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by sgc
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Timing Belt Light
Replies: 7
Views: 428

Re: Timing Belt Light

So what's the deal with the timing belt light? When does it light up? Is it a multiple of Km's travelled, or something more clever? Having just bought this thing with ~280,000 km on it, I'm sorta thinking I should do the belt "just in case"... (mine is a '91 LN106R which has the light come on with ...
by sgc
Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:42 am
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: 2.8 3L hilux overheating
Replies: 4
Views: 267

Re: 2.8 3L hilux overheating

Likewise I'd flush the cooling system thoroughly. Not done it on a lux yet, but on other cars I usually take the thermostat out and attach the garden hose to the thermo housing and flush high pressure backwards through the system until it comes out clean, then forwards at the bottom hose again until ...
by sgc
Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:25 am
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: LN106r Air Con
Replies: 7
Views: 400

Re: LN106r Air Con

OK, so I've had another look.. not much to photograph, unfortunately. The clutch / idle-up pigtail plugs into part of the loom right behind the battery which feeds up into the fuse/relay box. However, the two black/white and one red/white trace wires don't appear in the fuse box - they appear to go ...
by sgc
Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: LN106r Air Con
Replies: 7
Views: 400

Re: LN106r Air Con

If it's not p!ssing down with rain in the morning I'll see if I can trace it and get a shot for you ;)
by sgc
Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:23 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: LN106r Air Con
Replies: 7
Views: 400

Re: LN106r Air Con

This is the aircon compressor on my '91 lux. http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd219/simoncocking/a22122d1.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd219/simoncocking/3c1baa5b.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd219/simoncocking/832d0a56.jpg The second photo (black/white single wire) is the ...
by sgc
Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:09 pm
Forum: Hilux
Topic: Hilux 3L turbo install instructions and pics
Replies: 7
Views: 1852

Re: Hilux 3L turbo install instructions and pics

Awesome post, thanks!!

I just picked up a LN106 diesel myself and drove it home from Newcastle to Melbourne. Sweet Baby Jeebus, it's slow!! I reckon I'll be following your guide pretty soon and fitting up a turbo myself :cool: Anyone got one they want to sell me? :lol: