Frederic

We faced the same on our 2008 Pajero that has no cabin filter (although there is a provision). After installing one we noticed significant improvement.

If you make sure the pads are clean and your car is clean when installing, there will be no scratches. Removing them is also easy if you push sideways they will come loose. You can wire everything up and bring it to your engine bay, and use a quick connector plug:

Another option is to switch off your AC once the temps start to creep above 100°C. For me it works fine and lets the temperature drop back to 91-92°C. It's not comfortable of course 😥

One of the options is to get these magnetic pads. I have them and they work great:

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The second option is the best by attacking the slope with a little bit more momentum than the guy before you with the aim of going a bit higher on the slope. Also your angle of approach towards the slope can be slightly changed so you can ascent the slope from a fresher track.

Well spotted @Sunil Mathew, the further you are in the convoy, the more churned up the sand will be, so it’s a good decision to slightly go next to the used track (one or tyre widths), and to exit early if you see that the side slops is too churned up.

We gotta walk the walk if we decide to talk the talk:

I hope your Wrangler will be able to keep up with the Big Blue Pajero 🤣

Congratulations @Trent !

Congrats @Will Seivewright !

Congrats @WaYan !

A well deserved promotion @Hisham Masaad, the wooden boards might have helped 🤣🤣 No honestly, you are a fantastic offroader, a humble and amazing person, and we are lucky to have you with us ! On to many more adventures !

Absolutely amazing piece of community work @Hisham Masaad !!

Extreme level is a "drive skill" level and does not have anything to do with leading. Leading drives is only for Advisor, Expert, and Marshal levels.

Reminds me of the movie “Speed”. We’ll be installing a Carnity speedometer in your car. When you go above 20kmh your are promoted one level up.

Congrats to all ! You guys are the Adrenaline Rockstars. Keep it safe at all times and look after one another! And in the words of Colin McRae: ”if in doubt, go flat out”...

Another hint to crawl out of a bowl is to use 4LO second gear. It gives you all the torque without generating too much wheel spin. Of course, as soon as you are out, switch back to 4Hi

Hi @Anoop Nair, this will be slightly different for different 4x4 models based on the gear ratio. What you need to try to do is to keep your car in the power band during the drive. In my case this is between 2500 and 3500rpm, which allows me to use the available power at all times. During a hill climb from a standstill, go to first gear and keep it in gear (do not change gears while climbing). When you have to do a long hill climb or sideslope where you have the chance to take a long running up, you can shift to second gear but make sure you are well within your powerband otherwise you will lose your momentum. In my Pajero it goes as following: 1st gear up to 6000rpm/ +/- 50kmh (used for hill climb only, nothing else). 2nd gear for most sidesloping at about 40-45 km/h. 3rd gear for fast pace desert driving where no climbs are needed. I have seen people doing a hill climb in first gear, then move up to second gear, and when losing momentum, pushing it back to first gear. I am not a fan of doing this as this creates a massive strain on the clutch and you need to do this very fast or the lack of momentum will abort your hill climb immediately. In my Pajero my first gear is very short while the second gear is quite long. For Jeep this might be different. I think @Srikumar will be able to relate his experience as well.