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was mot'd and serviced day before it became mine. Had very good service including leads plugs,filters etc. As i said will be servicing soon as its only done 3000 since last one. will check wiring to senders also. Will up the idle slightly and get new oil in it. Cheers

Interesting what should idle be. Oil was changed when it was serviced the day i collected van. I have done about 3000 miles and not needed to top it up. Was going to service in next few weeks so its ready for another season. So not sure what oil is in it. What is best oil for this engine. During the...

The oil light on my van (2.1 DJ 89/90 Whitestar) is flashing at idle 850 rpm but it goes out with tiny bit of throttle just below 1000rpm and does not come on at all when driving until you stop and rest at idle again.There is no buzzer at all. Temperature never goes above middle even in traffic and ...

Reading on the wiki there are a couple of Earth crowns screwed to bodywork to the left of fuse box and is prone to light corrosion thus causing problems with electrics. Mine has started since i stopped using it daily. It lost main beam warning light,oil light will come on as will alternator light an...

Right think i have found the main issue on wiki which an just earth problem(random warning lights on dash and no illumination at night). The one i can't find any info on is the interior lights delay. The lights just stay on which ever way you switch it. The van is a 1990 lhd Whitestar and was wonder...

Thanks found it hiding behind Hydronic Eberspacher and associated plumbing. Will disconnect it all and clean all terminals and check all wiring as it looks very prone to water ingress. Cheers

Cheers for that Aidan, where abouts roughly is it. The van is very low so any venture underneath requires a jack . By the way the new first gear you supplied me a few months ago went in a treat and its been my daily since.

Right then I have a Whitestar with 2.1 injection(DJ) engine and occasionally when it rains it aquires a misfire and will idle at about 3-400 rpm. If I switch of ignition it will start and run fine with a normal idle but may misfire again under load but not always. In the dry the engine is faultless ...