Just Saying Hi

[ducksonthewall]

Hi everyone! Introducing myself as a happy new owner of a '99 100 series with the 1HD-FTE and 4-speed Auto. My wife and I have wanted this truck for many years. Finally found ourselves in Stockholm, Sweden with the opportunity to pick one up. It's not in the "best" condition, but for a 25 year old vehicle, we couldn't be happier. We hope to own our new rig for many years to come, so none of it's immediate issues are a concern for us.

I've lurked in the background of this site for a long time; researching, reading, daydreaming over everyone's 100's and I can finally post about mine! Only question I have is: does anyone have a reference to a trusty repair facility in Stockholm? I'm not picky, just a fan of referral business and good old word-of-mouth advertising.

Happy Cruising All!

 

[JPW 67]

Hi everyone! Introducing myself as a happy new owner of a '99 100 series with the 1HD-FTE and 4-speed Auto. My wife and I have wanted this truck for many years. Finally found ourselves in Stockholm, Sweden with the opportunity to pick one up. It's not in the "best" condition, but for a 25 year old vehicle, we couldn't be happier. We hope to own our new rig for many years to come, so none of it's immediate issues are a concern for us.

I've lurked in the background of this site for a long time; researching, reading, daydreaming over everyone's 100's and I can finally post about mine! Only question I have is: does anyone have a reference to a trusty repair facility in Stockholm? I'm not picky, just a fan of referral business and good old word-of-mouth advertising.

Happy Cruising All!

Did you ever find a specialist in Stockholm ?

 

[Rhetoric]

Hi back.

 

[ducksonthewall]

Did you ever find a specialist in Stockholm ?

Unfortunately I have not. I reached out to a place in Upsala but they are not a specialist. Waiting on a reply from someone in Huddinge as well.

 

[RockDriver]

Unfortunately I have not. I reached out to a place in Upsala but they are not a specialist. Waiting on a reply from someone in Huddinge as well.

Welcome. I bought a 2001 HDJ100 less than a couple months ago as well - it's in a decent condition, but there are number of things to address, so I think I'm in a rather similar position to yours. LC100 was never a very popular vehicle here in Europe even in it's heyday, so I think specialists are not so easy to find. Having said that, this forum has a wealth of knowledge and many people do most repairs on their LCs themselves. Even if you find a specialist - it's always better to understand what's being done to your vehicle.

 

[JPW 67]

Unfortunately I have not. I reached out to a place in Upsala but they are not a specialist. Waiting on a reply from someone in Huddinge as well.

Did you try your local Toyota dealer, they found parts for me no problem; two tie rod ends and an indicator lense, two week wait for them too arrive.

 

[ducksonthewall]

Did you try your local Toyota dealer, they found parts for me no problem; two tie rod ends and an indicator lense, two week wait for them too arrive.

The dealer I tried said they don't do Land Cruisers because they cannot put them on their lift due to ceiling height.

I ended up getting TechStream by following the instructions in the thread 'How-To: TechStream In 5 Minutes' How-To: TechStream In 5 Minutes - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/how-to-techstream-in-5-minutes.1034923/

Fixed my issue, ended up being a faulty Rear Height Sensor. Now that the system functions, I will end up doing the regular maintenance and height adjustments in my driveway. I already had one shop return my vehicle with a bent LR brake dust shield. Not the flimsy shield, but they actually bent the brake caliper mounting location. It's all part of the shield. Now my brake pads are sitting at about a 15 degree angle to the rotor. Apparently that was just fine for them. They also broke the RR caliper bleed screw and returned it to me leaking fluid. Had to fix all that in my driveway. I'll be doing all my own repairs while I'm in Stockholm from now on.

This forum has been a tremendous help, if anything by just giving me the confidence that I'm not the only one

 

[excessive]

welcome, i am jealous of anyone with a diesel Toyota !