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Originally Posted by stuee
Whose worried about Prado's? ... not I my friend.
Personally I wouldn't own one as I reckon for what they are they are expensive junk but no one is stopping you, so if you want one which it sounds like you do then that's fine just go get one and good luck with it, end of story.
Does the body have to come off to check the sump oil level? :D:D Kidding!
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It would have to be one of the most singularly boring motor vehicles. Seeing the great sites of Australia is part of the journey, but the other and big part, is how much fun the journey is and for the fun factor you cannot beat a Land Rover.Quote:
Originally Posted by TerryO
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At that sort of coin its the Injection pump not the in tank. The injection pump RRP is a touch under 4k. We stock so it's a known issue. They joys of owning a LR.
Stu
I still have my 1997 Prado, and I sold a Kakadu 150 D4D 6 months ago. The Kakadu handled worse than my 1997 Prado did. It felt more solid, but very tank like. The rear axle in that had air levelling. The air setup looked very frail and puny compared to the Disco's. The Disco handles at another level too. Prado's are not boring though ... IMO ... the Kakadu though had a lot of complexity, and changing the suspension cost a fortune, unlike in a GXL, where its quite cheap to do so. Prado's have poor shockers and springs - you need to upgrade their suspensions. I would now only recommend a GXL Prado. Although the GXL has the worst seats made IMO, unless they are in their lowest position. Then they are just unforgiving ... visibility out of Prado's and 200s is very poor IMO too. The mirrors block your side front angle vision too IMO.
Back to being on topic - in 1997 Toyota replaced my new Prado's alternator - warranty of course. They said the parts cost of the alternator was - back in 1997 - $1,650. That would be a fair bit now.
The alternator was quite easy to get at. But to change the timing belts for the 3.4 litre V6 petrol motor is an expensive job. Not sure if the same belt that does the timing runs the alternator or not ...
Concerning fuel pumps - people say never to run the tank empty - because the fuel pump is cooled by the fuel in the tank, and hence emptying the tank lowers the life of the fuel pump.
As far as the alternator is concerned, I changed mine on 4.0L V6 in a couple of hours, maybe 3 at a stretch.Quote:
Originally Posted by GregMilner
I bought the new alternator, which is a Denso YLE500410 from Karcraft in Sydney 02 9737 9944, for $621 + postage
Note: This was 2013 so they might have gone up a bit.
it doesnt have to but it does make access eaiser and prevent you from dripping oil on the wing/radiator panel faciaQuote:
Originally Posted by ozscott