Gaurav

Oh yes, let's bring all the breed of radios you are collecting and give Adel some work to answer our concerns

11 minutes ago, Javier M said:

I think this will fit very nicely to the pajero. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PFS2T2V/ref=twister_B07PK8FN7G?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I swear I had a funny feeling before clicking on your suggestion. Damn, I was right.

Isn't pink goes well with Sexy Jeep's.....?

Hi @Adel Muradov as far as you have done few day drives, you should be fine with night drive too.

Please come 30 minutes early for the newbie brief that involves lot of 4x4 and safety training, which is mandatory for all newbies joining the carnity offroad club.

In your model Patrol, front bumper is the main concern and though you have addressed it very nicely, so you should be good to drive by yourself.

This thread becoming like a ship and a hammer story now.

Everyday new suspense popping up with thrilling angle.

Well there are only two ways to reach engine oil: Drain plug or dispstick.

From opening drain plug you will risk of loosing more than required, unless you have some precise control over a spanner. Dipstick is much safer and controlled way to reduce with the suction pipe.

As a general rule of thumb you should not overfill engine oil above the max line and 1 cm sounds quite as much. I always buy an extra 1L bottle to top next day rather than overfilling.

@Barry, @treks and @shadow79 might advise the drawback of overfilling as Im not that technically educated.

Which steering wheel cover you are using and from where did you buy it?

It's such an important stuff that your hand is always in touch but at the same time its of such a low priority that you will wait till it breaks down to pieces.

I always buy the best steering wheel cover and every time it only last for couple of month and then I keep on prolonging to change as its so low priority item and drive with flaking steering cover most of the time. I really appreciate some heads up to buy some F. Good quality steering wheel cover that can last a long time.

Hi @Michael sammy Please read all below important topics before joining the drive

MUST READ: Offroad Club Structure, Levels and Rules

• Off roading - Everything you need to know
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities
• Tire pressure deflation for off road driving
• Off road Club Grading Structure
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Levels of Offroad Drive
• Off-road Convoy Rules

You can go to any petrol station service guys and they have a thin suction tube that can suck excess oil from dipstick hole.

5 hours ago, shadow79 said:

if asking for help is being stupid then my friend you really have to reassess the values on which you make those assumptions

Dont over read the things, I meant for mechanics who go wrong 8 out of 10 times and still dont ask anyone for help as stupid.

Asking for help is never stupid, that's how we all learn.

Welcome Michael to Carnity and its offroad club.

If drive lead Rahimdad allow you for this drive, then please come 30 mins early for newbie briefing - very important for new joiners.

Just arrange the flag, for lights you can use high beam until you are convinced with your new hobby. Same for skid plate.

Hope your Pajero rear bumper is sorted, if not @Srikumar can guide you here on what's needed to remove it for the drive.

60K or less would be a good price if car is super clean and no accidents.

If it was not black, I will say upto 63 can be good deal, depending on your base price finding.

Approx math for Korean depreciation (not very conclusive though).

2016 - 130K - 20% = 104
2017 - 104K - 15% = 88
2018 - 88K - 15% = 75
2019 - 75K -15% = 63

After this price finding, you need to do lot of plus and minus based on real condition.

If any tire change, battery, major service is due in next 3-6 months it will lower the value further.

Which engine size is that?

8 minutes ago, shadow79 said:

Fortuners here are petrol with 2tr and gr engines that is of diesel...

That's why I asked him to check his owner manual to be sure.

Just now, GumbyAKhan said:

How does this guarantee thing work? I mean I can ask for guarantee, but if it's just a verbal thing, anyway I can't enforce it right? Just curious . 

Verbally yes its more than enough to gauge mechanic's honesty and shaking them enough to do a proper job.

It works majority of the time. Fake or greedy mechanic will simply not take up your job and you will end up running 4-5 garages for the finding the real NEO.

Also dont trust your most trusted garage so easily, as businesses here have tendency to impress you first with 50 dhs job and then on second or third billing hitting the jackpot for thousands.

1 minute ago, arunnvs said:

Thanks Gaurav Bhai for the reply,

its a 2013 Fortuner from automall , i did a 40k run after the purchase. never did a flush

Read the owner manual and find out after how many kms coolant change (not flush) is recommended. I think it's 160K Kms. This 40k must be "INSPECTION" only that someone is telling you to flush or change......!

Do you have any heat gauge moving up and down in traffic? Or any other engine overheating sign?

Who has suggested you for flush and why?

