This past month I have had a few incidents which made me feel
uncomfortable with my year 2000 built HDJ100 (272.000 KM).
I commute on a weekly basis from Gothenburg to Norway where I work. Hence, I need a reliable vehicle.
Mid January my batteries (the original ones) gave up in Norway. Freezing temperatures and using diesel heater frequently. Nothing to complain about. Bought two new ones.
Three weeks later the alternator quit working in Norway. Made it to a workshop close to my work. Via Toyota in Norway, the local mechanics got an exchange alternator (not an original new one) which was mounted.
Now to the prevailing problem, intermitently the warning lights (battery, drain water diesel filter, oil lamp, hand break, T-belt) have begun to flicker, sometimes brightly. This happends after a whiles driving at highway speed. Never, so far, in the city.
At idle rpm, the alternator is charging 13 to 14 V.
Toyota in Gothenburg tells me with those warning lights lit it should indicate a major breakdown. I have not noticed anything malfunctioning while driving with the warning lights lit. Toyota says they need to see the car in their shop and bring out the cable drawings. This, to me, sounds like an open check scenario.
I sincerely hope your aggregate expertise will come up with bright ideas and/or theories to ease my predicament?
Mats / Gothenburg
uncomfortable with my year 2000 built HDJ100 (272.000 KM).
I commute on a weekly basis from Gothenburg to Norway where I work. Hence, I need a reliable vehicle.
Mid January my batteries (the original ones) gave up in Norway. Freezing temperatures and using diesel heater frequently. Nothing to complain about. Bought two new ones.
Three weeks later the alternator quit working in Norway. Made it to a workshop close to my work. Via Toyota in Norway, the local mechanics got an exchange alternator (not an original new one) which was mounted.
Now to the prevailing problem, intermitently the warning lights (battery, drain water diesel filter, oil lamp, hand break, T-belt) have begun to flicker, sometimes brightly. This happends after a whiles driving at highway speed. Never, so far, in the city.
At idle rpm, the alternator is charging 13 to 14 V.
Toyota in Gothenburg tells me with those warning lights lit it should indicate a major breakdown. I have not noticed anything malfunctioning while driving with the warning lights lit. Toyota says they need to see the car in their shop and bring out the cable drawings. This, to me, sounds like an open check scenario.
I sincerely hope your aggregate expertise will come up with bright ideas and/or theories to ease my predicament?
Mats / Gothenburg