1kz Te Cylinder Head Cracked
The Toyota Landcruiser Owners ClubLandcruiser Club - Dedicated to Toyota Landcruiser, Amazon, Colorado and Prado OwnersGoto page, 3-::AuthorMessageBobMurphyLifetime memberJoined: 01 Aug 2008Posts: 1731Location: Kirkliston, ScotlandPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:08 Post subject: Re: 80 series cracked headwendyb wrote:Hi, I read that you've had an 80 series landcruiser repaired for a cracked cylinder head. Mine has this too, as well as a water pump gone because I had to keep driving it for a while. However, the petrol use was astronomical as was the overheating. Is it prohibitively expensive to repair this damage? I'm in Australia and also concerned about getting ripped off because I'm female.Wendy,The cracked cylinder head phenomenon relates to the older '90 Series' Toyotas with the 1KZ-TE 3.0 litre diesel engines.
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The later D4D 3.0 litre diesels don't seem to suffer in the same way.These cars are 'Colorados' in the UK, 'Prados' everywhere else.If I have read your post correctly, you have a petrol '80 Series' ('Amazon' to us here), is that correct??I know very little about the '80 Series' trucks so, if that is indeed what you have I think this post should be moved to the 80 Series Forum. We have members in Australia who will be able to help (but they may not be looking here at the 'little' Landcruisers ).If you do have a '90 Series', come back to us with details of the model and engine and we'll do what we can to help.Bob.GoogleSponsorPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:08 Post subject: Google Ads keep this community free to join!
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DaveWall.Joined: 12 Nov 2007Posts: 891Location: GloucestershirePosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:37 Post subject:Out of interest - if Toyota solved this on the D4D models, how did they cure the problem (or are the D4Ds just newer and not experiencing it yetIs the Head very different? Is the Gasket of superior quality, is there less strain on the gasket? Or is the cooling system differnt?As I'm about to embark on the same problem with my 1KZTE, just wondering.DaveBobMurphyLifetime memberJoined: 01 Aug 2008Posts: 1731Location: Kirkliston, ScotlandPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:38 Post subject:DaveWall wrote:Out of interest - if Toyota solved this on the D4D models, how did they cure the problem (or are the D4Ds just newer and not experiencing it yet?Toyota changed the head design on the 1KZ-TEs around 1998. Download myanmar love story cartoon pdf 2017. That improved things but it wasn't a complete cure.The finger of blame is usually directed at the cooling system rather than the head and it pays to check/replace the radiator, water pump & cooling fan viscous coupled hub in good time (at 100,000 miles??).