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  1. Gaurav
    OK, Guys, I think this whole thread turning into the big misunderstanding that I'm after cutting corners on oil, which is not true. I'm a kind of guy who gets 10k oil and replaces at 8-9k in all my cars. For offroad even faster at 5-6k due to extreme use. As per Range Rover manual, it says engine oil change every 12k interval and I am getting at 10k. This thread was not about engine oil at all. It was about the differential and transfer box oil which is almost doubling the cost (not few dirhams) at the dealership and advised to change at 68K km instead of 120K just because it's completed five years. This almost half mileage change request is bothering me. Going back to the original question, if everyone thinks here that diff and transfer oil also have an expiry for 5 years, then I'll get it changed. @shadow79 this Range so far not driven offroad and not started leaking yet as per their leaking DNA. @Barry I know dealership service history is scam sometimes, but even bigger scams I have seen when you just trust the people words of "regularly serviced" and it has been done just engine oil and filter changed at Enoc for last 10 years. I don't mind paying an extra premium if I get dealer service history to rule out that. And the second reason for this Range was really genuine low kms unlike 200+ kms driven I have seen at half the price.
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    I'm sorry Andreas, this area is a bit more than newbie level so I highly recommend doing few more newbie drives and try your hand on side sloping first to graduate to fewbie level. Tomorrow's fewbie area have a lot of crisscrosses and side sloping area, that you not be comfortable with your two drives experience.
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    It's not about the Jackpot, it's about continuing the dealer service history for which I paid a fat premium. However, looks like time to move out now and get actual 120K service at a quarter the price.
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    Perfect toy car with changeable looks from G - defender - Jimny finally like Chameleons
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    So you were proven spoiled mechanic if you knew all these pranks to the AH level. Good, you haven't started your workshop.
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    Looks like we have good signup from fewbie members now, so it's gonna be good fun in that area. @Rockhead as this is a fewbie level drive and it seems your first drive with Carnity. Usually, it is mandatory to join at least one newbie drive so that we can gauge your offroad skills to advise further. Please advise your offroad experience and how many previous drives you have done in the past? If it's less than 5 drives, I highly suggest you wait and join newbie or absolute newbie drive first to get proper orientation and compulsory briefing for newbie level.
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    Thanks, guys for the input, appreciate a bit clear response on the actual question: Is it really required to change rear diff and transfer box oil at 68k kms with 5 years of life.....?
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    Sorry to hear that, but you are not alone in this tough time as I have been hearing this exact same news everyday among my family and friend circle since last month. No more projects and company start laying off redundant staff. Hope you will find something better soon, wish you good luck buddy
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    What is more important and relevant in car service: Time vs Kilometer driven? I just schedule my Range Rover service with Al Tayer and they said I need to get the major service of 120k kms, while the car is only driven 68,000 kms. Their logic is time-based vs km - whichever comes first. They gave me this logic last time too when I sent the car for service and they carried out 108k service when the car was 58,000 kms driven. I somehow felt uncomfortable but went with the flow to not to spoil the service history, which has been regularly maintained by the previous owner. This time it's quite over the top with major service estimate, where they say they have to change rear diff oil and transfer box oil every 5 years or 120k kms. Is it really required to change rear diff and transfer box oil at 68k kms with 5 years of life.....? If you say Kilometer driven is prime then why all car manufacturer has this in their maintenance schedule, let alone UAE but everyone uses the same approach globally. Please explain why......?
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    So looks like your Cherokee fever is rising again with these daily memes
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    Well with 600 treadware showing, this much tread can easily run for a year more unless there are some uneven wear or unusual cracks. If passing is done recently, I wouldn't be worried about safety as those guys check the tires very well from the safety point of view. Secondly, it's almost three years old tire with a production date of 3515 means Sep 2015 and available for sale in early 2016 till 2018 now. Michelin has good 3-5 years usable life. Take a plastic glove and run your hand on all tires slowly to see if there is any unusual bulge, although it's not normal for Michelin rubber but still worth a check. If anyone tire has a slightest of bulge then that can also produce a lot of humming noise in cyclic order at low speed and loud uniform humming at high speed.
