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Thanks everyone for your valuable feedback. After changing the plugs the problem still existed. So opened the distributor and found a faulty bearing. This has been opened and changed, test drive shows car is smooth again. Thanks to @shadow79 and @Jalil bhai for fixing the issue at minimum cost. Well done guys.

I’ve looked into that last year and the MUT-II protocol which was used in Mitsubishi from 1995-2003 is not compatible with MOST OBD scanners https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/other-mitsubishi-vehicles/678452-mut-over-obd2-elm327.html i remember checking all the EVO tuner forums and they suggested using the Evoscan software, but that requires a laptop, which defeats the purpose you’d want to use it for. The icarsoft I am not sure about, you would be best off emailing them with your car details so they verify it, but I doubt it will work.

So that means you warmed up during all the drive? 😂 Nah I'm kidding you did great

Excellent search and suggestion of this new area by @Emmanuel Thanks @Srikumar for Impeccable planning of 2 diff routes, waypoints, fence, exit strategy resulting in perfect drive even after few nasty recoveries we were able to play in those amazing dunes. Keep it up. Just the last bit was killing to inflate at 49 degrees under the sun and 44 under the shade (watch).

Trip Report - Breaking from the usual tradition of having night drives in summer we decided that to do a Sweihan drive, one must do it in daylight. But with the limited window of good weather in day light it was decided to have an early morning drive starting with the break of sunlight. So we all met on time at 4:45 am and quickly headed to the deflation point. After an even quicker briefing we headed out with @G.huz as my second lead and @Gaurav in sweep for Section 1 of the drive. If Gaurav had any thoughts of a relatively easier drive in sweep duties, they were quickly smashed by @shadow79 with the first crest right along center of the dune ridge. A few tugs and shoveling helped recover him and he managed to better that with an even more stubborn crest in the exact same position. The winch had to finally come out to recover him from the nasty spot. By then the sun had already started showing glimpses of its full glory, and so we picked up the pace and had to skip some sections of the waypoints that were initially marked. The beauty of Sweihan (especially in summer months) is the absolute virgin dunes one can ever get to see. We reached the end of Section 1 of the drive with the time close to 8:00 am. With the weather getting warmer we headed for the best part of the drive, a huge sand mountain with plenty of room to play and circle around. The view from the top was absolutely breathtaking. After climbing from every possible angle we finally descended and started our exit route in the final hour of the drive. The dunes in this area were fabulous rolling dunes and like Gaurav mentioned, we definitely need to plan a full day drive in this area in the cooler months. As we were playing along the dunes towards the exit we had a couple of overheating issues, but thankfully nothing too bad. We finally settled for our breakfast in the shaded area of what seemed to be an abandoned majlis. A special thanks to @Emmanuel for discovering this area, and also thanks to @Javier M, @shadow79, @G.huz and @Gauravfor all the support to ensure that we started and end the drive on time, especially in this weather.

Congratulations @Adel Muradov. It was a pleasure seeing you at the meeting point. Unluckily I could not watch you in action, but looking forward to driving along side you as I hear you are great company.

Great trip report @Srikumar. It's a pleasure to read a couple of different flavours. Well done. Last week @Gaurav bhai was on the peak of his eloquence.

Well maybe this will give you an idea, have a watch and see if its helpful.

WHAATT!!!!!?? OMG!!!!!! LOL I am having flashbacks reading this, my dad used to say the same thing. He was a mechanic for more than 50 years. I remember many cheap people came to his shop to ask for a quote, they complained about the price, then went with the cheaper option, then after some days they will have to come back to my dad to get it fixed, which by then the quote will be way more expensive than he originally quoted because not only he had to fix the original issue but the mess of the monkey too. We have a saying back home - "Lo barato sale caro" which would translate as Cheap is always expensive. If you want quality you need to pay accordingly. But maybe that is how I was raised. 🤔

For the exhaust temperature you could add an EGT gauge and probe, the probe is very simple it is just a thermocouple connected to the gauge. I doubt you can do this via your ECU because of it being an older model. Even some newer vehicles have to be reprogrammed to understand this signal. It is just simpler to install a gauge. Installing this is not very difficult. I installed one of this in my Lancer EVO I have back home. Some people install one per cylinder, in your case one or two will be enough.

I think you mean the cobra I have always preferred the Saleen over the Shelby. The Saleen has more hp than the Shelby.

Congrats @Adel Muradov

Means I always needs to warm up before the crazy kicks in...

Means Rav is shy to cross tall dune Crest, no matter whichever angle or speed you attempt...! I think we have seen same in shwuaib also.

Congratulations @Rahimdad for not opening the engine head. Well done @shadow79 for using the drill bit to unscrew the stuck plug. Here are the 9 Nissan used part scrap yards that you can call to get that faulty part - couldn't get its name correctly https://carnity.com/search?&q=nissan&type=cms_records5&nodes=86&search_and_or=or&sortby=relevancy

Congrats @Adel Muradov

Just something else to throw out there. If you have an Android head unit, you can download Torque or a similar app onto it, use the Bluetooth dongle, and you can have real time live data displayed on a full size screen as you drive. Better than looking at a tiny phone screen. Installed this system in a G65 a few months ago. Total cost for head unit and dongle was under 1,500 plus my time to install it, but this is something anyone can buy the parts and do themselves. Dragon mart has all the stuff.

