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Toyota Land Cruiser

  • 24-04-2014 12:53pm
    #1
    monseiur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,
    I'm new here, perhaps some one could advise me re. Land Cruisers. I never had one but I'm in the market for one. Will be viewing a 1998 Land Cruiser Amazon GX tomorrow, how does one know if it has a turbo engine ?:o
    Or is it standard on all Cruisers. If it had turbo should it not specify Land Cruiser Amazon GX TD ?...........there's no TD ! just Amazon GX
    How would a lay man know by looking at the engine if it was turbo ?
    Thanks in advance.

    M.


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  • #2
    TrailerBob
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    Pretty much any Irish Amazon was a 4.2 Turbo, don't think Toyota have put a non turbo diesel into the Irish market in a long time. The only other option was a 4.7 v8 petrol.. not common here at all.

    More important to worry about is how much abuse it has taken. If it's a manual, then look out for worn syncromesh when changing gear - noticeable difficulty engaging gear at high revs. Also watch for rust on the upper tailgate section, a common weakness on an otherwise super truck


  • #3
    monseiur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭monseiur


    TrailerBob wrote: »
    Pretty much any Irish Amazon was a 4.2 Turbo, don't think Toyota have put a non turbo diesel into the Irish market in a long time. The only other option was a 4.7 v8 petrol.. not common here at all.

    More important to worry about is how much abuse it has taken. If it's a manual, then look out for worn syncromesh when changing gear - noticeable difficulty engaging gear at high revs. Also watch for rust on the upper tailgate section, a common weakness on an otherwise super truck

    Thanks Trailer BoB, greatly appreciated. This Amazon is a manual, it's recorded as a 3.0 Ltr. it may be an import. I did a lot of researching on Google before asking for advise and all Amazons seemed to be, as you say, 4.2 Turbo or petrol. The seller is a woman and she says it's a turbo and 3.0 Ltr...but you know women and engines !
    M.


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