LANDCRUISER 200 series / FAULTY INJECTORS ?? - EP. 50 

Information received from a senior Toyota technician, apparently the issue is known to Toyota and caused from the EGR cooler creating moisture and corroding the injectors. This also leads to DPF issues. Apparently the issue was supposedly rectified from the August 2020 models onwards. It has been suggested that turning off the EGR via software also prevents the issue. Food for thought. Anyhow, keep your videos coming. Love your work. Cheers.

I use a crd enhancer and a decarboniser additive from a company called cost effective Maintenance. I bought my 200 from the Vic rural fire service at 56,000ks and it’d clearly been filled up from Jerry cans out in the bush and I didn’t realise how loud the injectors were. I started using the crd enhancer at the start of a trip across the country and it progressively got quieter and quieter as I kept driving. It now is a different car, better economy, more linear power delivery and much quieter injectors and runs far better at 90,000ks than when I got it. The stuff is a bit $$$ but I swear by it and would recommend to anyone. Worth a mention that this is also a problem with 120-150 series prado’s and n70 Hilux when they get bad fuel, look into running additives, you won’t look back.

Very worthwhile informative video-Thanks! Just had my first injector problem on 2019VX200 - 1 month out of formal warranty and 95,000kms. Toyota have come to the party to replace one (1) injector???**?? but my 4,000km round road trips don't leave me with confidence that I wont see a reoccurrence on some or all of the remaining injectors - I guess there is a line in the sand and if it does reoccur I will have to rely on Australian Consumer law and Toyota's good will. Fingers crossed but have to say I absolutely did NOT expect such an issue at such low km's on this vehicle. Sorry did I mention that it will be 3 1/2 months form the fist problem, diagnosis, claim, source replacement and fit - Hopefully back on the road in my Landcruiser in October , since the problem occurred end of June and Toyota advised me NOT to drive the vehicle. Yeah everyone has a spare vehicle lying around - NOT!!

That's a bugger. LC2012. I always change the filter before 5000klm and use Liqui Moly Diesel Injection cleaner 90% of the time. 280,000klm and never had an issue. Touch wood!

Have read a few reports about breakdowns and then ending up at Longreach Toyota, only to be told to come back in 3 days or more, just to plug in the scanning tool. In your case, this must have been your lucky day

Toyota and injector issues have been going on for ever, they don't make them but I find it pretty crap how you have to wait 6 weeks. This is more of an example of the car industry in that getting the companies to adhere to the warranty you paid for can often be a struggle when it should not this applies to all makes no matter what fan boys or paid for reviewers would have you believe. Good luck in the future,

Very common issue at around 80,000km. Toyota wouldn't have replaced them if they believed it was water in the fuel or dirty fuel. If they told you this they are full of it. Anyway, enjoying the channel keep it up👍

We own the same car and had exactly the same issue. Ours had done under 60,000km. Toyota kept telling us there was nothing they could do without the fault light being on at the time and we had to wait for the error code to come on and drive straight to Toyota without turning the car off, otherwise the code would clear. We did this twice and twice they lost the data. To cut a long story short, they finally got the data and sent it to Toyota Australia who straight away told them to replace all 8 injectors. That was in June and all has been good since. Ours was injector 7 by the way. We believe Toyota are aware of an issue, hence why they were so quick to tell the dealership to replace them all. The dealerships however, seem to be unaware and are giving all sorts of incorrect advice. We just hope it was a bad batch of injectors that have since been fixed and we won't encounter the same issue in another 60k. Only time will tell. Happy to chat if you want more info.

Thanks for highlighting the common issue. You are helping others. Legend!

Hi Guys Yes all injectors replaced at around 80, All good now stay safe Cheers

Good to see it fixed and all back home!😎🤙

Oh what a feeling ay! You couldn't pay me to own a 200series. For the crazy price of these injectors I'd be expecting them to last more than 200k klms. Many are quick to blame dirty fuel ect, it's such BS! This is what the filters are for and you even have secondary filtration. I have no idea why Toyota cannot get it right with their common rail injection systems? They seem to have had issues across all their common rail shitbox diesels. Meanwhile, my 18year old 100series 1hd-fte still on its original pump and injectors with over 280k kms and not one fault code in its entire life. Toyota have gone backwards in reliability in a big way.

