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Post by mikis on Aug 29, 2019 7:14:55 GMT
It takes maybe 2 seconds until the engine turns on . Have new batterie . Went this morning to the car electrician and he said that there is nothing wrong with the ignition .The ignition turns, and it won't start for two seconds, sometimes more sometimes less and it doesn't matter if it is the morning or the afternoon .I wish i could upload a 4 second video so you can hear it . It reminds me a little bit of those cars 35-40 years ago that you used to turn the key of the engine and it would turn and turn and finally..... Oh! what a wonderful filling the engine was on and running .
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Post by phaeton on Aug 29, 2019 8:43:33 GMT
Did the electrician test the glow plugs?
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Post by mikis on Aug 29, 2019 16:12:06 GMT
No no,he didn't .
We will check for sure .
But if it was that, maybe it would be happening only in the morning and also the sign of glow plugs malfunction would have appeared ?
I just want to say also, that it runs very well .(i don't know if its relevant )
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Post by phaeton on Aug 29, 2019 21:00:52 GMT
Glow plugs are used on nearly all starts to get the emissions down, also to cut the amount of black smoke, never done a Rav but they are normally easy to test, IF you can get to them
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Post by bigkev on Aug 29, 2019 21:06:11 GMT
Mikis.....humour me......EVERY time you start the car, turn on ignition ONLY, then count to ten.......then try to start.......report back. Delay to allow glow plugs to get well heated.
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Post by mikis on Aug 30, 2019 8:54:11 GMT
Mikis.....humour me......EVERY time you start the car, turn on ignition ONLY, then count to ten.......then try to start.......report back. Delay to allow glow plugs to get well heated. I have tried doing it . I would say.... maybe a little better . I can not be 100% sure ,because like i said in the first post sometimes turns on easier and sometimes harder but never normal .
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Post by mikis on Sept 6, 2019 14:14:29 GMT
On Tuesday made an appointment at Toyota to check the glow plugs and to do an overall check, hopping to find what's wrong . Meanwhile yesterday i put a bottle of engine cleaner in the tank and went on the highway trying to decongest the exhaust and unclog the injectors(someone told me that the injectors might be clogged) .
Symptoms: 1st gear full power, second gear 5000 rpm full power , third gear with difficulty to 5000rpm and forth gear only to 4000rpm and diving to 3000rpm and back to 4000 and so on and so on. Do you think is relevant ?
Outcome : Still standing where i was in the first place . '' Maybe, without being sure, its more difficult when its hot ''
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Post by mikis on Sept 19, 2019 11:08:44 GMT
Hallo everyone Yesterday i finished for now .... . At Toyota they decided to change a part that regulates the diesel that goes in the engine and is before the fuel pump .(is located top right of the engine). Cost 166 euro.....Result : 0 nothing ,niente. At toyota they told me to go to a mechanic that is specialist in diesel pumps and injectors. Went there .... he changed a valve which is on the fuel pump (200 euro). Result : Car runs much better,smoother. It keeps idle well .It accelerates very nicely . It turns on better but not perfect . Still have to try out for a week i suppose . That mechanic said '' if this is not going to work , next step is to replace the injectors'' 500 euro each
P.S . Me and my Rav we have our 13th year anniversary this month .
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Post by mikis on Sept 20, 2019 13:43:08 GMT
Hallo everyone Yesterday i finished for now .... . At Toyota they decided to change a part that regulates the diesel that goes in the engine and is before the fuel pump .(is located top right of the engine). Cost 166 euro.....Result : 0 nothing ,niente. At toyota they told me to go to a mechanic that is specialist in diesel pumps and injectors. Went there .... he changed a valve which is on the fuel pump (200 euro). Result : Car runs much better,smoother. It keeps idle well .It accelerates very nicely . It turns on better but not perfect . Still have to try out for a week i suppose . That mechanic said '' if this is not going to work , next step is to replace the injectors'' 500 euro each
P.S . Me and my Rav we have our 13th year anniversary this month .
Forgot to say , that they have checked the glow plugs and said that they seem ok
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Post by mikis on Oct 22, 2019 14:09:09 GMT
Dear friends
20 days ago i found a veteran mechanic on the street and told him about my situation . He said brig it in the garage tomorrow. He made a physical test and discovered that glow plugs number 2 and 3 are not operating . I told him lets change all 4 . He changed number 2 and 3 but he could not unscrew number 1 and 4. last week he was able to replace glow plug number 1 and tomorrow maybe I will go and try to replace the fourth one .
Status: In the morning is definitely better but if for example I make 150 miles and then stop it will have very difficult time to ignite the engine again. The cooler the better .
I always had white smoke which I always think is from the fourth injector but now is starting to be annoying (although is very good way to push back those people who drive just behind your bumper). It used to happen especially in the morning, now much more . So much white smoke with a burning smell .
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Post by mikis on Oct 22, 2019 14:12:23 GMT
Sorry , I forgot to say ''Thank you ''
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Post by mikis on Dec 27, 2019 16:53:50 GMT
Hallo Everyone
I have replaced all four injectors and replaced again the fuel pump valve .
All my problems have been solved .
Its been a week know . Still can not believe it .
Hope you had a merry Christmas and that we all will have a happy, healthy and lucky 2020 !!!!!
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Post by davrav on Dec 27, 2019 19:27:22 GMT
Good news Mikis. All the best for 2020 :TU:
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