Hello All,
Happy to join you on these forums.
1988 Land Cruiser, 270,000 miles. Just paid for a bunch of maintenance but nothing to address this issue, which I have heard about on these forums and elsewhere:
Engine starts up fine cold. Recently though, after I drive it long enough, even just 10 minutes or so, and have to stop at a stoplight or park the car and want to start it up again it will crank and crank but not start. Engine light comes on. I can try and try -- mess with throttle, hold down accelerator, and it won't start. The only way it will start is if I let it sit. Sometimes it takes over 10 minutes of waiting. Then it sort of tentatively starts and I have to give it some gas.
The idle is rougher and unsteadier than it's ever been. Settles down usually but sometimes sounds funky.
The napa mechanics I've dealt with have not been especially helpful. They want to check the compression, adjust the valves, etc.
From what I've read here it could be and Fuel Pressure Regulator (FPR) problem: https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/6464-3fe-fuel-supply-problem-i-fixed.html
Or perhaps an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) problem:
fj62 Stalling at stop. - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board
My muffler and tailpipe assembly are rusted out and I wondered if this could be affecting anything with the EGR etc, but mechanic says not really.
I don't know much about engines but when I open the hood and listen to the engine I do hear a clicking sometimes around the lower right. Like a valve clicking open and shut somewhere, maybe in the EGR? While it's idling it might rev a little bit and the resettle and then the clicking is gone.
And like the other folks who have posted with a similar problem, it runs strong once it really is up and running.
Other things I've noticed over the last few years with this cruiser: runs hotter than it used to. It used to run super cold. Mileage is worse.
I don't want to pay for a ton of diagnostics and random stuff. I don't think the napa place I went to recently (got new drive belts, new water pump, new radiator hoses) can help me much with this so I was thinking of going to the Toyota dealer. They could at least read the ECU and maybe they'll know more about these particular EGR and FPR components? I'm willing with your encouragement to do some tinkering myself too. I just would love to get this running better so I can fill it with all of my belongings and make the 1,200 mile move from Ann Arbor to Denver. I was hoping to do it today but decided it's not in reliable enough shape yet so now I've decided to take as long as I need. I love my FJ62 and have recently put a bunch into it for brakes, new tires, and the maintenance I just listed. I think this last hurdle might not actually be that big. What do you all think? And if there are any good FJ62 mechanics near Ann Arbor, MI that anyone can recommend let me know.
Thanks so much,
Shane
Happy to join you on these forums.
1988 Land Cruiser, 270,000 miles. Just paid for a bunch of maintenance but nothing to address this issue, which I have heard about on these forums and elsewhere:
Engine starts up fine cold. Recently though, after I drive it long enough, even just 10 minutes or so, and have to stop at a stoplight or park the car and want to start it up again it will crank and crank but not start. Engine light comes on. I can try and try -- mess with throttle, hold down accelerator, and it won't start. The only way it will start is if I let it sit. Sometimes it takes over 10 minutes of waiting. Then it sort of tentatively starts and I have to give it some gas.
The idle is rougher and unsteadier than it's ever been. Settles down usually but sometimes sounds funky.
The napa mechanics I've dealt with have not been especially helpful. They want to check the compression, adjust the valves, etc.
From what I've read here it could be and Fuel Pressure Regulator (FPR) problem: https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/6464-3fe-fuel-supply-problem-i-fixed.html
Or perhaps an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) problem:
fj62 Stalling at stop. - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board
My muffler and tailpipe assembly are rusted out and I wondered if this could be affecting anything with the EGR etc, but mechanic says not really.
I don't know much about engines but when I open the hood and listen to the engine I do hear a clicking sometimes around the lower right. Like a valve clicking open and shut somewhere, maybe in the EGR? While it's idling it might rev a little bit and the resettle and then the clicking is gone.
And like the other folks who have posted with a similar problem, it runs strong once it really is up and running.
Other things I've noticed over the last few years with this cruiser: runs hotter than it used to. It used to run super cold. Mileage is worse.
I don't want to pay for a ton of diagnostics and random stuff. I don't think the napa place I went to recently (got new drive belts, new water pump, new radiator hoses) can help me much with this so I was thinking of going to the Toyota dealer. They could at least read the ECU and maybe they'll know more about these particular EGR and FPR components? I'm willing with your encouragement to do some tinkering myself too. I just would love to get this running better so I can fill it with all of my belongings and make the 1,200 mile move from Ann Arbor to Denver. I was hoping to do it today but decided it's not in reliable enough shape yet so now I've decided to take as long as I need. I love my FJ62 and have recently put a bunch into it for brakes, new tires, and the maintenance I just listed. I think this last hurdle might not actually be that big. What do you all think? And if there are any good FJ62 mechanics near Ann Arbor, MI that anyone can recommend let me know.
Thanks so much,
Shane