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Yeah why not, this area does not require a lot of rpms anyway. This area is perfect for experimenting. It will be the first time I will be using it with the new gears though

Welcome back, how's diff doing now. So @Javier M are you going to accept 3K challenge to keep gas under 3K RPM

I have the JZX 2 Ton floorjack from DM. Works great and came with warranty.

Welcome back Shamil

I’m addicted. What can I say 😎

What is your on road fuel mileage? Fuel Consumption in offroad is totally dependent on how much you push your car. I have swb, with 60 liter tank and crossed liwa few times with additional 20 litre Jerry can. For saving fuel in offroad, we generally advise everyone to switch to 2WD on flat track. Liwa is no different as it has few kms of patches of barren land where you can cover lot of distance in 2WD. Also if you are passing through moreeb do check adnoc fuel tanker as a temporary gas station, usually available in winter months little before and after Liwa challenge.

Look who’s back already ! @Shamil you’re a warrior 👏

And, sorry I didn’t notice, but welcome back to you also @Javier M

2 ton floor jack is more than enough

Go through this first, if you still have any doubts, lets discuss. Thanks @Javier M

Great job on the paint job, but the tread blocks on your front tyres are wearing unevenly. Pity you can't polish that away

I use it once every 6 months in all cars and I'm happy, I used every 2-3 months in beginning but haven't seen any noticeable gain after the initial use. If it was locally available product I wouldn't mind pouring every 2-3 months.

The Redex came recommended by @Gaurav and i must agree that it has reduced my consumption slightly. I used to get maximum 390-400kms on highway, now i am around 420-430 on average. The biggest change i noticed was the idling. Although my injectors were cleaned a while back by a guy in Rashidiya, after having used two bottles of Redex, the idling became more stable. I get the Redex through desertcart.ae

Here our latest trip log

I guess it's just my right foot then! Anyways while I'm out of the country the car has gone for some serious power updates. Maybe will help me keep my foot out of if (I doubt) lol. Thanks with the Redex, I'll see if I can source some

It's not shitty, mine is very similar too to give 320 in mix. Might get 350 in highway. Try Redex fuel additive to bump up as that's a very good fuel system cleaner and only genuine product I found that decreases fuel consumption. Sadly not available in UAE. You can try from Canada and bring it along.

Get road side assistance and recovery to take you across Emirates. Rest all is same

I used Euro Gulf for bumper hole repair, they were good. RSA gave me 3 places and then I picked Euro based on their reviews. If it helps.

Wow champs that’s great to be guessing too quick Was it too obvious

Great results @Gaurav bhai. I'll be able to sleep better tonight as well.

Is that Srikumar......? Who started off-road with you on the first Carnity off-road drive and become a Marshal now........?

Here's how you can remove the car paint scratches by yourself in few minutes, no matter how deep they are or how many they are. In our last off-road drive, while moving the dead tree to help someone it flipped on my Pajero bonnet and its dry branches spoiled the whole paintwork. It took me 1+1 hour in 2 days to achieve this result. I have never done such major car paint restoration job before but my bonnet was so badly destroyed that I had nothing to loose to try my hand first. Long ago, I used to polish all my cars once every year in winter, so I had those stuff lying around and thought of giving it a try before I drop the car for repaint - expensive and time consuming affair. I researched first on how to deal with deep scratches and then applied everything in layers. Here is the whole process for removing scratches from car paint Spray gun with water and 3-4 squirt of hand wash. Sprayed on entire bonnet generously with cotton towel and massaged the hood. Then used the scotch brite - fake one that has softer grit, as I compared both. You can also use 3000 grit sandpaper. I sprayed the soap water again and then started with gentle air touch scrubbing with fake scotch brite. Almost 20-25% scratches gone immediately, then applied very little scrubbing pressure on dark scratches and now they started to fade, but not gone. Got the "Formula 1 Scratch out" and added some water in the bottle to dilute it. Dip the fake scotch brite and rub the scratches gently - first in straight line manner and then in swirls - both have its own use and importance so you will kill less of clear coat in deeper scratches. Left the first coat to dry and then scrub with dry towel and tons of elbow grease and 50% scratches were gone. Now I was really motivated and excited to see the instant results. Repeated the same on deeper scratches and after second round 90% were gone and I slept happy with big ear to ear smile. Next day morning, went to get the daytime pictures and OMG half of the paint scratches were back, because when paint is fully dry the clear coat scratches comes back. So second day night, I took the "Formula 1 Carnuba Car Wax" and "black & decker waxer" to shake the hell out. Now for the second day I didn't used scotch brite and used a soft cloth to apply scratch out liquid and scrub nicely from my hand until it literally disappeared. Did that on all stubborn scratches and again almost 90% were gone. Idea here is to keep using scratch out liquid until the scratches disappear or close to disappearing and don't overdo in one attempt. As every time you leave scratch out to dry and scrub again it fades the scratches more. So have patience and keep on repeating the steps until you are happy. Last but not least the clear coat sealing that I literally scrubbed away so much that it might fade my paint soon. So got the carnuba wax on the damp applicator and applied generously on first round and let it dry for few minutes. Then use the waxer to polish the whole hood again and bring back to its shine and fixing almost 90% scratches. Done the second round of wax but this time used a very very thin layer of wax to apply by hand so that it can retain longer as oppose to thick layer, which was needed for initial sealing. After this thin layer dried, use the waxer again to polish and super happy with the smooth and silky feel and shine on my bruised hood. If you don't have waxer, it will take more of elbow grease and muscle and it's still perfectly achievable with little more time, that's it. And yes, I checked today morning and still 90% scratches are gone and only 10% left which are break in paint or faded very deep that will be noticeable with one feet distance. I can live with this much for now and will see what next I can do. Maybe next I was thinking of sourcing same paint to cover the paint crack and then apply clear coat can, but need a paint booth for that or any closed area where dust won't settle in clear coat. Let's see what happen and Ill keep updating the progress here. THINGS I USED

