FJ80 feels weak and underpowered FIXED 

Just subscribed. You definitely aren’t lying when you stated that there a no instruction videos on YT for the FJ80. Yours have great video and sound quality. Super easy to follow. Thanks for posting. I have a 91 FJ80 as well with 150K miles. I’ve just now started to work on her to get her up and running smoothly.

been suffering with my 92 FJ80 feeling underpowered. your fix seems to have taken care of that. Thank you!

Gday mate I have the 1994 Landcruiser GXL Petrol & Lpg wagon manual just done the adjustment and it had about an inch of free play and so did the manual throttle cable next to it. Very informative videos bloke it’s good to see you young fellas getting in and taking the time and researching your vehicles, I started in the 70’s and it has saved me thousands of dollars in repairs over many years. Regards Craig Queensland Australia

NEW subscriber and owner of LC 80, yr 92. I have enjoyed the two videos that I have watched so far. Kudos for the simple and very educative videos.... 👍 from Kenya.

Thanks bro...i just adjust mine and it works like magic. My 93 80 series 1fz-fe takes forever to shift gear, runs like a snake up hill and often dies/stall when in traffic jam. But after watching this, i did it and boom, it runs normal again. Now i don't have to put pressure on the speed pedal while in traffic jam to keep the engine from dying. Thanks alot and god bless you. (Subcribed)

Very good pointers on a subject that usually goes unnoticed, because it's never a serious problem, but in the long run can cause sluggish acceleration. Even though I have a 99 4runner, this video helps, because we have similar parts. Thank you!

Subscribed! At first i thought this video was going to turn into an advert… but then i realized you are now getting a new follower! I have the 91 and tips and tricks are always appreciated and needed🙌ty

New subscriber today. great content on our wonderful Series 80. I've got a 1994 GXL 1FZ-FE running Petrol and LPG. Living in Melbourne Australia we get a lot of long travel distances, on my last trip up to Sydney she was feeling very sluggish. Not normal for her. After a lot of research as well on YT, I came to the same conclusion. Not to many videos on the 80's. So great stuff, i shall look into the cables at the weekend.

Appreciate your content. There’s not a whole lot of maintenance videos out there in the 80 series. I recently picked up an LC, and your videos have been super helpful!

Thanks for this video! My 1994 FZJ80 runs like a bat out of hell now.

Love this channel!!!! Keep up the amazing work!

Cool! I noticed some lag when i give mine a rev...never thought of looking at that...Thanks

Thank you so much, I am doing this to my 80 series now. Love from the UK

Hello just subscribed I have a 91 some issues are starting to pop up your videos are easy to follow and informative Thank you

Dude you are the best!!! I was struggling to get my 105 4.5 to change down under full throttle. Still wish it had more power but this helps so much!

Great videos. I have a '92 and am right there with you on every topic. I'm curious if your 3FE is as loud as mine and if you have attempted to tame it? I have attempted the valve adjustment and can't really pinpoint where it is.

thank you so much for making these videos. please keep them up youre the best!!!

Thanks so much. Your video helped me a lot 🙏

Wow - my cable was incredibly loose! Thank you!

Great video, very informative. The throttle cable on my HDJ81 seems a little sloppy and loose, this tightening may be the trick I need. Thank you for posting.

Thank you so much for this video. Saved my time and money. Thank you!❤

Excellent video keep them coming 👍

Just fixed mine thanks for the video, well done

thnku soo much brother it was really helpful my 13 b turbo was really feeling slow but after adjusting the cables it just fly like a jet ✌❤

I'm headed straight home after work to tighten them up. I have the same issue with my 91 PC. In fact it is the exact match to yours.

Brother you helped me 👍👍👍 God bless us all

Thank you very much I also have a 91 Landcruiser which is super slow.I will try this

Great easy tip. My 94 now has quicker response and now idols at red lights a lot better thanks

Can’t wait to try this on my “new” 91!

Adjusted mine too just this midnight here in Manila Philippines:) I will road test it tomorrow and feel the difference. Thank you for sharing. My LC80 Is a 92 model 3FE engine. US version. Subscribed:)

Another great video 👌🏾

Very true. Its hard to find 80 series videos. I do 0 to 60 in less than 10s. Adjust the kickdown cable like u did here Advance the distributor Take out the clutch fan and replace with spal fans that's got high cfm ( thank me later) You could also go the extra mile and put a fuel vapour container connected to a vacuum line to supply fuel vapour for extra power. Do these and watch ur truck get zippy. I do 0 to 60 in less than 10s and not even trying hard to push the engine above 3000rpm. With these mods I can go 5200rpm. Although I'm scared to push the limits or force power out the engine so I just go with normal auto gear switching at 1700rpm. Just try the experiment of stock fan to electrical fan swap then advance timing a bit you'll be surprised. You can also tune up to get amazing fuel economy. Adjusting your Air flow meter to lean. I go 17 to 18 mpgs at amazing speed. The leaning out of fuel is compensated with my vaporizer mod. Do a search on vapourkid or search on cars running on fuel vapour to get an idea The 3fe is a very easy to work on engine.

bro thanks worked like magic

thanks for the quick vid

Wow... it works! Thank you

Good video! very informative. Question is, I have 1993 manual and facing the same problem (like not powering on mountains, have to go on 1st as always) what should i do?

Thanks for these mate. Been a help on the old tractor 91 500k km she's needs some love. Just a heads up hard finding parts well here in OZ for the efi models if you can make your own Doo it. Save some time and alot of money on finding and buying parts.

