Pajero Engine Specs

[Frederic]

11 minutes ago, Kashx2 said:

It has 210k on it now. Thanks for the advice. I am looking forward to seeing other 3.5 Pajeros but mostly on the fours drives I went I saw 3.8 and LWB.  I will start looking for HT tires. Will take any advice on size and model which team may recommend. 

I think one of the reasons i had to attempt twice last drive on a dune was I was worried when obtaining momentum the front of my car would hit the ground hard before climbing up. Hence why I'm getting the front skid plate to reduce damaging components down under and not have to worry about that. I kept imagining my radiator hitting the ground  

Don't get HT tires (Highway). Get the AT tires (All Terrain). Yokohama Geolander G015 model is very well known and performs great on Pajero  

[Luke K P]

18 minutes ago, Kashx2 said:

It has 210k on it now. Thanks for the advice. I am looking forward to seeing other 3.5 Pajeros but mostly on the fours drives I went I saw 3.8 and LWB.  I will start looking for HT tires. Will take any advice on size and model which team may recommend. 

I think one of the reasons i had to attempt twice last drive on a dune was I was worried when obtaining momentum the front of my car would hit the ground hard before climbing up. Hence why I'm getting the front skid plate to reduce damaging components down under and not have to worry about that. I kept imagining my radiator hitting the ground  

I had the yokohama geolander g015 on my pajero. game changer.
lightweight A/T tyre with very little noise when driving in pavement.

Edited May 23, 2025 by Luke K P

[Kashx2]

10 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Don't get HT tires (Highway). Get the AT tires (All Terrain). Yokohama Geolander G015 model is very well known and performs great on Pajero  

My bad, thanks for recommending the same thing, makes life easier. Size should be just what manufacturer recommends? @Luke K P @Frederic

[Frederic]

5 minutes ago, Kashx2 said:

My bad, thanks for recommending the same thing, makes life easier. Size should be just what manufacturer recommends? @Luke K P @Frederic

Yes, go for 265/70/16. Perfect setup for your SWB Pajero. Bigger tire size might have rubbing inside the fenders with the original rims.

[Andrew John Melvill]

40 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Yes, go for 265/70/16. Perfect setup for your SWB Pajero. Bigger tire size might have rubbing inside the fenders with the original rims.

Totally agree, going up in tire size will just reduce the acceleration. Big tires are a rock crawling thing and not required for sand. 

[Emanuel]

2 hours ago, Kashx2 said:

@EmanuelThank you for the reassurance. Yes I started with Tiptronic last two drives, I'm not sure if its good practice to go to second gear and then back to first when needed. Because if I don't go to second gear my speed (momentum) doesn't grow, if I go to second, after a bit of travel I have less power, so I got to go back to first.  Is this ok to do for the car?  If yes i think i need to learn when to bring it down to first gear so its not too late to lose momentum and its not too early to get a high rev. 

I only had the rear skid plate and am getting the front one installed today, besides these two I added a fan as suggested by the team and I think my next move with be AT tires. Will gladly take any recommendation on size and models if you have. Thank you. 

You can down shift from 2nd just at that sweet spot when you begin to lose momentum. Just ease up on the gas when shifting and let 1st take hold then give it gas. 

[Kashx2]

Hi Guys, just want to update you all on this discussion. Long story short, i got the Geolandars, been to 1 newbie and 1 fewbie drive with them and its been a game changer. On the newbie drive i went to 10.5 psi and last weekend went down to 10.0. I had the air intake of the engine cleaned too. I also learned to use my compressor to clean my air filter before every drive. You can physically see the sand being pushed out, i think this helps the engine breathe.  I bought catalytic cleaner, the one you put in the gas tank, usually i think these things are more gimmick, but it had 4k reviews on amazon with 4.6 stars so I thought what thr heck! One last thing i do is use 98 fuel, im sure this helps too.

open to suggestions thank you

[Frederic]

37 minutes ago, Kashx2 said:

Hi Guys, just want to update you all on this discussion. Long story short, i got the Geolandars, been to 1 newbie and 1 fewbie drive with them and its been a game changer. On the newbie drive i went to 10.5 psi and last weekend went down to 10.0. I had the air intake of the engine cleaned too. I also learned to use my compressor to clean my air filter before every drive. You can physically see the sand being pushed out, i think this helps the engine breathe.  I bought catalytic cleaner, the one you put in the gas tank, usually i think these things are more gimmick, but it had 4k reviews on amazon with 4.6 stars so I thought what thr heck! One last thing i do is use 98 fuel, im sure this helps too.

open to suggestions thank you

Great to hear that! i agree that around 10psi is the sweet spot for the Geolanders on the short wheel base Pajero.

Of course also good to double check with a second pressure gauge. I remember using a Viair pressure gauge for quite some time (which should be a top tier brand), only to realize that it was showing 10psi where all my other gauges were showing 12psi. Then i verified with inflating at the gas station to 33psi and that viair pressure gauge was showing 30-31psi, so definitely something was wrong, and 2psi in the sand can make a lot of difference  

Long story short 99% of the pressure gauges are made in China, but you can expect 1-2 psi difference in them. It's hard to tell if the measurement is really correct, but you will definitely feel the difference.

cleaning the air filter should be indeed regular practice, and i also recommend checking your fluids the same time (before the drive). 

Those catalytic cleaners or injector cleaners i would say: it does not harm to try, and i do the same once in a while, where i put some injector cleaner and go for a highway drive in 4th gear to clean out the cobwebs from the exhaust 😁