THE MIGHTY V6 1gr-fe 4.0lt what to look out for - 90% similar to DIESEL Toyota Land Cruiser - bonus

What To look out for when purchasing a Toyota Land Cruiser LC 120 LC 150 Prado or even a Toyota Hilux for any other Toyota or any other Michael model rust can be a lot worse than this
Fourby4diesel 

[MrConspark]

Thank you for doing the mighty V6 4.0 lt power 😍 Wow they certainly changed the look of these! Mine is in a 2005 Hilux done 275000 ks and still going strong

[krh]

Chiming in from Perth and have now owned 2 x 120 4ltr V6 GXL Prado's with the current black late 07 GXL with a lot of mods.
I have a hoist in my own DIY workshop (as own 3 x V8 80's classic cars as well) and this Prado has now done 260, 000kms and the engine bay and underneath the engine/trans/transfer case still looks like brand new and devoid of any oil seepage/dirt or grime
I do my oil changes every 5, 000kms with an oil flush before draining out the old oil and use Penrite HPR10 (10w-50) for new oil
Having owned and driven 2 x 1GR-FE 4ltr GXL Prado's over the past 10yrs (the first being an 04 manual GXL) i can attest to how good these engines are if your keep up your regular maintenance schedule to them like is needed for any engine.
My current 07 120 Prado runs custom shorty headers & S/Steel bigger bore exhaust system with high flow s/steel muffler replacing the factory muffler which i believe makes a difference improving performance in torque and fuel economy at highway cruising speed and towing our 18ft Coromal Seka dual axle poptop caravavan with such ease on any incline/hill
It runs Harrop diff lockers and upgraded King Springs with Bilstein struts/shocks and heavy duty (1, 400kg) rated D-slot Dynamic black steelies with AT's and it can get me anywhere i need to get to especially with 2 x 90ltr factory tanks so little need to carry any jerry cans unless going really remote.
Other tips is external trans cooler (comes standard on the 07 model) and a trans flush every 50, 000kms which i usually do 3 x flushes to get all the old fluid out and using Penrite LV for new fluid which meets/exceeds Toyota WS specs.
Also important for the V6 is do a coolant flush every 2 yrs if you want to look after those alloy heads noting the later models >06 they upgraded the headgaskets to better quality so no head gasket issues on some earlier versions that was happening.
These engines also don't like overheating as it can warp the heads so make sure your radiator is in good shape and not partially blocked from lack of scheduled maintenence being the biggest killer of radiators and the V6 heads in my own personal opinion

[mohamedalihebboul]

9 years old and still perfect this V6 Prado, big Hi to his owner.

[iisouljaboiii]

Best Prado channel like always awesome content 👍 Bada Bing

[lonesomecricket]

Fluid film. 👍🏻 Enjoyed the v6 walkthrough.

[Stevegrande]

On my 3rd V6 prado. I only do my oil changes every 10k and at 140k my internals are spotless using a camera. I do have pictures but can’t load up on here. 5k oil changes certainly won’t hurt but overkill in my opinion. I update just before 200 thou on my cars, I’ve never spent a cent on additional maintenance except for as per log books. All 3 been faultless. Mine is due for 150 change now and engine is spotless no oil weeping etc anywhere. Spewing Toyota stopped making the petrol prado. Waiting to see if they bring out petrol in the 300.

[davidaix]

Wow I didn't know they where in trucks over there I got the same engine in a 2022 4Runner

[chillingdog]

my Aboriginal friend sold his TRD 2010 Hillux with 1GRFE to me but there is no supercharged installed. Damn, now im looking where to buy a kit.

[robertnicholson]

Hi Antony love your videos very informative as always. But I've not seen any advice on hydraulic brake fluid flush replacement. Enjoy your leave.

[JasonHutchinson-fl]

Hi, should i run coolant after a head gasket change i just had the 2 heads replaced .. thankyou very kindly, jason

[qasimhaleimi]

I notice in my car that rear brakes wear before front brakes most of the times in my third set of brakes now replace front one time and back 2times

[RUM-PIG]

Hi Anthony, I understand you’re on annual leave until July 12th, when you get a chance can you please message me with where you work so I can get in contact with you after July 12. I live in Pascoe Vale I’ve just brought my first 4x4, a 2006 120 petrol. I have to many questions to ask on here but if you could get back to me with who I can ring after 12th of July that would be much appreciated.

Cheers mate

Glenn

[shreckm]

What are the causes with the oil pump problems.

[Davidsmith-mcno]

What grease do you loob the drive shaft with

[halogaylo]

Where do I find the oil filter housing

[asianfrenchcanadian]

"90% similar to DIESEL..."
Sure as hell is noisy as one lmao xD

[_cowboy]

I’m in the states with a 4.0 Tundra. Any chance I can join one of your groups? Don’t have much information on these engines in the states.