Thanks for this, I have a 93 FJ80 and will be looking at this today.

Good job with the kickdown cable adjustment, it gives way after a couple of 100k’s on the odometer Its also a good idea to lube it with oil 👍🏻 Keep up the good work! Watching you grow 🤟🏻

Have you done the fuel injectors yet? Definitely interested in a video for the 3fe

Do you have any transmission tips or hacks coming down the pipe anytime soon?

Very good video did help me a lot thank you

You need to be careful with this. If you overtighten it it can prematurely kill your transmission due to pressure. I recently had to replace my kickdown cable and it doesn't have the little stopper so it's been trial and error for me. My old one literally snapped due to lack of lubrication. Recommendation for lubricating it is to shoot some tranny fluid where the cable enters the sleeve. It will lubricate on its way down.

I gotta try this but what I really want to know is what does the throttle linkage look like at your pedal?

truck looks awesome, just curious what size are your tires...

Just mucked around with this and yes major imporments. I had seen it before but altered the wrong cable🤣

Good job my friend I need to it too 😎😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome

An explanation of why this works,It changes the ratio of the throttle position sensor reading and the air that is moving though the throttle body flap that the computer receives from (MAP & MAF sensors) to adjust timing by the means of fuel injector pulse width and the spark pulse timing to the spark plugs.I done this in the past on a FJZ80 4.5L and a 3Vze 3.0L and the timing does change in a close loop mode after the throttle cable is moved.

Hello, love your videos. I am new to this community and was wondering if 4K for a 1992 land cruiser that has some minor problems is a good deal? Thank you in advance.

Can you make one changing the water pump?

Is the same process for the 1HD-T engine?

Does it matter if you go way over the "0.5 - 1.5mm" distance between crimped stopper and orange rubber on the transmission kickdowm cable?

Does this fix apply to the FZJ80 as well? Any harm in inspecting it and making it tighter if it seems sloppy? Not too sure on the differences between FJ80 and FZJ80 with these throttle cables / bodies.

The 3fe was too weak for the 80 the 1fz wasn't ready until 93 awesome that dude has one and is getting it together tho sweet rig

Cleaning trottle body should also make improvement especially if it wasnt cleaned for years and checking all vacum lines. On stock should be 15sec as always. Any change of tires changes the drive train ratio so...it was to expect that slow with those tires on.

hi - i have a '93 fzj80 as a daily driver since 1996 - i have no comment on the tranny cable, but as far as i know there is no external idle control on the fzj fe 80 engine - i believe the idle is set by the water temp on the idle control valve - adjusting the throttle cable is not a fix, it just masks the problem and when the cable stretches, you'll have the same issue - the idle control valve is different for 95-97 than prior - my toyota service dept has cleaned my idle control valve and that cleared up the problem for about 20k miles, then it came back - i looked at replacement idle control valves and chinese crap is cheap, but authentic japanese valves are very pricey - i've had great luck with my landcruiser maintained at the dealer, and i suggest you check with a toyota mechanic who is trained on old landcruisers before making this adjustment - i'm not a mechanic - i'm just relaying what i've been told by experienced toyota landcruiser mechanics

Too tight will make your idle go up . What is your car idling at now after this ?

Hi, I’m a new subscriber to your channel. I just bought a 100-Series and now I’m ready for the 80-Series. I need your advice on a 1992 model year I have located. It does NOT have the highly sought-after triple lockers but does have the two tone factory paint. What would I be missing with buying one without triple lockers? What are my disadvantages of getting the 150hp model? Finally, what is a fair price on average for a 1992? The one I’m considering is completely stick with 215K and has never gone off-roading. No rust either. Original engine and interior is decent. Thanks

Thank’s a lot , i follow all what you say and damm my lc runs great, you make my day God bless you men!

I’m gonna try this when I get home. Mine is so moody. Some days acceleration is great and others it lags.

Is this engine reliable? Looking at a 1992 land cruiser with 78k miles on it and trying to figure out what to expect

After adjusting both cables like you did in the video, it’s idling SUPER high 2k-2.5k while in Park and Neutral. Do you have any suggestions as to what’s up ?

how you fix fj80 not idle please

What year is your 80?

I think I was using a word for transmission that RU-vid didn’t like. Anyway I did what you said here and it was a drastic improvement on speed to 60mph and it’s like I found a new gear on the transmission. The only thing I noticed is there’s a new “clunk” in the transmission. I’ve heard this is normal for the 92 L. C. But I’ll try to adjust it out.

The earlier ones are slow.. Glad I have the 4.5

And dont forget the golden rule for wheels... Smaller wheels=better acceleration but on the cost of top speed ofcourse. Bigger wheels top speed increased, but poor acceleration. Does not matter if 80's series or some normal car.

Can you do some videos on hdj80 diesel ones. ? We are waiting for your reply

Как выставить правильно зажигание?

i guess i know what iam gonna do tomorrow :p

Одк работал громко после капитального ремонта, обогнал к другим мастерам и они отрегулировали клапана и теперь работает тихо.

Brother if I do too attractive is there no problem???

This advice is WRONG. Cable adjustment should be made at Wide Open Throttle (WOT). When the accelerator pedal is fully depressed, WOT should engage at the cable end. Your advice could lead to stretched and broken cables

A few people have mentioned over tightening can lead to breaking the cable especially if its old, I wouldn't want any of you to damage your vehicles. Here is the article I followed on how to do it. Hope it helps www.ih8mud.com/tech/80throttle.php