Hi guys, Iam planning to change tyres for my pajero. Can anyone recommend a good shop. Also the tyre shops in BMW street, are they genuine? Is there a chance that they might sell fake tyres. Suggestion for good tyre brands are also welcome. Looking for onroad tyres with less noise.

Although nice racks but I agree with @Frederic

Hey Fuad, Personally I've had no issues with the Current Mitsubishi Bottle Jack although some recommend against it, I lift the car from its control arm (make sure you have a wide baseplate). Lifting from the lower control arm means you won't have to raise the jack as much to get the rim and tyre up! Cheers, Jas

Ok then if we hear your rpm above 3000 then you will have to organize a mexican fiesta for all Carnity off-road club members 😜

Thanks @Gaurav Bhai

I have tried Al Khabeesi Branch Deira of PAL Garage for my corolla bumper repair. I was happy with their services.

Good to see the end results.

Hey Guys, During advanced and fast trips of Around 35-40kms I end up going through 40 litres of fuel approx. are there any other Pajero owners who have faced this issue? My main concern is that in a full on 180km trip in Liwa or so I won’t have enough fuel even if I carry a 20 litre tank being a SWB Pajero having 60 litre tank. I am normally in 2nd and 1st gear in 4H... Cheers, Jas

it's a fuel additive, Every bottle is good for 4 fuel tanks, You can slightly increase the amount if your idling is unstable. I remember putting half a bottle in it the first two refills. Here is the link: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/57497251

You put it in with every oil change? at What interval

Thanks for the affirmation Gaurav, I've done Liwa in the past but it wasn't with the Pajero and thought I'd get some quick Mod suggestions while the car is sitting at the garage anyways. Used to drive my dads Prado before which did the drive within the 80L tank no problem. I guess there's no need .

Hey Gaurav, The 60 liters gives me 325-330 Highway and Approx 280 City/Hwy Mix. It's shitty

Thanks @Jas Gajaria for the inputs. Will definitely look into it . 👍🏻

Firstly Fuad, Congrats on this little beast! R50 is a great choice! Parts are super cheap and the car flies... You need 2 things first, a lift kit and bash plate. With these two you'll tackle Liwa on its own no issues! Secondly if you really want to spend some cash you're super lucky because you share the engine and transmission with the 350Z which has a huge performance market here in the UAE, you can find 4.2 stroker kits and have it installed for less than 10K (which is an actual joke to be honest). As long as this is a desert toy, do whatever you want and it won't let you down. Lastly, if you don't want to go bat shit crazy... Just get some headers, exhaust and a cold air intake (with a dry filter) (should cost less than 5K all. And take the car to Qasim (AlfaTuner), he is very well respected within the UAE offroad community and has tuned almost every 4x4 I drive with (should be 1-1.5K) you'll be pushing 280HP no problems!

Ok. Well noted

When it comes to 3rd party insurance i think everything is same or is there something we need to look into ?

Of course. It's boring to drive automatic. The real fun is in stick 😂

Hi Rahim Bhai, could you provide the name of the garage that did a good job. I am unfortunately in need of it.

I paid 1050 for my Pajero. Only weird thing is that the car shows as 4 cyl 2400 cc in the paperwork, so maybe they selected Pajero io model in their computer 🤔

Call the call center, they are very quick and you will get quote in a minute or two. I think I paid 1100 for my V6 Pajero earlier this year.

Hint: all parts belong to the car. Be aware this is not a “regular” vehicle 😉

Try to find the radiator !!!

Welcome to the club of stick shifts 😂 @Srikumar Will confirm manual is more fun !

I'm very happy with RSA too. Last month someone banged into my wife car. It was handled professionally and the chosen garage did a brilliant job too. This time my wife reversed into a car but same professional manner things were handled. Although another garage name was given, but on request with 5 minutes they changed to the garage we used earlier.

So @Fuad bhai will the Pathy assume another Marvel character or the Hulk rules Pathy also?

Good luck @MATHEW FELEX I stopped trusting comparison sites soon after they boom here because everyone is in rat race to beat the price and cut solid corners on customer service. We buy insurance to have peace of mind than just filling documents for RTA renewal, and if that fails in time of need its pointless to save 50 or 100 dhs. I learned it hard way too. Check with your insurance about road side assistance and add to multi-emirates as you don't wanna get stuck in Sharjah workshop if you live in Al ain. This was the latest result of cutting corners since few years now. You will only face the surprise when you call recovery and he will say NO for inter-emirates drop off.

Love the technical dunes and the challenge that Lisalli provides. Nice choice of area.