Maintenance Table by Vehicle

A variety of seasonal services including starter replacement, fluid changes, transmission line replacement, vent hose on diff replacement, repair/replacement of stuck caliper, and miscellaneous… more

Last major phase of mechanical repair on the Trooper RS after Jay tackled the leaking headgasket. He installed and retrofitted a genuine headlight washer system, rebuilt the axles, dropped the… more

This is the first major service that Jay tackled in 2023 to replace the leaking headgasket on the Trooper. The head was removed and fully serviced/reconditioned prior to the head being replaced.… more

Following head gasket diagnosis, full disassembly of head, decking, re-assembly

The original TPS likely got wet during an engine detail. Jay came to the house and replaced it which allowed the Trooper to shift and idle as normal. 

Replacing the severely damaged and rotten exhaust on the RS with a custom unit that utilizes the factory muffler.

Jay traveled to the shop where the Trooper was stored to adjust the belts and also to assess a poor shift quality issue, which we believe to be due to a bad throttle position sensor. Will be… more

We removed the locks to have them cleaned up and reassembled; also had a duplicate door lock key made.

The 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS went into my local bodyshop for the following repairs:

-Driver's side floor

-Passenger side floor

-R+L rocker replacement

-Lower fender… more

This is the second and final phase of work completed by Jay's 4WD. Jay replaced the four shocks and associated mounts; replaced the sway bar bushings; drained and filled the transmission and… more

This is the most significant phase of work undertaken yet on the 1989 Trooper RS. Jay's 4WD rebuild the brakes; rebuilt the fuel system; drained and replaced fluids; replaced the timing belt and… more