Lpg prob

get a proper 4x4

You do need good quality leads in very good conditions for LPG and usually 8mm are the go.

Leroy

not as unintelligent as buying one of "those". you should expect to get a bit of stick with one of "those", so cop it sweet .

Hi,

Used to have a 2000 Frontera and other than ground clearance issues which can be addressed they are a very underrated vehicle and the power is brilliant, so please ignore the comment by Hiab who is a dead set goose.

Back to the Frontera, they are pretty sensitive as far as leads and plugs go. I think from memory they were originally supplied with the platinum tipped plugs.

Hope you get it sorted.

by the way jackass, oh sorry jchass, there are 2 ls in unintelligent not 3. dont go away mad...just go away.

not leroy, jass, i would think if you had a problem with your lpg system you would go see an lpg specialist, not get half guesses and so on here. i am having a dig, so if you all take yourselves sooo seriously.. lighten up. and the blonk who told me to bleep off, and called me a clown, next time you are going through katherine drop me a line and we will have a nice chat.

Hi jchass,
I have a 2002 Frontera on LPG (as dual fuel) and when on gas my "check engine" light is always on and always has been. It used to go off once switched over to petrol after a while, but I have been running it on petrol over the summer and it didn't go off once.
I have now resigned myself to ignoring it. In the early days I used to remove the O2 sensors and clean them using a couple of different methods that worked. But once back on gas they then made the light come on.

I have been running my 'terra on gas for two years now with no other issues (other than when the installer stuffs with it trying to sort out the light issue).

Do you notice the misfire yourself or it is the computer saying so? I only have the sensor fault but when cold or on "dirty" gas it gets very sluggish. Give it a bootfull and it settles out though. (mind you it's still quicker than my 3.0 petrol patrol anytime).

Hope you sort it out and I would be interested in the fix.

Cheers Cam.

PS anyone who bags Fronteras obviously haven't driven them. I have the last of the breed and for mine they represent excellent value for money and have heaps of power with a good ride. Whilst not as comfortable as my Patrol off road, they are a real 4wd and can be modified heavily if required. Better than a Jackaroo in my opinion as they have a lower headheight and better balance but otherwise they really are essentially the same.

Thanks for your info guys really appreciate it . One more question sometimes my windscreen wipers do not work . when you activate them they will work but when you turn them off they do not return. Any suggestions is it a faulty relay? Hiab stay in your box mate! Guaranteed my terra will out 4wd your box.

all good advice jass, seriously, although i am a diesel mechanic one of the apprentices at work , they savvy all this stuff, suggest having the coil packs checked, if one is suss lpg will find it out.

well jchass, it seems i owe you an apology, i was just re-reading the posts and it was leroy that had a go not you. so im eating humble pie and not enjoying it but i own up to my mistakes. so apologies to you.

Thats cool hiab i will forgive you mate. I hope that humble tastes good.

Just another thing with the LPG issues have a bit of an experiment with spark plug gaps, close them up open them up etc and see how you go..

Chich

Hi Jchass,
sounds like you've got a curly one. The check engine light is all about fault codes or of course it'll come on when you have only the ignition on without engine running. Could be as simple as a poor connection in the wiring, inducing a pulse or something left field like that.
A random missfire... sure it could be leads, could be coil packs, could even be ignition module / crank angle sensors but you'd expect the sensors to either turn the light on for good or not (kind of thing), flickering doesn't seem to indicate sensors.
When was the LPG actually fitted?????
The reason i ask is that the latest vapour injection system tends to lean out on the 4Ltr Hilux's & they'll log a code & bring up the check engine light.
If it leans out too much it could even give a lean missfire. It would be pretty much only when you're up it though you would think. Not out of the question though i guess.
Keep us informed, going to be fun to find though i'd say.