Trooper (Jackaroo) 3.0td Starting problems

Submitted: Saturday, Aug 02, 2003 at 21:10
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I'm on my third Trooper since 1991 here in the UK. The 2.8td was fast, tough and fun. My 3.1 was strong but dull with over-refined indirect injection. My latest Trooper (1999) is great. I have improved performance considerably with a Superchip upgrade (available in Oz I believe). 198bhp/412lb.ft now. We have the injector seal problem here as well as dealer apathy. There are also tales of engines blowing even with dealer servicing. My mate had the starting problem with his 1999 td and went for the seals. However, and to get to my point, the seals did not need replacing in his case but he had cooked his glow plugs with constant cranking. We went to a long established diesel specialist (60yrs) who knew about this problem. There is a problem with fuel seeping back into the tank, it should'nt happen but it does. Putting a one-way valve in the return line cures the problem. My Trooper started playing up recently. Instaed of panicking I put the valve in. Absolutely solved. Isuzu dealers here now perform the same trick but for lots of dosh. If anybody wants specific details on how to do it, let me know.
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