I just picked up a '94 FJ80 for our family car. When I got it I noticed a decent amount of oil on the undercarage. After running some die through, it turned out to be the upper oil pan seal. (I've never seen a car with 2 oil pans until now?) Anyhow, dealer wants too much money to replace it.:eek:

How hard of a job is this? I replaced the oil pan on my 90 runner when I did my SAS and it was a simple bolt-off, bolt-on project. Is there something extrememly hard about removing the two oil pans and replacing the seal?

I did do a search but found nothing on this.

Thanks.

I know there are alot of 80 series owners on this board so I'm surprised nobody has spoke up, I've never changed one of those before, but I'm not afraid! I doubt it could be that hard. Go for it.

Jeff

Originally posted by dog walker
I know there are alot of 80 series owners on this board so I'm surprised nobody has spoke up, I've never changed one of those before, but I'm not afraid! I doubt it could be that hard. Go for it.

Jeff

That's what I was thinking. I figured a 80's owner would be able to tell me if there is anything funny I need to do or something that MUST be removed to get to it? I'll just get under there and see what happens. The dealer sells a gasket kit for something like $75. I was surprised since the 4Runner uses RTV from the factory?

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First and foremost, try to just tighten all the bolts around the oil pan. Over time, the gasket shrinks and it begins to leak.

Give that a whirl first and if it does not help, replace the beast.

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Put a post on the TLCA mailing list, those guys are always talking about all those other types of LandCruisers. They are a very helpful bunch.

Mike,

There is an 80-Series specific mailing list out there, but I can't find it at the moment. Another good resource is Slee Off Road (http://www.sleeoffroad.com/) . Christo knows his 80-Series stuff.

I've never R&R'ed the full pan set on an 80, but I just looked up the flat rate time: 5.0 hours :eek: Can't be that complicated, especially since there isn't a lot below the engine to interfere w/ its removal (like w/ a 100-Series).

HTH

Originally posted by Toy-Dawg
Mike,

There is an 80-Series specific mailing list out there, but I can't find it at the moment. Another good resource is Slee Off Road (http://www.sleeoffroad.com/) . Christo knows his 80-Series stuff.

I've never R&R'ed the full pan set on an 80, but I just looked up the flat rate time: 5.0 hours :eek: Can't be that complicated, especially since there isn't a lot below the engine to interfere w/ its removal (like w/ a 100-Series).

HTH

Thanks Jim. I 'll look around some more. I agree it can't be too hard to do. Time consuming is fine, as long as I don't need specialty tools etc...

Funny thing... my previous responce/post stated that I planned to tighten the bolts down first and see how that helped. Now the same reply has " ?? ". Not sure how that got changed?:rolleyes: Anyhow, I'll get under the truck Sat. and see what's what.