hi everyone,

i bought this 1992 troop. in March this year....and it is a handful of disappointments. i paid 2950$ on a 'rebuilt' engine with 2500 km....thinking this was the right move.

a mysterious coolant leak due to a faulty head gasket cost me 1000$ to repair. the back shocks are completely blown, the brakes squeek since a few weeks now, the ABS light was and is on since day 1, dash lights are not all working, and a really annoying one: THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHES AT A STOP AND THE ENGINE NEUTRALIZES ONLY TO RIGHT ITSELF AFTER I TURN OFF IGNITION THEN BACK ON AGAIN.
...i saw a transmission mechanic about this particular problem and he took it for a test drive and told me it was most likely the wrong filter in the transmission...oil/air..can't remember. he estimated 300$ to fix this by simply replacing it with the proper GM equivalent for the trooper.
does anyone want to play this game with me...enlighten me!

thanks!!!!!!
trooperblooper

Hmmm, those are fairly unique problems...not sure I can help with most of it, but the engine ticking usually is either hydraulic lifter noise (if you have the SOHC engine) and/or timing belt tensioner (either SOHC or DOHC).

Lifter tick is annoying but not a real problem, Isuzu recommended using 0W-30 Mobil One to try and clean the lifters out.

If the tick goes away above about 2000 rpm it is likely the tensioner. This is about a $65 part, can be replaced in a few hours of work. I did mine in a campground in Moab.

hey,
any advice, is appreciated.
that's probably the least of my problems...though it is annoying...i'll look into it!
cheers,
nina

Sounds like you just need to start fixing things one problem at a time. The shocks and the brakes are not that big of a deal or at least not like rebuilding an engine or tranny. If you can't do them yourself there are lots of guys and mechanics doing work like this on the side just ask around. About the tranny, don't spend a lot of money on it yet. There is a good chance this is a low voltage problem. See this post http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/showf...mp;amp;sb=5&o=31&fpart=1
You can search the site and you'll find many other posts on this as well.