john & lynley

Gee, what a helpful bunch.

has anyone in here ever tried to remove the dash from an estima? a bugger of a job. don't recommend doing it yourself, unless you have a visual photographic memory to put it back together, cause its damn impossible to get a manual. and you better have a bit of nouse and good tools too, because there are a number of tricky jobs.

yeah well, I found the problem wire, and it just happened to be the most difficult of all blemmin wire to get at. not only was it behind the dash, but it was also behind the airconditioning and heater unit.

if anyone ever wants to know a bit about this model, I can and do help.

sounds like you have had a mission yes i have had the dash out of a estima i thought it was quite easy once you sused it

can anyone tell what this is for it has engine oil writen on the cap allso in the dash there is a button with just chinese writting on it whats it for thanks everyone

I've stripped down (to varying degrees) a couple of estima, both diesel, so I know a bit about their construction. I'm not sure what you mean though. In diesels, the engine oil is located under the bonnet. It is fastened with two small (size 12 head)bolts, one of them is attached to the air intake, the other the front of the car body, and it sits above to the left front corner of the battery. The oil container is clear allowing the visibility of the oil level.

I was wondering, do you have a diesel? cause it soundz like you do. The oil runs through the alternator, but I'm not exactly sure how the engine oil level is maintained, and how the pressure system would stop the oil from rising above the oil rings on the pistons while keeping the oil level at its optimum level. But the alternator is definitely a major part of that solution... its an interesting set up. I'm also surprised, cause the set up obviously allows the oil to remain clean, unless it doesn't circulate as I imagine it would?

I'm not sure what button on the dash you're talking about.

hi yes it is a diesel and i have since found out the bottle i was talking about is for the engine oil it has a valve when the engine level drops it adds some thanks john

can anyone tell what this is for it has engine oil writen on the cap allso in the dash there is a button with just chinese writting on it whats it for thanks everyone

Cannot find timing marks on pump pulley and cam pulley has a stroke and a dot maked at 90 degree intervals which one do I use

is this a diesel???

hi could anyone tell me the turbo lights on the dash go green when the engine is boosting whats the orange one tell you cause mine comes on and stays on thanks john