Asif Hussain

Congrats @Frederic Nuyttens

Congrats Emil

Congrats @hossein

I will miss this drive guys... Have fun and @BIG T this drive is for you... enjoy drive safe and have fun. I am going to liwa 2019 tonight... and camping at tal moreeb

Today i found traces of coolant in engine oil and oil in coolant..

No i did"nt... just removed the coil connection

I drove around 6kms and performed the test.

Ford Explorer Sport Trac, 2010 Model. V6, 4.0Ltr Problem started with the coolant going to the reservoir and not returning back to the radiator when the vehicle is cooled. First, it started on my trip to salalah in Aug 2018. After driving around 900kms continuously (with enough breaks every 200 kms) with 45 to 50deg outside temperature the engine light came on and felt some hard jerk. We stopped and noted that the coolant reservoir was full and was overflowing with the boiling coolant. We waited till the vehicle cooled down and we shifted the coolant from reservoir to the radiator manually and continued our journey to the nearest town where we found a mechanic. He said, it is because of faulty radiator cap and he replaced it with a 88kpa while the original ford radiator cap is 140kpa as we had no option left. Then, we continued our journey without any issue and drove around 1000 kms in salalah for the next 5days with (18 to 22deg outside temperature). I tried to find the original radiator cap in salalah but I did not find there because ford parts store was closed for Eid holidays. On our way back to UAE the same problem happened again after driving for almost same distance around 950kms continuously (with enough breaks every 200 kms). We repeated the same procedure of coolant swap what we did earlier and reached home without any issue. Next day i replaced with original radiator cap and the problem was solved for next few months. And engine light error was due to the fuel rail pressure sensor which i replaced and everything was normal. Now the problem occurred again 15days back. Last week during our desert drive the heat gauge raised for first time and at one point it touched to the max. Now it is something serious and require our expert advice and figure out the exact problem and the cause. Problems: 1) Coolant is going to reservoir (almost full sometimes and over flows) and not returning to radiator back once vehicle is cooled. 2) White smoke is coming out from exhaust when idle. While moving it disappears. 3) Water dripping from exhaust in idle 4) Coolant level is going down (may be over flowing from reservoir) 5) Misfires in idle, While moving can’t feel anything. Aslo sometimes misfire stops in idle for some time and starts again. I have a Chinese OBDII scan tool which connects to smartphone via bluetooth and it read a faulty code P0304 cylinder 4 misfire. Note: Checked the coolant no traces of oil found. Checked Engine oil no traces of coolant found. Steps taken : With my little knowledge i tried all these steps: First thing i did was i swapped the spark plug from cylinder 5 to 4 and 4 to 5 (No luck it misfired) and the OBDII read the same cylinder error. Then i went to used part shop and borrowed 2 sets of plug wires and 2 coils, swapped and checked (No luck it misfired). Finally i did dry compression test and here are the result Results Cylinder PSI Cylinder PSI 3 165 6 170 2 158 5 160 1 165 4 168 I repeated the test for the 4th cylinder twice again and the PSI shooted up to 205 and 210. And at that point i noted water/coolant coming out from spark plug hole. Need some expert advice to figure out the exact problem and cause.

Congratulation @Javier M

@Rana welcome to fewbie... all the best

You deserve this rank @BIG T. CONGRATS!!!

Congrats @Jocreative..

@Rahimdad mostly am inn for your surprise terrain drive. I will RSVP once i am sure.

Test your Air Bag

Congratulation @Julien V

True example for history repeats. I guess taimur is back to see how his students are performing. @Gaurav @Rahimdad please come well dressed.

Happy journey.. Please decline in calender. See you next time

Welcome to Carnity @Rana Please mark your presence in below calendar

https://autoweek.com/article/car-life/crossing-largest-sand-desert-range-rover-sport https://media.landrover.com/news/2013/11/new-range-rover-sport-sets-fastest-recorded-time-empty-quarter-desert-crossing

We can't do his track, this fellow crossed empty quarter from Saudi Arabia to UAE. He had done 900km track. Helicopters was flying around him with all supplies. Since we attempted Liwa crossing Iast year i have been working for a track and I am almost ready with that. We can do this exploration drive when all are ready.

@Rahimdad mentioned everything about the drive and left nothing for me to say and i still like to share some of my experience. This was my dream come true drive. Initially i planned our drive to DOME BOWL area in first half and to NAQRAH hill in second half and to my surprise i came to know that dome bowl area is restricted to enter from the only break in fence as shown in google map. (Going to dome bowl area is still my dream and i will definitely do some homework in future and see if there is any other route to explore this area if it is legal to go to there.) Finally we changed our plan three days before the drive day to explore first half and second half of the day in naqrah area only. We all met on time and after a quick chat and safety briefing we started to explorer the dunes. As per my plan "A" we explored few set of dunes in the morning hours and exited for friday prayer and lunch. My plan "B" was to enter from the same area we entered in morning and to do different set of dunes and drive to naqrah hills. But we changed our plan to plan "H" and enter from other side which is back side of sweihan city. We drove to some farms, some small set of dunes and few kms of straight mud track which took us to the dunes were we wanted to go. Then the real fun began we all drove with pace and explored all huge dunes and bowls that came on our way. The only thing stopped us is the sun. The sun went down and "Dawn to Dark" ended with big smile on everyone's face. Thank you @EmVarlet @Gaurav @skumar83 @Rahimdad for all your support and making this drive possible. Drive safe and see you all again at Al Wagan.

Agree with @skumar83 points and reckless driving

Lovely, selected the best area on right day.. i am in with full support

Dear all participants, there is a small change in plan. We are not going to attempt Dome Bowl area because this whole area is fenced and the only opening to enter here is marked by concern authorities as special reserves and restricted to enter. We will drive our first half and second half at Naqrah area only and all other details will remain same. (Changes made in drive post) Entry to Dome Bowl Area is Restricted