help my pajero is acting funny

[glover666]

hi ive just got me self a j reg pajero 2.5 td auto and yes its a import lol,right here goes i went for a drive today with the whole family lol everything was great then all of a sudden i lost power my breaks went hard and the amount of smoke was unreal not only frm the pipe but under the bonnat to,then nothing it wouldent do anything ,so i left it about a hour and tried again toall gears get home thing is is that it drove mint no smoke drove mint and all was fine plz has anyone got any ideas , also the pic of the four wheels on dashbord the two front wheel lights are flashing wot dose this mean lol i know im thick, and last but not least there is a red light saying t.a temp that keeps comeing on but goes wen im driveing are all there connected or have i been a fool and been ripped off big time plz help me thanks rich

[Mudlark]

private or trade sale

on either I'd start asking questions

sounds like it stuffed a load of oil through the engine possibly via the engine breather - were you going up hill at the time? Could be blocked drain holes at the back of the engine or an over filled sump.

flashing lights on 4wd usually indicates that the 4wd is not pulling in or out very often caused by lack of use or cracked, leaking tubing.

AT temp indicator light comes on when the auto transmission oil overheats pull the dip stick out and check the oil for colour and smell - it should be red and not smell burnt

sometimes it'll flicker when the alternator is on the way out but the battery and fuel filter light will flicker in time with it

[glover666]

thank you will check all the things you said you bin a grat help i was starting to give up lol,i wasent going uphill at the time and ive been for another drive and it was ok this time,it could be to much oil in the sump like you said as i has someone fill it up after doing the sump gasket for me .witch ive got to do again as still leaking very bad lol ,as for the lights flashing i was told to reverse then pull forward suddenly is this right thanks again for your help and ill let ya know the result many thanks rich

[Mudlark]

For the 4wd to work perfectly on the Mk2 (super select on) it has to be operated quite frequently or else it gets stuck up.

Most Pajeros (which are all grey imports) have never been in 4wd (Japanese tend not to have a need for it) therefore the actuator rods get sticky and refuse to move — usually after they have been put into 4wd


Driving backwards usually gives the rods enough incentive to free the 4wd — there shouldn't be any need to pull forwards suddenly.

If you want to cure the problem clean the actuator rod (it's on the front diff — the unit has rubber tubes attached to operate it)