Thread: remote travel spares list

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Gday All,

Ok got the trip next year so am starting to get stuff together, so besides the main items of hoses and belts,filters etc.. whats a good list for the D3.

I have the CD manual and it tells me the TDV6 have a crank angle senser.

We will be doing alot of corrigations as well as sand dunes..

Am not looking for tyre or fuel info just spares that others have found they took or needed on trips in remote area's

Cheers Ean

Good question.
I look forward to the suggestions too.
Ian

When we do desert treks, we take:

Vehicle Specific:

• front and rear wheel speed sensors
• front and rear height sensors
• 6mm air tube + Nitto 1200psi connectors
• Faultmate
• front accessories belt
• front and rear struts (complete - because I have them!)

General:

• Maxtracks
• snatch, winch extension ropes
• shovel
• hose repair kit
• tyrepliers
• multimeter
• laptop + manuals
• oils, epoxy, plasti-steel, gasket goo
• LPS 2 lube and water-repellent spray
• car bra

Lots of other generic stuff, but that's off the top of my head.

Cheers,

Gordon

I too will follow this with interest

Anyway

Fuel pump relay after one gave up on Fraser island, it's in the glovebox now

Brake pedal switch, comes up with transmission fault

G

I assume this means the LR-specific kit, not recovery gears, tyres, basic tools for fixing hoses and electrics etc.

The item I'd most like to take would be a Faultmate. You can carry lots of spares, but there isn't a single item that's most likely to go, and you also need to be able to diagnose the problem and then fit the part, and deal with any resulting error codes which can be very difficult in the bush, and there's no guarantee the local bush mechanic will be much better if it involves electronics. Even something simple like replacing a shock absorber - very easy to replace the rear on say a Patrol - is a major job on a D3/D4 so there's no point carrying spares if it has to go back to a workshop anyway. Bear this in mind when reading generic lists of spares, some of which involve carrying almost a second car "just in case".

The best advice is prepare - pre-check inspection, early changes of belts and fluids, good tyres, lower tyre pressures and speeds, good quality batteries etc. The item most likely to fail is tyres, so take a sixth tyre and a repair kit. Just last weekend I plugged a tyre when camping and it's holding fine, I would normally get it professionally repairing but these tyres are about dead anyway so no point.

This was the exact reason I asked, was for D3 specific items only..

I have done enough remote travel to know the main items, but for the D3 I am still on my L plates so was interested in what others felt as essentials.

I always carried my Nanocom and spare fuel pump in my D2, no matter where I went.

What model faultmate or similar suits the D3 ?

Cheers Ean

Multi use items that are handy to have, zip-ties, duc tape, tie-wire and a letherman type tool.

gghaggis has a good list, couple of things i add, Air filter, basic hand tools and
a spark plug socket (if you have a petrol)

Hi-lift and air jack are handy too.

Hi Ean, I'm going through the exact same process ATM and was researching faultmate this avro and found these guys.

HARD RANGE AUSTRALIA
http://hardrange.com/contact


Contact details form their wedsite
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Seems like they may know alot about the faultmate. I'll be getting one this week if the research pans out to suit my needs. The website also has listed prices and good descriptions of each products capabilities.
happy travels

P.S. my travels should take me through your backyard later this year

RACQ Ultracare and a sat phone