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OK, so we've had the chirping noise & replaced the accumulator, then we had the dreaded flashing centre diff light & replaced the bits that needed replacing, then we had the crazing readings on the temp gauge on the dash & fixed that too (those last two completely ruined two holidays!).
Now the jolly thing has started to stall if left in D at red traffic lights for too long! Then it will only start after an embarrassingly long time with the hazard lights flashing & everyone else trying to negotiate around it.
No dramas if I'm driving, I'd put it in P & watch the idle speed, then kick it in the guts if the idle speed got too low, but hey, I'm not the one driving it to work in the traffic everyday & my wife forgets to move the stick from D to P at the lights, then tears!
I'm completely over this car, it's not what I wanted, or expected. But I have to deal with it, so;
1. It drives like a dream while in traffic, until it is stopped at traffic lights & has to wait with every other car at the lights for a while. No missing, no rough idling, great power, no excessive fuel use. Then it stalls & refuses to re-start for several minutes.
2. The air filter was replaced last August & is still snow white.
3. The idle speed is IMO too low. It sits on 550-600RPM when warmed up.
4. The spark plugs are due for a change, but it starts great from cold, no rough running at all.
5. The Alternator & battery are showing as fine.
6. Fuel filter??? Like I say, no other issues any other time, except sitting idling at traffic lights for 4-5mins.
7. MAF or throttle body??? Surely there would be other symptoms if they are involved?
8. Exhaust; my experience with blocked exhaust tells me that if it is the problem, it would be hard to start & run like a sack of the proverbial? It isn't & it doesn't.
9. Injectors?
10. Fuel pump?
Thanks for reading, like I said, I'm over it. We're swapping cars in the meanwhile, my wife gets my work Ute & the NP gets to tow my work trailer around.
Now the jolly thing has started to stall if left in D at red traffic lights for too long! Then it will only start after an embarrassingly long time with the hazard lights flashing & everyone else trying to negotiate around it.
No dramas if I'm driving, I'd put it in P & watch the idle speed, then kick it in the guts if the idle speed got too low, but hey, I'm not the one driving it to work in the traffic everyday & my wife forgets to move the stick from D to P at the lights, then tears!
I'm completely over this car, it's not what I wanted, or expected. But I have to deal with it, so;
1. It drives like a dream while in traffic, until it is stopped at traffic lights & has to wait with every other car at the lights for a while. No missing, no rough idling, great power, no excessive fuel use. Then it stalls & refuses to re-start for several minutes.
2. The air filter was replaced last August & is still snow white.
3. The idle speed is IMO too low. It sits on 550-600RPM when warmed up.
4. The spark plugs are due for a change, but it starts great from cold, no rough running at all.
5. The Alternator & battery are showing as fine.
6. Fuel filter??? Like I say, no other issues any other time, except sitting idling at traffic lights for 4-5mins.
7. MAF or throttle body??? Surely there would be other symptoms if they are involved?
8. Exhaust; my experience with blocked exhaust tells me that if it is the problem, it would be hard to start & run like a sack of the proverbial? It isn't & it doesn't.
9. Injectors?
10. Fuel pump?
Thanks for reading, like I said, I'm over it. We're swapping cars in the meanwhile, my wife gets my work Ute & the NP gets to tow my work trailer around.
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