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-mike
Anybody knows what the difference is ?
It's on the rear differential, and works in 2wd and 4wd.
TOD is the 4wd system on the Axiom and Trooper. It can be active on dry as well as wet/loose pavement. TOD will transfer power from the rear to front axle as is needed to keep traction. As a general rule it's 85% torque to the rear and 15% to the front with up to a 50/50 split. In 4wd lo, TOD equipped vehicles get a low ratio and locked 50/50 split front to rear.
-mike
steve_ "Isuzu Axiom" Sep 26, 2001 7:41am
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The moral of the story: it's hard to find a good isuzu dealer :-))
The second moral of the story: Keep away from Tynan's Isuzu in Aurora, CO :-)))
-mike
PS: All dealers suck, in varying degrees.
and I'm getting to the 60000 maintenance.
My question is do I need to check all of the stuff on the list,like cooling and heater hoses, tighten the timing belt, shaft all that stuff, or can I just go a head and change all the fluids and oils, and leave at that , or do I need to do everything in the manual. and can anybody recommend some good brakes and rotors for a Rodeo.
I never had a problem in 120K miles with my '97 rodeo. All I did was 2 sets of pads, 1 set of tires, and oil changes ever 3K miles. Ran like new when I sold it in '00.
-mike
Yep can get it all right, if I pay MSRP. Oh, the $3000 rebate, yep off of MSRP
which is still over invoice.
They deserve to have their SUVs rot on the lot with this crap!
http://www.isuzudealers.com/
-mike
1. What's going to happen if I go over 50mph with 4wd HI on? Is it going to switch it off? Is it going to give me a warning or just destroy the transmission. As far as I understood from the manual, 4wd would not engage if I try to engage it while driving over 50 mph.. is that really the case?
2. Is it OK to drive it on 4WD HI on dry pavement? I just don't want to run into the "black ice" situation when there is a slippery spot on a relatively dry pavement. Also the roads are usually partially cleaned, so often there is a possibility of that from the dry pavement you can end up on the snow covered road.
3. I understand that it does have LSD on the rear (you were right paisan), but what I don't know is how is it going to affect performance on the turns?
4. Any other anticipated problems and issues?
2) on the rodeo you cannot run 4wd Hi on dry pavement. it will cause the 4wd system to get broken. only if you have TOD can you engage it on dry pavement (Axiom, Trooper)
3) LSD will be unnoticed until needed, then it will prevent you from spinning a single rear wheel on ice, snow, mud, etc.
4) No issues really. But in rain/ice/snow I would engage 4-hi
-mike
I am appealing for help with a problem that has just popped up and it appears to be electrical. The engine ignition (or that's my best guess so far) cuts out while driving momentarily (sometimes as long as a second or two, but usually just a hickup) and the temperature gauge twitches towards high and the u/s light twitches between normal illumination and quite bright. It sounds to me as though this could be related to an electrical recall having to do with the PCM ground which apparently did not cover my VIN. Has anyone else had similar problems?
OK, Here's the update on the electrical issue. First let me mention that the starter was also involved. At the time I wrote the first post I had just replaced the starter and hadn't fully comprehended the fact that it was all related until the car wouldn't start again two days later. It was not the starter. It turns out that my guess in the last post was exactly correct. The Ground (P10) was loose and is known to cause all manner of electrical chaos including computer glitches (fuel cutoff while driving), instrumentation glitches and starter failure. There was a recall on very early VIN's (I bought my truck within weeks of the '98 hitting the showroom floor and my VIN was too late to be included in the recall) and the factory "fixed" the problem, which apparently means that it takes much longer to show up now than it did before. This problem is also detailed in a TSB (sorry, don't know which one) which was released last august (2000) and covers all Amigos 1998-2000 (and I would guess this problem will continue into more model years) and may also affect ground P6. If you experience these problems (the first indication is that of a failed starter, which I have been told virtually NEVER actually happens to an Isuzu) Ask your mechanic to check these two grounds FIRST before doing anything else. You'd be surprised at the difference in the repair bill between tightening a bolt and spending 10-12 hours tracking a problem because the service staff doesn't ever actully read the TSB's Isuzu sends them.
here's the link to the above post ...
http://club.vmag.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/000466.html
DCH
On my '97 manual it stated: Do not engage 4wd Hi above 62mph. Upon further clarification with both Isuzu and the Isuzu Powers that Be (aka the guys on the wire, and the generally more knowledgeable people than I at the time) it basically means don't try to engage or dis-engage 4wd hi above 62, because the teeth of the gears won't mesh properly and can cause damage. Once engaged at a speed below 62mph, you can go as fast as you want. Although since the part-time 4wd-hi system is not meant for dry pavement, I'm not sure when you'd be on snow/sleet/ice/dirt conditions over 62mph. I did use it in heavy rain a few times at around 65-70mph.
-mike
Operate the lever with the vehicle running straight at a constant vehicle speed under 60mph
Under the heading 4H (High Range Four Wheel Drive)it states that this position should be used in wet, icy or snow covered roads and provides better traction than 2W drive. Top speed is limited to 60 mph. in Drive (D) In 2nd and 3rd gear its 50 mph
DCH
I was going by my '97 Rodeo.
I'll check my '00 Trooper one as well (I have TOD, but they include the operating instructions for the Part-Time 4wd unit as well)
On a side note the few times I drove over 62mph with 4-hi on my '97 Rodeo I didn't have any long term problems. (120K miles w/o problems)
-mike
I also asked him why it's not recommended to drive 4WD on dry pavement and he wasn't sure, but went to ask somebody. When he got back he said that the reason for that is that tires need some slipage, especially when making turns, and 4wd would not allow it. He said "try to make a U-turn on a dry pavement with 4wd engaged and you'll see what I mean" That's, as far as I could say, pretty much the difference between TOD and part time 4WD.
Hope that helps...
-mike
-mike
Tnx in advance!
Lots of folks are buying these ...
http://www.a-1shocks.com/
80-90 shipped ... and They sell them at Sears for about 150.00 installed ....
-mike
From what I gather about 50% of the 3.2 and 3.5l engines consume about 1Q per 3K miles. I had a similar problem in my '00 Trooper. Once I got to about 8K miles and switched to mobile 1 oil, it only burns about 1Q per 5K miles now, which to me is perfectly acceptable for such a reliable vehicle.
-mike
-mike
I wonder how reliable is this engine though?
Thanks in advance for any info.
-mike
For the guys here who have the I4 engine....how is it running so far? Any comments?
-mike
-mike