Outer Limits 4x4 Board

a quick look over the vehicle (wife's been driving it for a while) and I noticed that the condensor fan was not turning (with the compressor going). A quick look, and I immeadiately thought the fan was dead. A quick call to the mitsu dealer. Couldn't get just the fan motor so it had to be the whole ...

no probs. thanks anyway. I reckon the auto would be good all round, except for maybe serious 4wding.

what sort of economy do you expect out of the petrol ?

I'm looking at tading in the pajero on a triton twin cab (need the ute space). Would like to keep the diesel, but does the triton come in an auto ?

About three weeks ago, coincidentially when I accidentially put some of that nulon lead replacement into the tank (grabbed wrong bottle), the 2.8ITD developed an annoying problem. When It gets started first time for the day; starts fine, warms up fine, drive about 1km at warm up speed, and the car ...

thanks for the feedback. It looks like the old girl is still doing its thing after 220K. I can't complain, our friend's 100 series cruzer was getting 22km/100ltr ( that hurt at the fuel stop) towing the same weight.

I don't have a swishing noise from the engine at an idele, but there is an intermitant high freq metalic sqeal that come from around the front of the motor occassionally.

just got back from a trip with the camper in tow. I seem to be struggling with the towed weight. last time we went out I thought the old girl was reaching its use by date, although after some normal driving , the economy returned to a healthy low 10 litres per 100kms. The 31 inch tyre do not help ...

had a temporary problem occur today. started the pajero to goto work, drove 500meters, and then the vehicle felt like it was running out of fuel. this lasted about a 100meters or so and then off I went again. could this be due to a blocking fuel filter ? I've been putting some injector cleanerthru ...

thanks J TOP, I'll try that.

just splattered around abit. It's an outer boot. To fill it up is alot of grease, but should I be doing this (filling it up ?)

(not sure what happened to my first attempt at this post, my apolagies if it shows up later) My query is; how much grease do you put inside the CV boot. Why; the clip holding the boot on broke, exposing the CV joint. Got a new clip, but how do I know if the CV joint/Boot has enough grease ? thanks ...

I had to replace the alternator on my diesel NJ, it cost $1100 retail. fortunately the auto electrician found an aftermarket for $600. either way it way a pain to replace.

what's a set of triton hubs worth ?

thanks for the advice. the turbine does spin, but it doesn't free spin by hand (not that I expect it to). It doesn't blow any smoke (unless under hard labour such being stuck on a hill). Rob, mine will pull off an idle in the high gears, it's just that it seems to take a lot of throttle to get it to ...

aaaaah never. is this something i can do myself, or will i need a specialist diesel mechanic to do this. another thing, should i be able to spin the turbine by hand (removing the inlet and "flicking" it with my finger)?

my 2.8itd had done just over 210K and I reckon it doesn't have the power is used to. it feels like the turbo boost is coming on later than usual. admittantly i've gone to 31x10.5 tyres (up from 30x9.5), but it isn't as responsive down low. the turbo seems to come on at closer to 3000 rpm, where as ...

I had a dissappearing radiator water problem. It appeared after i changed the radiator fluid during a servicing. it used about 1 litre every tank or so, but only if I done more than 50km or so in one hit. Over a 12month period i changed the radiator cap, thermostat, had the radiator specialist check ...

anyone give any advice on how to tell if the timing chain has stretched on a 2.8ITD

hi there regis, travelling accros oz can be an adventure.

While I don't consider my self an expert, I did find that once I put heavier springs on the rear the vehcile did feel better when I matched it up with a corresponding set of TB up front. The new TB did give the impression that they worked better than the standard mitsu ones, although this was ...

I replaced my torsion bars last year. I had heaps of problems trying to get it set up right. I also found tha you could wind one side all the way up to take the load of the vehicle, which didn't seem right. I ended up bring both up togther until i found the right height. This process took a while as ...

Hmmm, auto swap, interesting. I've done the gearbox swap on a few fords before, is it possible to put an auto in my 2.8 NJ 5 speed ?

thanks. I actually had a finer filter in the vehicle before but it fell apart and I couldn't get another at the time.

The turbo waste gate hose; is that the one from the turbo inlet which is abone .25 inch in diameter ?

thanks, the replies. Timing chain; other than listening for a scuffing noise, how else can tell if the chain is worn past its limits ?

yeah van is heavy, but I was comparing it to last time I towed the van. Air filter is fairly good, although I did go back to a paper filter after the foam one fell apart. The paper filter has that plastic spiral thingy over half of it which may be effecting the air flow. thanks for the comments.

I read in the FAQ setion that it's possible to up the boost slightly on the 2.8TD. Any advice on how it's done.

thanks,

just got back from a trip to hill end towing the campervan. My NJ 2.8 TD seemed to suffer lack of power all the way. It goes reasonably well up to 80kmph on the flat, but doesn't seem to have the same top end pulling power as it had from memory. Admittidly, I have just put a set of 31x10.5 (up from ...

thanks scott, probably go for something with a little bling. not sure how the garden edging may effect the resale value

the clarke rubber ones don't fit pajero real well. fit a mates hilux sweet though. just wondering whether the bushranger ones were a better fit ?

I've found some generic type rubber wheel arch flares at clark rubber. anyone had any expeience with this type ? are the bushranger ones better (fit) ?

i've just put on 31x10.5 onto my NJ GLX. Anyone got any advice on what flares I should go with ? Also, I reckon my speedo's about 4 k's out. is there any fix for this ? The 31's definately changed the perormance, I've found I have to hold onto each gear a litle longer now, rather than short shifting ...