Toyota Land Cruiser 100 / Amazon, Lexus LX 470

Since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation

Typical procedures of service of engines

Preparatory actions and the list of repair procedures which can be executed without extraction of the engine from the car

Make cleaning of an impellent compartment and external surfaces of the power unit with application of one of a wide spectrum of special solvents. Such processing will allow to avoid hit of a dirt in the engine.

In case of need, forthcoming work defined by character, it is possible to remove a cowl for the purpose of maintenance of freedom of access to components subject to service (the Body see the Head). Cover car wings with special covers, or simply old blankets in order to avoid casual damage of a paint and varnish covering.

If presence of suspicions on losses of depression/leak of the oil, the cooling liquid, fulfilled gases, etc. specifies in necessity of performance of replacement of corresponding linings or epiploons, practically any of the listed procedures can be executed without extraction of the engine from the car (in situ). Told concerns procedures of replacement of linings of the inlet pipeline and a final collector, the pallet картера, heads of cylinders, and also epiploons of a cranked shaft.

Dismantle, repair and installation of such external knots and hinged units as the inlet pipeline, a final collector, the pallet картера, oil and water pumps, a starter, the generator and power supply system components also can be made in situ.

As the head of cylinders can be removed from the engine without preliminary extraction of the power unit, repair of camshafts and service клапанного the mechanism also can be made directly on the car. Besides, in situ replacement of a belt and cogwheels of drive ГРМ is usually made.

In an emergency performance in situ repair and replacement of piston rings, pistons, rods and шатунных bearings of a cranked shaft is supposed also. However it is not necessary to abuse such possibility in view of the complexities connected with necessity of observance of cleanliness and carrying out of some preparatory procedures, such as dismantle of power shafts, components of a steering drive, the stabilizer of cross-section stability, support of a suspension bracket of the unit, etc.