Mitsubishi 2.5 tdi Engine Problem
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Guys,
I've also posted same question in Jap chat but looking for any help really......
A mate has a 54 plate crew cab warrior 2.5 litre Turbo diesel and its a bit poorly and we would apreciate some ideas as to why.
The symptoms are that its well down on power, very thirsty, and after a decent trip on the motorway, the engine check light comes on , the car enters limp mode, all power dissapears and it has to be almost idled onto the hard shoulder.
Once stationary turning the ignition off ( and then waiting for some sort of relay to make an audible click) then turning the ignition back on resets the ECU and the car can then continue in its poorly performing way. If you try to do this too quickly and don't wait for the relay to make its "click" noise the ECU is not reset and the problem continues.
The car has been checked out by a local garage who proclaim its down on power but can't find any stored fault codes as neither can the local Mitsubishi dealer. They suggested that the cat was blocked so a cat bypass system was purchased and fitted with absolutely no difference being felt whatsoever, apart from a distinct lightening if the wallet.
Anyone have any experience of this problem or any pointers as to what it could be.
Any help gratefully appreciated. To me the car/ truck is just a very slow overgrown Tonka Toy but my mate loves it and is thinking about chopping it in for another one, but I suggested he try to fix the one he already has before watching yet more of his cash go down the plughole of depreciation.
Cheers,
Tony
I've also posted same question in Jap chat but looking for any help really......
A mate has a 54 plate crew cab warrior 2.5 litre Turbo diesel and its a bit poorly and we would apreciate some ideas as to why.
The symptoms are that its well down on power, very thirsty, and after a decent trip on the motorway, the engine check light comes on , the car enters limp mode, all power dissapears and it has to be almost idled onto the hard shoulder.
Once stationary turning the ignition off ( and then waiting for some sort of relay to make an audible click) then turning the ignition back on resets the ECU and the car can then continue in its poorly performing way. If you try to do this too quickly and don't wait for the relay to make its "click" noise the ECU is not reset and the problem continues.
The car has been checked out by a local garage who proclaim its down on power but can't find any stored fault codes as neither can the local Mitsubishi dealer. They suggested that the cat was blocked so a cat bypass system was purchased and fitted with absolutely no difference being felt whatsoever, apart from a distinct lightening if the wallet.
Anyone have any experience of this problem or any pointers as to what it could be.
Any help gratefully appreciated. To me the car/ truck is just a very slow overgrown Tonka Toy but my mate loves it and is thinking about chopping it in for another one, but I suggested he try to fix the one he already has before watching yet more of his cash go down the plughole of depreciation.
Cheers,
Tony
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