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The Land Cruiser Note Log

1995 Toyota Land Cruiser
Property of andrewtakano. Added Sep 14 2016

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Apr 8 2023

Delo 400 SDE and Toyota small filter Bought oil years ago and don’t remember cost. Guessing.

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Added by andrewtakano on Apr 8 2023 at 9:02 pm


Dec 23 2021

5x BF Goodrich KO2 LT 285/75/R16 Includes $25/ea warranty

  • 302,981

Added by andrewtakano on Dec 23 2021 at 4:02 pm


Jun 6 2021

Replaced all 4 shocks with OEM tokico parts.

  • 302,350

Added by andrewtakano on Jul 11 2021 at 2:27 am


Mar 23 2021

Smog Check

  • 302,286

Added by andrewtakano on Mar 23 2021 at 5:11 pm


Mar 14 2021

Installed Rosen sun visors to replace sagging original visors.

  • 302,200

Added by andrewtakano on Mar 14 2021 at 5:05 pm


Mar 1 2021

Finally did the rear axle service. New seals inner and outer, greased bearings with valvoline gray moly fortified multipurpose grease. Replaced most of parking brake parts with new except brake shoes (got wrong size from amazon). Main reason to go in was replace seals and restore lubes to where they belonged. Used mix of 4 year old off brand 80w90 (2 quarts) and new STP 80w90 (1 quart) diff fluid. Replaced fill and drain plugs with flush hex key Camry plugs. Rear brake pads replaced with Wagner pads from Rockauto. Reused original Timken bearings, looked fine to my untrained eyes. Had been running in pure diff fluid it seems, to no real negative effect. Replace next time for good measure. Tightened rear lock nuts as much as I could without special service tool. Felt fine, and tight. Check hub temps after driving.

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Added by andrewtakano on Mar 1 2021 at 12:53 am


Jan 19 2020

Before this the brakes started grinding like a bag of rocks. Turns out Sean at LCS didn’t put the wear indicators on when he did my rear brakes a few years ago. Mfer. One side got down to metal on metal, gouged the hell out of the DS rotor. Parking brake was a mess, both wheel seals are gone I think, leaking into the parking brake assembly. After replacing the rotors and calipers and pads, I flushed the entire system with Lucas DOT 3. Order: LSPV, RR, RL, FR, FL. Took about half a quart to see clear on all bleeders. Used Motive Power Brake Bleeder. What a handy tool. Rockauto Centric vented rotors Centric rear brake hoses (all 3, didn’t install upper one yet) Centric pads (semi metallic cheapies, will probably replace soon when I do the axle) Napa Napa Adaptive One reman calipers. These could have been better, the banjo bolt on PS was too long and one of the guide pins had bad threads. Not the eclipse reman everyone recommended (seems NLA)

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Added by andrewtakano on Jan 19 2020 at 1:30 am


Jun 10 2019

Wandering front end after axle job, happened upon this shop driving to a medical appointment, 118th and Inglewood. They had good yelp reviews. Told me my left front wheel bearing was loose, I tightened it when I got home to 30ft lb inner and 45 ft lb lock nut

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Added by andrewtakano on Jun 10 2019 at 10:48 am


Feb 23 2019

Fan clutch blue hub Aisin 15k CST New fan blade Aisin OEM New ac belt New fan belts Replaced water bypass pipe and o rings at front of engine

  • 299,071

Added by andrewtakano on Feb 23 2019 at 4:36 pm


Feb 9 2019

Delo 400SDE 5w40 Toyota YZZD3 filter

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Added by andrewtakano on Feb 9 2019 at 7:26 pm


Aug 18 2018

Paid $1500 by credit, $642.00 by check. He told me 2142 so I missed the 66 cents They billed me for antifreeze but when I asked he said they put back whatever was in there which was brand new Toyota Red. He advised me to replace the heater control valve and the associated hoses, sounded like a good idea so I went with it ($450)... Passed inspection and new cats mean no more rattle. Remaining issue: rear brakes need to be done, rotors are rubbing still. Rear axle beginning to leak at passenger side. Shocks blown and leaking. Front oil pump cover leaking. Rear main seal leaking. Power steering leaking. Oil pan may be leaking.

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Added by andrewtakano on Dec 8 2018 at 2:36 am


Paid $1500 by credit, $642.00 by check. He told me 2142 so I missed the 66 cents They billed me for antifreeze but when I asked he said they put back whatever was in there which was brand new Toyota Red. He advised me to replace the heater control valve and the associated hoses, sounded like a good idea so I went with it ($450). Passed inspection and new cats mean no more rattle. Remaining issue: rear brakes need to be done, rotors are rubbing still. Rear axle beginning to leak at passenger side. Shocks blown and leaking. Front oil pump cover leaking. Rear main seal leaking. Power steering leaking. Oil pan may be leaking.

  • 298,371

Added by andrewtakano on Aug 18 2018 at 3:47 pm


Aug 17 2018

Passed, taken there by Top Line Performance

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Added by andrewtakano on Aug 18 2018 at 3:32 pm


Mar 7 2018

Flushed with distilled water, 2 gallons at a time for 5 iterations. Water still looked rusty but less and less so. I refilled with 1.5 gallons Toyota red plus .5 gallons distilled water for a 40/60 antifreeze/water mix.

  • 298,200

Added by andrewtakano on Mar 7 2018 at 3:38 pm


Mar 6 2018

Battery Terminals

  • 298,186

Added by andrewtakano on Mar 6 2018 at 10:44 pm


Mar 2 2018

Duralast Gold. Need new battery cables

  • 298,186

Added by andrewtakano on Mar 2 2018 at 6:12 pm


Feb 25 2018

AutoZone: Coolant, 2 gallons Prestone concentrate HEB: 20 gallons distilled water for flushing

  • 298,000

Added by andrewtakano on Feb 25 2018 at 7:03 pm


Feb 12 2018

Bolts and washers for fan shroud. Had to go with a slightly shorter bolt. Didn't get lock washers. Breeds was a mess.

  • 298,000

Added by andrewtakano on Feb 12 2018 at 7:50 pm


Radiator cap Diff fill and drain plugs and crush washers (short 2 washers) Brake booster hose

  • 298,000

Added by andrewtakano on Feb 12 2018 at 7:49 pm


Sep 15 2017

Topping up front

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Added by andrewtakano on Sep 15 2017 at 3:32 pm


Aug 9 2017

License plate bulbs replaced with sylvania LL 168 Belts replaced with 4-5 year old Toyota genuine belts I had in my truck all that time Oil replaced with Delo 400 5w-40? Filter NAPA Gold 1515

  • 295,726

Added by andrewtakano on Aug 9 2017 at 10:06 pm


Dec 2 2016

Windshield Wipers

  • 292,266

Added by andrewtakano on Dec 2 2016 at 8:38 pm


May 15 2016

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Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


Feb 11 2016

  • 289,381

Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


Jul 11 2015

  • 287,030

Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


Jun 1 2015

  • 286,750

Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


Aug 17 2014

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Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


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Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


Oct 5 2013

  • 278,292

Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


Jul 19 2013

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Added by andrewtakano on Sep 14 2016 at 6:58 pm


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