Gaurav

After yesterday's drive while coming out to tarmac, I experienced little intermittent blinking of engine oil and realized that its time to top up. After coming out I topped up the engine oil to MAX level which was earlier close to MIN level but in safe zone. Then after topping up still engine oil light was blinking on highway, so pulled over and Jalil checked if oil is coming to lifters from engine oil cap and it was all fine. After one day cool off, just started the car and now its no longer blinking but more of a constant light in D and no light in reverse.

Any idea what is happening and how we can fix this.....?

21 hours ago, Mikhail Lukichev said:

Also, one more thing. We are concerned about water tanks and pipes condition in our buildings. But where is a guarantee that tanks and pipes in water bottling plants are better than in our buildings?

Municipality here is EXTREMELY strict with any food businesses here, so Im sure that to get bottling plant license and all associate permissions must be super strict and they need to maintain certain standard like NSF, FDA, ISO, ESMA Etc.

Read here: https://www.maidubaiwater.com/whatson/mai-dubai-water-gets-nsf-certification/

For saving the environment from plastic bottles, I am using the 20 liter water dispenser from al bayan since long time.

Second best way I feel is the use of RO filtration process.

6 minutes ago, Barry said:

Back to black or Son of a gun?

Nope, if I hear that name i'll recollect for sure.

1 hour ago, Asif Hussain said:

Did you manage to clean the glue from windscreen.

Yes Jaleel did that in last drive in few minutes with petrol only. Pretty effective and painless.

@Frederic you have read my mind once again.

Since morning I read this post and wanted to bring this EXACT F******* point to the table that stop jumping about DEWA potable water and go up and just check the exterior of your building water tank, let alone inside.

If you are convinced to drink, ask your building maintenance that when have they done the last cleaning maintenance of water tanks. Still that OVERRULE the internal corrosion that is dissolved in your faucet water.

I can't share the source here due to privacy issue but this is the picture of inside of water tank that has recently burst inspite of being regularly maintained and cleaned periodically in Dubai. 

Look at the rusted pipes and nut bolts.

Look at the bottom leakage turned yellow on beige concrete, assuming that major leakage of water must have happen from there and that's why rusted residue left its mark.

When I was young and had plenty of time, every week I used to detail clean all my cars for personal satisfaction and perfectionist touch. Here are the few products I remember using for great results:

• Meguire leather cleaner and conditioner - 2 diff products
• Turtle wax polish - first option
• Carnuba or formula 1 wax - second option
• Formula 1 - scratch out rubbing compound bottle - used to be 7 dhs and now I think it cost 30 dhs. Very useful for fine scratches, extra shine on headlight, trim, etc.
• Armor all tire cleaner spray, interior cleaner and protector spray.
• NEVER use dashboard spray as it spoil dashboard and also windshield in summer to have haze when cooked in 60 degrees outside heat.
• There used to one more spray I used to use for black exterior trim, that use to restore its shine from off-black look. Can't recall its name - wonderful product and used to last that shine and crisp black look for a month easily.

You can get car battery under 500 aed, in 10K you can replace your accent even. Which currency are you talking in?

4 years for a battery is very good life, as in UAE heat they hardly last 1-2 year.

Promate service is very prompt and this product comes with the 24 months warranty. They have collected my old one first and then send me the brand new product yesterday. Pretty impressive. 

35 minutes ago, desertdude said:

Black Supe man? Dwayne isn't black, is he? I know his dad was Rocky Johnson ( remember watching him wrestle ) was African American ( The PC term ) but mom Samoan. Hence the tribal tattoos

Nah, dudie.

Watch the trailer, its the bad guy (villain) calling himself a black superman

OK GUYS, FAST AND FURIOUS RELEASING TOMORROW.

Get ready to see "BLACK SUPERMAN"

Shall we book for next Friday evening.....? 9 AUG 2019.....?

Put your name below or suggestion for another date or time

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CAPTION THIS

There are two ways to look at this problem:

• Don't eat outside food, breathe outside air if you are allergic or prone to falling sick quickly.
• OR raise your immune system to next level so most of things wont impact you.

I got my Pajero sprayed almost 3 years back (Nov 2016) and used the most hard wearing lacquer, and then used 3M coating and till date paint looks great and cleaned  every week from my building cleaner - 1 bucket style.

