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Bought a VDO oil temp gauge today and want to install the sender into the auto tomorrow and connect up the gauge. The question is which way does the oil flow out of the gearbox? Does it flow to the left hand side of the radiator first and then to the right and then back to the gearbox.....want to ...

I bought the same gauge and when installing I also shortened the special wire..........was going to get a new one but had the car dyno'd and the guy connected his in parrallel. Mine is only out by 25degress....I can live with that. Also not installed properly it will never get hot enough to register ...

I was out on the weekend shopping with the family when a nice young lady decided that she wanted to join me in the right hand lane. Unfortunalty she did not let me pass before merging and she slammed into the left front wheel of my GQ..........And my ARB side rails happliy removed the front end of ...

cheers coxy, ive ordered the genuine units today, and will have a crack this weekend, thanks 4 your advise mate how much were they just out if interest...think i might be up for some. Around the $150 mark each for nissan engine mounts.............will also pay to do gearbox mounts at the same time ...

What's your rpm at 100kmh cruise in 4th? During normal driving/throttle what road speed does it shift into 4th? Tyre size? Diff gearing? 1100rpm is pretty low to be lugging around in top gear. 100k's it is sitting just under 2000RPM...... this is 265/75/16 tyre with 4.1's....... shifting in the ...

Was a good result overall......Now have to get the auto fixed as this is probably why I have terrible fuel economy as the engine is always lugging at 1100RPM in 4th overdrive locked convertor. I rang a certain auto specialist business today in Bayswater and explained my symtoms and was advised that ...

Ok spent the morning out at Diesel-tec and had my bus up on the dyno..... First three runs saw the peak of 82Kw at the wheels........Everything was in check and Andrew mentioned that all was fine except..............When the auto went into forth overdrive and locked up at lower speeds I am over ...

Blowby from the PCV, almost guarantee it. If you're worried about it, get a catch can, preferably something designed for diesels than can handle the higher flow. Does that mean that the PCV valve is getting dated or just normal? Will get the catch can as I don't like oil leaks of any sort ...

I have noticed over the course of the last couple of months that I have a little oil around the intake of the turbo in my TD42. Over the last couple of weeks it has gone from being a covering of oil to a little drip on the garage floor when parked over night. Where would the oil be coming from and ...

I have had my fair share of Patrols and Suzuki's and the wife has warned me that if I break her Patrol she wants an LX470 to replace it.....so I have been looking for a bush car.... I have found an early 90's 80 Series standard but........ Car is low kay 1hz N/A with a few good bits but.... * Second ...

coxy321 wrote:Make sure you post up the results!

will do......

boost ???? whatever ARB set the Safari unit at when they install it.... Have booked it into Dieseltec for a run on the dyno next week to double check it too see what the hell is going on......over speculating and need to get to the bottom of it.... Also be good to see what it is making now before I ...

Yeah I have no leaks in the fuel system. Will give dsltech a call and c if they can shed some light.

The only thing that comes to mind is valve clearances and pump timing. Have you got a boost gauge and pyro fitted? Have you notices any increase or drop in performance for the extra fuel being used? How often should you adjust the valves? I have just fitted a vdo pyro but I made the mistake of ...

coxy321 wrote:Have you given the transmission a service and flush?

Yeah Coxy get it serviced every 15k just to be on the safe side....

My bus is a TD42 GQ with Safari turbo hanging off the side.....It is lwb with bar work, dual batteries winch etc etc 3in lift running 265/75/16in A/T. Turbo has been on since 145k and the injectors were reco'd at turbo time. Now it is an auto and does have a low 195k's on the clock..... My issue is ...

I have a 145lt long range tank in the back ofmy lwb Patrol and over the years I have been slowly modifying it when out on the track.... The modifications have reduced fuel capacity by a few litres I am sure and it has started to weep.....not drip but a very slight weep from one of the seams. Now I ...

Mine has 4.1's factory.............I am pretty sure all aussie import TD42's were the same

Well I am looking at gears for the TD42 Turbo Auto GQ...... Now don't want it to be a full time offroad toy as it will also be used for camping and some longer trips. It's also the wife's daily at the moment I have looked for gears and really if doing the change I may as well put GU diffs for the ...

don't the 4.8's have the h260 rear diff????

This would mean that the rear ratio's can't be changed

thats like asking Patrol or Cruiser????

everyone has an opinion but you really have to try them out and make your own opinion......I just got a set have yet to fit them but have read both good and bad reviews and thought they were worth a go...

James

Anyone have one of these????

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For $1400 dollars it look OK........

I know the aftermarket ones but allow 4 hours to strip fit and neaten up.....

I ended up going to Pick-a-part and got a couple actuators out of late model pintara.....same part just plug and off we go....good as new and only $15 each instead of $300 each

in the commodore and skyline they did but not in the patrol.....only 5sp

Both the rear doors on the wifes GQ no longer unlock due to the actuator breaking the little plastic mechanism that locks and unlocks the doors...I rang nissan today to get a price and they are $300 each for the actuators..... Not interested in that but in the hope I can buy some second had ones ...

I have the same setup as yourself and ARB trimmed the battery tray when they installed the turbo........but I found that it still fouled and if left the way they had done it the tube would have rubbed through. I just attacked mine with the air hacksaw and cut off enough to give the tray and tube ...

I have a stock as rock 1992 swb with extractors and sports exhaust and it gets 8.5lt per hundred.......

HTH

More power with no increase is an OK outcome. Most importantly I don't want to increase fuel usage greatly.

A reduction no matter how small would be an added side effect.

cheers Gazza1 will be giving Dave a call next week for a chat about the system...

don't get me wrong I am not looking at savings on fuel but don't want to increase running costs.....

If more power for similar cost of diesel + gas then that would be good.

More power but extra running cost would not be accpetable to minister of war and fiance

OK I always knew asking this question on the forum would open a can of worms but the reason why I chose this option over other ways of getting addtional power is for economy reasons. Now I have a LWB GQ factory auto with lots of additional weight added due to accesories. I added a safari turbo kit ...