2008 Toyota Land Cruiser Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual was written for the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser as Toyota built it that year — the 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE) in Base trim — so the specifications you work to are the ones published for this vehicle, not values carried over from an adjacent model year that happens to share the nameplate.

Engines

• 5.7L V8 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Trims

• Base

Known issues on the 2008 Land Cruiser. Four recalls are on federal record for this model year. One covers the accelerator pedal: a stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop. A second covers the passenger-side frontal air bag inflator module, where over time the seat belt tension sensor wire harness may break — in the event of a crash, deactivated air bags can increase the risk of injury. A third covers the tire pressure monitoring system: failure to warn of tire deflations is a non-compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138 and could lead to tire failure. The fourth, from Southeast Toyota, covers a labeling non-compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110 on tire selection and rims, under which a driver may overload a vehicle, which may increase the risk of a crash. Owners have filed 11 complaints for the 2008 Land Cruiser, and Toyota has issued 95 technical service bulletins for it.

Whether you are chasing a throttle or accelerator pedal complaint, testing a TPMS sensor that will not report, or working through scheduled maintenance on the 5.7L V8, the procedures and figures are the ones Toyota specified for this 2008 Land Cruiser.