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-mike
I have a question about the 01' models you new owners are picking up. I see someone got privacy glass with their S Trooper. I didn't know the S model was offered with darkened glass. Is it factory installed glass or was it tinted after getting to the dealer lot?
Question for you 96' & 97' Trooper owners. Do you experience a dip in your voltage if you accelerate quickly? I see about a 2 vdc drop from 14v to 12v. It's only momentary and recovers after a couple seconds. Dealer says it is there by design to give maximum acceleration capability to the 3.2L engine. Something about a clutch in the alternator and reducing load on the engine. It doesn't happen if the lights are on, which would tend to substanciate the dealers claim. Feedback please from 96 & 97 owners.
Other notes about the 97' since maintenance. The LSD noise is gone now. They added more treatment to the diffy and it took care of it! The whine is gone also since the ring and pinion replacement. The engine tapping seems to be gradually going away since driving a few days with 0W-30 Mobil one. If it continues to go away, this will be the only oil I'll use in the future. How are you new folks doing on oil consumption with your new Troopers? Keep a check on that oil level for the 1st couple thousand miles. Let us know.
Anyone out there got a extra keyless entry remote they would be willing to part with for a reasonable price. I need one that will work with my 97' Trooper. I assume the programming instructions posted a couple pages back will work with any Trooper.??? Happy Trooping !!
Base: F<->R
Back: F<->B
They count ever direction. That is how you get 8 way on the drivers seat
Base: F<->R
Height Front: U<->D
Height Rear: U<->D
Back: F<->B
-mike
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Also, can anyone tell me where I might get an aftermarket roof rack, the dealer said you can't get one on a Trooper anymore, is this true?
Thanks.
-mike
New question for you CD operators. I have the 12 disc changer in my 97' and it works flawlessly. But, I have a devil of a time getting disc's in and out of it. I can't believe this is not covered in the owners manual. What is the proper method of getting those trays out of the stack? Each time I do it, I fear I'm going to break the disc holder.
Happy Trooping !! ;->
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armtdm will probably post some useful info, but since he hasn't done so yet, I'll give it a shot...
Synthetics have different types of formulations; they're not all very similar. I believe Mobil1 and Valvoline Synpower are PAO-based. PAO = "poly alpha olefin" or something like that. PAO-based synthetics are usually well-respected. Some of the more specialty, uncommon synthetics are ester-based. I don't remember which ones-- maybe Amsoil, Redline, etc.
Quaker State Synthetic has a decent reputation. Pennzoil and some of the others do not, due to the type of bases they use (don't remember what they are called). Castrol Syntec is scorned because it's called a full synthetic but starts with petroleum base stock, so most people don't consider it a true synthetic even though it is highly modified from those base stocks.
Most recommendations for viscosity on newer Troopers is 5W30, although the guys on the Synthetic Motor Oil topic in the Maintenance & Repair forum feel that 10W30 synthetic is thin enough where 5W30 is usually recommended. Plus the 5W30 has more additives than the 10W30 which are required to achieve the greater viscosity spread (not a good thing).
I am running 5W30 Mobil1 in our 98 Trooper.
Hope this helps, and don't take any of this as gospel.
I have a clamp on Yakima rack that accepts the full line of Yakima accesories - which is pretty extensive. Some of the more popular accessories are mountain bike brackets, canoes / kayak brackets, ski racks, and rooftop storage boxes.
When I'm not using my rack I hang it up in my garage. That way there's no wind noise and I don't have to wash / wax around it.
Some like the bolt on (permanent)racks better and have found aftermarket sources for these. I think there may also be a bolt on solution from Yakima and possibly Thule if you contact them. I believe they have bolt on tracks with removable towers that may work on a Trooper.
The Trooper has three threaded bolts on each side underneath the vinyl strips on the roof - so you don't have to drill to mount a permanent rack.
I use my Yakima rack to haul ladders, kayaks, a canoe, etc. and I travel in some pretty rough backcountry areas. I've never had a problem and I like Yakima's combination of fit, form, and function. I got mine at REI. There are also several web merchants that carry them. Good luck!
