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  • #16
    1999 Prado 3.4 V6 Petrol:

    1 About 150,000 km - a computer component died - engine would start but then cut out - located on F3 Freeway near Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney - had to be towed to dealer
    2 192,000 km - rear shock absorber bush failed meaning the shock absorber fell off - located coming down from Mt Pinnibar in Victorian High Country - used duct tape to repair and drove about 200 km to Cooma to repair properly
    3 180,000 km - solenoid system for fuel tank had wires ripped out - could not activate reserve tank - luckily still had 1/4 left in main to drive to town in Hunter Valley - could have fixed easily if needed to (did later)
    Michael and Kelly

    [SIZE=1]1999 Prado Snowy 3.4L petrol, Ultimate Suspension 50mm lift (2013)[/SIZE][SIZE=1], BFG A/T, bull bar, winch, Twine hot water shower, home made rear drawers, Shippshape car top tent, UHF radio, tablet GPS & Navman GPS (both running OziExplorer)[/SIZE][SIZE=1], Spot 1, solar panel, second battery, inverter, Engel fridge and more[/SIZE]

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    • #17
      Busted CV - Flatbed home.
      Busted rear diff - Flatbed to workshop.
      Holed No:1 piston - Flatbead to Toyota.

      - Maybe I should have bought a flatbed!
      EX-Prado Owner

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      • #18
        2004 Prado.
        Busted rear diff. - flatbed
        Power Steering Pump failure - took out the fan belt, (also caused an oil leak) - flatbed.
        Another time, pump or something failed when it should of been using the second tank, or whatever the 120 does, never the less, had 85ish litres of fuel that the car wouldn't pick up and use.
        was out the front of home, so left it there till another day.
        2004 Prado GXL. v6 auto, ARB deluxe bar, exhaust, 2" EFS lift kit, Outback Acc rear bar,
        rallye 2000 spots, roof mount dvd, dig_options stereo, toyota roof bars.
        More to come!

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        • #19
          What was your vehicle? GXL Prado
          what year? 2009
          Klm's? 73000
          Petrol or diesel? Diesel
          Where were you? Wrong side of Mt Augustus WA
          How far out major town? 500km
          How far from home? 1300km
          What stopped you? Engine detonation of 2 pistons
          How did you fix it? Extended warranty put in a new short motor & 2 new injectors @ cost $11,000. Took 8 weeks to fix.
          Any other relevant info? Hyundais might be crap cars but they towed me out of the shite.
          Dave
          Views expressed are mine alone and are not intended to compromise the integrity of my employer nor offend those who may read such views.
          Bugger Bali, get out and see Australia before we sell it all to China.

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          • #20
            I broke down on a 3 and a half hour trip Bondi to home one Fri arvo only about 50 kms. Lucky I had no problems with Prado. Bloody Sydney traffic!
            [SIZE=1]Cheers Jim.
            [/SIZE][COLOR=#0000cd]
            2009 120 D4D VX auto, pearl white with [COLOR=#0000cd]matching ARB deluxe bar,[/COLOR] 2" lift with [COLOR=#0000cd]OME springs & Nitro shocks,[/COLOR] 9000lb Warn winch, BFG KO A/Ts, Alloy Rhino roof basket, Safari snorkel, 2 x Optima D27F batteries, Voltage booster from Leigh, Jawa [SIZE=1]off-road camper trailer.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

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