eventually) and see how high it actually is. That won't be for a bit though, so in the meantime I'm working on cracking the pressure relief valve I neglected to check/service when I had the engine out. Lesson learned. Hopefully that, or one of the other relief valves, is the issue.
If you've read this far, stay tuned. More to come.
Cheers,
Curtis
The truck I bought at a Japanese auction through an exporter. Originally I was set on a 60 series, hoping to find one with half reasonable mileage that wasn't rusted out as they don't exist in such condition in Canada. After being exposed to some gorgeous 70 series auction listings my mind was quite changed. Here's a video of my truck done by the export agency post auction. They don't get into anything technical but it gives you an idea of what I'm working with.
My VIN plate, for the specifics:
So far I've done the following
-Remove aftermarket push button start system
-Battery
-Tires
-Brake pads, rotors, calipers (front)
-Rear sway bar bushings
-Drag links
-Replace cracked aftermarket air cleaner with OEM
-Daytime running lights
-Headlights
-Oil/filter
-Fuel filter
-Coolant
-Crankshaft
-Crank pulley
-Water pump
-Timing belt/gear/idler/tensioner
-Timing cover (front)
-Manual glow plug system/new plugs
Full disclosure, I had a shop remove the pushbutton module. The thing failed the day I was going in for my import compliance inspection. The install was a hack job and the shop even brought in another client's Prado to figure out the wiring. Also, to elaborate on the crank replacement as its not exactly a small part. The internals were fine, but the crank pulley broke at the keyway and beat up everything in its path. As for switching to a manual glow system, I messed up the wiring when reinstalling the engine and grounded my factory set up. Probably could have fixed it for cheaper than the new set up but I have no complaints about using the push button. My apologies for the redundancy to those who followed my past threads.
My ownership of this vehicle has been off to a rocky start. I could probably do a few paragraphs of the little things that have gone wrong along the way. Some of them inevitable, some my own fault. I'll spare us all that. Looking forward to life going forward with this truck, grief aside.
Right now I'm still driving my beater. Since getting it going again my oil pressure gauge is on high even at operating temp. Planning on buying a proper gauge to test (and a permanent one eventually) and see how high it actually is. That won't be for a bit though, so in the meantime I'm working on cracking the pressure relief valve I neglected to check/service when I had the engine out. Lesson learned. Hopefully that, or one of the other relief valves, is the issue.
If you've read this far, stay tuned. More to come.
Cheers,
Curtis
