Any problems to the fuel system caused by bad fuel will be fixed by BP
My point is good luck trying to prove it. Having been through a few warranty claims this would be very difficult to prove and unless BP are more generous than most companies I imagine that they would try to get out of it, which should be fairly easy.
[B]Steve[/B]
2010 Silver GXL Prado 150, D4D Auto, with a few non standard bits
I was talking to a bloke filling his Hilux up at a BP a few months back and he said that had problems with his D4D after filling up at the actual BP we were both at and had all repairs paid for by BP.
I have also heard that Toyota dealers (some at least) have a different attitude on fuel system claims when shown BP fuel dockets.
Well, I picked the Prado up on Friday and received a quite unsatisfactory answer from the workshop. All I could get out of them was that there was a minor adjustment made to the chip and that the Toyota dealer's diagnosis was "absolutely wrong". According to the workshop, there was nothing wrong with the fuel pressure but they felt that the problem was fixed and at no charge!
When I pushed for a more detailed explanation, I got nothing. I argued that I may be out in the middle of nowhere and what would happen if it failed there? The answer was that there are lots of good diesel mechanics around the country but to be wary of using a Toyota dealer for this problem.
Anyway, I'm using the car and will be straight back to them if it displays another faulty code.
I'll keep the you updated if anything more happens.
Well, I picked the Prado up on Friday and received a quite unsatisfactory answer from the workshop. All I could get out of them was that there was a minor adjustment made to the chip and that the Toyota dealer's diagnosis was "absolutely wrong". According to the workshop, there was nothing wrong with the fuel pressure but they felt that the problem was fixed and at no charge!
When I pushed for a more detailed explanation, I got nothing. I argued that I may be out in the middle of nowhere and what would happen if it failed there? The answer was that there are lots of good diesel mechanics around the country but to be wary of using a Toyota dealer for this problem.
Anyway, I'm using the car and will be straight back to them if it displays another faulty code.
I'll keep the you updated if anything more happens.
Mike
I got rid of my chip because of these sort of concerns. Just not worth it in my opinion.
[B]Steve[/B]
2010 Silver GXL Prado 150, D4D Auto, with a few non standard bits
Well, I picked the Prado up on Friday and received a quite unsatisfactory answer from the workshop. All I could get out of them was that there was a minor adjustment made to the chip and that the Toyota dealer's diagnosis was "absolutely wrong". According to the workshop, there was nothing wrong with the fuel pressure but they felt that the problem was fixed and at no charge!
When I pushed for a more detailed explanation, I got nothing. I argued that I may be out in the middle of nowhere and what would happen if it failed there? The answer was that there are lots of good diesel mechanics around the country but to be wary of using a Toyota dealer for this problem.
Anyway, I'm using the car and will be straight back to them if it displays another faulty code.
I'll keep the you updated if anything more happens.
Mike
So if there was nothing wrong with the fuel pressure why did they adjust it? and also what did they do to fix it? If they won't tell you how they fixed it how can they justify the dealer was wrong?
2012 Graphite GXL T/D Auto, with all the normal crap you fit
I cannot believe you are not over the moon. Sure you fitted a chip and it sounds like it's caused you some problems, but you could have been on the hook for $'000's if you accepted the Toyota diagnosis.
Additionaly you portray the workshop as offering an unsatisfactory solution, although they did it for free and most likely just reduced the tune on the chip. Getting it fixed for free... WOooHoo.
Just a quick response to this thread. I had a DPChip fitted to my Prado. I have a preliminary fuel filter fitted. Car has done 152000 km.
I had many months of trouble free motoring until mid last year when I had the dreaded Engine warning light, limp home etc with a P0093 fault light. It happened twice and each time the car was transported to the local Toyota dealer.
The first time, the dealer blamed the chip. BUT, the chip was NOT connected, but the harness was in place with the terminating plug inserted into the cable .... therefore there was a continuous circuit. After fault finding there was no issue found so error code was erased and car handed back.
It drove fine for a week and then when the wife was driving it, it simply stalled at the lights and the engine light etc came on. The car restarted and continued as if nothing happened. However it was trucked to Toyota again. Again they checked it out, found no fault and again blamed the chip (still not connected). I asked that they removed the chip loom.
No problems since then.
Sent the chip and loom to DPChip to be checked ..... no faults found. Although they did suggest that the cable be routed to an area nearer the front of the engine bay as there could be erroneous signals being generated, which could be picked up by the ECU.
I haven't reinstalled the chip, but am considering it along with relocating it as suggested by DPChip.
So in the end I am puzzled and of two minds.
Any opinions?
IS THAT LANDCRUISER PRADO MADE TO USE FOR ONLY 6 YEARS? AND ITS’ LIFE PERIOD IS ONLY 6 YEARS.
2014 Landcruiser Prado has only done 69,000 km. Since the last service in July 2020, I have noticed diesel smell when I am getting out of my Car. I thought that it is normal. As this smell had a question in my mind, I have started to observe regularly underneath of the Prado before starting driving. I have noticed that only one or two drops of fuel but its already dried. In the last few weeks, I had been continuously observing that when I park the car after driving, 1 or 2 drops of fuel under the engine compartment. After that no drops at all. It seems to me that fuel leakage is only happening when you drive a car. Is it a manufacture defect.
On 04/05/2021 to date, I had to drive fortnightly/sometimes weekly 600 km one way. At the end of my journey, I noticed at the rear of the car with a full diesel smoke which is covered the rear wind screen and rear door.
As I am so worried, I mentioned to Toyota Service Customer Agent on 22nd May 2021. He said immediately it is air-condition water. I told him that smell is like diesel, then he advised that fuel leaking. As I serviced this Prado from the same Toyota dealer, they must have noticed if there was/is an issue before I brought up this issue during the service of the vehicle.
I am kind of confused as mileage is about 69,000 km in the 6 years.
THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE STALL, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF ACCIDENT OR INJURY.
TOYOTA manufacturer must resolve this issue. OTHERWISE NEGATIVE IMAGE FOR TOYOTA VEHICLES.
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