1972 Toyota Land Cruiser Service and Repair Manual

Toyota sold the 1972 Land Cruiser in a single Base trim, and a truck of that age rewards being worked on to the figures its own model year was built to. Toyota revised the Land Cruiser steadily through its production, so a value taken from a neighbouring year can quietly put a rebuild out of specification on a 1972 vehicle.

Engines

• 3.9L inline-six (F, 237 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Trims

• Base

Known issues on the 1972 Land Cruiser. Diagnosis on this one starts from Toyota's own procedures and specifications.

On a Land Cruiser this old, working to Toyota's original 1972 figures for the Base is what keeps a repair on specification instead of on guesswork.