Another 80 newbie

[sseaman]

First let me thank for a great site, i came about a 91 80 with 300k but for the money i figured it was worth the risk. I have changed the plugs, wires and oil immediatly. it looks like i have the pan arch leak as most others do. I have spent hours searching this site and have only a few questions at the moment.

1- the coolant is not toyota red but i see no sludge in the overflow, is it worth the risk of causing sludge?

2- the atf is nice and red should i worry about this?

3- should the dome light come on when all the doors open ( mine only does with the drivers door?

thanks once again, i guess i will be calling cdan soon for other parts.

 

[NorCalDoug]

welcome

 

[NorCalDoug]

First let me thank for a great site, i came about a 91 80 with 300k but for the money i figured it was worth the risk. I have changed the plugs, wires and oil immediatly. it looks like i have the pan arch leak as most others do. I have spent hours searching this site and have only a few questions at the moment.

1- the coolant is not toyota red but i see no sludge in the overflow, is it worth the risk of causing sludge?

2- the atf is nice and red should i worry about this?

3- should the dome light come on when all the doors open ( mine only does with the drivers door?

thanks once again, i guess i will be calling cdan soon for other parts.

what color is your coolant?

It's always a good idea to baseline all fluids.

how many lights to you have overhead? I'm not familiar with the light configuration of the FJ80 -- one or two? The light along the B-pillar should come on when the front doors are opened. The light in the cargo area should come on when the rear doors are opened.

 

[mot]

Welcome!

 

[sseaman]

the coolant looks like the standard green, the dome light is somewhat over the rear seat.

 

[psfpilot]

#2.)- If you perform a drain-and-fill you'll get a much better picture of the ATF health than by peeking at whatever you wipe off the dipstick. I didn't realize my ATF was particularly aged until I did this.

#3.)- On my 92 both the second row and third row dome lights turn on when you open any of the 5 doors. There's a thread in the FAQ about reconditioning the plunger switches in the doors to remove the corrosion that keeps them from working.

 

[sseaman]

i thought all the 80;s were hg problem prone, are the 3fe's not?

 

[TiredIronGRB]

Nope.

 

[sseaman]

i still am losing some coolant, i had to take the lc for emissions to get my tags and everything was good there, but im not sure it would show up in that. i have yet to find any leaks but i will continue to look. the overflow tank and the radiator cap both show no signs of any milky substance they look clean. I also dont notice any white smoke while driving, as it is getting cooler i have the typical whiter exhaust in the morning till the cats warm up, but nothing after that or later in the day when it is warmer out. any ideas?

 

[sseaman]

also thats for the help on the lights, 2 of the switched were corroded and needed some wd-40 the other look like the po had tried to fix and must have lost some parts, i will have to replace that one.

 

[MoJ]

any ideas?

Pressurize the system and look for leaks.

 

[sseaman]

what do you pressurize with? available at local parts store?

 

[lt1fire]

most yes

 

[DTAYLOR]

Welcome!