Our 1989 Landcruiser is still going strong. We get notes on the windshield
all the time asking to buy it. The parts now have to come from Japan or a
junkyard. The power steering cable went out and we haven't found a
replacement yet. Toyota wanted to make one for $200. Tom said he'd rather
buy one from a junkyard for $20. In the meantime, I'm really building up
my arm muscles driving the thing!!
Tina
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:51 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Well, it finally happened. Something here broke and I couldn't fix
> it. My 2000 Toyota pickup did not pass emissions, and I was not
> surprised. I've had an intermittent "check engine" light for the past year
> and a half, but when I go to look it's still there. I had the problem
> checked and I knew it was one of the two oxygen sensors, but it wasn't
> burning oil and the fuel economy actually improved.
>
> But, not passing emissions is a serious matter, so I took it to a
> nearby Toyota dealership. They found that the EGR valve had failed in the
> closed position, so the exhaust was not being recirculated to the intake.
> That explains why my fuel economy had improved and why the spark plugs were
> clean. Replacing the EGR valve and a couple of associated parts that had
> also failed is going to cost me around $1,000. Not bad, considering that
> it's 17 years old (almost to the day), has 209,000 miles, not burning any
> oil, and has never had any work done on it other than me doing the oil
> changes and tuneups and having a shop do the chassis lube, front bearing
> repack, and brakes.
>
> It's actually a pretty good testimony to the overall quality of the
> Toyota product of that time. It's no wonder that I'm occasionally asked if
> I would sell it.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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