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Bad day for my 2003 Isuzu Rodeo by squeak6
Sep 14, 2004 (2:48 pm)
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my Isuzu Rodeo had a very close look at another car today. ( they kissed )front end damage. well see what will take place next...
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Re: 2003 keep'N it running [squeak6] by tma3
Sep 14, 2004 (5:51 pm)
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Replying to: squeak6 (Aug 19, 2004 5:10 am)

I have a 1993 Rodeo LS with the 3.2 V6. After installing a Tornado, my MPG is 19-20. I haven't had the ABS light issue yet. Keep it running well by normal maint.(oil changes, tune=ups, timing belt, etc...
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One Less Dealer in Houston by jbkennedy
Sep 20, 2004 (5:13 am)
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I just had some work done last week at my dealership in southwest Houston and they are closing the business! The nearest dealership is over 20 miles away, which I guess is not that bad as many people do go several hundred miles to find an Isuzu dealership.
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wont start.. by r0de099
Sep 20, 2004 (9:46 am)
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im a having a problem with my car right now. Sometimes my car wont start and sometimes is just one click.when it dont start ill put the gear on neutral and it will start,then 3 days ago it happen again but this time it wont start even i put it in neutral change the fuse just in case its the fuse nothing happen i just heard a click when i turn the key but it started anyway after like ten minutes.What do guys think is the problem here?a starter you think ?I notice that lights are ok it dont seems like its the alternator.maybe you guys can give some tip.THANX....
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Re: wont start.. [r0de099] by anthony2n
Sep 24, 2004 (8:53 am)
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Replying to: r0de099 (Sep 20, 2004 9:46 am)

I had the same problem. Dealer replaced the starter and that fixed the problem. Starter would get stuck trying to engage, especially after car had been sitting for some time. After multiple cranking attempts, starter would free up and continue to work until the next time the truck sat for several hours.
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coolant change help needed by Boris2
Oct 02, 2004 (5:08 pm)
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Did anybody performed a coolant flush on Rodeo? According to the manual, it should fit 11 liters of coolant (about 2.5 gal). However, when I drained it, i only drained about 1 gal (may be a little more) and I was only able to put in less than a gal of water back (in addition to 16 oz of cleaning stuff).
 
The manual says that when I drain the coolant, I need to do that by using the valve on the radiator as well as through the valve on the cylinder body. I spent a good 20 min under the car, but couldn't find any more valves anywhere. Also, I've never seen a car that required several valves to drain the coolant.
 
I can understand a little difference in what I drained vs. what I put back in due to the air "plugs" somewhere in the system, but my concern now is that I only drained half of the coolant.
 
I did run a car for about 5-7 min to make sure there is no more air in the system, but I could only fit a "tea spoon" of water after that.
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re: Timing Belt [dielectric7bb] by steinermvlaura
Oct 02, 2004 (11:58 pm)
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Replying to: dielectric7bb (Mar 30, 2002 5:15 pm)

You are wrong about that.All the Rodeo V6 engines 98-04(DOHC),are non interference engines.
Actually I don't think Isuzu has ever manufactured an interference type V6.
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by paisan
Oct 03, 2004 (1:41 pm)
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Debate on interference v. non-interference. We've been debating this for about 5 years or more.
 
-mike
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re:coolant change help needed by df2000
Oct 04, 2004 (5:00 am)
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On V6 engine there is a 27mm drain plug just above
starter on driver side. I never try to open it.
I usually disconnect small hose from heat exchager where you oil filter screw on. It will
get you another 3/4 gal of coolant from engine block and heater unit. V6 engine sometime have
one drain on radiator and two drains on engine block(one for each bank).
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cooling flush by Boris2
Oct 05, 2004 (6:28 am)
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Thank you.
 
That's almost what I ended up doing, except I didn't notice any drain hoses next to the filter (I wasn't really expecting to see anything over there, so I didn't look too careful).
 
I ended up unpluging a hose from the heat exchanger on the left side of the engine (if you are looking at it). There are two hoses, and I disconnected the top one - it was just easier to get too. After that, I started filling the whole system with water from the garden hose until clean water started flowing from the disconnected hose. When that happened, it meant that the system was free of antifreeze (hopefully) and full with water. After that, I put in about 1.25 gal of antifreeze through the radiator, which pushed 1.25 gal of water out of the system through the disconnected hose. As the result, I should have (theoretically) about 50/50 mix in the system.
 
I guess the main problem with this approach is that you will have antifreeze on the ground no matter what you do. There is absolutely no way to capture what's draining from the hose on the hood level.
 
I'll look at the drain hose next to the filter next time.

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