20 hours ago, desertdude said:

Read the complete post. Its not to cure heating issues but just to clean up any stray debris and buildup and like everything else coolant also has a life and after around two years its pretty much done. its good practice to flush and refill with new coolant

This depends on KMS more than on year tbh. 2 Year rule is not really required if its not an offroad car.

Toyota recommend change after 120 - 160K kms, Chevrolet - 240K Kms, MB - 190K

26 minutes ago, GumbyAKhan said:

Yes I'm not going to that shop, I'm dealing with Mohsen separately. he's still working with a couple of workshops like a technical consultant of sorts, and imparts good information. 

That's your call completely, but if Future tyre can spot a loose nut in one lift then previous guy should have also pointed before 1700 dhs spend. I agree it may not be greed but simple take it for granted attitude or too busy for proper diagnose, because if they knew that loose nut can bring some relief, they would have tighten it too to gain at least half a feather on their cap. Whatever the case it maybe, your 1700 gone, now how you convince yourself, its all in your mind.

Now table can turn INSTANTLY if you would have push them back with guarantee and then they will lift the car, lick the car and smell every corner for the real culprit.

That's why I said Guarantee works every time:

• If you are greedy - I will go some where else.
• If you are busy - you will find a time do the perfect job.
• If you are stupid - you will consult the head technician or your capable mechanic friend.
• If you are learning - you will do enough research.
• If you are genuine - you will come back with "educated guess work", that I can accept.

Mechanic job in my eyes as an end user is 70% giving you the right diagnose and 30% changing parts.

Only 10% exceptions are there for tricky, non traceable problems. Other 90% are repeatable jobs as we aren't driving NASA mars rover on road. Any "GENUINE" and "HONEST" mechanic can do 30 mins research in proper fault finding or buy 10-20 USD workshop manual to learn to do the perfect job than breaking 5 parts to fix one - off course very old cars are exception here.

12 hours ago, desertdude said:

Nobodys perfect and sometimes an issue is so niggly you just have to go down a list of troubleshooting. Starting with the cheapest and eaiset first and working ones way down.

Totally Agree, but sadly fake and greedy mechanic love to hide behind this "Nobody's perfect" theme and spoil the name for 20% genuinely good mechanics that fails on occasional attempt due to tricky scenarios.

If you are failing 1 or 2 out of 10 times, you are still considered good. If you fail 8 out of 10 times then either you are fake or greedy and need to learn your profession from foundation again. I ain't put my time and money for such people, charge me 50% extra but fix it in first time and that 50% extra labor will save me tons of hassle, time and unwanted parts cost.

We go to mechanics considering they are professional and "should" know what they are doing. If they also do the guesswork and pull the trigger in dark, then whats the point.

I even encountered a mechanic told me that one of my car engine cylinder is gone bad and he need to change that one cylinder. I was looking at him on his face and told him: This car doesn't have LPG cylinder.

Then there is dealership scare for brake drum change. How critical are they to be changed in this service. Sir, its very critical and if you dont change them now they will break in two pieces on the very next hard braking you might do. You don't want to break them at SZR on 120 and loose control and damage your car and end up on a hospital bed. I was like, please change it NOW. Later I googled and found OEM thickness was 6MM and mine was at 5MM and I could have drove that for next 1 year easy as 4MM was change time and 3MM is the threshold. How will you trust these guys again......?

Another dude quoted me 2000 dhs for wobbling Discovery and then after 1 day of research on car forum, I bought an original Land Rover drive shaft U-Joint for 35 dhs and labor for 50 dhs and car was perfect without any wobble. And that was a Land Rover Specialist. Im more scared from specialist now as they know all the in and out of all the known problems but love misguiding the customer for endless repair bills.

I can go whole day with my horror stories and how some people spoil the name of others that ends up spoiling the name for everyone.

Thanks Asif bhai for wonderful goo gone idea.

Below video even shows home made goo gone kind of paste to remove glue or salik stickers. I remember salik sticker removal is also a nightmare due to super weird position people put it and then you keep hitting your head on windshield while removing it.

Sorry my bad.

9 minutes ago, GumbyAKhan said:

The guy told me this is a sign of the shocks needing to be replaced as the coil spring has cracked and is loose. 

Not a good sign and not worth prolonging at all, also change shocks in pair - both sides.

It is available on some selected tires and there sizes. There is no fix shop for such case.

Like last time @Srikumar went to buy Geolander and ended with white lettering one.

Find a tire size and the research on which size the while lettering comes and then find that size.