Hi All
My Pajero (96 3.5 v6 AT) is driving me mad. When I drive, it runs smooth and after a short while it starts to jerk and the orange (engine?) light comes on and after a while it jerks again and stalls. I then wait a few seconds and then it starts normally and the ornage light goes out but then the same thing happens all over again after a kilometre or so. It did this for 2 days and then it droves normally for 2 days. I had it at an auto electrician shop but they could not find any fault with wires, sensors etc.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Can an old battery be the cause of this? I had the battery tested on Friday but they said that it has to be replaced in future but is still ok.
Any suggestions will be welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Hi Atzala,
My story might sound very funny and probably not applicable to your scenario, but it might be worthwhile checking.
In 1973 I drove a Datsun 1300 bakkie. It died on me just after I came on top of the climb just outside Laiingsburg. I had to push start it almost every one kilometer between Laiingsburg and Beaufort West (the starter motor burned after the first forced stop). In BW we stripped almost the whole engine only to find that the problem was in the petrol tenk.
The "petrol sniffers" tie a cloth around a stick or something that can go down the filler pipe into the tank. Unfortunate for them (and me) the cloth came off and drifted towards the suction pipe inside the tank and clogged it. This caused the engine to starve and stop. I think that everytime the bakkie stopped (starved) the cloth moved away a little and when the engine was running again, it was sucked in again.
I don't drive a petrol vehicle any more but suggest you check whether there is petrol in the petrol filter just after the engine had cut out. You might just then locate on which side of the petrol filter your problem lies.
Good luck! It's not a pleasant feeling if the engine dies and you know that the tank is full.
My story might sound very funny and probably not applicable to your scenario, but it might be worthwhile checking.
In 1973 I drove a Datsun 1300 bakkie. It died on me just after I came on top of the climb just outside Laiingsburg. I had to push start it almost every one kilometer between Laiingsburg and Beaufort West (the starter motor burned after the first forced stop). In BW we stripped almost the whole engine only to find that the problem was in the petrol tenk.
The "petrol sniffers" tie a cloth around a stick or something that can go down the filler pipe into the tank. Unfortunate for them (and me) the cloth came off and drifted towards the suction pipe inside the tank and clogged it. This caused the engine to starve and stop. I think that everytime the bakkie stopped (starved) the cloth moved away a little and when the engine was running again, it was sucked in again.
I don't drive a petrol vehicle any more but suggest you check whether there is petrol in the petrol filter just after the engine had cut out. You might just then locate on which side of the petrol filter your problem lies.
Good luck! It's not a pleasant feeling if the engine dies and you know that the tank is full.
Hi Sorry didn't get the name .it could be any of a multitude of problems but I suspect 2 worth checking out .1 the petrol pump might be its way out.Ie the car runs fine. When cold until once the pump runs hot it cuts out.2 one of coils may be on its way out.hope that helps
Yip, agree it sounds like a fuel issue, filters and pump to be checked. My Gen3 also died randomly when very hot, or flow offroad driving. Leave for a few minutes and would go fine again for a while. Putting fresh fuel into the tank also helped on 1 instance resolved the problem when it stalled after several hours of offroad driving - In Mana Pools on the Hunting route, was 42+ degrees.
Hope you get it sorted.
Cheers
David
Hope you get it sorted.
Cheers
David
Thank you all for the responses.
My mechanic says its not a fuel problem as he has replaced the pump and filter recently. We then took it to an auto-electrician and they have diagnosed the problem as a faulty cam sensor, so hopefully it will be sorted on Monday.
Attie
My mechanic says its not a fuel problem as he has replaced the pump and filter recently. We then took it to an auto-electrician and they have diagnosed the problem as a faulty cam sensor, so hopefully it will be sorted on Monday.
Attie
Atzala,
Lets hope they get it fixed - I must say the symptoms don't really fit the diagnosis.
Lets hope they get it fixed - I must say the symptoms don't really fit the diagnosis.
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Unplug the maf. See how it runs.
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