UZZ32 Maintenance and Repair

Introduction

Although Toyota designed the UZZ32 to high quality standards, maintenance and repair is still necessary.

Like any motor vehicle, they require basic regular servicing (including items such as, eg, new oil and oil filter) There are also items that are more specific to Soarers in general (including sagging door hinges on older vehicles). Finally, there are service that apply only to the UZZ32 Soarer.

Basic Servicing

Oil & Oil Filter Change Brake Fluid Change Engine coolant change Brake Pads & Rotors (when worn out)

'generic' Soarer items

Door hinges sagging with age Boot & Bonnet struts Electronics (eg EMV, Combination Meter (dash), Engine ECUs and Radio/DSP units) which fails when eg the capacitors age

UZZ32

Change hydraulic fluid Replace worn 'boots' that cover the suspension struts Service or replace worn parts inside the hydraulic suspension struts Repair or replace the suspension accumulators ("gas springs") to ensure the hydrogen gas is retained or re-filled Suspension pump? 4WS

Notes

UZZ32 Soarers are now approximately 20 years old and have typically travelled 200,000 kilometeres or more.