What essentials/spares would you take with you on a multi-country trip?

[SMLE]

Hi folks,

Planning a trip throughout Europe over the summer for around 3 weeks, nothing crazy but probably 3-4K miles.

It'll be leaving the UK, for France, Germany, Switzerland, with potential for Norway, Sweden and Denmark (not in that order necessarily, and we'll transit/stop in other countries too).

We'll have EU breakdown cover but I'd rather not rely on that, especially as decent garages that don't try and rob you are difficult to find, and our holiday would effectively be over.

What essentials would you take with you in terms of spares, fluids and tools?

I have a decent tool kit I'll bring, along with misc pry bars, torque wrench, impact driver, jack etc.

We've had a huge amount replaced on this car in the last year so suspension, brakes etc are all good (besides the potential for AHC to burst a line or something).

Engine wise I'm thinking about belts, and an alternator to bring with us, but all belts have been changed too.

I've got a couple of litres of AHC fluid, a new 10L bottle of coolant, and some oil too.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Trunk Monkey]

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Thread '100 Series Spare Parts to Carry'

Jul 14, 2022

All,

I have a 2001 LX 470, with 340,000 miles on it. I have replaced the timing belt, brake booster, globes, and drive shaft. I have had 3 oil analysis done, with 3 consecutive oil changes and the motor is doing well per the oil analysis company/report. The samples were compared to 2500 other samples taken from the same model motor.

Are there any spare parts I should be keeping on hand or parts I should be concerned about?

• nbr21
• 100 series
• Replies: 26
• Forum: 100-Series Cruisers

There's a few other threads too.

 

[SMLE]

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Thread '100 Series Spare Parts to Carry'

Jul 14, 2022

All,

I have a 2001 LX 470, with 340,000 miles on it. I have replaced the timing belt, brake booster, globes, and drive shaft. I have had 3 oil analysis done, with 3 consecutive oil changes and the motor is doing well per the oil analysis company/report. The samples were compared to 2500 other samples taken from the same model motor.

Are there any spare parts I should be keeping on hand or parts I should be concerned about?

• nbr21
• 100 series
• Replies: 26
• Forum: 100-Series Cruisers

There's a few other threads too.

Thanks! Sorry - I didn't think to search!

 

[baltistyle]

2-4k miles, if its not anything with any real off-road and the truck is fully "perfect" then personally I would jump in the truck and go... That mileage is nothing..make sure you have a good spare tire.

 

[rhah]

With Balt - 3-4k miles unless I’m wheeling hard - not much - spare tire maybe a plug kit - local dealerships are all over they will have emergency needs

 

[baltistyle]

With Balt - 3-4k miles unless I’m wheeling hard - not much - spare tire maybe a plug kit - local dealerships are all over they will have emergency needs

I do have a plug kit as well (shouldn’t say out loud that I’ve never had a flat in the 100)…but the spare would be used first.

 

[shane431]

I'd bring something to check a CEL. Also, I'd have a spare coil.