Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

dumbblonde · Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Anglesey

Can anyone help me please, I live on Anglesey and my nearest Main Dealer is 60 miles away in Abergele. They have just told me that they can't even look at my 3.0 Insgnia (1999) until the first week in April!!

I'm a hospital worker and work nights so I really need my Trooper looking at now. The problem seems to be a common one - its a devil to start then when it does start it runs quite well then cuts out just as if the ignition key has been removed.

It has had the injectors replaced under warranty, it has just had a full oil change, including oil and fuel filters and has 5w 30w fully synthetic oil. It's like the engine is being starved of fuel. Local mechanics won't look at it. I sent it for diagnostics locally and they found nothing. Milner's can supply a throttle housing but say it may be the pressure switch ,which they don't supply.

Help, please.

Dumbblonde

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markymoan · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 14:31 Post subject:

It could be a cracked oil strainer in the sump, i'll let the 3.0 lot take it from there Smile

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Chris B · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 17:52 Post subject:

Marky has hit the nail on the head here... it sounds as if the strainer in the sump has cracked and so the oil is not being fed around the high pressure circuit - as a result your engine is being starved of fuel as the oil is used to provide "power" to the injectors.

markymoan · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 18:14 Post subject:

Ive forgotten how much extra oil you put in to check if its that Embarassed

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DYLAN · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 18:20 Post subject:

2litres, but be sure to take it back out.
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eithan h · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 19:59 Post subject:

you lot are learning aint you! yes it's 2 litres extra you add when the oil level is on max then see what happens. hopefully it will fix it but if not then get back to us.

dumbblonde · Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Anglesey

Thanks a lot lads, will try that, my other half wants to swap it for a Nissan! Threeways of Abergele have not been very helpful to say the least and as I said previously 60 miles away. This engine has a bad reputation now and nobody local wants to touch it.

Dumbblonde

markymoan · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 22:30 Post subject:

I hope you dont go Nissan, One of the reasons Isuzu are so busy is because they are fixing 10yr old cars for free Shocked

I wonder what the warrenty is on a Nissan Wink

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