Congrats @Adel Muradov !

Along with being a manufacturer specific tool it also doubles as a regular obdii reader and support s all protocol s including j2534 But I wouldn't recommend it for you since you run a shop with many different cars coming in. And by the time you buy half a dozen iCarsoft tools to cover most cars you could probably just buy a multivehicle tool like the launch for the same money. Or you could buy two for the most popular cars which come to your shop and the good thing is one iCarsoft covers two manufacturers like the one for Mitsubishi also covers Mazda and the one I have for LR also covers Jaguar. But you can't pick and choose which two brands you get in one tool. So of you get two you get 4 car manufacturers plus regular obdii They are built quite rugged and water and oil resistant so you can use oily and greasy hands to use it and them give it a wipe down later and can stand a good few drops too.

Congrats @Adel Muradov !

If you have OBD to USB cable then you can use any software you can get your hands on from code reading to remapping

See attached full specs of the new Mustang Shelby GT500. What do you guys think? 2020-Shelby-GT500-Esourcebook.pdf

I have a USB to OBD cable for sale. Original Porsche cable. You can connect any OBD equipped car to your laptop. The possibilities are endless. You can download generic maps and increase horsepower or you can download basic software and read fault codes. Any software is all available on torrents. Price is 100 dhs.

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Congrats @Adel Muradov

Mellenial triggered!

Thanks @desertdude for icarsoft recommendation. I am actually looking for something like this Bluetooth device that can hook up with smartphone software for code reading and clearing + live data feed of fluid and exhaust related temperature for offroad use. https://www.icarsoft.com/Product/s-294-icarsoft_bluetooth_multi_scan_tool_i620.html @Frederic can you check when you are free if this Bluetooth dongle will work on our Pajero's MUT protocol? @shadow79 existing one didn't worked on my Pajero but I love his torque dashboard for live readings.

Stone tablet and copper chisel is more your era 😘

A rollbar is something else

The Shelby I remember is a open roof roadster with a metal type tube behind the driver...

I am using torque it's not just some crappy software it's really good. if it's not showing you what you need over the counter then my friend you have to feed the PID of that particular sensor and to calculate the PID you'll have be proficient in protocol extraction plus you will need a better dongle not just any will do it...

Does it support j2534 pass through protocol then I want it

I am using OBDII on my pajero connected to torque app and it works well. Measure most of the Parameters.😉

Well I didn't check what car years the iCarsoft supports. Would be wise to get on their website and check it out I got one for LR/Jag and it goes back till 1999 on the LR. Really nice piece of gear to have in your car. It interrogates and diagnoses about dozen and half ecu's and systems even on my old LR with live data on 100s of parameters. Plus free software updates as they arrive via pc

You’ll find me under “Dafgadget” I follow photography and 4x4 stuff.

Good morning boyz, hope all on time.

Carol Shelby died in 2012. It’s not a real Shelby. It’s just ford trading on his name.

No one, I quit social media long ago. If you have enough time to waste, then go ahead for 1% useful stuff vs 99% mindless scroll.

Isn’t this just regular white lithium grease ?

I def need one, save one for me please and ill arrange to pick it up. Thnx

Every offroader who is regularly driving offroad and involved in recovery by pulling or tugging should inspect there tow points and tow hook regularly. At least once every month or after every extreme recovery to make sure they are safe to use. Thanks to @Barry for wonderful contact of Mathias in Car Pro garage - a seasoned welder to take up this job during Eid holidays and doing a wonderful work. Sadly Car Pro garage is closing or closed down, so if any of you need quick welding job from expert welder you can contact Mathias on ‎052 926 6714. And he is very reasonable in pricing. He charged me 200 Dhs for all 3 joints ARC welding.

Mathias is a top class dude, both professionally and personally. I’ve watched him design and fabricate some funky stuff that I would have no idea about, all from an idea he gets in his head. He designed and built the crazy lengthened and widened Jeep CJ chassis with the dual front diffs along with the suspension system to make it all work. I’m not a big recommender because I don’t want bad work to come back on me but that’s one guy I would recommend to anyone who needs any welding or fabrication work done.

You should have visited me at my workshop missed the chance to see me melting... Morning drive....no comments...😨

If it's well serviced then you won't face terminal funkyness in the first place...

That will be the version where, whilst using all the possible key combinations on your controller, you’ll need to shift, look away from the flashing cameras, and top up your salik at the same time !

Need For Speed Heat - Coming Soon

Hoping for some day time newbie meets soon!

Thank you @Gaurav and supporting Marshals, i really enjoyed the ride. It was completely new experience to drive at night, but due to excellent leading skills and support of entire team, all went smooth! Looking forward to drive with you all! Eid Mubarak!

Thank you @Gaurav for this wonderful drive enjoyed a lot... and I am sorry for making everyone wait for me.. one of my passenger friend had work till 10.30pm on thursday.. so we started after 10.30 from abu dhabi straight to deflating point. Thank you @G.huz @AKR @Shamil @shadow79 @Srikumar @Adel Muradov @Emmanuel @Rahimdad we missed you. See you all soon.