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I am not good with mechanics but its been a bad day with my Safari so far. I have oil leaking out of a hose that is connected to a black container next to the battery on the right hand side. It seems to come out where the O-ring/ sealing ring sits.(is that oil for the steering) So my guess is that obviously needs to be replaced.
Apart from that it all started with an empty battery, when I jump started the car something started to smell like burned plastic and the air con + radio wont turn on anymore. I ve checked all the fuses under the steering wheel and under the bonnet but they were all fine.
As it is a 24V I thought maybe its down to the 12V jumper battery I used but I read this cant be the reason as it is 2x 12V batteries in line.
As well I rang the RACQ and the guy said the 2nd battery on the left hand side is flat and needs replacement but after driving around for a while the truck just starts fine.
Can you guys think of anything that will get my air con and radio working again. And do I have to be worried about the leak at the steering oil hose thing? Sorry I dont even know if the Nissan has got power steering?
Sounds like a loose fitting on the power steering reserviour or a failed hose.
Also sounds like you may have shunted 36 volts through her, or shorted the system, the two batteries are not in line as you call it, they are in series, giving 24volts. You may have blown one of the fuses under the bonnet, or you have fried the radio, especially as something smelt like plastic burning, probably your under bonnet fuses.
My sincere condolences!!!
Last edited by the ferret; 29th April 2011 at 04:44 PM.
Photos would help to be sure but it sounds like one of your power steering hoses is leaking - all Y60/Y61 Patrols have power steering.
It does need to be fixed ASAP, if you run out of P/S fluid you can do expensive damage to the pump, and the increased steering effort poses a serious safety risk if it happens when you are not expecting it.
With the starting issues I would think RACQ are correct that you do have a dead battery. Driving the car around for a while will put a surface charge in the battery but it is unlikely the battery will hold the charge very long.
I'm not sure about the radio and A/C not working but it could be a burnt out fusible link beside the battery. Fusible link look like a short piece of wire (about 12cm long) connected to the positive battery terminal on one end and a plastic connector on the other end. I can't be sure because the wiring diagram I have is for 12v systems.
Heres a picture Tony, as you can see in the photo the oil has splashed the area around it. With the fuses, I checked the ones (big ones) behind the battery and the ones inside the car. I have got a battery charger thats got a recovery mode etc will that help my battery at all or do I really need to replace it? I' ll check the fusable link (is that the one called fuser with the long fuse in a white piece of plastic?), because there is another peace of wire going from the left hand battery with a fuse as well, both fuses look fine. I had problems with some of the dashlights, air con and speedometer before but that usually was solved by slamming the cockpit haha.
I will have a look tomorrow after work.
thanks so far guys,
chris
Last edited by chrissey; 28th April 2011 at 08:21 PM.
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No your battery needs replacing. I bet if you go out in morning and cold start patrol you won't start because dead battery has lost the surface charge Tony was talking about.
Your radio may be fryed inside as 36 volts through a 24 volt radio is not a good idea, worse if it's a 12v radio. The only way to prevent this for CB and UHF is to run fuses on both (-) & (+) feed wires to sets.
Tim
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Well I can replace the battery myself but how about the hose? Is that a job I can do over the weekend or you guys recommend taking it to tge garage? As long as the engine is of and I am not using the steering there shouldnt be to much pressure on it right? What oil do I need to get and is that hose or O-Ring a universal part I can get anywhere? I really want the car to be working asap as it is tge third time in 3 weeks something goes wrong:-)
Thanks guys!
Chris
Last edited by chrissey; 29th April 2011 at 10:13 AM.
By the sounds of it, I would suggest taking it to the garage for the power steering problem or you could call the HOSE DOCTOR or ENZED to come and have a look, if it's a hose or 0 ring, they can fix it on the spot. The oil you need is automatic transmission fluid or power steering oil.
I rang Enzed he said it will be about 190$, now I know why my parents always warned me and said bUy a German car haha. Anyways I hope he can get it fixed and I ll be back on the road tomorrow. I dont get why I have such bad luck with the car it has low k's and looks very tidy. So annoying when you are about to leave for a drive around Oz and have to delay it all the time...
Thanks for your reply!
Chris
Well I think if it is a hose, you wouldn't get much change out of $200 anyway if you went to Nissans, then you would need to fit it!
Enzed would make a new hose and fit it. Just thinking, there may even be a crack in the reserviour.
Last edited by the ferret; 29th April 2011 at 04:43 PM.
Well Enzed did a good job, 190$ not too bad.
Still cant figure out why the Air Con and Radio wont come up. How can I fry a radio without the fuse going? As it is a 24V car there must be a inverter somewhere because the cigar lighter runs on 12 Volt, strange isnt it? Are there any other fuses apart from the ones under the steering wheel and the big ones behind the battery?
Thank you,
Chris
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Anyways I hope he can get it fixed and I ll be back on the road tomorrow. I dont get why I have such bad luck with the car it has low k's and looks very tidy. So annoying when you are about to leave for a drive around Oz and have to delay it all the time...