Toyota LandCruiser 70 Questions & Answers (page 3 of 5)

The oil pressure gauge in my 2012 was always about 1/4 at idle and went over 1/2 with an increase in revs.
After travelling over 135,000klms since new this never changed.
I would get it looked at and see if you can put a proper gauge in line somewhere to see what is really happening and will give you an idea on the oil pressure.
VDJ's have had numerous issues with oil pumps in the past.

Thanks have done that,all good maybe sensor

I had the same problem. Rather than trust "expert" advice on something so critical, I switched to thicker oil.

Not sure you have the right settings or reading it correctly??? 80 bar is 1160psi or thereabouts or do you mean 80kpa????

Boost pressure at idle on these should be zero.

You may need to calbrate the EDS unit following the instructions?

Hello, I have a vdj79 and I have an eds plugged in. The Eds shows boost pressure in cmhg, at idle mine reads 77-80, this is around 14.7-15 and a bit psi, my boost max out at 190cmhg, this is around 24 psi when you subtract the 14.7psi at idle, my Ute is slightly tuned so your readings are about normal for standard 10-11psi, hope this helps

Hello graeme

Great idea

I had similar work done to my79 series by roo systems, google them to find the range of modifications for your 200 series. If your model has a dfp then you will be very impressed with their video of results achieved.
Another issue that really impressed me wjth roo systems is their quality of good advise and after sales service, anywhere in australia.

Cheers

Whitecloud
Many thanks for the info mate, I will check the video and contact them before deciding.
Cheers
Blackie

Hey Graeme,
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There is no fuel pump at the tank. Fuel is drawn from each tank by the injection pump on the motor.

do you have larger than standard wheels? what tyres and tyre pressure are you running? note these are a serious 4WD and as a result have steering dampeners in them so of course they have play.

Your power steering pump belt could be slipping or broken, pump oil low, power steering pump failed or an air lock in the system, is fluid returning to the fill tank, should be no free play.

Hello Jim
I have not had this problem on my Landcruiser, however I have had a similar problem on my WH V6 diesel Jeep. You haven't mentioned checking the glow plugs, on my jeep there is a plug in module called the glow plug control - using various sensors on the motor this determines if the glow plugs need to be utillised during starting, the strength and duration of the glow plug run.
Leaving it overnight means the engine has cooled down to ambient temperature and hence - glow plugs are requried to preignite the diesel during start.
Another related issue that I have had with my Landcruiser is regarding the fuel pump - even though the filter cartridge had been replaced during service at Kununurra - the pump had not been removed and cleaned resulting in intermittent starting issues. This was resolved during a Toyota dealer major service at Port Stephens on my return.
Another line of query for this - is your fuel system holding pressure overnight - when you do your cold start, what is the fuel pressure? - a DTC reader may tell you
Another suggestion I make - for the long term is to fit a DTC scan device. DTC stands for Digital Trouble Code and is a standard applied to all vehicles, basically if you are on the road in a remote area and your vehicle goes into limp mode for some reason - the reader will read the code - identifying the area of concern, in some cases the reader can clear the code - removing limp mode.

Hope this helps

Happy Trails

White Cloud

Hey,
Really appreciate the comments, not to sure about glow plugs though as it starts first go, I like the fuel pump idea and the DTC.
REGARDS

Same thing happened to me seemd fuel issue but it was battery.Try a new starting battery.Make sure you clear ECU, when battery is out turn ignition to start to remove all residue power.

I have a 97 Troopy with engine temp monitor and my temps are up about 95 deg on a 40 deg day when doing around 110. Pretty normal I would say, especially with the air con running as this creates extra heat in front of the radiator. Don't forget the pressurised coolant wont boil until it is somewhere around 110 deg so your temps are within range even with the extreme conditions.

Changed the fuel filter?

Get it serviced perhaps and tell them the issues???

Same problem as mine, I have a 2014 and occasionally when accelerating around a left hand turn power drops out for 1/2 a second then recovers. It can happen once or twice in a row but won't do it again for 5000 or 10000 Klms. It has done it since new but as toyota said if it aint doing it when they have it they can't fix it. A bit annoying when you get out in the desert and your not sure if its going to die altogether. I have 120000 Klm on the clock. Have you done any mods to yours, mine is stock standard except dual batteries ect. I think the only way to find out is to have one of those ecu recorders fitted and hope it picks up the glitch when it eventually happens again.

Yes had some mods,turbo exhaust intercooler remap,fuel manager,my glitch is more frequent doesn't sound like modifications,also asked Toyota but they are clueless

My 2007 V8 Ute was doing the same thing. I fitted an electric lift pump to it an it fixed the problem.

hi there,

I have had this issue before, if you look at the owners manual you will see that this could be due to your input bearing shaft. I would contact whoever fixed this and ask them to advise why it has not been resolved.

Thanks for that, not sure why it comes up accelerator switch for if its the input bearing shaft but will ask the question

Hi Rey, we are doing the same and might go the alpine system for the mapping and reverse camera vision. We have decided that the hema mapping can be achieved in other ways if required and the mapping on the alpine is good including for updates. Sound etc will of course be good. Heard unfavourable things about the polaris incidentally. Good luck!

From recent chats to people I gather that you can put them near the rear passengers, and it's better to have the bcdc system near the batteries? hope that helps.

Is the engine chipped? If so this would not be an uncommon problem.

No its not chipped just installed performance exhaust like 2months ago n it started and it does not do it al the time its like when u accelerate hard on gear 3 and 4 when u lookin for the torque thats when it does

These vehicles are well known for clutch slipping, if you get warranty it might be a good idea to put a heavier clutch in.
I would try for a new clutch under warranty, put a few dollars in to get a heavy duty one.

Led to believe this to be a common issue . Toyota should be doing a oil consumption check and monitor for you, my wagon was recording oil usage do they asked me to come in they topped it up recorded it then I check levels ( I am not to top up ) rerun to Toyota so they can document for warranty repairs . I'd would suggest if you haven't done so already get into Toyota to maybe do what I have to do

Yeah ok thank you for that.

Very common problem. My '13 model was using around 2lts of oil every 10,000km. Toyota not interested in doing anything about it as Toyota manual states usage up to 1lt per 1000km is acceptable! Now have new 2017 model and the in the user manual it now states oil consumption is normal and that oil level should be checked and topped up if required every time the vehicle is fueled up.

This may help! I drove around Australia and had a speed wobble at 60km/hr so bad I had to drive though it to 70 then 80 and so on before the shake disappeared .. I finally discovered after asking every tyre outlet what it might be and the problem Was the nut on the end of the steering arm required tightening and only then did it disappear to my delight., hope this helps Cheers M

Yes that's normal with the abs on the cruisers.