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AllanT · Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Canterbury

Hello all, hoping someone may be able to help. Got a 3.0TD 2000 Trooper, it has had all its recalls etc.

Anyway, my partner was towing a caravan a short distance and heard a ticking noise from the right hand front-may have been drivers footwell but not sure. 5 or so minutes later the engine cut out on her with no other warnings. Will not restart, although turns over fine. Apparently no engine warning light was on....although her sunglasses may have been in the way!

However, when recovering the van with another vehicle, the emergency brake wire was sparking on the tow ball and blowing the brake light fuse in the vehicle. It looks like a bad earth in the rear light cluster of the van.

Any ideas what this could have done to the trooper please, strange one I know?

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Philp · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 19:11 Post subject:

Maybe its damaged the immobiliser? I take it you've checked all the fuses for continuity. Maybe the 3.0L guys can confirm whether they still have the three fusible links like the MK1 has.
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eithan h · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 19:28 Post subject:

on early vehicles a feed for the ecu was fed from the brakelight fuse so if it pops it wouldn't start, replace the fuse and they started up again, worth checking

AllanT · Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Canterbury

Had my first look today. Spot on, the brake light/ecu feed fuse. Thanks for your help. I always assume the worst with the 3.0TD.
Allan

Topvaux · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:02 Post subject:

WHAT numpty came up with THAT one!!??

Fancy powering the ECU off the BRAKE LIGHT fuse!!??

I think that takes the maggotty biccy!!

(How many thousands of man-hours and money has been wasted tracking that one down?? Well done, again, Eithan for homing in on that one - top bloke as ever!)

markymoan · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 15:59 Post subject:

Apleast it stops you driving about without brake lights Laughing

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DYLAN · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 16:28 Post subject:

richard wilkinson · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 20:30 Post subject:

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catchercase · ** Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Clitheroe

This forum is like the Bible better than anything ive come across you cant own an issuzu without this Great input Lads keep it up ...

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the flower man · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 16:00 Post subject:

could you not take the wiring through a new fuse so the breaklight fuse was then indipendant ? has anyone done this?
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eithan h · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 19:30 Post subject:

they changed it on the later models so it doesn't have this problem