I just replaced the ABS unit in my 2000 Land Cruiser and want to relate details of this adventure. Over the summer the ABS unit started leaking badly, and we decided to replace it. The ABS part number for my 10/99 LC is 47050-60041. That number was on the box from the dealer. However, the part # on the reservoir was 47210-60061. I installed it and bled it and took it out for a test drive. After a mile the ABS light came on and the brakes started locking up on their own. I had to have the car towed back home. I thought I had not bled it correctly and bled it again. Same result, ABS light came on and the car ground to a halt on its own. Codes were 1223 and 1246. The latter code is the master cylinder pressure sensor, which can't be serviced.
It was then I noticed that the part number was not the 60041 and thought that must be the problem. I could not find much at all on part # 47210-60061; it is not even carried in Toyota's inventory. The electrical hookups did all connect properly. I called the parts manager at the dealership and told him the story. He said the 60061 number was simply the reservoir number, and the unit below was the correct one. He did not know why the brakes were locking up and suggested that either the unit was defective or there was a wiring issue. I looked on this forum and found a 2024 thread that described a similar story of a 10/99 LC with a new ABS that was causing the ABS light to flash on intermittently. After much angst and effort, I think he sprayed the wiring harness with electronics cleaner and reconnected the hookups. That seemed to resolve his problem. Mine was more serious, with the lock-up problem. I did not want to send the unit back if it could be helped. So, I unhooked the harness and sprayed the LC's old connectors with electronics cleaner. Amazingly, the ABS system then worked perfectly. No more ABS lights and no more locking brakes. I treated myself to a beer.
It was then I noticed that the part number was not the 60041 and thought that must be the problem. I could not find much at all on part # 47210-60061; it is not even carried in Toyota's inventory. The electrical hookups did all connect properly. I called the parts manager at the dealership and told him the story. He said the 60061 number was simply the reservoir number, and the unit below was the correct one. He did not know why the brakes were locking up and suggested that either the unit was defective or there was a wiring issue. I looked on this forum and found a 2024 thread that described a similar story of a 10/99 LC with a new ABS that was causing the ABS light to flash on intermittently. After much angst and effort, I think he sprayed the wiring harness with electronics cleaner and reconnected the hookups. That seemed to resolve his problem. Mine was more serious, with the lock-up problem. I did not want to send the unit back if it could be helped. So, I unhooked the harness and sprayed the LC's old connectors with electronics cleaner. Amazingly, the ABS system then worked perfectly. No more ABS lights and no more locking brakes. I treated myself to a beer.
