Behold the cause of the problem.
These are the 'Suction Control Valves'. £168 delivered.
Took me longer to chat to a mate and have a brew than to actually change them.
I removed the air filter housing lower section to facilitate access, quite straightforward once that's out of the way.
The...
I had a look at these SCVs and came to the conclusion that Techstream is telling the truth.
The books says to pull the connector off and measure the resistance of the SCV, should be between 1.5 and 1.7 Ohms at 20ºC.
These were reading 1.2.
Suction Control valves are waiting for me at the Post...
So I got 10 minutes today to plug the laptop in.
Returned a code, 28(8) Fuel Pump Systems Failure (short).
This is before any checks on fuel lines etc. Reading around the web it would appear that this means the ECU thinks there is a discrepancy between what the fuel pressure should be and what...
Diagnostic cable arrived on Friday, I had to ressurect an old laptop as it's much easier to get working under XP.
That's done, didn't have time to go up to mum's where the LC lives presently, so plugged it into the wife's Corolla. It works! Techstream gives out a plethora of information, most...
That it does, thanks!
I have them in my Range Rover and they do an excellent job of taming the famous wallow. If they're half as good on the LC I'd still be happy.
This LC I'm about to fall heir to, it had an advisory at recent MOT about 1 rear shock with slight oil mist. Well it's no longer slight, it's leaking badly so needs replaced.
The OEM shocks have lasted 14 years but we've always felt the back end is a bit lively. Without load in it tends to skip...
Agreed Beau,
It's been 'cured' in the past by a couple of doses of fuel system cleaner additive. This time it's improved but not cured. And when it's in a good mode, it goes really well.
Thankfully the weather is improving so I'm more keen to crawl around underneath. Really hoping there is an...
I'm pretty well versed with electronics, I'll be careful. I know this car has a Thatcham 2 security system, it locked me out when changing the batteries once.
My local friendly garage plugged a scanner in and it gave a code about the mass AFM. But he wasn't 100% trusting it as he feels it could...
I am about to inherit a 2001 Colorado. it's the 3l intercooled common rail diesel.
It was my late dad's car, he bought it new and my mum has driven it since he died 7 years ago.
It's been a damned good car, very few issues. Rusty rear lights, drivers seat collapsed years ago and the passenger...
I'm learning a lot here.
It is manual 5 speed. The box is a bit clunky but not in the league of say the LT85 in a Land Rover.
This wee green LC isn't lacking in power, when it's working properly. It's this intermittent lack of oomph that is frustrating right now.
The 10k spray made it...
Ok, this is all goof and useful.
It does have a GX badge, I seem to remember my dad waiting before ordering it, something to do with a new engine. Would that be direct injection?
The fuel lines being corroded and maybe sucking in air has occurred to me.
The underside is in reasonable...
Not sure about the DPF StarCruiser, I'll have to stick my head under and have a look.
I had DPF blockage/failure which led to EGR and Turbo failure and eventually engine running on it's own lube oil on a Focus TDCi, thankfully leased. That car did mainly motorway runs and being a company car...
Cheers wobbly, I stuck me head under the back end and it does indeed look like there's a hatch. Just need to figure out how the hell the boot carpet comes out.
I found something on a short pipe off the tank, looks like a breather. It's a plastic cylinder about 1.2" long by 1" diameter. Looks...
Today I changed the fuel filter under the bonnet. The result is an improvement, not a cure.
Gone is the engine management warning light. The engine pulls much better.
But still got this weird thing where you hit about 2500rpm under load and it dies. Doesn't stall or run rough just won't get...
Thanks Clive, my dad passed 7 years ago. Mum is only now replacing the car as it's started to give niggles. She's nearly 70 and doesn't need any vehicular hassles.
I've got to replace the back shockers and a front brake pipe, as well as investigate this power loss.
After that give the...
Greetings all,
I'm Pete, and I live in Fife, Scotland.
I've had Range Rovers for 20+ years, still have on in fact.
I'm about to fall heir to a 2001 Land Cruiser Colorado SWB diesel. It was my late dad's from new, and now my mum has decided to replace it with a Rav4.
It's been pretty well...
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