Back fires when attempting to start, will not start

Tiny
MICHAELNGOMA
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  • 2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO
  • 3.4L
  • V6
  • 4WD
  • MANUAL
  • 172,000 MILES
My name is Michael. I live in Zambia. I brought a Toyota Land Cruiser from Japan. A 3 door Prado RZ petrol engine. It arrived okay via Dar-e slam and drove well to Lusaka. After picking, I drove for about 540 km to my destination. Next day, the vehicle drove few meters and the engine switched off. I tried to re-start and failed. Third attempt it drove for 5 km and the engine switched off. I have been trying since with no success. The diagnostic showed fault indication on codes: 14, 21 and 34. After cleaning airflow sensors, faults 21 and 34 were cleared, but still the vehicle could not pick after cranking. It is giving a back-firing sound. What could be the problem and how can it be solved? I have the vehicle only for a week now.

Hello everyone, I just checked the engine details of the Prado. It is Model: VZ J90W - GJMGK; Engine: VZ - FE; 3378 cc.
Sunday, December 31st, 2017 AT 11:30 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

The engine could have jumped time. Can you do a compression test to confirm the failure?

Here are guides to help us get started:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Video:

https://youtu.be/J3j85hg0d-4

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-backfires-while-running

Please run this test and get back to us.

Cheers, Ken

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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 AT 11:17 AM

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