Parts for your 2013 Toyota Land cruiser-Ignition coils

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser ignition coils — are they even a thing?

For the 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser sold in Australia and New Zealand (200 Series VDJ200 with the 4.5‑litre 1VD‑FTV twin‑turbo diesel), ignition coils aren’t fitted or required. That’s straight from Toyota’s technical literature: the Land Cruiser 200 Series New Car Features (NCF) manual and the 1VD‑FTV Engine Repair Manual describe a compression‑ignition design with a glow plug system for cold starts, not a spark‑ignition system with coils. Toyota’s Electronic Parts Catalogue for VDJ200 models lists glow plugs and a glow control module, but no ignition coils. By contrast, petrol 200 Series variants such as URJ200/UZJ200/US‑market 3UR‑FE do use coil‑on‑plug ignition — again confirmed in Toyota NCF/Repair Manuals and the EPC for those engine codes.

Why no coils on the local 2013 Land Cruiser? Diesel engines ignite the air‑fuel mix by heat from compression, so there’s no need to generate a spark. The engine management looks after fuel pressure, injection timing and glow plug operation instead of firing coils and spark plugs. If someone’s chasing a misfire or rough running on a 1VD‑FTV, thinking about coils will send them down the wrong rabbit hole.

• What to service instead: glow plugs (resistance tests), injector performance (balance/return flow), fuel filters (both), intake/EGR cleanliness, boost/charge‑air leaks, and battery/starting health for reliable glow operation.
• How to tell what you’ve got: check the engine code on the VIN plate. VDJ = 1VD‑FTV diesel (no ignition coils). URJ/UZJ = petrol (coil‑on‑plug, one coil per cylinder).
• Technical references: Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series NCF, 1VD‑FTV Engine Repair Manual (EG sections), and Toyota EPC listings for VDJ200 vs URJ/UZJ models.

Does a 2013 Land Cruiser have ignition coils?

In Australia and New Zealand, the 2013 200 Series is virtually always the VDJ200 with the 1VD‑FTV diesel, so it doesn’t have ignition coils. Petrol versions in other markets (e.g., 3UR‑FE) do have eight coil‑on‑plug units.

What should be checked instead of ignition coils on a 1VD‑FTV?

Focus on diesel‑specific items: glow plugs and their control, both fuel filters, injector balance/learn values, intake/EGR cleanliness, boost hoses/intercooler for leaks, and battery/charging condition. Those areas drive most “misfire‑like” complaints on this engine.

How can someone confirm whether their 2013 Land Cruiser needs coils?

Look at the build plate or rego details: VDJ = diesel (no coils). URJ/UZJ/3UR‑FE petrol = coil‑on‑plug ignition. A quick look under the bonnet helps too — petrol models have a small coil sitting directly on each spark plug, the diesel doesn’t have spark plugs at all.