newbee down south

[Fil-H]

hi all
I'm a new 3.2 manual owner down in Dorset but I proudly had a 2.2 petrol black estate for approx. 11 years before I got this beast. Most of the upkeep I tackled myself so I will be asking lots of questions on the 3.2 whilst it's unfamiliar to me so I would be grateful of any help that any of you could offer. At least there was a Haynes manual for my old Fronty but no such luck for the new one!
Not sure if any of you are based this way or if there are any meets in this area?

Cheers for now
Phil

3.2 V6 manual 2003
1995 2.2 petrol (sold, missed but still alive!)

[DarrenH_2.2]

hi mate, welcome

there is an isuzu original workshop manual in pdf format, originally linked on this site (covers 2.2 and 3.2 v6)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/nz1rb ... serise.pdf

[4x4 bobby]

Hi Phil and welcome to the forum. You have got a few Southampton way they could get you out and about!!!!!!

[Hawkmoon]

hmmm ... V6 ... hmmm!
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Hello, welcome and enjoy!

[Fil-H]

Hi all

Thanks for the friendly welcome and big thanks for the link to the workshop manual, but at 7070 pages it might take a little while to get through!!!

Having had my 3.2 for some three months now and I'm slowly getting to know it, but the first real jobs that have to be done pronto is to replace the front abs sensor (have enquired at my local Vauxhall garage and been told they are not available - marvellous !!!) but I'll do a separate post about that, and also get on with what gremlins seems to be lurking under my dashboard as the clock cluster only seems to work with the lights on now - never had half this trouble with my old 2.2i

I had tarted up my previous Frontera with loads of extra lights etc and I can't wait to do be able this to the new beast to give it a bit of individuality once everything seems to be working as it should depending on what's left in the kitty!

Thanks again
Phil

[4x4 bobby]

Check out the threads on here for a cheap fix for your ABS! Not having to do any i only think they use parts from a SAAB with a bit of fettleing.

[DarrenH_2.2]

there's a sticky at the top of the electrical sub-forum about erroneous dashboards

[vauxsqueeks]

The first real jobs that have to be done pronto is to replace the front abs sensor (have enquired at my local Vauxhall garage and been told they are not available - marvellous !!!)

And as if by Magic...

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=57692

Our local VX will can supply them for £245 each ( if you have MFD ) or £145 without... but you will find the above post very helpful

[Forbidme]

Welcome to the forum mate!

[Fil-H]

Hi all
Thanks to earlier info about link to Mazda abs I am now waiting for one to turn up ( 18 quid ) and already making preps ready to get stuck in

cheers Phil

[Hawkmoon]

Cool!

Whilst you wait I strongly suggest you soak the 5mm Allen bolt in WD-40, the more the better and let it soak in, then soak it again and again and again!

On mine the side that came apart all nice was the near side that we'd started to work on the weekend before when we were going to split the joints to do the work.
The joint splitter was to small so we couldn't start the work, but I'd been soaking the bolts the night before almost hourly to try and make life easier!

As it was when looking at the corner we worked out that you don't need to split any joint to replace the ABS sensor, so we came back to the job the next weekend and posted our steps and pics to show what we did!

The logic was simple the sensor was duff so no need to be careful with it, so we smashed it out with a big hammer and a solid bar (broken socket bar).

The side we had to put a bolt in was not soaked the night (or week) before it was soaked on the day for an hour or so ... and we had to drill it!
so soak it now, soak it some more and then again and maybe a few times more for luck!!

The job as a whole was much easier than we expected to be honest, the pain was the bolts and not soaking them enough, else it was just messy (grease and brake dust) on a nice sunny day!

[Fil-H]

HI all
Well------------ The task is DONE!! Ish, but ........................................?
thanks for advice. I'm going to start a new thread on the ABS saga as I'm still not out of the woods yet and would appreciate if anyone can help with a plan of attack

cheers

PHIL

[Fil-H]

Umm, can't seem to figure out how to create a new thread on this forum yet any ideas ?

[Fil-H]

Ahh FOUND it

[horses45]

Welcome to the forum

[dave1966]

Hello and to the wonderful land of FOG.

[Fil-H]

Thank you for the continued warm welcomes, apparently I'm now a bit of a "mud splasher" ???

Ps. I wish I had joined yonks ago, when I had my first Fronty !

cheers Phil