Toyota Land Cruiser Diesel Problems

All engines wear out in time, whether they are running lightly loaded or operating under a heavy load. There is no reason to believe the Landcruiser engine would wear out faster if it weren’t run under load, as the mechanics have suggested.

I DON'T think you have much chance of getting a result. The vehicle is 17 years old, it's done 180,000km and you have done the servicing yourself. That looks like three strikes and you're out.

It can be done without too much difficulty, the biggest problems you could have is with the wiring loom and perhaps the heater hoses. I don’t believe anyone does a simple exchange deal, but someone like the APS Service Centre in Melbourne could handle it for you.

Early 200 Series Landcruisers did have a problem with a seal on the vacuum pump drive that was letting oil through into the pump.