6spd manual prado missfire at 2200-2500rpm

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

looks like the insurance company wants to repair the damage, i have asked for a second opinion also asked for engine and transmission to be stripped down and inspected, toyota has told me all parts fitted with the repair will have 12mths warranty- there goes new car and extended warranty, waiting for an itemised repair bill so i can see to what extent they want to repair the prado.
if anyone has had experience dealing with insurance companys with something similar i would appreciate any advice you can give please'
cheers

Well you've paid for new car warranty in purchasing a new vehicle and for the extended warranty which is now useless on those items being replaced so I would be complaining to the insurance company.

Get all of it in writing from Toyota and present it to the insurance company.

[hardcore hilux Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hardcore hilux]

phone call from insurer yesterday, so far over $43,000 damage, only visual inspection at the moment, haven't taken in to account for engine/trans damage aswell interior parts- new hood lining etc, just got to get to $60,000 for a write off, fingers crossed

[hardcore hilux Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hardcore hilux]

also i didnt tell you about the other kick in the nuts the insurance company has given me, i have been given a datsun xtrail hire car what a death trap, it makes me realise how good the prado was, they also classified the xtrail as a commercial vechile which means i have to pay for km's used after 100km per day, they were stumped when i asked them if the pantek was a military amphibius vechile- they thought i was the wierd one

[Riv39 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Riv39]

Yikes.....let us know when it's time to 'name and shame'

[hardcore hilux Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hardcore hilux]

its dead, prado written off yesterday, time for a new one, finally a fix for my missfire and loose taillights.

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

Sounds like common sense prevailed... Will the insurance cover your extras? Years back I had a car written off and I was lucky enough to be able to pull some of the accessories off (nudge bar, spotties and possessions like tools in the back etc... However, this was before the assessor had seen it... Will you be going for another Prado?

[hardcore hilux Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hardcore hilux]

hey craig, yeah i will go for another prado, it will be new for old replacement as it was less than two years, spotties etc all covered under the policy, the only thing which im not sure about will be the coopers that were fitted 1500kms ago, the insurer has indicated they might replace them with a new set, then you speek to another dept and they say they are keeping them, i will fight for them i have even said i will swap with new grandtreks that come on the new prado

[Riv39 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Riv39]

Good stuff hardcore......off you go shopping and unfortunately waiting.......

I'll have your towbar mate.....just take it off while they are not looking

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

Can you steal the map light/sunglass holder assembly for me?

[hardcore hilux Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hardcore hilux]

no probs riv and wooley, parts will be sent aus post, i think there might be head light bulbs left lol, also will try to get cyl head and turbo cause you always need spares

[Riv39 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Riv39]

Hardcore, you need to change your signature "Gotta love the sound of stripping my wrecked 150"

[lugnuts Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close lugnuts]

May have got to the bottom of misfire problem. Dealers service department could not offer any solution so I decided, as it wasn't getting any worse, to ignore the problem. Thinking I probably won't keep this car for long. The 120 before was a much better car in build quality and reliability. Anyhow over the past 6 weeks I started to fill up at a service station that has more diesel bowsers and no waiting. Thanks to the big fuel tank I only need to fill up once a week so I can manage to use the fore mentioned service station at the end of the week. To my surprise the car has not missed once since the first fill up. Trying not to believe it has been the fuel all along I decided to fill up at another service station dispensing the same brand. Still no miss. During the next few weeks I purposefully reduce the contents of the tank till the light comes on and fill up with totally different brand. If it starts to miss again I will have come closer to the solution. If it does not miss perhaps the car has fixed itself. Anyhow I will let you know the final outcome in the next installment.