Thread: Drove a Pajero yesterday

Off subject a little,drove a mates 4.2 turbo nissan tray back,last of the model,i couldnt believe how nice it was to drive,light clutch,gears went in easy,pulled pretty well,quiet in the cab,etc.

I couldnt cop the fuel economy though
View over the bonnet is average as well

Give me the disco any day.

the later pajero's, 2003 or so onwards are great around town and on the highway, but more than a lil disconcerting to drive enthusiastically on twisting country backroads....

the turbo diesels have a disgusting amount of grunt for a 3.2L 4 cylinder diesel.....will happily pull to in excess of 180 km/h, unlike prado's which, i can assure you, wont do more than 155 downhill

as for the patrols, i had a GQ trayback for a while, and i still miss its thirsty, underpowered presence in my driveway

And the finished pics and write up on your 110 turbo fit are???

Hey Ben
Advise your mate to leave it well alone!!!!
Those motors are hand grenades.
It is the 4D56.
We had a 1988 Trytoo,4D56 2.5NA,it died of a porous head(no gasket failure)/bent rod because of.Replaced it with a 4D56 turbo,good performance,dropped a valve 12 months later,destroyed the mojo and turbo.Replaced it with a 4D56 intercooled turbo,WOW lots of get up and fly,impressive power gain over the turbo,never mind the NA model.
Anyhow,it started using water,not the head gasket,probably porous head again as they are well known for it.THE GRINCH filled it up with water before heading to Boddington,she forgot to put the cap back on,boiled the kettle and cooked the mojo 30 ks from town on "TRYTOO HILL" as we now call it.
Better fish in the ocean,if he likes the Pajaheros,pay a little more for the newer shaped model with the 2.8D,apart from a few early issues they are pretty good.
Goodluck
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hey Ben
Advise your mate to leave it well alone!!!!
Those motors are hand grenades.
It is the 4D56.
We had a 1988 Trytoo,4D56 2.5NA,it died of a porous head(no gasket failure)/bent rod because of.Replaced it with a 4D56 turbo,good performance,dropped a valve 12 months later,destroyed the mojo and turbo.Replaced it with a 4D56 intercooled turbo,WOW lots of get up and fly,impressive power gain over the turbo,never mind the NA model.
Anyhow,it started using water,not the head gasket,probably porous head again as they are well known for it.THE GRINCH filled it up with water before heading to Boddington,she forgot to put the cap back on,boiled the kettle and cooked the mojo 30 ks from town on "TRYTOO HILL" as we now call it.
Better fish in the ocean,if he likes the Pajaheros,pay a little more for the newer shaped model with the 2.8D,apart from a few early issues they are pretty good.
Goodluck
Andrew

Thanks Andy, great info!

However SHE has already put a deposit on it, but it has an reco engine, AND a reco head, after the reco engine snapped a rocker shaft!!! She only needs it to last 6 months, so I think it is a reasonably buy (I wouldn't myself though).

Matt - what pics do you want to see???

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Matt - what pics do you want to see???

End results of the engine bay and how you find it? how much boost, extra fuel etc?

What is it that Pajero means in Spanish?

Originally Posted by CaverD3

What is it that Pajero means in Spanish?

Indeed - Pajero (pronounced Pa-hey-ro) literally means "straw shoveller", "straw maker", "straw merchant" and sometimes "farmer" and "manure shoveller". However the slang definition is ******/tosser, etc...

Interestingly, there is also Pajera - the female equivalent - the mind boggles...

Matt - will post pics once the intercooler is installed and I have tidied a few things up. But so far - 100% happy, and it goes very well.