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Position Name Car Rank Drives 1 Frederic 1999 Isuzu Trooper - Green Crew 319 2 Looper 2019 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 2 Door - Yellow Expert 302 3 florent sierens Jimny 2025 5 doors Newbie 2 4 Amr Morsy 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, GXL, White Newbie 2 5 Ghaithh 2018 Mitsubishi Pajero - 2 door - brown Newbie 4 6 Rasna 2022 Jeep Wrangler-4door-Grey Newbie 6 7 Andrew John Melvill 2020, Mitsubishi Pajero, 4 door, 3.8, white Advisor 113 8 Anish S 2020 Toyota Prado Silver Expert 105 9 Simon Thomas Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2025 Newbie 7 10 Raj K 2020 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.8 LWB - 5 door - White Fewbie 8 11 Nikki1007 2019 Mitsubishi Monterosport White Fewbie 12 12 Ishak Pajero - LWB - Black/White Expert 134 13 CY Bong 2024 Toyota Prado 4 door White Fewbie 14 14 Hartzel 2022 Toyota Fortuner - White | 2012 Jeep Wrangler JK White Fewbie 19 15 Yerem Davtyan 2011 Nissan Xterra - Silver Fewbie 22 16 Guido Ferriani 2023 Wrangler Rubicon - 3.6 L - 4 doors - Red Fewbie Plus 27 17 Thomas54675 2017 Jeep Wrangler JK, 2 Door, white Fewbie Plus 31 18 Mei Ling Jeep Wrangler JK - 4 Door- White Fewbie Plus 51 19 Frans M 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser LC71 Manual - 2 door - Silver Support Team 82 Good morning @Looper@florent sierens@Amr Morsy@Ghaithh@Rasna@Andrew John Melvill@Anish S@Simon Thomas@Raj K@Nikki1007@Ishak@CY Bong@Hartzel@Yerem Davtyan@Guido Ferriani@Thomas54675@Mei Ling@Frans M Thank you all for joining in! Some pointers for this evening: 1. At the starting point you can drive just a little bit further onto the gatch track and line up on the right side behind each other to deflate your tires. 2. We will be using Channel 10: 446.231Mhz 3. Please try to arrive by 16.45PM so you have some time to deflate your tires and set up your flag. The aim is to arrive at one of the Al Qudra lakes by 7pm or little bit earlier, so please bring a chair so we can have a sitdown all together. Bring your camera along as well! The exit point from that lake is very easy. We will be only around 200m from the road, so you can exit anytime you like. See you all soon!

Thanks so much for leading this fantastic drive @JeromeFJ and also for the amazing support by @Danie @Mahesh_ @Jose Luis Campos Great views, great company, and lots of fun meeting new people and learning new skills!

What happened was I had the bright idea, to change the felt on the inside cover of my jeep. What can go wrong buying it from Temu? I tell you what. On the first clime my Airflow dropped dramatically. The engine control unit (ECU) limited fuelling because it sees insufficient air. My engine struggled to make power. The RPM did not rise beyond a certain point (in my case about 3000RPM). So, I knew immediately something was wrong, but didn’t think on Airflow at this time. Indeed, I went on trying on some smaller dunes to clime and the “pack” made some sidings. A few minutes later Emmanuel told me we should continue to a certain area, stop and look at the Jepp together. Jose joined in and we had a small brainstorming abt possible reasons for the sluggish behaviour. The moment he, Jose, mentioned the word Air. I knew we could check the felt and we saw the marks of the air inlet filter on it. It was clear it was sucked into the inlet and as mentioned above we knew the problem. I ripped the new felt out, cursed TEMU and hugged Jose and Emmanuel. I mean I did not want to sweat for nothing this Friday afternoon, I wanted to have more fun. As all this happened very early in the drive we still had an awesome afternoon and great fun, regardless of the high outside temperatures. Lesson learned – drive on! Obrigado @Jose Luis Campos Thank you @Emanuel great Team work!

Congratulations @Abdullah A. for reaching Intermediate Level in Carnity Offroad Club! Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Fewbie Plus and Intermediate drives. Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Rajath Shetty for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club! Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. FEWBIE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Abdullah A.!!

Great news mate 😁

Congratulations @Abdullah A.

Really nice looking convoy, looking forward to the drive.

Hi @Infaz! No worries i will add you to the drive. See you in a couple of hours!

Congratulations @Rajath Shetty enjoy the new challenge and see you soon on the sand.

Congratulation @Abdullah A. for the new level.

Thank you @Emanuelit was a fantastic drive. A couple of hiccups along the way, but it only adds to the adventure. enjoy your break and see you on the next one.

On my Expedition Timberline, the cooling is simpler than your JL. There is no separate air-cooled transmission cooler from the factory. The gearbox uses a heat exchanger that runs engine coolant against the transmission fluid. This means the ATF basically cannot get colder than the coolant. When the engine gets hot, the gearbox has nowhere to dump its heat. I log data with CarScanner and an OBDLink adapter: ATF temp, coolant, intake air, RPM and boost. I drove up Jebel Akhdar to the Saiq plateau and back. The trip had three very different parts: Going up (about 38 min, around 38°C at the bottom): For the whole climb I kept the gearbox locked in 3rd gear manually. I did not let it shift higher. This held the revs around 2500-3000 and stopped the gearbox from jumping between 3-4-5 all the time on the corners. Less shifting under load means less heat, and the car felt more stable. With this, ATF went from 92°C up to 110°C, and coolant reached 108°C. You can see the heat exchanger limit here — ATF and coolant climbed together and stayed only about 2 degrees apart. Intake air went from 39 to 61°C. No knock, everything normal. On the plateau (about 26 min, around 2000m): This was the easy part. ATF stayed between 77 and 99°C. The air up there is cool, so intake dropped to 36-54°C. The car was relaxed. Going down (first 8 min): ATF went back up to 106°C, even with engine braking. The interesting part: knock retard jumped to almost 7°. This was on a closed throttle while braking with the engine, going downhill. High revs, hot engine, thin air at altitude. The computer pulled timing to protect itself. I only use Super 98, so it is not the fuel. Just something I did not expect to see going downhill. What I think is normal, and what worries me: ATF below 105°C is fine. 105-110 I watch it. Above 115 I would stop and let it cool. Coolant near 100°C in summer is normal for this car. The radiator is working hard but it is okay. After a hard climb, the ATF temp can keep rising for a few minutes after you stop. So I let it idle 5 minutes before turning off. One question for you all: my "Fan Speed Desired" reading stayed at 0% the whole time, even at 110°C. I am not sure if CarScanner is reading the wrong value for the Ford fan, or if something is wrong. If anyone knows the correct fan PID for the 3.5 EcoBoost, please tell me. The biggest help was holding a gear manually on the long climb. Much less shifting and the car feels more stable. PS. Car was loaded (Me, wife and 2 kids, and full trunk of different staff)

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