-mike
Ask the dealer to do the rest, but be SPECIFIC with what you want done!
Phil
apparently going out of business producing what I
and some of you feel to be the best SUV value in
America?
If I take myself as an example, I appear to be an
auto consumer who has tastes similar to many Americans, and the motoring press, and a pretty good eye for outstanding vehicles in each segment.
FWIW, I have a '96 Trooper S, a '95 BMW 3 series and a '97 Mazda Miata. Of course the BMW and Miata are considered to be the best in their respective classes, the Trooper not usually mentioned....
Why do Americans flock to Ford and Toyota to spend an extra $10k on Explorers and 4Runners and leave the Troopers on the lot?
As I have said before this truck has not let me down once in 95k miles. I would replace my '95 with a 2002 in a minute if Isuzu would have done the obvious and put a third row in the Trooper! For this oversight they may lose me to the competition, which would be sad. I regret the day I do not have an Isuzu SUV! But it may be coming.
Lets hope there is another Trooper and it is more Isuzu and less GM.
So, do we know something others don't? Or don't we understand the virtues of the Explorer/4Runner?
I am baffled about the Axiom too. I dig it. Oh and that VehiCross that took balls to make, kind of like the BMW Z Coupe....
Why not just spend an extra $500-$700 and buy a little3rdrow.com seat? Also the next itteration will be bigger, wait til this spring/summer for the 03 Trooper before making a decision on your next SUV purchase.
-mike
I really wish the press would start comparing real-world, street prices instead of MSRPs. Some vehicles are barely discounted off MSRP (many Hondas) and others are usually heavily discounted (many American cars, Troopers, etc.). Value should be determined based on real-world price, not on MSRP.
-mike
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-mike
No matter how many times I told my dad that there was nothing to worry about re: the Trooper's safety, he always felt a little uneasy. That's not something that can be undone, not with a huge marketing blitz not with a total legal victory, not with anything.
I have owned 3 Troopers since 1987 and each has been better then the last one owned and the first one was excellent for 180,000 miles
-mike
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BTW I installed the OME springs and shocks yesturday. Big difference in reduced body roll. I attribute the difference to the springs even though I installed the OME shocks and sway bar bushings ( http://suspension.com/s.b.bushings.htm ) at the same time. The old sway bar bushings are thin rubber that could not have had much "give" so I do not understand how the poly bushings can make much difference by taking out that "give". The shocks seem softer in the front than the aftermarket Tokico gas shocks I took off.
-mike
I would think the TOD T-case could in theory wear out like an LSD clutch. Although it's electromagnetically controlled and I don't think there is as much of a wear and tear element.
When you shift the vehicle into 4wd Lo range. It locks in the T-case at a 50/50 torque split. This is the center locking diffy-like feature. This is also the same as the 4wd-lo range found in the Rodeo/Amigo/MT Trooper.
The '00-'02 AT tranny detects when you are going down hill (speeding up w/o your foot on the accelerator) and will downshift to a lower gear to apply engine breaking. This only occurs when you have your foot off the gas. I think this also came in when they implemented the drive by wire feature.
-mike
So basically when a TOD equipped vehicle is put in 4wd lo, you essentially have the same mechanical system as a PT 4wd system, locking in the torque at 50/50. Tod is only active in the high gear setting, that is the only time it is variable tourque to each axle.
I've wheeled mine down in Uwharrie, and the TOD worked excellent. I used 4wd Lo for some of the more difficult stuff, and have been kicking myself ever since I did that cause I should have used TOD. For instance in a situation where you are in deep mud, and are spinning in 4wd hi on a normal vehicle, the TOD system will take power away from the front wheels when spinning, and "pulse" it from front to rear. I've used this successfully in mud and snow to inch my way up steep hills because the front wheels would: Grab-Spin-Grab-Spin-Grab-Spin-Grab all by simply depressing the gas pedal.
-mike
Also, if anyone in the Seattle/PNW area is interested in a red 2000 Legacy GT wagon, check out http://www.geocities.com/jeremyseattle. The price will be going down soon.
-mike
-mike