For interior you can look into scotch guard your complete interior for not having any stains or spill. Then use bushranger rubber mat that are washable and have thick grooves to hold any food or sand. Every week you can just do quick vacuum than using so much elbow grease.

For detailing interior every year, I don't mind (if needed) but exterior polishing every year will soon fade the original color of your car and leaving a fade spots all around - max 3-4 years as polishing do scrape the original paint to bring that shine and gloss back. I did with my Pajero once (5 years back) and then next summer I started observing the fading spot all around like a dalmatian. I know it must be the age but that polishing probably scrape off that last layer of paint left.

So polishing once in 5-6 year is acceptable if it really needed and I meant for polishing that uses grinder. Wax polish is acceptable for that shine and lustre look or for repelling water stains etc for rainy countries.

After the Repaint with Octroral Paint (Netherlands) and Standox (Germany) Lacquer and hardener.

After the 3M Paint Protection Coating for 650 Dhs. I think it was 850 for external and internal with scotch guard.

15 minutes ago, shadow79 said:

We have to feed grass or petrol...

Nope, only alcohol 

Whatever it might turn out to be eventually, but this time they have shared much more specifics.

This points out that actual car might be on its way. 

In my view, show it to good AC technician rather than mechanic who knows too little about AC and think by topping up gas they have mastered the HVAC system.

While back somebody here was appreciating a place in DIP, can't rem the name. I think @desertdude or @Jeh made that recommendation.

I got that from the notification itself and thought sale announce again. Damn it.

1) 2003 Lexus GS 430 in 2005, bought for 65 as a distress sale and sold for 60 after a year and a half.

2) 2003 Land Cruiser in 2006, bought for 100 and sold for 90 in 2008, with regular off road use.

After many nice areas, its due time to visit Shuwaib. It's a very challenging area that has a great mix and twist of technical dunes of small, medium and large sizes. Everything in Shuwaib is gonna keep you awake and require your constant focus and instant reaction. The plan is to enter from Al-Shuwaib side and to exit from Iftar bowl after having a good fill at Super Bowl to Iftar Bowl stretch that offers most amazing tall but rolling dunes.

When: 01 Aug 2019

Meeting time: 11:00 PM, the convoy will move at sharp 11:15 PM

Where: ADNOC station on Dubai Hatta Road After Bidayer Shops

GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/XrPwrrig7zegPRDF6

Level: Strictly intermediate and above

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. 

Please check your fluids levels and make sure you have the complete intermediate level off-road gear. 

Plan: Drive, train and enjoy till about 4:00 AM 

What to bring along: Snacks - whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories.

Approximate finish time: 5:00 AM

Please RSVP on the below calendar:

2 hours ago, Barry said:

I remember going to look at a new Patrol Safari a few months ago. Dealer wouldn’t even give me a test drive.

That's very strange, are you sure they have understood you correctly that you wanna buy....?

Why would any dealer refuse for test drive when they pay 100's of dollars for getting 1 test drive lead from marketing agencies.

I feel new car is only for people who are not concerned about the resale value and take the full car amount as usable or disposable. Means buy new car and commit to use till its end of life 5-10-15 years. OR get ready to dispose (not SELL) at any stolen car price offered by used car dealers, resellers or auction sites.

So if you are among those 28% people who prefer new car than 72% prefer used cars, go for it.

It all depends on how they actually predict market value after set number of years.

It could be crap to promote their used car business like auto mall. OR

It could be good to promote new car sales genuinely. 

Unless you have real numbers its difficult to comment any good or bad.

I have an easy solution to that, keep driver grills facing you and passenger grills facing other side pointed towards window.

Whenever I need quick engine cool down while driving even, roll down all windows, AC Off, heater on, close my side vent and open passenger vent. Max 30 sec temp drops to normal even while pushing the car in full heat. I

This way have never exceed temp above 110 while 90 is ideal, so I keep waiting till it reaches 110 occasionally to do this trick otherwise it keeps dancing between 100 and 105 range while offroading.

I also want to know more how disabling heater helps in cooling?

On the contrary, heater is a blessing while offroading as occasionally when engine temp start rising and doesn't come to previous level, switch on heat and open all windows and within 30 secs engine temperature drops instead of waiting for 10 mins in idle with hood open. Reason behind this is heater uses engine heat to throw out from the blower and help dissipate lot of heat in seconds.

In UAE I have only used heater once in last 17 years of driving, but every year used heater in summer at least more than 5-10 times while offroading.