I have a 1996 pajero 2.8 and the management light stays on constantly. It is very hard starting and when I do get to start it loose power.
My pajero alos blows out white smoke.
Head gasket gone.
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No, it probably wouldn't show on the computer, but if it's blowing white smoke, it is using water. It might not be a noticable amount, but it will go down. Run it with the rad cap off if you can. If it blows bubbles, your gasket is gone.
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If your diesel engine is blowing white smoke then you have a valve problem....nothing else
White smoke doesn't necessarily mean you have a cooling system internal leak it could also be burning oil. Burning oil tends to linger in the atmosphere while radiator coolant dissipates a couple of seconds. Burning oil will have a petroleum odor while coolant would have sort of a sweet smell. A shop that is honest is usually equipped with correct tool to check a blown gasket. Your Pajero is special although the cooling system is no different than any older vehicle. The concept to cool an engine hasn't changed unless it's being cooled by a big block of ice, so shops can't take advantage of you not understanding mechanically. It has a pump with fluid flowing through a radiator and aroung the internal engine block, it hasn't changed. Now if it doesn't use a pump and a radiator and it cools the engine, that I want to see. They'll have the tool which cost less than a $100 to have, so no excuses there if they want to rip you off.
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/car-jerks-while-going-uphill-and-check.html
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This will help.
Thanks.
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The mechanics on St Helena is not to speed yet on pajeros. They have test my pajero using the computer - however the computer failed to diagonise the proble, if the head gasket is the problem, would this show up on the computer. Also my pajero is not using water.
Thanks, I will try that and get back to you. Cheers
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