Another newbie from Cheshire !

[GentlemanJacko]

Bought it of a dealer yesterday. Running it on diesel, ran fine yesterday to get me home from Leeds to Cheshire. The dealer was moving another 4x4 next to it yesterday when we arrived so perhaps he's jump started it. I did wait for the glow plug light to go off but the battery has died off quite quickly now, but was turning over quite strongly.

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Rang the dealer, they said spray easy start into the air intake and hey presto it started with a jump start. They reckon it'll be plugs and I'll have to take it back to them to be fitted !!!!

 

[Banshee]

Bought it of a dealer yesterday. Running it on diesel, ran fine yesterday to get me home from Leeds to Cheshire. The dealer was moving another 4x4 next to it yesterday when we arrived so perhaps he's jump started it. I did wait for the glow plug light to go off but the battery has died off quite quickly now, but was turning over quite strongly.

OK so that sounds to me like the battery is duff or the alternator isn't charging it back up enough.

Do you have as multimeter handy and know how to use one?

 

[GentlemanJacko]

My neighbour just plugged one of those testers into the cigarette lighter power point and it's read 14.4 with the engine running ?

 

[emjaybee]

My neighbour just plugged one of those testers into the cigarette lighter power point and it's read 14.4 with the engine running ?

You need to read the voltage AT the battery while it's running, then read the battery voltage after its been sat turned off for a while. The cigarette lighter isn't wired DIRECTLY to the battery.

If the battery won't hold a charge it doesn't matter how good the alternator is, and if there's a poor connection to the battery the alternator won't charge the battery properly.

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[jims-terrano]

Welcome aboard, nice looking truck. If you need a battery I got one from Halfords the other week. Yuasa they started off at £119 and then after asking if they could discount it I got it for £99.

Also check the battery terminals, think theres a download regarding these in quick links. The cable basically breaks where the terminal attaches.

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Tested with multimeter, 14.4v running and 13v stood ? So seems like the alternator is putting charge into it ?

 

[zephyr]

Welcome GJ, your car looks nice! Hope you'll be able to sort it out sooner.

Yuasa they started off at £119 and then after asking if they could discount it I got it for £99.

Have they offered discounted price in the shop?:clap

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Garage has said if I get a quote for new glow plug's fitted they'd supply the plugs and pay them to be fitted locally to save me traveling back ! .....or maybe they don't fancy taking on the job themselves

 

[Banshee]

Tested with multimeter, 14.4v running and 13v stood ? So seems like the alternator is putting charge into it ?

Perfect!!!! In which case yep it's going to be the plugs

You can expect to pay about £10 a plug if you end up taking the hit on them. We always recommend using metal tipped ones as the ceramic can break off when they fail and drop into the engine causing damage. Best ones I've found so far are Lucas LP079.

Easy to replace, whip the intercooler off, x2 14mm nuts, x2 14mm bolts, tuck the two large black water pipes out of the way and use a long reach 12mm socket on an extension bar staying square on the plugs at all times.

Be very careful as if they have been in there a while they may have seized and will break off into the head requiring them to be drilled out.

This is what happens with ceramic tipped plugs;

And this is what a working plug should look like attached to a set of jump leads, negative one onto the threaded body and touch the top tip with the positive, check for even glow from tip to base :thumb2

 

[emjaybee]

Garage has said if I get a quote for new glow plug's fitted they'd supply the plugs and pay them to be fitted locally to save me traveling back ! .....or maybe they don't fancy taking on the job themselves

Well at least they're making an effort. That's better than a lot of dealers we hear about.

I don't know enough about that side of things to say if that's the problem, I'm someone else will be able to advise better.

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[GentlemanJacko]

Thanks for all your help and advice. I'll keep you all posted. Just getting a quote now for fitting plugs and I'll supply the plugs as suggested.

 

[Banshee]

Thanks for all your help and advice. I'll keep you all posted. Just getting a quote now for fitting plugs and I'll supply the plugs as suggested.

Shame you're not closer mate, I'd have done the job for you in an hour tops!!!!
Expect to pay more if you contact your local motor factors for Lucas plugs, if you don't mind waiting for them, contact a place called Premier Factors in Walsall, last lot I got from them for 4 came to just shy of £20 including postage

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Thanks Banshee appreciate that offer. Anyway to not put a downer on things I'll upload some more pics :thumb2

 

[GentlemanJacko]

And another one

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Interior looks clean.

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Rear seats......and parcel shelf :naughty

 

[jims-terrano]

Nice looking truck, miss my 05 plate truck that I put in px for my little skoda daily.

Only thing I really hated about the later trucks is that silly folding parcel shelf. The earlier roller blinds are much easier.

 

[GentlemanJacko]

Local garage have said £60 to change plugs if no problems ! +£80 if need to drill out if you can drill straight down. If head needs to come off to drill £500 + :doh

 

[Monaro Pete]

A tip that few know about.
Always change the plugs on a hot engine. NEVER a cold one. They come out very easily on a hot engine.
Tell your garage that. If they snap them off, they're trying to make money out of you.