Why Toyota Land Cruiser inline6 engines are so durable

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Ever wonder why the Toyota inline 6 engines last so long?
The Toyota Land Cruiser have has inline 6 engines, both diesel and gas for decades.
The 40 series, 60 series, 70 series, 80 series.
A inline 6 engine is simply has better architecture and build compared to a V6 engine.
The crank shaft instead of having alternating pistons on angles, has all 6 straight in a line.
This makes for a stronger crankshaft.
Not to mention, ALL Land Cruiser are built in Japan to the highest specs in the automotive industry.
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[@CruisingTheLand]

Here is the HZJ73 for sale: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnqVd32kat6Fo6M

[@guildrich]

The inline-six's durability is the reason why we can't have them anymore. Reliability and durability equals lower profits, and corporate ain't having that!

[@Tammy-xf4kz]

We still have the 1hz sold brand new with the 70 series in our market. And the new 2023 70 series I read is still going to have 1hz sold alongside the "new" 4 cylinder and vdj

[@Bootleg_B.Grylls]

In Papua New Guinea they have a lot of the inline 6 landys. So if you wanna buy one come on down to Papua New Guinea

[@MichalisTsirakis]

@@Tammy-xf4kz where they still sell hzj78? the ones with 1hz? new?

[@Kenny370]

I love inline motors over the V configurations. Inline motors are very reliable

[@reallybruh]

Also have to remember inline-6's are naturally balanced! Gotta love all the benefits of an inline-6. They are silky smooth, good torque and power curves, reliable, easy to work on, easy to turbocharge, extremely strong block and head designs, etc. The only downside they really face is poor fuel economy and potential for the head to warp over time, but hey there had to be a trade off somewhere!

[@CruisingTheLand]

great insight!

[@igorv4631]

Diesel cruisers are really good on economy, mine 1hd-ft sits at around 10.7L on 100km

[@CruisingTheLand]

@@igorv4631 that's about 24 MPG which 2x what the gas LCs get.

[@AK-IT]

@@igorv4631 10.7 L per 100 KM is 22 MPG (21.98 MPG)

[@drewcogdell869]

You can get a turbo kit from Australia for them too

[@CruisingTheLand]

yes, but I wonder is adding a Turbo kit when engine is over 100k is necessarily a good thing. typically best to have turbo kit installed at new.

[@stevetoms9598]

@@CruisingTheLand check out Berrima Diesel Mate, the do the kits and install them all the time on older engines. They are on KZbin as well.

[@fredbawden1468]

The 1HDT in my 80 series is on 200k. Only thing to really watch with them is the early ones had a big end bearing defect from factory then you should always make sure is done. Otherwise it's never given me any trouble

[@thelandcruiserproject5421]

One of my favourite engines from Toyota. 1HZ and the later 4 Cylinder B Engines like the 3B, 13BT till 15BT are just phenomenal Diesel engines that are built to last.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Doesn't come in the God Land Cruiser, 80 series. Best for 80 is 1HD-FT

[@ntdawg]

I had the gas version of that engine. The 1FZ. Like the 1HZ it’s bulletproof. But thirty and underpowered. I’m now in a 1vdj turbo v8 diesel. It may not make it to a million but way better to drive

[@hishamkamal101]

These are not to be mistaken with land cruiser prado of those days ..they might have looked the same but they had different chassis, different drive train and different engines.. prados had 22r 4cyl engines for gasoline and 2Lt for a diesel and they were coil sprung on all 4

[@harveysmith100]

The chassis is basically the same with adjustments for the suspension

[@gabyherrmann9894]

Prado is not heavy duty, a great difference between both.

[@harveysmith100]

@@gabyherrmann9894 When you say they aren't heavy duty, explain why? The have lighter axles but they are virtually the same axles as a Hilux. Is a Hilux not heavy duty. Engine size has nothing to do with heavy duty. So apart from those two differences, explain what isn't heavy duty?

[@gabyherrmann9894]

@@harveysmith100 A hilux is no prado, 76 and 78 are prados and the construction between 76 and 78 Landcruiser heavy duty is different. Australia is that country for heavy duty, greetings from Germany from a heavy duty TLC 78.

[@harveysmith100]

@@gabyherrmann9894 Greetings from the UK. 70 series Prado. Trust me when I tell you there isn't much difference. The chassis is the same, from the A pillar back the body is exactly the same. The only difference are the axles, coils all around and smaller engines.

[@samathb2002]

Their reliability is legendary that's a well known fact. But when it comes to off roading - specially rock crawling they are no match for the American jeep I suppose - I mean the 73s. Guys please correct me if I'm wrong since I'm not a serious offloader but do lot of wild travelling in tough terrains in my 73. I too have the same 73 with a straight 5 - a very smooth, awesome engine.

[@CruisingTheLand]

I wheel my 73... It's a GOAT

[@ztech6596]

Failed to mention Mercedes inline 6 diesels. Quite legendary (OM606 etc).

[@truckcampertraveler7369]

Yep and the 4.0l jeep inline 6

[@brkbtjunkie]

The straight 6 in the jeeps in the 80-90s were bullet proof albeit a little low on power

[@HealthSupercharger]

It is balanced perfectly also.

