AHC front shock absorber completely blown?

[Warsaw Ogurec]

Hello,
So, this happened today after some offroading. I didn't lift the AHC and went in standard mode all the way.

This is LX470 2006 with 200k miles. AHC previously worked fine.
After this blowout happened, I've driven about 150 more miles home - a mix of offroad and highway and didn't notice anything unusual with the way the car drove.

Does this shock absorber need replacement?

Thanks!

 

[GTV]

Leaking "shocks" are usually a sign that the system is over pressure and needs to be adjusted/maintained.

Thread 'The ABCs of AHC - How to Measure, Flush, and Adjust all in one place'

May 29, 2020

I initially put this in the Definitive list of AHC maintenance items thread, but at almost 800 posts long and growing, it's going to get buried and the thread itself is very unwieldy.

In an attempt to make as focused a summary as possible, I present "The ABCs of AHC." It's intended as a comprehensive, linear checklist for anyone who needs to get their AHC back into factory tune. Information gathered from as many sources as I could find on this forum; I take no credit for developing any of this, just bringing it all together as much as possible. Special shout outs to...

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[Warsaw Ogurec]

Leaking "shocks" are usually a sign that the system is over pressure and needs to be adjusted/maintained.

Thread 'The ABCs of AHC - How to Measure, Flush, and Adjust all in one place'

May 29, 2020

I initially put this in the Definitive list of AHC maintenance items thread, but at almost 800 posts long and growing, it's going to get buried and the thread itself is very unwieldy.

In an attempt to make as focused a summary as possible, I present "The ABCs of AHC." It's intended as a comprehensive, linear checklist for anyone who needs to get their AHC back into factory tune. Information gathered from as many sources as I could find on this forum; I take no credit for developing any of this, just bringing it all together as much as possible. Special shout outs to...

• LndXrsr
• ahc
• Replies: 542
• Forum: 100-Series Cruisers

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I read this thread but it mostly talking about leaking/sweating shocks. Here it looks like it dumped a huge amount of oil at once, so wasn't sure if that's just leaking due to over-pressure or can be considered a complete failure?

 

[GTV]

I read this thread but it mostly talking about leaking/sweating shocks. Here it looks like it dumped a huge amount of oil at once, so wasn't sure if that's just leaking due to over-pressure or can be considered a complete failure?

If your pressures are in spec I’d call it a failure.