Great informative vid good result Toyota replacing the injectors etc at no cost, really that is how it should be to maintain a good reputation, problems of this nature shouldn't be happening at such low ks. I have an LC 200 2017 with 40k on the clock I will certainly be keeping & eye on the injectors. Thanks

I think they do! Having the same issue with our 2018 200 VX @ 165,000. It's currently at Toyota and needing all injectors replaced. We are waiting to see if Toyota will accept an after warranty claim. Cross fingers (We have two fuel filters). Might get the RYCO Water Separator filter with bluetooth also added.

I just had injectors, DPF'S & EGR cooler replaced under warranty. 81k on the clock. Yes there is definately known injector faults up to 2020 model.

Obviously the secondary fuel fuel filter isn't doing the job, have heard people running different micron filters which can cause a slight cavitation in the fuel system

I have the same 2019 GXL LC 200 series, 73,000klm. Same issue occurred 3 weeks ago towing my van. It has happened 3 times since just going to and from work 20klms away. RACQ scanned it that night on the side of the highway as faulty injector number 5. Same code each time it has happened since then. Had it and the van towed to John Madill Toyota at Gympie. Service Manager told me that they have done dozens of warranty replacements of injectors in this model LC 200 and that this is a known issue. I am awaiting approval of my warranty claim as we speak. I am waiting for RACQ to come and wipe the codes AGAIN while I am writing this. I might add that any vehicle mods, even an oil catch can, Toyota will deny the claim. I’ll bet my left nut it won’t be done this side of Christmas so I am buying a scan tool tomorrow or I won’t be having a Christmas holiday this year. $129 at Supercheap if any readers are in the same boat. Coincidentally, I had just bought fuel at a reopened little corner store near me just before I set off on my fateful trip, so I also thought maybe dodgy fuel but it ain’t a fuel issue. And thank you for your video mate 👍

Injectors should get close to 200,000 kilometres before they fail or start having problems, 70k is pretty low in my opinion. I reckon there are problems with the injectors.

If the valve clearances have been checked then the problem was most likely caused by contamination by removing and reinstalling the fuel pipes. These failures only happen if people touch them. If no one touches them, they don't fail.

The lesson I think is , diesel is not what it used to be , with the cost of diesel now and the repair costs stacking up , and considering what you pay to buy a landcruzier, I’m glad I bought the petrol cruiser, as I can fix most things my self at a way lower cost for parts , than diesel parts and mechanics costs , and remember that Europe has band diesel vehicles to the public, and Australia is part of the Paris climate accord, it’s only a matter of time before the band will come to Australia, keep this in mind in the future, and I know the viewers will say it won’t happen here but , remember John Howard said there would not be a GST introduces in Australia but not 6 months later they put it in place , just saying is all .

What tune did you have in your car?? Did you have a catch can??

245,000 kms on my 2009, so far so good. But I don't do too much offroading so maybe less chance of picking up a batch of bad fuel, although not impossible even in the big city.

Yep you definitely need to get on my videos 😁✌️

I just had my 2017 200 (54000km) start playing up. Surprise surprise its a injector failure! Now waiting for the Toyota dealer to check it out. Pretty average considering the kms! Just hoping I don't get dicked around by Toyota and they just sort it out. I have been waiting on a new 300 for over 12mths but definitely having second thoughts now.

Mine has recently done this but its a 2017 model with 150k, but toyota are still covering it under warranty, so there must be an issue with those injectors for them to still be covering them.

Thanks for sharing your experience mate. I'm starting to get the same problem as yours. Mine is a 2019 130K km and it says injector 8 is having issue. I booked it in at Toyota and they did a compression test. The whole time they had it, the check engine light didn't turn on but they are going off the data history and sending the request to HQ to repair it. They have advised me it is still safe to drive, I've requested it in writing, so they sent me an email. Did they replace all the injectors or just the problem ones?

Sorry dude about having to cut ya trip short, bugger. But you can get dirty fuel anywhere not just in the outback. I've personally experience bad fuel in the cities.

