Another Stupid Question...In general will a Toyota dealership work on or service an FJ40? Thanks

[dplenty99]

Another Stupid Question...In general will a Toyota dealership work on or service an FJ40? Thanks

 

[bj70bc]

its not a stupid question ....
but its a stupid idea
dont let them touch it, you'll regret it

 

[knuckle47]

Just for giggles….i took my FJ45 to the Toyota dealer to pick up a few small parts. Practically the entire service crew came outside to look at the 45.. all seemed fascinated BUT…no one said anything about having worked on any FJ40/45 ever… even at around 50 yrs old, they were all way too young..

I’d have thought someone would have said “ yeah, I remember these”…..nothing

 

[charliemeyer007]

They aren't called stealership's for nothing. +1 Do it yourself Its a tractor not the space shuttle or SR71
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[wimberosa]

Last year I spotted a mid 60s era fj40 in the durango motors toyota service area. I don't think its
a good idea either....but someone is doing it.

 

[bj70bc]

i drove my 70 series to the dealership a while back and the sales manager, who i went to school with, was oogling it as i drove up, i just told him to faulk off its not for sale.... with a smile on my face

 

[pb4ugo]

I went to the dealership to pickup parts and 1 employee said "nice car".

 

[Skreddy]

I’m sure they’d work on it but at dealer rates and oem parts plus markup cost. If you can’t/don’t want to do the work yourself, I’d find a local shop familiar with cruisers or at minimum an “old school” auto service shop.

Or, make a local friend and provide parts and beers….

One of the salesman at my local dealer told me I had a badass Jeep…. One of the parts counter guys said he didn’t know they made cruisers before the 80 series.

 

[1969FJ]

Last year I spotted a mid 60s era fj40 in the durango motors toyota service area. I don't think its
a good idea either....but someone is doing it.

Probably an oil change...

 

[Pitter Patter]

I went to the dealership to pickup parts and 1 employee said "nice car".

Surprised he didn’t say nice Jeep

 

[bj70bc]

'nice jeep'
youre dead to me

 

[Greek Cruiserhead]

Sure, the comment could be worse...

 

[brian]

I pick parts up at the dealership all the time....they've yet to say anything

 

[1911]

Surprised he didn’t say nice Jeep

I once drove my 40 to a huge Toyota dealership in a nearby county, while helping one of my daughters to shop for a car. A bunch of salespeople come out and walk around it; one of them says "I didn't know Toyota made a jeep!" Granted, this was not the service department, but nah, not letting them touch mine anyway.

To the original poster: These things were designed and built to be easy to service in the field, with fairly minimal tools. Even if you're not comfortable doing your own mechanic work, this would be one of the easier vehicles to learn on. Don't be afraid to buy some basic metric tools and start doing your own maintenance and repairs - it's very satisfying, and you might really like it. Save you a ton of money too.

 

[dplenty99]

I’m sure they’d work on it but at dealer rates and oem parts plus markup cost. If you can’t/don’t want to do the work yourself, I’d find a local shop familiar with cruisers or at minimum an “old school” auto service shop.

Or, make a local friend and provide parts and beers….

One of the salesman at my local dealer told me I had a badass Jeep…. One of the parts counter guys said he didn’t know they made cruisers before the 80 series.

...to be fair...I did say it was a Stupid question..

 

[volklflip88]

Short answer yes.

Better answer is you can see if they have a 'ancient' tech* who has and will work on the rig; you don't have to give it to any ol service tech. There are still some out there. Toyota in Burlington WA has a tech who's been there longer than I've been alive and has certainly worked on 40s. The owner has a neat one on display in the show room. Found out recently at a trip to the dealer here in Fort Collins CO that they also have a older tech who really only likes working on the old land cruisers and has several himself. Grumbles at the new camrys he works on I guess.

Best answer is found in the above posts: get some tools and a manual and get after it! And ask questions to the fine folks here. No such thing as dumb questions. Probably.

*No offense meant if anyone here considers themselves ancient

 

[knuckle47]

I believe that’s a really good idea but a random chance… I absolutely love working on my Land Cruiser and I’m in my 70’s. That comes with a bunch of aches and pains, arthritis and thinner skin that bruises too easily. I don’t know that too many dealers would want me as a mechanic who has been around land cruisers since the early 1970’s but moves at a snails pace today. The hourly rate would be insane

I wouldn’t give up on that idea however… you could get lucky.

 

[dplenty99]

Short answer yes.

Better answer is you can see if they have a 'ancient' tech* who has and will work on the rig; you don't have to give it to any ol service tech. There are still some out there. Toyota in Burlington WA has a tech who's been there longer than I've been alive and has certainly worked on 40s. The owner has a neat one on display in the show room. Found out recently at a trip to the dealer here in Fort Collins CO that they also have a older tech who really only likes working on the old land cruisers and has several himself. Grumbles at the new camrys he works on I guess.

Best answer is found in the above posts: get some tools and a manual and get after it! And ask questions to the fine folks here. No such thing as dumb questions. Probably.

*No offense meant if anyone here considers themselves ancient

I think my headspace is I'm trying to figure out what to tackle myself and what if anything I should get help on. My deepest darkest fear is only completing half of the specific "task"...I know myself too well.

 

[pb4ugo]

Have you looked in the clubhouse section?
You probably have some folks local who might guide you thru projects.

 

[dplenty99]

Have you looked in the clubhouse section?
You probably have some folks local who might guide you thru projects.

No I didnt know about the clubhouse section. Thanks!!