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garyday Newbie
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Oxford
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 13:04 Post subject: |
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I too have been experiencing the noise/squel detailed here under gentle acceleration, I tried "nordic venture" suggestion; with a 14mm spanner, the stretch of the spring by a few mm's and bingo the past 9 months of worry has been respolved in less than 5 minutes.
I created an account with this club/forum just to post this reply in appreciation.
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nordic venture ***
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 193 Location: aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 16:19 Post subject: |
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garyday wrote: |
I too have been experiencing the noise/squel detailed here under gentle acceleration, I tried "nordic venture" suggestion; with a 14mm spanner, the stretch of the spring by a few mm's and bingo the past 9 months of worry has been respolved in less than 5 minutes.
I created an account with this club/forum just to post this reply in appreciation.
Many Thanks |
Glad you got the problem sorted i had 3 mechanics one of which was a 4x4 "specialist" who actually said "they all do that"! shows how much they know
PS. welcome to the forum garyday. |
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Nick3 Newbie
Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 20:51 Post subject: squeal |
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I recently bought a 3ltr Prado TX which appeared to have the dreaded "squeal". I have just sorted it using Nordic Venture's fix. A really easy fix.
Many thanks to Nordic Venture for this info.
Nick |
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Dado5 *
Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 26 Location: South wales
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 14:33 Post subject: Squel at low revs - where's my spring? |
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Hi all,
Good thread! Apologies for resurrecting it.
Having suffered with this ailment for a few months I tackled it on my 3.0TD this morning. So armed with a cuppa and a 14mm spanner I took out the 'bolt' but found there was no spring inside! I've had the beaut for 3.5 years and only noticed squel about 4 mnths back. I guess that there has to be a spring there or perhaps someone took it out before me! Any thoughts anyone?
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english68 *
Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Posts: 17 Location: Oxfordshire
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 19:25 Post subject: |
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
to NORDICVENTURE
for this fix!!!!!!!
That noise was UNBELIEVABLY irritating.
Now it is banished!
I am SO happy.
THANK YOU!!!!!!
and huge thanks to Johann Meyer from Melkbossstrand, Cape Town too - he's the LC Guru that is credited with finding the fix in the first place!
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garystockton Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1190 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 19:32 Post subject: |
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nordic venture wrote: |
so a big thanks to Johann Meyer from Melkbossstrand, Cape Town. |
The Cruiser Whisperer strikes - all the way here
I'll go check the 120 to see if it's similar, and then tuck this snippet away for future reference ... _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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muddymanok **
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 61 Location: Chesterfield
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 13:38 Post subject: |
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Hi all, I've had this noise for the past two years but learnt to lose it by over revving the engine untill it shut up, but I've just sent the wife to buy some coffee whilst I find a 14mm spanner, wouldn't not want to follow the advice to the letter !!
Nick _________________ 96 LWB Prado with 1.5" body lift
Adrian Flux - 4x4 specialist insurance
01553 845 945 |
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muddymanok **
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 61 Location: Chesterfield
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 14:41 Post subject: |
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Job done, but as this only occured intermittently I'll have to wait and see,Only issues I found were that the lower bolt was 17mm not 16mm also The wife didn't put enough milk in the coffee, so it was still too hot to drink when I'd finished, any ideas on how to sort her out I can't find any reference in the haynes manual or links on TLOCUK !
Thanks for the help,
Nick _________________ 96 LWB Prado with 1.5" body lift
Adrian Flux - 4x4 specialist insurance
01553 845 945 |
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Crispin *****
Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 685 Location: Welham Green, Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 14:48 Post subject: |
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muddymanok wrote: |
any ideas on how to sort her out I can't find any reference in the haynes manual or links on TLOCUK !
Nick |
There is no known way. Men who do mysteriously vanish soon after. _________________ Cheers,
Crispin
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Cyland101 *
Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 33 Location: Welham Green
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 17:38 Post subject: |
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Crispin wrote: |
muddymanok wrote: |
any ideas on how to sort her out I can't find any reference in the haynes manual or links on TLOCUK !
Nick |
There is no known way. Men who do mysteriously vanish soon after. |
Or develope a mysterious ilness _________________ 2005 Silver LC4 bog standard, well for now anyway! |
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shaun **
Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 120 Location: tyne & wear
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 22:21 Post subject: |
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going to do mine next weekend along with rear pads ,discs and shoes and a service,it is quite an irratating squeal that comes and goes,hopefully next weekend it will be gone for good. _________________ "ANGEE" it needs hoovered out again |
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ianglaurie Newbie
Joined: 31 Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Surrey
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 15:38 Post subject: |
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nordic venture wrote: |
glad you got it sorted Auspuff. amazing how such a small thing can make such a big difference! i thought i had bought a wrong 'un and was put off driving the car. not any more.
i also went to a 4x4 specialist who said that a lot of colorado/prados make this noise but has never been able to trace it!!! before you ask, no i haven't told him, although this is perhaps a little unfair.
again i must stress that i only found a cure by searching the internet for hours and waiting for like minded owners to come to my help. without them i would still be at square one.
so a big thanks to Johann Meyer from Melkbossstrand, Cape Town. |
Hi newbie here just come across this thread as my 2001 Colorado D4D is making this noise. About to spend £100 on a gearbox fluid change to see if that solved it but wanted to try this fix. Im not up on all the Landcruiser variants but is it possible that mine has this issue? I cant seem to find the 14mm bolt/ bit in my engine that is mentioned? Any help VERY much appreciated and in return I will video the fix and post it (Im a camera man you see) |
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boxa **
Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 102 Location: coventry
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 13:41 Post subject: whisling noise in passenger footwell |
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hi all just a few words on the mysterious noise in passenger footwell . i had the same problem (it drove me nuts) when i first bought vehicle and spent lots of time trying to trace it. anyway after reading many threads i came across the stretch spring fix and guess what its now completely gone all i needed was a 14m and a 17m spanner it took 5 mins and is a very simple job even for those of you who dont do a lot of own maintenance it seems that the ball bearing resinates when not under enough tension of spring and thats it . and as for mechanics saying they all do that its true they do. on my autodata it list common faults on engine as REPLACE FUEL RETURN VALVE NOISE AT 800 1100 RPM i replaced this as a matter of course and it made no differance whatsoever the new one was exactly the same as the old one regarding spring length so just give the old one a quick stretch and its job done!!!! _________________ 97 landcruiser prado tx limited
98 nissan micra
2006 lti tx2 (london taxi)work vehicle
2001 fiesta lx
2007 golf tdi
2004 rav xt4 d4d |
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regthing Lifetime member
Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 551 Location: Dunoon, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 0:39 Post subject: Hurrah! |
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Brilliant. Worked a treat. Read this at work and fixed it in the works car park before the kettle boiled .
As said before, 14mm and 17mm spanners required.
Here's a few pics to brighten things up:
The offending valve
The nut off showing the spring
The spring unstretched (yes, free gloves )
_________________ '98 Colorado KZJ95 1KZTE
General Grabber AT2s, Ironman Suspension and working my way round the worn bits!
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dmg9000 Newbie
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Kent
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 18:45 Post subject: |
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Hi Guys, sorry to ressurect this thread once again, could anyone tell me if the D4D engine has the same arrangement on the return valve. Mine has started making a very annoying squel when cold below about 1200rpm.I could'nt locate the offending bolt from the pic. thanks in advance |
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