Hello All,
Just wondering if any 90 T/D have experienced what I am at the moment.
When towing my Jayco Camper up hills, more so when the weather is hot the temperature gauge is going through the roof. Have already had spent a small fortune at my mechanic who has serviced the car from new. He has had the radiatior checked, replaced thermostat, oiled the fan, replaced hoses, checked co2 in the water (checking for cracked head), cleaned the dirty air con condenser. the only thing I can think now is maybe the water pump or the fan is faulty, crack in the head has not been detected or maybe the Auto transmission is getting hot causing the problem when under load. It is going in for 200k service tomorrow and to try and rectify this problem. I have also a DP chip that I was wondering if this was adding to the problem but have illimanted this as whilst the Prado was getting so hot I removed this as it is in my glove box and very easy to remove and made no difference. The car runs perfectly normal when not towing. Any information frome some one who has had a simular experience would be appreciated. Thanks.
Just wondering if any 90 T/D have experienced what I am at the moment.
When towing my Jayco Camper up hills, more so when the weather is hot the temperature gauge is going through the roof. Have already had spent a small fortune at my mechanic who has serviced the car from new. He has had the radiatior checked, replaced thermostat, oiled the fan, replaced hoses, checked co2 in the water (checking for cracked head), cleaned the dirty air con condenser. the only thing I can think now is maybe the water pump or the fan is faulty, crack in the head has not been detected or maybe the Auto transmission is getting hot causing the problem when under load. It is going in for 200k service tomorrow and to try and rectify this problem. I have also a DP chip that I was wondering if this was adding to the problem but have illimanted this as whilst the Prado was getting so hot I removed this as it is in my glove box and very easy to remove and made no difference. The car runs perfectly normal when not towing. Any information frome some one who has had a simular experience would be appreciated. Thanks.
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