Coming
home from the
Vic High Country last night and when I went to turn on high beam a dash warning light came on, "
check engine", the motor lost power but didn't stall.
After I moved to the side of the road the motor stopped and all the dash warning lights came on. This is not good.
After turning the ignition off I waited a few seconds and tried to start the motor again. To my surprise it started, no problems at all.
I will not use high beam until I have a chance to
check thing out.
Further along the Hume Highway I used the traffickers to change lanes and the same thing happened, warning light came on and lack of power.
After moving to the side of the road I went through the same procedure as before and the motor started straight away and I was on my way again.
I will not be touching that right hand stalk again.
The third time that this power failure happened was when the drivers window was lowered, the power to the window was OK but the motor lost power. As previous the motor was restarted without any problems.
All this time the head lights were on and the wipers were being used when required.
The battery was getting a full charge according to the volt meter and the dual battery monitor.
When the motor lost power there was no
sign of lack of
battery power, the head lights didn't dim and the was no
sign of any spike on the volt meter. The oil level was correct and there was plenty of fuel in the tank.
The motor and vehicle didn't miss a beat while in the
Vic High Country over the previous 7 days and this is the first time I have come across a problem like this.
Has anyone have any idea where I could start looking for the cause?
The vehicle is a 2003 Toyota Troopie, RV Turbo Diesel
Wayne