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1992 Mitsubishi Pajero relays cut in/out - ign turns off/on when engine warm (after 5kms) when speed drops below 60ks problems
| Date: | August 2, 2012, 12:07 pm | |
| Name: | Cliff | |
| Location: | Australia, Queensland, Bundaberg | |
| Vehicle: | Mitsubishi Pajero | |
| Year: | 1992 | |
| Problems: | The car starts ok - can drive 3-5kms and pull over for 10 mins (eg: fuel up at servo) and drive 200m then relays behind glovebox start clicking on and off, at the same time the ignition turns on/off and tacho needle fluctuates also, the problem seems get worse as the engine gets hotter, however if I drive at 80kms or more I could probably run the tank dry without any problems. As I pulled over to the side of the road (still rolling 10kph) I turned the ign key to the off position and the car made a hell of a grinding noise, turned key back to on position and noise stopped. I have noticed the ignition lamp dims gradually (instead of flicking off) after the vehicle is started, so I isolated the alternator by removing all the connections and ran just on battery power - no change - replaced the distributor, power tranny - no change - took vehicle to Auto Sparkies cost $200 and they couldn't fault it (cleaned main relay & idled car for 4 hrs). No one seems to have heard of the problem before, it's been a great getaway car but i'm a bit reluctant to throw any more time and money at it, so if anyone out there has any ideas they would be greatfully appreciated. Thanks Cliff. |
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| September 4, 2012, 6:13 am from: Mike stokes |
| Hello mate, just read about your problem and a friend of mine is having the exact same problem and just wondering if you have managed to find out what the problem was!? If you do have and ideas then il be really grateful if you could point us in the right direction or if I manage to solve it il let you know. Cheers |
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| November 19, 2012, 11:06 pm from: caleb |
| YOUR CAR HAS A LOOSE CONNECTION ....CHECK YOUR EARTH WIRES |
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| November 29, 2012, 10:35 pm from: Rene |
| The grinding noise is most probably connected to the automatic free wheeling hubs being put to wrong position when voltage is cut off by turning the ignition key off. My L400 does the same thing in that situation. For the problem I agree with Caleb. This looks very much like poor contact, especially around the alternator. The poor contact may be located between the connector contacts or between a connector and the cable because of corrosion or soldering gone bad. |
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