Favor again hi-lander gurus:
My hi-lander logged 167,000+ kms. already. I think am the third owner already. Every time I step hard on the gas, I notice some bluish white smoke from my tail pipe. Kung medyo natagalan ka sa idling speed, then birit ka for quick acceleration, I notice quite a volume of bluish white emission.
Mga sirs, what does this mean? Blow-out diaphragm ba? Do I need to take down the engine for overhaul? I recently had my emission test, okay naman. I noticed also, after around 600 kms run, I have to add around half a liter ofengine oil to maintain the ideal oil level.
Medyo dyahe mag drive if your emitting such a kind of smoke. (Although sometimes that smoke serves as retardant for mga makukulit na underbone riders,
Thank you bros for your replies.
IMHO sir mausok tlaga ang 4ja1 especially mataas na mileage nyo,sa kso nyo sir nagbabawas na sya ng langis kaya due na sya for overhaul...try nyo buksan yung oil cap habang umaandar ,kapag lumalabas visible na usok at tumatalsik langis yun na ang sign then isunod nyo dip stick then observe,kapag ganun din,yun na sir!gastos nasir nga pala baka may tagas lang kaya nagbabawas?double check na lang!!!
Pareho tyo ng engine, mine also consumes half a litre of oil around the same travel length. But get this, since 2003 pa ganyan hi-lander ko. Sabi ng kumapre kong mekaniko, as long as it pulls & performs ok why bother having it overhauled? Gagastos ka ng 50K sa pag baba nyan, samantalang how much lang ba ang liter of oil na ordinary? 150-180 lang di ba? factor in how many kms do you travel in a year, and the length of time to recover that cost...
In some countries diesels are called oil burners, because it burns oil. I do admit that not all diesel engines do that, but its not uncommon...![]()
Pag mag step po tayo ng sobra sa gas pedal, normal lang po na makakita tayo ng ganung smoke, lalu na sa 4JA1, at nangyayari din po ito sa ibang diesel engines, Bakit? Kasi po ang diesel, ayaw ng nalulunod sa gas, dapat dahan dahan ang apak natin, kahit pa CRDi yan, basta diesel normal lang po yun kung aapakan mo ang gas pedal ng sobra.
Pero mausok talaga yan hi lander, lesser smoke na ata ang mga late sportivo models kasi euro 2 compliant, pero mausok pa din.![]()
Thanks CMs; Wala namang tagas sir ang engine ko. Always dry naman ang flooring ng garage ko. Zero leak sya even ang engine bay. Yes, may slight streak of smoke pag tinanggal mo deep stick while engine is running. I'll try opening the cap someday. Thanks for the reply bro.
Thanks blue_gambit for the reply. Wow 50k pesos for overhaul!! I like your tip. I just have to take care of adding oil once in a while. Yes, it does perform well still and can pull hard. Siguro, I will clean the exhaust system for the meantime and change oil regularly. Thanks bro.
Thanks you digitel for the reply. Ok I'll remember your advice on being lenient and patient in depressing the gas pedal. (Im beginning to master it already, pero minsan nakakalimutan. Matagal kasi ako nasanay sa petrol engines with 2.0 cc displacements. Old habits die Hard, bro.)
I envy those hi-landers that I see in our roads sometimes. Ang linis ng tail pipe. Halos walang usok. Sana I could catch up with them some of these days and chat as to how they maintain their rides.
So far sir, hindi pa naman annoying ang usok ng ride ko. Still bearable compared to jeeps and mini trucks I use to meet on the road everyday. Even my mechanic advised me na ok pa naman sya. I visited a local Isuzu dealer in our place and the chief mechanic told me na normal lang daw ang usok ng hilander ko considering its mileage.
sir try nyo exhaust cleaning mas maganda pasukan nyo ng joy gamit imbudo at hose tapos hayaan nyo overnight ingat lang sir baka ma overfill nyo papasok sa engine cguro tamang tama lang maliit na timba then pag start i rev nyo mga 2500 rpm cgurado labas carbon niyan,tsaka sir try cleaning yun housing ng intake manifold sigurado sir puro langis yan coming from breather which add sa pagiging mausok and finally sir clean air cleaner hope this help![]()
Thanks again CMs for the reply. Yes, this Saturday pakakabitan ko ng nipple yung exhaust pipe para pasukan ng liquid detergent as I've seen in previous posts in this thread. Safe ba ito? Yes, naiisip ko nga timba at imbudo lang ang gamitin instead of water hose, baka pumasok sa engine ang tubig. How do you do that? While the engine is running on controlled rev continuous din ang water hose flushing the supposed carbon deposit? How often do you purge your exhaust system? Once a month? Thanks
+1!tried and tested ko na ang joy
tama si b_g, basta humahatak pa, ok pa yan, hehe. Basta Isuzu tanggapin na natin na mausok by nature, kahit nga yung mga bagong Sportivo na nakakasabay ko mauusok kaagad. Kaya naman yung mga anti-smoke belching units na namamara naglalaway pag nakakakita ng ISUZU
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mas maganda yung may nipple exhaust dun mo ipapasok ung joy with water dahan dahan kasi bumubula then overnight para lumambot carbon para sumama pag start then repeat with water while engine is running.kung madalas nyo ginagamit rides nyo twice a month pero kung hindi once a month will do.i rev nyo ng husto para lumabas lahat.ako kasi sir walang nipple kya maliit na timba water mixed with joy pinapasok ko hose hanggang sa muffler tapos imbudo tinatabo tabo unti unti then bukas ko na start tapos running water naman hehehe
Thanks fabilioh for your reply. Ok ha! Joy pala, tried and tested mo na. Saan ba nakakakuha ng Joy? (Quezon Av marami ba? Jokz pre...)
Sa province naman bihira ako makakita na umuusok na crosswind or sportivo. Maybe hindi gaano na ta trafic at palagi naka rekta ang takbo. (just my opinion).
Oo nga daw takaw huli sa MMDA ang isuzu natin on smoke belching. Dito naman sa province di gaano. Mga PUJ and target ng LTO at DENR.
BTW, ganda ng ride mo sir. XTRM ba?
Salamat uli bro.
Good day!
I own an SLX then suddenly my tachometer went dead. Could anyone help me where to trace the fault?
I have no idea how the tachometer in a diesel engine works, moreover I have no idea how where to look in a 4ja1 engine.
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