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Get the scanning done to find out what's actually troubling and change that sensor, module or part. German cars are good in a way to pinpoint in the right direction, so stay away from a rookie mechanic who will sell you 3000 dhs story for changing 300 dhs sensor.

It's time have some intermediate fun with a drive from Pyramids to Iftar Bowl in Area 53 area. This area is best known for its rolling tall dunes and massive drops. So get ready for lots and lots of fun with an overdose of adrenalin. When: 20 April 2018 Meeting time: 1400 PM, the convoy will move sharply at 1415 PM Where: Bidayer Shops GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/zV7uCUyrgGn Level of drive: Fewbie - Intermediate Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Plan: Drive, challenge and enjoy until about 7 PM What to bring along: Evening snacks - whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 7 PM Please RSVP on below calendar

I am not against and nor in favor of the belt treatment, although it sounds VERY PROMISING and there is no harm in trying once on the exterior belts like AC, Steering and Fan. Of course not with timing belt unless fully convinced. I'm using WD40 on all my belts first squeak I hear and to be honest, I think I have delayed the change period. I do exactly what above video showed but with WD40 when the vehicle is off, I spray generously as far as I can reach and wait for 2 minutes and start engine and let it run for 15-20 seconds and spray again with engine off - do it 3-4 times until belts become moisturized and all squeaking has gone. I'm using Pajero for 7 years now - only long ownership car, rest all I flip within 2 years. First two times I changed all my belts within 2 years time, and now since 3-4 years, I haven't changed them. I know before few people jump about WD40 so here what it says it can do and yes it's composition is rubber and leather-friendly. https://www.wd40.com/img/WD-40_2000_uses.pdf WD-40's main ingredients as supplied in aerosol cans, according to U.S. Material Safety Data Sheet information, are: 50% "aliphatic hydrocarbons". ... <25% petroleum base oil. ... 12–18% low vapor pressure aliphatic hydrocarbon. ... 2–3% carbon dioxide. ... <10% inert ingredients.

We missed you too Emmanuel while fiddling with Xterra traction control and also shared your and Mike competitive story for off-roading vs fishing.

Hi Vishnu, welcome to Carnity and we all really wish that Barry should own his Garage one day so we all can go to him or at least work for a garage. Sadly now he has moved to the different side of the profession and busy installing the specialized adjustable window tints. @Barry any luck if you can help him?

@fa793 and @Faraz Ahmed appreciate your feedback here

Then feel free to present a better logic, I love to learn something new every day. Above was my understanding based on my experience of 12 years in sand driving and seeing people around with what kind of rigs made to the top of the tallest dunes.

because (for ex) stock motor designed to push 10 kg tire per wheel and if you bump to 18 kg tire per wheel then it will slow down the car top speed, acceleration, and hill climb to a greater extent. Bottom line, tire mod will be good if you do the engine or power modification too.

I hear your point of longer footprints, but if you see those longer footprints are pretty much useless as the car will always move in front or back so actual tirestamp will be the same in thinner cycle tire, no matter how big footprint you get length wise. It's the wider that makes floatation better and yet not too wide as I explained earlier. Just a tad wider is enough.

Itn't crap but it's a fact, as apart from 2 cm wider tire there were other lots of factors: BFG is way toooooo heavy, as compared of Geolander BFG have way too aggressive tread, good for the mountain but not good for desert hill climb with stock motor 2006 - 4.5 SWB Patrol has 194 hp as VS 1999 - 3.5 SWB Pajero has 225 hp Patrol has known issue with that year Manual gearing VS Pajero 4WD super select tranny has been proven a goldmine Pajero is 100 kg lighter than Patrol

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Taller tires (less wider one) used in many stock applications, as manufacturers want to get best of fuel mileage, 0-100 response and less rolling resistance by a trade-off to the best desert experience. I have seen thin cycle tires on defender, wrangler, and people assume they are the best for the desert as they are OEM size. lol. By increasing tire width to a reasonable size, you will have better flotation that will get you less stuck as treks mentioned and also give you bigger footprints for self-recovery if stuck. Cycle tires will dig deeper and deeper at the moment when you want to crawl out of the situation. In my opinion, increasing OEM width by 10-15% is a good move and beyond that is also good but that comes with a bigger trade-off as too heavy tires will restrict your climb capabilities seriously. I had 4.5 SWB Patrol with 285 BFG and never climbed up Faya or Iftar Bowl, what I can do with my 3.5 SWB Pajero with 265 Geolanders.

Welcome Mike to the largest car community in the UAE, hope you find it interesting and continue sharing your expertise with other car enthusiasts

I totally agree Barry that we lack a lot of car magazine here and Wheels is or was the only one that came close to the motoring enthusiast. I used to collect Wheels edition and given up after few years when I realized it contains more of commercials and advertorial than the real motoring information.

This newbie drive was truly filled with new surprises. We welcome two newbies - Faraz Ahmed with FJC and Faizan Ahmed with Xterra. Both were eager to learn, well prepared and ready to test their beast capabilities. As we entered our best sandbox for training, within few hours we have reached to the right side of Pink Rock in medium range dunes. Usually, this area is for 2nd or 3rd newbie drive, but the convoy response and two newbies kept me motivated to explore new boundaries. The second surprise was to see Noor after a very long time and that too with a wedding ring in his finger. Congrats buddy. The third was the Sertac holding on to sweep duties for the first time with very capable and controlled command. Good job. As we reach the Pink Rock and played for a while and then all the cars crossed on to the other side to find a good spot for the break. Just before we could end the drive, both the newbie decided to test our recovery skills in very surprising stuck - next to each other and FJC rested fully on the front and back bumpers. That was a sight to be held, I hope someone can share the pic here for that historic stuck for winning a best stuck ever contest. My pictures have been uploaded in the gallery, please share your clicks too in the same drive album. https://carnity.com/gallery/category/72-newbie-drive-pink-rock-13-apr-2018/

I share the exact same taste and feeling as of Sri