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The last drive was an amazing one but full of challenges, and with Gaurav Bhai's incident, I would be more comfortable with an area we have done a few time to be sure we face a little inconvenience as possible. The plan would be to start easy and slowly work on the toughness bit to make sure the learning curve does not stop. When: 14 June 2018 Meeting time: 11 PM, convoy will move sharp at 11:15 PM Where: Adnoc Petrol Station Maleha Road GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/mzb26kxzte72 Level of drive: Absolute Newbie - Newbie - Fewbie - Expert - Advance - All are welcome Type of Car: Besides the Rav4 Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance Plan: Night drive from Mahafiz to Faya, Suhoor on top of Faya. What to bring along: Evening snacks, food for Suhoor, plenty of water - whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 5:30 am RSVP the below calendar:

@Asif Hussain I meant nothing can keep Rav4 out, who else besides the Rav4 wants to join. @desertdude I'm going to go with the 10 percent.

Hate to rain on your parade, but there are 90% chances of Friday being Eid, so no suhoor. Call it a pre Eid Drive. Straight to Eid Prayers from the desert! That would be a first!

@Rahimdad why not allowed sir, i love this little beast and the rider.. ☺️

I would love to see some post mortem pics of the old engine, specifically the crankshaft, bearing caps and bearings. From the video I saw I heard the rods knocking but I’ve read the top end was also making noises? Usually if there is a loss of oil pressure bad enough to affect the top end, the oil warning light will illuminate. If I had time and space I’d love to take the job on. Sounds like a crank regrind and a set of oversize bearings, maybe a set of rods if the bearings spun would fix it but without seeing inside and doing some measuring it’s pure speculation.

Please clarify that it actually doing missing or rough idling? There is a fine line between these two terms. So google the causes for both and watch few videos to co-relate that which one is present in your Pajero. If it is rough idling means rpm is dancing or fluctuating too, then most certainly you need to replace ICV - Idle Control Valve. Search this forum with ICV and you will get my old thread and the similar saga of trying an incompetent workshop with no guaranteed results. In the end, I bought that ICV for 500-600 dhs from habtoor and changed myself in 10 minutes as it is sticking very much outside with 2-3 nut bolts and wiring connector.

it could be a sludged idle speed control valve as your problem is only visible during idle it could point towards fuel pump pressure coils and injectors if the missing was rpm or speed related why dont you remove that speed control thingy and get it cleaned nicely and toss it back in and while you are at it also get the throttle body cleaned too and keep an eye out for that air filter thingy as its almost always overlooked...

A coil issue might show up on idle but generally, the main sign is you will notice a misfire or stuttering on acceleration. On the Pajero, you can reach under the right side of the inlet manifold (when looking from the front) and disconnect the leads and see which cylinder the problem is on. I recommend finding a proper mechanic who has a proper computer that can read live data that shows cylinder firing and you will soon see where the problem lies. there are too many mechanics here who just plug a computer in and see data and have no understanding of how to interpret it if no fault codes are logged.

ok try this old hack, at night go to someplace dark, carry a bottle of water spray without. And with the engine running spray water mist around coils, plug wires and if there is a short you will see electricity arcing and sparking. If this doesnt show any conclusive results. With the car started disconnect and connect every plug wire, if the missing gets worse you know that one is working and put that back in. If you reach a coil where disconnecting and connect doesnt make any difference, then that is your suspect circuit. Either that coil, wire or plug is bad.

Ghetto cheap bastard fix, use some clear nail polish on it. Might make it less obvious. Can also use on minor body scratches and if you are even cheaper and dont have touch up paint or dont want to buy any. Get somewhat matching nailpolish colour and use that to cover up minor blemishes.