Bugger mate. Sorry to hear that.
Cheers
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Bugger mate. Sorry to hear that.
Cheers
That is very bad news. And I take it you hadn't left on your Fraser Is trip yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meccles
Nope we hadn't left for Fraser. Confidence level in this particlular car right now not high. I had more faith in my old classic.
Yup, co-incidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meccles
My first beach trip was Fraser Is. Standard 19" OEM on a 3.0L D4...packed to the gunnels. I was pooping myself because folks had seeded my doubt farm with respect to my car and especially the tyres/wheel size.
I aired down to 18 and then back up a little due to the exposed tree roots on the track. Outcome...flawless...ate the tracks and made my mate's Prado (which did everything I might add) look clumbsy.
On that trip my words of warning would have been to not get lulled into a false state of security.....my D4 (as I'm sure D3 and RRS) handled most stuff easily....it's also easy to get unhealthy speed up without noticing....and I mean highway speed on sand.
I've changed rubber since then but not size and have been back to Fraser and Bribie (similar high-silica sand). No issue at all.
The car is heavy, you need to appreciate that and work with it. It also has a very good TC and shed loads of power...if you can work that mix, it'll be fine. In the end carry Maxtrax, etc...as has been stated. In the end....does it hurt to get out and use a shovel and Maxtrax....I'd say it would be penance for not stopping and backing up sooner....LOL...:wasntme:
As was previously stated, the recovery points are very, very strong and their location is in the handbook. I believe not many cars have such good purpose built points both front and back.
And of course the salt and sand...........just get it up and hose the crap out of it.
It's easy when you get a new expensive bit of kit to get scared and some threads/rumours don't help but just be logical.
I got three punctures in one weekend, thanks to the freakin standard Wranglers being at about 50%. I was paranoid about the car ....but in reality it's the tyres. Scorpion ATRs......no issues since then.
Cheers,
Kev.
When it is going yes it is awesome. Unfortunately it has spent almost a month in the dealers in last year. Not good enough! And how long now as I am sure parts will not be available. If SWMBO cannot trust it to start, run reliably day in day out, then it will not last.
I can't comment on that 'month'.....:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Meccles
But....
The parts will be available....I have one of the first D4s in AUS and was concerned by that issue....and it probably was valid at the time. I've heard the same concerns about many brands.....even Toyo.
But I have not been delayed on a single part for this car for more than a couple of days.
Will the car not start, will it not run?
Recently I smashed mine into a few sand humps in a sun-very-low-in-the-sky situation. Knocked the throttle body off the engine....but it still kept going. Had the big Red Triangle and the Yellow ECU light on. Still kept humping. Ugly loss of power but kept going. Nothing else damaged. They may be shiny but they are tough.
I haven't read the complete thread, but get it completely checked....unfortunately it may be due to previous abuse but they are tough trucks. And I know saying getting it checked is an easy comment, as there are so many crap mechanics/dealers etc. I haven't read of anybody on this site that hasn't been able to start a recent D/RRS other than battery problems. My belief is that they may have issues but they will still go and in most cases, to the full or close to full ability.
Or you could sell it....how much do you want?....:D
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Originally Posted by TerryO
i'll take your comment and raise you 100
My 3.0 D4 was diagnosed from fault codes as having a sticky/siezing primary turbo actuator after an extended stint (4 wks) of reduced power mode for another reason. It took a few attempts to permanently clear the fault codes (using Faultmate) with the engine running and throttle opened-up to get it to respond to the throttle and initially free the actuator. It was still a bit sticky for a day or so but using the right foot more than usual soon freed the actuator totally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meccles
The repair was not going to require the body to be removed but was still going to be rather inconvenient to me.
I work away, so I am not even there to see the how/what etc. Yes it was still running but rough, so SWMBO didn't want to drive it, which is fair. Certainly if stuck out bush you have no choice other than to keep going. Re the other faults/owner etc we brought the car with 20K on it looked like a lady had been driving it (divorce, kid seat marks, settlement trade in). Maybe not enough welly had been applied though I have tried to rectify that on regular occasions. Will see I did ask dealer (who have been pretty good) to go over it with a fine tooth comb while the body is off and check everything they can while they have the access, and given history of intermittent untraceable electrical problems.
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Originally Posted by Meccles
UMM Maybe the car caused the divorce :o