04 gu bus...

[happygu]

Hi all i finally got my rig.. i wish i could say im impressed but im not.. first day and a shit load of gremlims...

Front door central locking was playn up.. couldnt lock it frm inside or outside now the p.o.s locks but wont unlock so u have to enter n exit out either passenger side or rear doors... anyone else had this problem?

2nd is the previous owner just got the bus serviced.. he went to give engine bay a clean with water nw its got a high idle and to make it even worse it doesnt wont to start nw?... take like around 10-15 atempts til it finally decides to kick over... he reckoms it might be the glow plugs but who knws... sub tank pump aparently shit itself the other day and he replaced it with new one.. so maybe it has air in the system? I popd bonnet and gave it a couple quick pumps til its hrd to depress... i dnt knw if it helps but sometimes it will start after this/plus a few atempts at cranking it...But its still idles high then drops dwn to normal thn idles high.. like its got a mind of its own... any feedback apreciated...

3rd is it has dual battey setup wiv anderson plug and cig socket in rear of bus.. go to plug my fridge in then aloud pop and headunit up the fronts no longer wrkn.. wtf?

4th.. it has the biggest death wobbles arnd the 70-80k...

5th no nad mods/gauges which means less money in my pocket...

All the above happening in less than 12hrs of recieving vehicle...

I understand being a 2nd hand vehicle its not perfect but first impressions.. i dont think im totally convinced the patrol is all its talked upto be...

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.

Fifth .... can't help you