HDJ79 came with 1HD in Australia.
It is a true truck, not a SUV.
It was released in 2002, which does not make it legal to import in Canada, but again it's not a 4 door as the OP stated he is after.
The lack of availability in NA makes everything very expensive relative to what parts are offered here for the engines imported officially here by Toyota. Shipping anything from Australia will cost a pretty penny.
Don't forget 1HD engines sell here for $10k.
"Toyota diesels are meant for reliability and longevity" is a correct statement, however when you factor in the age of those engines and the mileage they all have the statement will have to come with a clause... "when new".
At 400k miles or even Kms it already is an old engine and one should expect to perform some kind of work on it. It even gets worse when the maintenance was sketchy and undocumented. Oil changes at 10,000 mile instead of the mud anal changes at 5000 miles. What type of oil was used? Was the oil filter changed at every oil change or did it see 2 or 3 oil changes in between? Yes, it does happen out there in the world.
Diesel filters replaced? Where did the truck/SUV spend it's life? It affects the quality of fuel used.
Were the injectors replaced? How does the injection pump sound like? Were the nozzles "tuned" by a "specialist"? Did the same specialist advance the timing just a little so it can have a little more power? How many air filters did this engine go through in it's entire life?
How can you tell if the engine was idled a lot?
A better question to the OP would be, what exactly do you plan on towing? What is the weight of the loaded trailer?
LCs use different frames on different series. Different suspension setups. Even if the powertrain is the same, it does not mean the towing capacity is the same. There are many other factors affecting towing.
Even the wheelbase length will make a huge impact on it. SWB vs MWB vs LWB.
So tell me, how can be so sure the engine is reliable only by the sticker it has on it from the factory, when in fact it spent a lot of time outside of the factory compounds?
