Hi All 
Thought I'd post here to ask some brief questions about the KZJ90. First off, I'd like to thank @JDM Journeys for selling me his beautiful rig. It will serve as my DD while I'm in Millwright school. Maybe afterwards I'll see about making it a little more "capable" off-road. But quite honestly, I'm a little hesitant to do so as it is in such pristine condition currently. Thinking maybe some KO2 M/T's & a 2-2.5 inch Old Man Emu lift?? Completely blown away at how well it performs. I've always heard great things about the 1kz, but after DD'ing a 2LT-E LJ78 I was a little skeptical about hopping into another toyota diesel for daily use hahahah. My father & I are currently working on putting a 1kd-ftv into the 78 to use more specifically as a camping/off-road vehicle, quite excited/nervous about the process of that build lol.
Anyways. I'm following along Phil's maintenance routine notebook/list, just about to roll over the 5000km oil change interval. Was doing some digging on some earlier 1kz/90 series threads and saw that @GTSSportCoupe recommended the Baldwin BD7029 oil filter from Lordco. Is this suitable? Went down & picked one up today but wanted to double check if there is a better option possibly? Going to put some Rotella 5W/30 in it for the upcoming winter months. Looking at Phil's maintenance records it looks like he has always used rotella so might as well stick with that! Also I'm in Nelson, BC for school which is around 550m (1815ft) elevation. I might have some mild PTSD from dealing with the EGT problems of the 2LT-E in my 78, so I'm quite keen to rig up an EGT sensor right away. Phil gave me info on the one he has in his HZJ77, which is the Auberin's Instrument Units EGT Gauge. Just curious if anyone thinks there may be a better option for the KZJ90 specifically?
Words can't express how grateful I am to have gotten this 90, I want to get as much info/tips about these things as possible so any replies are really appreciated!!
Thought I'd post here to ask some brief questions about the KZJ90. First off, I'd like to thank @JDM Journeys for selling me his beautiful rig. It will serve as my DD while I'm in Millwright school. Maybe afterwards I'll see about making it a little more "capable" off-road. But quite honestly, I'm a little hesitant to do so as it is in such pristine condition currently. Thinking maybe some KO2 M/T's & a 2-2.5 inch Old Man Emu lift?? Completely blown away at how well it performs. I've always heard great things about the 1kz, but after DD'ing a 2LT-E LJ78 I was a little skeptical about hopping into another toyota diesel for daily use hahahah. My father & I are currently working on putting a 1kd-ftv into the 78 to use more specifically as a camping/off-road vehicle, quite excited/nervous about the process of that build lol.
Anyways. I'm following along Phil's maintenance routine notebook/list, just about to roll over the 5000km oil change interval. Was doing some digging on some earlier 1kz/90 series threads and saw that @GTSSportCoupe recommended the Baldwin BD7029 oil filter from Lordco. Is this suitable? Went down & picked one up today but wanted to double check if there is a better option possibly? Going to put some Rotella 5W/30 in it for the upcoming winter months. Looking at Phil's maintenance records it looks like he has always used rotella so might as well stick with that! Also I'm in Nelson, BC for school which is around 550m (1815ft) elevation. I might have some mild PTSD from dealing with the EGT problems of the 2LT-E in my 78, so I'm quite keen to rig up an EGT sensor right away. Phil gave me info on the one he has in his HZJ77, which is the Auberin's Instrument Units EGT Gauge. Just curious if anyone thinks there may be a better option for the KZJ90 specifically?
Words can't express how grateful I am to have gotten this 90, I want to get as much info/tips about these things as possible so any replies are really appreciated!!
