1992 Daihatsu Feroza EFI from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

I had to replace the water pump at 150,000ks and apparetly my radiator had to be rebored at the same time.

Every time I have the steering fully turned to the left and am slowly ascending or descending a bump there is a loud snapping sound. Mechanic says he can't find anything wrong.

Whistling that sounds like turbo at about 2800 revs... any ideas what it is.

The car has been very good to drive and I love it. The water pump and radiator dying have annoyed me because I'm stuck in Canberra with the mechanics unable to find parts straight away.

Besides that the car has been a dream. I live in the city (Melbourne) so its lots of fun taking it off road once in a while.

Hi!

I'm a Feroza owner too, from Portugal. that noise you hear when turning... happends with mine too so I think its normal. a mechanic that is friend of mine told me he fixed a Mitsubishi from 2005 that had the same noise and that noise was unfixable... I think some 4x4 have that characteristic :P.

Be good.

I also own a 1997 Feroza. The whistling noise many people complain of is actually an exhaust blockage... most likely the catalytic converter. This blockage or partial blockage can also be muffler and also been known to occur in the exhaust manifold itself.

Cheers.

Wayne.

Hey I just bought one of the rare automatic ferozas and I love it... but as you said above the exact same thing are happening with mine... on average how much money and time did it cost to have the water pump replaced???

Thanx.

I too had the problem, it was the rear muffler, the standard factory muffler had collapsed internally and was obstructing air flow. hence the noise.

I replac3ed with a Lukey racing muffler, 21/2 inch pipe work, and a bullet resonator.

Awesome Sound and much more power, although you do get a few confused looks from other motorists as it does sound like a racecar.