Ditto my '89 Land Cruiser. It has been so reliable that I recently decided
to invest in replacing a number of parts rather than giving up. Repair,
though fairly expensive in this case, was still cheaper than the price of
an equally capable new vehicle.
Oh, and it *always* passed California's strict emissions testing when I
still lived there. The last one was three years ago, and it passed, even
though last year, my new mechanic in New Mexico found one of the emission
systems was not working at all, due to a hole in a feed pipe.
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 3:50 PM Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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