Hey Marcus. Was the engine tuned? Just curious because mine has been since 10k on the clock. If yours is tuned it would be soothing to hear, because I do worry if my injectors go. My 200 is on 40k atm. 2020 Gxl

Sell it and get a jeep mate… much more reliable. 👌 Na in all seriousness… these Tojos have a bad rep for injectors. If there was water in the fuel, the water separator should detect it, giving obvious warnings. It’s not fuel. Considering you had… how many tanks of fuel over that period? It’s shit injectors. Big warranty issue.

79 series with unichip for at least 200000km and still on original injectors at 300000km but I might just be lucky or punch enough fuel through that they don’t have time to fail 😂😂

Unfortunately Toyota injectors have and are still are problematic since the introduction the V8 diesel

Overated cars 2 people I know have had nothing but problems and his dealer said just from them alone is 12 Toyotas inline to be fixed and there selling there's as soon as Toyota has fixed there issues 13.5k worth!!! Il stick with my cheap ass Amarok 300k km n still going strong bargain!! 💪

Lc200 2016 90'000km 3 sets of injectors now dpfs have shit them selves.

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Do you use fuel doctor??

Sorry your trip was ruined. People buy these vehicles for their so called reliability, they are expensive to start off with and then you spend a lot to make them capable for touring it is quite an investment and to have them fail over and over with similar issues is very disappointing.

Just subscribe to fourby4 diesel , it’s a prado group but you will learn every you need to know about injectors .

we had an injector fail at around 40k and then again at 60k we broke down 1000kms from home and they (Toyota) said all need to be replaced. Not sure if they replaced them all as they said they don't have to tell us what they did as it was under warranty. Actually they (Wangara Toyota) said it was taken care of by Toyota Australia and not done under warranty. This was puzzling - why the distinction, Its a 2018 VDJ200R. I dont think its bad fuel, I think its shit injectors.

Hi mate can you please tell me what warning lights was showing on your dash? I got engine light, skid light and a service light. I don’t know what they are. I am asking in behalf of my partner😊

Change Diesel Filter every 3 months, fill up Diesel thank and ADD. 5 Lts 98 oct Petrol. Long Live for Diesel Injectors.

Just had my 200 series 2019 repaired, number 4 injector was replaced by Toyota under warranty ,only 38000kms on the clock , hopefully I don't see that problem again

Diesel Injector issues has been an issue for a long time, over a decade, that is why the Y62 is looking more attractive.

I have a 2017 Landcruiser 200 series. Toyota has just accepted a claim as it was out of warranty.80000 km .Dealership took photos of the intake , exhaust system plus any mods on the vehicle and submitted the claim. Toyota will replace all injectors the DPF and EGR systems under old warranty ,waiting for the parts. First thing they asked was does the vehicle have a catch can, extra fuel filter, I believe not having those mods saved me as they accepted the claim.They did not admit to the problem with the system, said it was only with the early Hilux models.

You make me cry with this video , because I just sold mine two times problems, computer sign, solenoid, supercharger issue fix it first time lost power again after almost 500,000 km to thousand and eight model…

Hi, just came across your story. Thanks for sharing your experience. I have a July 2020 200 with 47k on the clock. I haven’t had any codes or other issues however am concerned with soot starting to build up in the exhaust tailpipe. I’m told that this is a sign. I just wanted to know if in addition to your pre-filter you also have a catch can fitted. Also what diagnostic tool did you buy?

Even if the LandCruiser is out of warranty at 70000km odd, Australian Consumer Law would cover the repair (Fitness for purpose and low kms).

My 2021 Model had new injectors under warranty at 150km. Literally the week I picked it up!!! They tried to blame the catch can on a fuel problem 😂

I have two friends with 2019 200 series, and both have had the injectors and DPF's replaced at similar K's to yours.

I just had mine replaced including EGR and DPF due to blowing excessive soot. 2018 200 series with 60000kms on it. To their credit, Toyota did it under a “goodwill” warranty claim as it was well out of the warranty period. It’s a common problem for 2018 models Im told.

Good on you for keeping the smile on your face 👍👍👍

Is your second filter pre or post the factory one ? Should be pre if it is not.

What were the codes? Thanks

For such an expensive vehicle & a problem you knew about , why didn’t you just pause & get it fixed early on. No need to bag out on Toyota & the rest of us that own 1 , thanks anyway.