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Sorry to bump this one up, but the issue is still ongoing. I ended up trying the 4wd switch again which alerted the system that the car was back in 2wd - now revving and driving properly. Problem is the yellow 4wd light is on, solid. Everytime I start the car I get a flashing black and white...

Thanks longy. Yeah I don't think that's the issue here. It was clearly engaged in 4wd the other day. Could definitely see how driving it round like that would cause that to occur in a hurry though

Okay. How do I test the relay if I take it out to clean it? Also, how do I go about testing the signal to the actuator?

I'm not too keen on turning the switch in case it tries to engage 4wd again and I can't get it back. Just seems strange to me that the click occurs whenever I touch the brake (one of the conditions that has to be met before it'll shift)

Thanks guys. Wow Tony, you never fail to provide awesome advice. So I spent a few hours after work fiddling around and made a little bit of progress but not as much as I would have liked. I took the actuator off and found that the shaft is not spinning when the 4wd button is pressed in the...

Hi All, This morning I got in my Navara to drive it to work and found it was running quite strangely. It wasn't changing gears until very high revs and was jumping back down gears as soon as I slowed. Gear changes were very violent. My first reaction was something must be wrong with the...

Just a quick update. Replaced the 140A fuse today. $80 for a new unit. Spewing. 1. Completely removed the stereo and tested. All working fine. Car started, all functions restored. 2. Hooked up the stereo, outside of the mounts, and held the earth wire to the chassis. Stereo operated...

Agreed. Frightening really. There must be other fuses that have blown. How do I access the fuses near the glove box? Also what side is the ABS engine bay fuse box? Driver or passenger side?

I've got a bit of a theory here, hear me out and let me know what you think.... The original stereo was earthed through the mounts to the chassis. The new unit, given that it has a separate earth wire, and given that it's an ebay job, would not be expecting to be earthed through the...

Okay... So I've found a possible lead. One of the main fuses off the battery was blown - 140amp. Having this fuse blown, combined with the fact that the battery (which I've had no problems with prior) has been draining in no time at all while I've been testing, tells me that there is a short...

I'll have a look around. What puzzles me is how a blown fuse would stop the ignition acknowledging the key

Okay, so here's how things went down this afternoon. No good news unfortunately: Disconnected the stereo completely, and restored the earth wire to original condition, ie single earth wire to airconditioning control (original). Disconnected the battery and stomped on the brake to attempt a...

Thanks again Tony. Yourself and many others on this forum have gone above and beyond to help out. I'll give some feedback on how I get on this arvo

Okay great. Have you tried the full system reset you describe? I notice in the post at the top of this page you mentioned following the full system reset described above but did not describe the procedure

Also, should I be connecting the new stereo to the mounting screws (ie same earth as the old stereo), or run a wire back to the battery earth?

For real? I'll give that a go this afternoon after work. Is this in anyway related to the fact that the original stereo had a security light but the new one doesn't?

Wow, thanks for getting back to me. Okay so if I'm reading this correctly: 1. Connect the stereo (new as I have the connection to power etc modified for the back of this unit) 2. Connect the earth to the chassis (so that it shares the same ground as the original stereo) 3. How do I then reset...

Yeah I "tested" by connecting the earth wire from the stereo. When I did this the stereo came to life and functioned correctly.

Hi Dex, thanks for clearing that up. Certainly makes a lot more sense now and explains why I couldn't find an earth. I'm trying to upload a picture of the other cable that runs alongside the aerial that has me stuffed as to what it is... I woke up this morning and reconnected the battery. Still...

Also, not sure how relevant it is but the original stereo had a security light, and I still don't understand how there was no earth wire on the original connection to the stereo......