[@ClementKaiman]

Because they are honestly manufactured with extra care quality materials unlike latest latest models to make sure that they break down easily and customers have to buy parts repeatedly to make money😮😮

[@AngelDlamini-g3k]

Really reliable engines

[@sebastianromero420]

What this guy Nathan doesn’t mention is that the best engine of all time is the Mercedes in line 5 cylinder diesel which basically Toyota copied

[@dusty7264]

👍 great video I wish we could get those in the USA I have a FJ-40 straight six, basically they copied a Chevy motor. We weren’t able to get the diesel’s here either 🙁

[@velling12]

Awesome to see these vehicles in the us. i myself have a 70 and 80 series in Denmark 👍

[@gunnergsxr01]

Is there a market for aftermarket/oem parts stateside?

[@chillypalmer3458]

Thing is a tank!!!❤

[@chrisfleming5109]

Is the toyota 3.0 turbo diesel engine fitted to the late 90's jeeps any good?

[@kmrdayota1271]

New sub! So sik I need me a cruiser

[@CruisingTheLand]

welcome to the channel! A Land Cruiser full reveal coming up this weekend.

[@chriauc2976]

V8 Landcrusier 2007 enters the chat ..

[@CruisingTheLand]

4.7L vvti. Nice!

[@farisalhusain7079]

1FZ 4500 👍🏻💪

[@Rivera1623]

Is the j73 available?

[@CruisingTheLand]

The HZJ73? It could be, for the right price.

[@Rivera1623]

How do I contact you?

[@CruisingTheLand]

@@Rivera1623 my email is cruisingtheland @ gmail

[@roverroko306]

Well in EU the best in line 6 diesel, not naturally aspirated any more but a twin scroll turbo is BMW so you forgot this manufacturer

[@jamiemagdeleyns9152]

No it isn’t bmw still has lots of injector problems which leads to cracked pistons so again Toyota landcruiser 100 series tops 1 hd fte best engine ever made in automotive history

[@gabyherrmann9894]

Forget BMW, greetings from Germany from a 1HZJ engine, the best for going on 4x4 journeys, for more than 30 years experience.

[@rescue1512]

No link???

[@CruisingTheLand]

link to what? remind me.. video was taken 10 days ago.

[@rescue1512]

@@CruisingTheLand I thought the other land cruiser was for sale?

[@CruisingTheLand]

@@rescue1512 the Green 80? yes

[@CruisingTheLand]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5vMmoNprt5gp9E

[@elijahpalmer3579]

Was there a link for your buddy’s 73 for sale?

[@dieselrules7912]

Is it road legal there in the states

[@CruisingTheLand]

everywhere but California

[@DIRTVENTURE]

I have the 5 cylinder

[@symmetry08]

Yeah, they could have made it 4 vavles per cylinder. Two is too thirsty on fuel, although simpler and reliable due to this.

[@cameronauld7722]

They did end up making a 24 head for them, 1hdfte and 1hdft

[@Theunislb]

1hd is better than 1hz , change my mind

[@CruisingTheLand]

1HZ = 1,000,000 miles

[@CruisingTheLand]

1HZ = easier to work on, less parts

[@Theunislb]

@@CruisingTheLand I have seen and driven 1hd with close to or a million miles. The 1hd is not "less reliable " what you will most likely have to change at about 600 000km is the turbocharger.

[@Theunislb]

@@CruisingTheLand also , not bashing the 1hz , we have one 4.2 hz that runs great , overlanding and touring. Still a great engine.

[@АндрейФедоров-ф8я]

Очень шумит при работе насос гидроусил.! Электрический привод - лучьше !

[@JenniferMoore-m2r]

May Plain

[@jjt1093]

Well what I know its an actual truck engine, so these can go up to over a million km with good service

[@Lhenry-pf5zn]

You guys don’t have the first clue about diesels. Thank god your diesels are built by Toyota. P.S. There is no such thing as ‘Japanese Engineering’, just good engineering which Toyota excels at. Not all Japanese or Asian cars are well built.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Henry you are from down under? We do have diesels... just never got Toyota Diesels here in the US. I have 3 of them now and love it! we do have some grear deiswl engines but by 1998, EPA had many restrictions that took time for the automotive industry to catchup on thru re-engineering for emmissions. We have Cummins engines that are some of the best... I only elude to the fact that all Land Cruisers are built in Japan, to the highest standard... overbuilt. Built to be overhauled 3 times in their service lifetime... but cheap economy cars built in Japan... not same standard.

[@jamiemagdeleyns9152]

They literally are all good except Nissan cvt models

[@Dailymotivation123go]

They are called Land cruiser Prados here in my country..never liked them.

[@CruisingTheLand]

Isn't the Prado is a 4 door, and a 4cyl turbo diesel?

[@tbon.4458]

a prado isn’t a landcruiser it’s a hilux with a boot

[@Dailymotivation123go]

My brother in law has one. The badging is land cruiser Prado. Hate to say this but I have owned pajeros in the past but the Prado is no match for that feline.

[@Dailymotivation123go]

And yeah we have both the variants. A 3 door Prado and a 4 or 5 door (as they are called here) Prado

[@tbon.4458]

@@Dailymotivation123go landcruiser prado and landcruisers are a different thing. a pajero wouldn’t match up to any actual landcruiser

[@GrandmasMallCrawler]

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