Toyota Land Cruiser Problems

The GCM of the current VX Landcruiser is 6850kg, the GVM is 3350, and it can tow up to 3500kg. You are correct, the Gross Combination Mass (GCM) is the maximum weight of the vehicle, including passengers, luggage, payload, or whatever is in the vehicle, plus the weight of the caravan or trailer including whatever is being carried in it.

It could any number of things and the dealer should be able to identify and rectify the cause for you. It could be as simple as a faulty solenoid in the transmission, a problem with the car’s computer, or a dodgy electrical connection.

Check the fuel pump, also the injectors, and have a diagnostic check done.

You tell us you don’t want a ute, but I’m unsure of what it is you do want. Four wheel drives tend to be either a ute or an off road wagon, and neither would be particularly comfortable because you’re talking about a heavy-duty vehicle tailored for off-road use. There’s always the Toyota Landcruiser.

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There are kits available for your Landcruiser. You best bet is to talk to a local diesel engine mechanic to find out the best kit for your application.

Talk to your dealer about it, but in the meantime we’ve asked Toyota for an explanation.

I would want to check the diff locks to make sure they fully unlocked after you checked them, so I would take it to the dealer. They would also be able to check the wheel alignment for you. You can get the car serviced anywhere you like, you can do it yourselves if you are qualified mechanics without affecting the new car warranty, but you would have to take it to a Toyota dealer to take advantage of the capped-price deal.

The engine used in the 1998 model was the 1 HD FT, which doesn’t suffer the big-end bearing problems.

There are numerous things that go into determining the towing rating of a vehicle, the valves not being one of them. It would be illegal to try and uprate the towing capacity of the 1992 model, your insurance company would certainly be unhappy about it.