Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 - BJ40 - BJ42 - The day to start the engine again after 9 years

And then there is the day you did it all for: starting the engine up after 9 years. I stored it 9 years ago and started it only once after a half year.
Changing all fluids, checking and bleeding the fuel system, double checking the to-do list. Turning the key and....it runs....for 8 seconds and it died....Great !! it should do exactly that !!

What happened is that the Edic motor kicked in after 8 seconds because of a low oil pressure reading. So it shut off the fuel delivery (diesel pump). Reason: when I changed the oil, I did not full up the oil filter. In it goes I believe 0.8 ltr. of engine oil. If i had done that, it should run continuously. After the second start the oil was pumped round enough and the oil pressure came right up to a normal reading.

The trick with the engine not seizing is storing it dry, letting the oil off once and putting it back in and turning the crank clockwise on a regular basis.    

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40

Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 oil and filters

The old man in the blue workshop garage coat is Ben Nijenhuis. He challenged me to start up the Toyota that same day. He was helping out in the workshop and is a diesel engine expert. Should the LandCruiser not fire up, he could be of assistance. The person @1.40 is Kees Verkerk (www.kvautotechniek.com).
He supplied me with various tools, brake line parts and did the mounting of the BF Goodridge tires.