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This has probably been discussed, tried searching but found nothing 
1st issue
About two weeks back my Prado 1998 5vz started having a charge issue. i would drive and the radio would suddenly cut out out, then come back on again after about 10 seconds. immediately think its a battery issue. i then drove at night and i noticed that when im accelerating the lights are bright, but the moment i back off or brake they dim substantially to that candle light yellow.... the car also really battle to turn over and sometimes i think it has stopped turning and then it springs to life! very much like the last effort from a flat battery!
it has also recently, last three days started idling very rough... needle hunting between 800-1000rpm.
What could the cause of this be???
2nd issue.
driving home to day, i turned a corner and needed to accelerate up the hill and my cruiser started to cough and splutter... back off an then idle was ok... accelerate slowly and it seemed fine, accelerate normally and it coughed and spluttered again.
i then noticed that when driving the speedo and rev counter were working but as soon as i backed off they both felt back to "0" like when you switch the vehicle off....
limped home about 2km. Parked the cruiser and noticed that when in "D" there was no rev although the car was on and when i accelerate the engine rev but the needle does not budge! how ever, id "N" and "P" the rev needle jumps back to 800rpm. it also does so in "2" and "L" but not in "D" or "R"....
while idling i opened the bonnet and revved her slowly and all was fine, when i bliped the throttle coughing and spluttering again.....
This my daily drive so kinda need her fixed asap....
HELP!
1st issue
About two weeks back my Prado 1998 5vz started having a charge issue. i would drive and the radio would suddenly cut out out, then come back on again after about 10 seconds. immediately think its a battery issue. i then drove at night and i noticed that when im accelerating the lights are bright, but the moment i back off or brake they dim substantially to that candle light yellow.... the car also really battle to turn over and sometimes i think it has stopped turning and then it springs to life! very much like the last effort from a flat battery!
it has also recently, last three days started idling very rough... needle hunting between 800-1000rpm. What could the cause of this be???
2nd issue.
driving home to day, i turned a corner and needed to accelerate up the hill and my cruiser started to cough and splutter... back off an then idle was ok... accelerate slowly and it seemed fine, accelerate normally and it coughed and spluttered again.
i then noticed that when driving the speedo and rev counter were working but as soon as i backed off they both felt back to "0" like when you switch the vehicle off....
limped home about 2km. Parked the cruiser and noticed that when in "D" there was no rev although the car was on and when i accelerate the engine rev but the needle does not budge! how ever, id "N" and "P" the rev needle jumps back to 800rpm. it also does so in "2" and "L" but not in "D" or "R"....
while idling i opened the bonnet and revved her slowly and all was fine, when i bliped the throttle coughing and spluttering again.....
This my daily drive so kinda need her fixed asap....
HELP!
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