Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine

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Sat 3 Apr 2010 14:05
Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine - SilverDreamMachine

Hi, I`m new to this forum and have joined in the hope someone can help me with a couple of n*****ly problems with my pick-up.

It`s a 1997, 145,000 miles of trouble free motering. Recently the tickover varies from fast to normal. I`ve oiled the linkages and tey sem fine. Any ideas?

Also the symbols on the dash imtermittently start to pulse about once a second. If I put my foot on the breaks it stops it. Possibly hte soleniod? If so can I repair or do I replace?

Thanks for any comments.

Peter

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Sat 3 Apr 2010 14:18
Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine - NARU

Does it have an 'idle-up' switch (like many landcruisers)? If pressed, that raises the idle speed so the car warms up quicker

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Mon 5 Apr 2010 17:01
Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine - SilverDreamMachine

Hi Marlot, Re `Does it have an idle up swtch`?

It has a dash mounted facility to increase the idle speed when the weather is rally cold. Living on the south south coast I have neve used it.

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Tue 6 Apr 2010 19:04
Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine - dervdave

You get about a bit Peter, could the lads here not help ?

http://www.hpoc.co.uk/

Sometimes a slight leak in the fuel system can upset the tickover.

Edited by dervdave on 06/04/2010 at 19:06

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Wed 14 Apr 2010 17:06
Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine - SilverDreamMachine

You get about a bit Peter, could the lads here not help ?

http://www.hpoc.co.uk/

Sometimes a slight leak in the fuel system can upset the tickover.

I took the advice fron one of the hpoc members and after a service of the fuel filter and o rings all well with the tick over. It would seem the flashing dash lights are a hiccup of the alternator and not serious.

Many thanks to those that offered suggestions.

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Wed 14 Apr 2010 17:47
Toyota hilux pick-up - Fast and slow tick over on a diesel engine - dervdave

Pleased you got it sorted Peter

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