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    Never knew topless can be so painful to maintain, I meant for Jeeps too. Nice DIY, once again
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    Pajero engine noise comes inside the cabin too, if firewall opening under footwell has been left open in past. For isolating the engine noise vs tire noise, find an empty road and drive up to 120 and then shift to neutral to let the rev drops and notice if it was engine roaring noise of 3k rpm bothering you or tires humming noise. If it's tires noise it will still stay in neutral, but if engine noise, then you know you should check the firewall opening in the footwell. Disclaimer: Shifting to N at 120 is not safe and advisable, so do it quickly for 5-10 seconds and in an empty road.
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    Absolutely frustrating, and I forgot to mention that. Thanks @Jocreative I never knew this secret before and always thought that last time I did some goof up. Damn bag. Maybe they need to develop some locking setting spring mechanism than just simple twisting.
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    Welcome to Carnity and congrats for your new ride. First and foremost Michelin is one of the best tires and probably the quietest as well. What road noise you are referring is may not be because of tires, but Pajero cabin sound insulation is not the best in class. I'm sure many other Pajero owners here can confirm that too. @Rahimdad @hossein @Julien V So if tires have enough tread, then don't replace now as Michelin have very high treadware anyways that is known to last 40-60k kms. Which Michelin tire is that? Maybe share its tread pic, so we can advise further. For planning an upgrade, if you can choose Michelin Latitude (slightly expensive) is one the best tires money can buy. Upgrading from 265 -285 (2 cm width gain and 1-inch height gain) will not have any rubbing issue as it will be just 1 cm wide on each side. And no major noticeable difference will be on comfort (slightly more stable due to extra width), noise (no change), fuel consumption (a tiny bit more - theoretically), odo reading (slightly more like 118 will be 120 due to 1-inch tire height more on every rotation).
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    BTW, just a side note that newbie coming on drive doing the deflation with keys or stone and thinking its 14 psi when their knees start to pain is a wrong approach. The newbie should borrow the gauge from others if they don't have so that they can see whether they are running on 14 psi vs 22 psi, that makes a whole lot of difference in sand.
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    It's really very well done and documented for beginners as every offroader need this info for installing a kill switch for ABS and Traction control to enjoy real offroad in UAE desert. Best 30 Dhs ever spent. Maybe someone next can improvise this idea by installing the toggle switch like Barry mentioned and then pull a wire like you did to have a steering switch without cutting the loom.
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    What if they don't behave, and understand these subtle signs....? I have seen adamant driver driving at 80 on the fast lane of 120 and refuse to move away because you flashed them (gently) and hurt their egos, so they will pile 200 cars behind them to suffer. If I can legally switch on my offroad light for such bruised ego characters I would love to do that.
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    @Barry you do have a point on not cutting the wiring loom, but @Jocreative solution serves as the switch inside the car than stepping out, stopping the convoy, open the hood to flick the fuse button, still time-consuming and involve some work before and after each drive. Steering switch is classy. My two cents.
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    Yes, I have seen those 160 too briefly, but was not sure to mention if it's been legalized all the way or on certain few kms. Either way good point to justify your request to the dealership to bump the beep limit.
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    Sorry to say but dear google is right, that you can only get that beep stopped through dealer software as its part of GCC spec and mandatory to have it locked so people and mechanics outside can't disable. On the contrary, the dealership should push it to 140 as SZR legal speed is 140 now unlike 120+20 before. Worth a try.
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    Nice topic and indeed you covered almost all type of deflator for offroading except one more which I have used: Staun. People love their automatic deflation to precise psi you set them, but I couldn't master that PHD after months and lack of patience made me choose stem removal - fast, easy and F.Cheap. Carry valve stem whole strip that has 20 (i guess) and it cost 5 AED. After little practice, I stopped losing them and hardly replace new stem ever. If someone or Staun can set their deflator to 12 psi and ship them, I wouldn't mind trying them again as they sound too good to be true, but yes time-consuming.
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    Brilliant DIY with detailed steps, pics, and 3 disclaimers - way to go, dude, 👍
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    That will be an awesome idea, @Barry and @skumar83 will be smiling then, as they always wish to see a lot of build threads and DIY experience thread here
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