Every morning you leave the house and see it in the driveway, a smile will cross your face. It’s like the neighborhood bully, who is a friend of yours. Enjoy it.
I just picked up at 97 FZJ80 w/ 272k. No way is yours a lemon. I am documenting the entire resto and will start to post to my channel. Good stuff, solid truck. Mine is a two-owner AZ truck, looks like new underneath but the inside has taken a beating from PO's kids and the sun. Two years from now she will be NEW! :)
How much did you pay for her if you don’t mind me asking? Currently in the market for a used 80 series and trying to figure out a fair price to buy one based on condition and the various miles put on them.
@@tvm2209 let's just say it is in the area of 10k. There were reasons it was this low. BUT, if you keep looking you will find a deal. I am in AZ and there is no rust which ads a premium most everywhere. Honestly, I got VERY lucky! :)
That thing needs baselining. Replace every cooling system hose including the heater hose. Commonly called the pesky heater hose. phh. Replace the heater tap. They crumble with age. Replace the fan hub. Blue flange type. There’s modified new hubs available. Genuine. Cooling systems kill these things. Get onto a genuine parts supplier. Wits End is based in Oregon. Joey is a wealth of information and knows these things inside out. My 97 manual has never stopped in 21 years. It’s full of genuine parts. It’s turbo charged now with more than double factory power. I see you installed an aftermarket oil filter for example. 😬 Never! Use an oem filter. The small one. Treat it as if it’s new. In my opinion it’s silly using aftermarket unless it’s nla. Can’t stress that enough. It’s a bad habit. Get yourself a genuine service manual. They’re available in pdf. Good luck with your project. They’re an awesome machine. 👍
Agreed, already have some parts on her from Wits End! Thanks for the feedback, she'll be getting OEM for as much as possible maintenance wise, oil filter was just a formality to get some new stuff in there sooner than later since it was pretty old 😬
I have four 80 series in different conditions starting from a parts rig to one ending in the condition of a 9 out of 10. First off great job on getting one from the desert regions (hope you got a Carfax). Most 80 Series have one thing that is a deal breaker for me and that is rust. My best advice to you is to work on preventative maintenance. While not great on gas, the 80 Series will take care of you, if you take care of it. They were not made to be disposable, they were made to be rebuildable. They cost typically over $50K new over 25 years ago, so you have to stay on top of them. Hell, I got over 330k on my 94 and although it is getting long in the tooth with the engine's power, it is still ultra dependable. I was told that they were engineered to run 1 million kilometers before the engine needs to be rebuilt, but I feel the head needs a valve job on that one. I have a 96 the same color as yours, but with the grey interior. Most 80 Series need new paint jobs. Most people take off their fender flares if they wheel them. They get in the way and the reason why you don't see them on the 100 Series. Good luck man:)
Can do! It's relatively new by the looks of it. Waiting on some components to come back in stock for the kit I want and it should be off! Hit me up on Instagram @motor.maus if you haven't already 🤙
Click bait title especially considering your severe lack of basic car knowledge/terminology especially when it comes to an 80 series. Also a used car with 200k plus miles can’t be a lemon. 🙄
if its an 80 series it CANT be a lemon lol, I got lucky and found a mint 97 lx450 that just got dropped off a pick and pull yard, nothing was taken off of it and bought it for a thousand bucks got a title and key and been driving it ever since and armored it and all that good stuff lol
Man I just got one too and the motor is already out of it. At least I'll have content to make LOL. Found a broken timing chain guide, make sure you check it when/if you do your valve cover! Your leak is probably the oil pump o-ring. I have a full engine disassembly you can check out to see where things might be leaking from the front of the engine there. There are o-rings behind the timing chain guide, seal behind the front crank pulley of course, o-ring behind oil pump cover, valve covers leak commonly on these, and the back of the PS pump can leak too. Line that goes to it and o-ring from it that goes into back of timing chain cover.
Lmao it's kinda bittersweet, you've gotta pull the engine already, but you get to make some killer content 😂. Thanks for the pointers! I'll check it out for sure 🙏
"After some begrudging assistance from my assistant" was a great line... and perfect timing. I'm about to do the diffs on my 2nd gen Surf, and they're all pretty much the same. Keep it up dude, this is great stuff for people who know their way around a tool box but need a refresher (or even a simple walk through) on the path of least resistance.
@6:07 that is an EGR delete kit that was created and sold by a guy on Ih8mud. Forget the specifics but I installed one. It blocks off the system with small ball bearings in the lines and a resistor that replaces sensor to trick the computer. Basically rather than replacing/cleaning expensive and difficult to service EGR system you just bypass it. The fix is somewhat controversial among the toyota purists but embraced by the motorheads. Whether it reduces or increases Cylinder #6 temps I don't know but I dont have CEL anymore.
I do! There are a few things you can check from top to bottom: 1. Valve cover leak 2. Distributor O-ring leak 3. Power steering pump to timing cover O ring 4. Oil pump seal 5. Crank pulley seal 6. Upper oil pan 7. Timing cover itself Can also be a combination of these things. Most common is probably number 4, but in my case it was number 3.
@@motor.mausGarage thanks! I had my valve cover gasket replaced and it seem to have helped a lot but I’m still getting some spots. I’m thinking it. Oils be the o ring or in that oil pump area. Thanks again. Really appreciate your channel.
