I still drive it. I did 260K KM. Covered the seat with leather. Installed ARB Bull Bar at front. Changed the rim to Raguna. The engine still, gearbox still good because I never cold drive. I would spend 10-12 minutes to get the temperature up before driving.

Nice to see the passion and respect you have in your vehicle, i’m sure it’ll serve you well. Now unleash that mighty beast “the Iron Emu “ to its natural habitat…the vic high country!!!

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Ah yes, mother nature's playground - that's what I call our high country.... We'll have to put some dates in the calendar Luca...PS. I don't think I've seen an emu in the high country yet 😆

90 series is still best value 4wd around indeed. And it's quite easy to find one which hasn't been bashed offroad (try looking for 80 series or GQ!) 8:50 the duplicolor paint code for the wheels/cap is Satellite Silver

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Such great value I reckon!! You reminded me of an 80 series I saw on carsales a few years back (mid COVID). 100,000km on the clock, a few basic mods -and they wanted 80k for it😮 Thanks for sharing that paint code. I've decided at the moment I can't be bothered refurbishing it - given the places I am going to take the car its probably not worth worrying about... (I took the best 4 caps between my old prado and this one). Maybe one day I'll repaint. Cheers mate

Radiator flush or new rad keeping engine cool is the secret to a long life of these rigs.cool truck.

@OTWD

5 ай бұрын

Agree with this.... and will be doing proactively for sure. Thanks for watching Derrick!

Great walk through mate. I learnt a lot about the 90 series prado. Agree they're an under rated weapon.

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jason~! You've helped me prove that 😁

Love my 90 here in NZ. It’s an SR5. Doesn’t have traction control and I’ve never thought it needed it haha such a stable car

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Hi Sam. Thanks for watching mate! They are a great vehicle even without traction control - Super stable and comfortable as you say. What do you mean SR5? I'd love to take mine to NZ one day. Cheers.

@samhassall1926

6 ай бұрын

Haha ye do it. I think it might’ve been a NZ new model the SR5. Same was like SR5 Hilux or 4Runner

I love the 90 series. I agree about the sunroof, just potential for more things to go wrong.

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

I reckon. One less thing to go wrong. Thanks for watching Allan! Simplicity is going to be a theme for this vehicle!

Congrats on the new wheels Dan! Looking forward to seeing the adventures it takes you to 😁😁

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Karyn and Kristie, nice to hear from you guys!!😬Plenty of adventures to come!

Very clean and tidy mate ! Will be great rig , look forward to seeing it on the tracks 👍👍

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

Looks like a great ol’ truck Dan 👍 can’t beat that era for tough reliable 4wds, look forward to the basic mods to transform it 💪

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! We struck gold I reckon.

@James_James01

6 ай бұрын

@@OTWD 100% mate, a great find by the looks of it mate

Looks great and good luck for many exciting adventures in the future.

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps Ray! Looking at your three uploaded videos looks like you are in the same neck of the woods to me..!

@Ray-747

6 ай бұрын

@OTWD I could be, not sure, eastern suburbs Melb here. I enjoy getting about and watching others adventures on the tube.

Winner , winner chicken dinner! You have done well Dan. This going to be a great build series,

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Winner, winner EMU dinner? Thanks Dave!

@davidlovell4390

6 ай бұрын

I once had a pizza in the ACT call the Coat of Arms , because it had Emu & Kangaroo on it.

Looks like you've managed to grab a 90 in amazing condition! Guessing you'll be keeping the brake booster off the dingo as a spare 😂 Looking forward to seeing what you do with the 'new' Prado!

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching mate! Absolutely..I kept the original busted brake booster from the grey dingo, and reinstalled in the Iron emu to sell as a complete wreck. So I have the one I bought at a wrecker which was in the grey dingo only a few months - as a good spare ....I've seen a few people online looking for one, and been tempted to sell the spare ...😬 But I think I'll hang onto it. It's more or less the only spare I kept from the Grey Dingo. Cheers - looking forward to showing you some more videos 😀

Totally agree that simpler is better for going offroad. Maybe those side steps need to come off. They may not last long.

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Yep. Regardless of how complex the ABS brake booster computer is in this vehicle - it will surely be more easily fixable in the bush than the system in the new Prado 250. Cheers Michael!

That’s a great rig. Classy and time tested. Do you reckon lack of rear AC vents in this trim would be an issue for third row guests during full summers?

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching😬 It was a great find hey! I've never had third row passengers so my opinion isn't that valuable, sorry. I think the air con does a good job with our 2 kids in the middle row, but that's all I can say. I've been active on many forums and facebook groups, and no one seems to mention that as a problem (if that helps). Cheers!

Great video, I've got a question, how tall are you? I'm around 6'2" and have a hilux surf, but feel a little crammed while driving, so I'm interested in looking at one of these

@OTWD

Ай бұрын

Hi Henry, Thanks for watching mate, appreciate the encouragement. I'm average - 5 something. The seat goes back a long way, and I have heaps of head room. The ceiling is quite a bit higher than the head rest. Suggest asking this question in the facebook group - Toyota Prado 90 series | mighty 90s - good bunch of folks there willing to help.

Make sure you check the service history to see when the injectors were last changed, in my view these are the time bombs in this engine. Universal joints are easy and cheap to replace. Check engine and gearbox mounts, it seemed to vibrate quite a lot on startup, and the on-off throttle clunk could come from bad mounts plus the universals.

@OTWD

5 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps. This was before it had been gone over properly. It was either the universal or power steering rack bushes causing the clunk (both replaced at same time). Engine and Gearbox mounts were OK. After my service everything felt much more tight. Cheers!

Hey mate can you show us the middle row seats folded all the way down?

@OTWD

Ай бұрын

Hi Jamie, apologies mate took a bit of a break and just got to your comment. I've got 2 x kids seats in now, not prepared to take them out Sorry. Are you on the Might 90 Series Prado facebook page? Suggest ask any questions you have there, people usually happy to help. I recall they sit a little proud of the floor. Why not take them out if you aren't going to use them? Makes heaps more area if just two people in the car.

I think the 2002 came with a 1KD engine instead of the 1KZ. Confirm if your frame is KDJ95 or KZJ95. If its a KDJ95 frame then you have 1KDFTV engine which is a 3.0D4D.

@OTWD

4 ай бұрын

Can confirm it's 1KZ-TE. May be the Australian version is different.

Has the knocking sound been fixed yet? Interested to know what it was 🙂

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Hi Owen, How's it going mate ? Confident it was either steering rack or univseral joint bushes. Replaced both at the same time so wasn't sure which!

@owen4491

6 ай бұрын

@@OTWD good thanks mate. Glad it got fixed and wasn’t anything major!

Stick to the Petrol. Very reliable and you don't get surprises.

@OTWD

4 ай бұрын

Happy with the diesel! Nothing against the petrol though. Thanks for watching👍

@falconx5744

Ай бұрын

100% mate if well serviced they go along way 👍

Get a kaon cargo barrier

@OTWD

6 ай бұрын

Hi Drew, I don't believe they made one for the 90. Do you reckon a 120 or 150 would fit without too much hassle?

@drewcogdell869

6 ай бұрын

I believe that if you give them a call they may be able to help or point you in the right direction.