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First .... Your drivers door is locked now, and won't unlock? If this is the case, then you are in a bit of trouble with this, as if you can't get it to unlock, then you will have to remove the inner door trim to get to the lock itself ( which may mean that you need to destroy the trim by cutting a hole in the door trim on the inside, or you can remove the front guard, undo the door hinges, and swing it away enough to pop off the trim but that is a lot of effort ).
I would take it off-road on some bumpy stuff, and see if you can get the lock to jiggle a bit, and try again .... you could be lucky
Second...... I would get under the bonnet with a water dispersant, such as WD40, and spray all the electrical connections - even unplugging, then spray and reconnect - with the ignition off so you don't introduce any extra fault codes
Third .... this must have been something you have done, as it was fine before you plugged in ... Check fuses, and then check the polarity of the plug against the polarity of the wiring of your fridge with a multimeter and your eyes too
Fourth .... Patrols can have slight wobbles in the steering wheel - that is a known issue, but these should be minimal ... check the wheels and tyres - rotate the back to the front to see if it makes a difference. If you then need to, get you tyres balanced at the tyre dealer you trust, then re-assess from there.
Thanks all for the feedback... original plan was to drive new bus upto kalbarri fora long weeknd.. that plan didnt go as exspected so loaded up the 80 and about to hit the road... will be getn into diagnosing the problems when i get back on sunday... i dont like the thought of having to remove guard or butcher the trim to get at the lock mechanism... again thanks for all the help.. and more than willing to hear any other recomendations/feedback... will post pics and post details of what i find when i get bak frm my trip... hopefully catch a good mullaway so im not fealn so dwn...
Started on fixing the gremlins today... pulled out old head unit and replaced with new one.. wiring was dodge job.. twisted wires wiv silver duct tape everywhere... power wires frm the battery non fused and going to nowhere... also looked into why the door will lock/unlock but why it wont open the drivers door frm both the inside or out... seems the lockn mechanism has called quits. So getn price for new one and for locksmith to fit it up... wasnt keen on spendn a good part of a day trying to remove door trim n fit up another lock mechanism... so thought id palm that job off to the experts..
Last edited by mullet_hunter; 23rd February 2015 at 11:00 PM.
Tomorrow will remove all plug/sensor wires and wd40 them.. leave the hood up and hopefully giv the engine bay a good dry out... also look at replacing glow plugs...hopefully sort out this random high idle/hrd starting issue...
Originally Posted by happygu
First .... Your drivers door is locked now, and won't unlock? If this is the case, then you are in a bit of trouble with this, as if you can't get it to unlock, then you will have to remove the inner door trim to get to the lock itself ( which may mean that you need to destroy the trim by cutting a hole in the door trim on the inside, or you can remove the front guard, undo the door hinges, and swing it away enough to pop off the trim but that is a lot of effort ).
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