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Gday Fellas,
I have been a long time reader / sparse poster on this forum, and have owned my 1996 Prado for a little while now. Last year, before heading overseas for some training, I was driving my Playdo around when, pulling up to a roundabout, it ran out of LPG, causing a MAMMOTH backfire (scared both myself and the police officers in the vehicle next to me)
After an hour of searching, we concluded we could see nothing amiss, and I subsequently drove the vehicle home. This was when I noticed my problem. The car felt as if it was missing a few cylinders (a sick "boxer" type sound). After speaking to a few mechanics, as well as some mates that work with, it was highly suggested that I had blown a vacuum hose / part somewhere along the line.
Some $$$'s later, and all of the vacuum hoses replaced, still no joy. Perhaps the timing belt had jumped... so that was changed too (along with every other belt while I was there).. Still no joy. This was December last year, and at that stage I was getting ready to move interstate (to South Australia) so the car was unhappily driven up onto a truck and transported down.
Arriving in Adelaide, it was suggested that perhaps I had broken the MAF sensor, so, $$$$'s later, new MAF sensor, still runs like it is missing cylinders. That brings me to this morning, and I am quite frankly out of ideas. the two quotes from mechanic workshops have left me uneasy about taking it to a mechanic. One wanted $750 + parts to find what was going on (I chose not to go with him because he gave me a high price, which he was able to increase if he wanted and he still had no idea what it was, even though I told him what I had done, he still was rambling about vacuum hoses)
The other mechanic told me it was a interference engine and that I need to replace the engine (pfft... )
I now turn to you guys in the hope that some of the members on this forum might now of a reputable mechanic in the northern suburbs of Adelaide (I live in the Munno Para region) or are mechanically minded themselves who might be able to give me more insight.
Cheers
Alby
Vehicle Details:
1996 Landcruiser Prado
LPG/Petrol Dual Fuel (LPG is fed in just before the throttle body)
new belts
new hoses
timing done by mechanic in Melbourne 14 November 2011
I have been a long time reader / sparse poster on this forum, and have owned my 1996 Prado for a little while now. Last year, before heading overseas for some training, I was driving my Playdo around when, pulling up to a roundabout, it ran out of LPG, causing a MAMMOTH backfire (scared both myself and the police officers in the vehicle next to me)
After an hour of searching, we concluded we could see nothing amiss, and I subsequently drove the vehicle home. This was when I noticed my problem. The car felt as if it was missing a few cylinders (a sick "boxer" type sound). After speaking to a few mechanics, as well as some mates that work with, it was highly suggested that I had blown a vacuum hose / part somewhere along the line.
Some $$$'s later, and all of the vacuum hoses replaced, still no joy. Perhaps the timing belt had jumped... so that was changed too (along with every other belt while I was there).. Still no joy. This was December last year, and at that stage I was getting ready to move interstate (to South Australia) so the car was unhappily driven up onto a truck and transported down.
Arriving in Adelaide, it was suggested that perhaps I had broken the MAF sensor, so, $$$$'s later, new MAF sensor, still runs like it is missing cylinders. That brings me to this morning, and I am quite frankly out of ideas. the two quotes from mechanic workshops have left me uneasy about taking it to a mechanic. One wanted $750 + parts to find what was going on (I chose not to go with him because he gave me a high price, which he was able to increase if he wanted and he still had no idea what it was, even though I told him what I had done, he still was rambling about vacuum hoses)
The other mechanic told me it was a interference engine and that I need to replace the engine (pfft... )
I now turn to you guys in the hope that some of the members on this forum might now of a reputable mechanic in the northern suburbs of Adelaide (I live in the Munno Para region) or are mechanically minded themselves who might be able to give me more insight.
Cheers
Alby
Vehicle Details:
1996 Landcruiser Prado
LPG/Petrol Dual Fuel (LPG is fed in just before the throttle body)
new belts
new hoses
timing done by mechanic in Melbourne 14 November 2011
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