The 1981 Holden Rodeo range of configurations is currently priced from $2,640.
Let’s start with the basics here. Is your vehicle a petrol- or diesel-engined Rodeo? If it’s the former, you may have disturbed the wiring when changing the filter. So go back and check all the connections. If you can’t hear the pump whirring when you turn on the ignition, then you either have a fuse or wiring problem or the pump itself has died.
It’s pretty common for this to happen and most electric fuel pumps have a lifespan of something like 100,000km. But this can be a lot shorter if the car has ever been filled with contaminated fuel.
If your Rodeo is a diesel, there’s a chance it will need to be primed before it will restart after a filter change. That is, it needs to have any air in the fuel system removed before it will run. Locate the fuel filter in the engine bay, and you should see a small plunger at the top. With everything refitted, you can manually push on this plunger to prime the pump and remove any air. All things being equal, the engine should then start and run.
Speaking of back to basics, make sure you haven’t installed the new fuel filter the wrong way around. These only flow in one direction and installing it backwards will not allow the fuel to flow from the tank to the engine.
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Something, somewhere in the vehicle (probably the driveline) is causing the car to go into what’s called limp-home mode. This is designed to limit speed and power and, therefore, protect the vehicle from further damage due to the original problem.
You may have a fuel problem or an exhaust problem or maybe there’s something wrong with the emissions control system, or even a simple electrical sensor that’s faulty. The point being that you won’t know what the actual problem is until you scan the vehicle to see what the computer has seen going wrong. Until then, you’re just guessing and the vehicle will continue to go into limp-home mode. These problems don’t fix themselves.
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The problem here could literally be a thousand different things. You may have a different fuel problem than simply a blocked filter (injectors, pumps etc) or you might even be looking at an electrical or electronic problem with a sensor or computer module. What you need to do is have the vehicle electronically scanned to see if the on-bord computer has logged any problems that will guide the mechanic to the cause.
The other thing you could try would be to run the car on LPG and see what happens. If it runs perfectly on LPG but still struggles on petrol, you’d be very tempted to think the problem is indeed in the petrol fuel system.
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Holden Rodeo Model | Body Type | Specs | Braked Capacity |
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 1.6L Leaded 4 SP MAN |
Braked Capacity:
0kg
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(4x4) 1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 1.6L Leaded 4 SP MAN |
Braked Capacity:
0kg
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1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 2.0L Diesel 4 SP MAN |
Braked Capacity:
0kg
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Holden Rodeo Model | Body Type | Front Tyre Size | Front Rim | Rear Rim |
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Body Type: Single Cab | Front Tyre Size: — | Front Rim: 4.5x14 in |
Rear Rim:
4.5x14 in
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(4x4) 1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Front Tyre Size: — | Front Rim: 4.5x14 in |
Rear Rim:
4.5x14 in
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1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Front Tyre Size: — | Front Rim: 4.5x14 in |
Rear Rim:
4.5x14 in
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The Holden Rodeo 1981 prices range from $2,640 for the basic trim level Single Cab to $4,070 for the top of the range Single Cab 1000Kg 2M.
Holden Rodeo Model | Body Type | Specs | Price from | Price to |
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1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 2.0L Diesel 4 SP MAN | Price From: $2,640 |
Price To:
$4,070
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 2.0L Diesel 4 SP MAN | Price From: $2,640 |
Price To:
$4,070
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(4x4) 1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 1.6L Leaded 4 SP MAN | Price From: $2,640 |
Price To:
$4,070
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Holden Rodeo Model | Body Type | Height x Width x Length | Ground Clearance |
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Body Type: Single Cab | Height x Width x Length: 1550x1600x4860 mm |
Ground Clearance:
185 mm
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(4x4) 1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Height x Width x Length: 1592x1600x4425 mm |
Ground Clearance:
185 mm
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1000Kg 2M
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Body Type: Single Cab | Height x Width x Length: 1550x1600x4625 mm |
Ground Clearance:
185 mm
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Holden Rodeo Model | Body Type | Specs | Fuel Consumption |
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Body Type: Single Cab | Specs: 1.6L Leaded 4 SP MAN |
Fuel Consumption:
—
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