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Little update. Turned out the problem was the alternater as first suggested. Also finding one wasn't easy either but it's fixed and back on the road again. Thanks for the help and suggestions.

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Mechanic is going to have a plug in tomorrow evening and see how we get on. He agrees with you and reckons the alternator is on the way out. The gauge in the car reads half but he thinks it should be 3/4 so not charging the correct amount. I have read that these throw up some odd faults when...

Ya that's what I was thinking too with the battery light so that's why I checked the belt but all seems to be in order. Headlights don't dip either. Its the a/t oil temp light I was more concerned about as the car was cold. Its not a daily so has been about 10 days since I last drove it

Hi Karl. The dash is showing it holding the charge right in the middle. Don't have access at the moment to a metre to check it at the battery but starting each time perfectly

Hi everyone. Looking for some help / guidance. I have a 2001 100 series 2uz. This morning I went out to start it. Started no problem but the battery light and a/t temp high light stayed on even though the car was cold. Other then this the Cars running fine and not lumpy. Battery is showing good...

Hi lads. I'm very late to this thread but I think ye are correct with the shifting of interest from the 80 to the 100 series. Any 80 series around that's good will be alot of money and the cheaper ones are just too expensive to fix unless your going to do it all yourself.They are naturally...

Hi uHu. It's a Japanese import so no rust and very clean underneath too. I will have too take a few photos underneath before I underseal it just for future reference. Ps I edited the initial post and I won't reference it again. Didn't know about it

Hi all. I recently purchased a 2001 series 100 4.7V8. They are quite a beast of a 4x4 . It has covered 149k klms so it's fresh enough as far as I can tell. Changed the timing belt and water pump just to be on the safe side along with a full service. I'm looking forward to learning more about...