Toyota Don’t Have Radiator Hoses In Stock????

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So I just booked my 2015 Prado with the 2.8 Diesel in for a service, and being a diligent boy scout I thought I would pick up a fanbelt and top and bottom radiator hoses and stash them in the back of the vehicle in case I need them on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere one day.

Nice lady who booked the service in said she would get someone from parts to ring me with a cost for the belt and hoses.

Guy calls me, belt ~$70 and hoses ~$30 each. But wait for it – they don’t have the hoses in stock and they would need to get one from Melbourne and one from Japan. WTF??? They have been selling this model Prado for a year and half, and don’t carry spare hoses in country???? So I have ordered some in, and suggested that Toyota should consider what spare they carry in country.

Good luck if you damage one of your hoses – car will be out of action for 4 weeks while the hose comes in!!

BTW I asked at Repco etc, and none have them yet – all say the car is too new.

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So I just booked my 2015 Prado with the 2.8 Diesel in for a service, and being a diligent boy scout I thought I would pick up a fanbelt and top and bottom radiator hoses and stash them in the back of the vehicle in case I need them on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere one day.

Nice lady who booked the service in said she would get someone from parts to ring me with a cost for the belt and hoses.

Guy calls me, belt ~$70 and hoses ~$30 each. But wait for it – they don’t have the hoses in stock and they would need to get one from Melbourne and one from Japan. WTF??? They have been selling this model Prado for a year and half, and don’t carry spare hoses in country???? So I have ordered some in, and suggested that Toyota should consider what spare they carry in country.

Good luck if you damage one of your hoses – car will be out of action for 4 weeks while the hose comes in!!

BTW I asked at Repco etc, and none have them yet – all say the car is too new.

I enquired for the same items for my Oct 2013 Prado Facelift 3.0 Diesel - items not available for at least 2 weeks ??

[GEEEXL Member Find all posts View Profile Close GEEEXL]

I enquired for the same items for my Oct 2013 Prado Facelift 3.0 Diesel - items not available for at least 2 weeks ??

when was the last time you had a hose fail?

putting a spare set of hoses n drive belt in a new car may seem like the boy scout thing to do but in reality when the original ones fitted age and perish the new ones in the care will be the same age and be rooted as well. Im not saying don't carry obvious handy spares but you cant carry around a parts warehouse and if you did some parts would be rooted just in storage before they get used

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[gspy4u Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gspy4u]

I just carry a repair kit for the hoses. Figure if they ever do let go then at least i should be able to crawl back to civilization slowly and then worry about getting a new hose. That way spare ones don't get old and frail by the time i need them.

Other thing is as i replace old belts with new ones i just keep the old ones just in case i may ever need them. Never had to but at least an old belt is better than a new broken one if needed.