Frederic

Congratulations @Cristian for joining the Support Team with Carnity Offroad Club! Looking forward to seeing you grow further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. SUPPORT TEAM Pre-requisite 1) Minimum 10 any level "Carnity" drives are required after your Intermediate promotion to become eligible for the Support Team. Once you decide to join Team Carnity to excel further with your off-roading, people, and commanding skills, you will be extensively trained by the whole Team Carnity from Expert - Marshal - Crew at various stages by supporting different levels drives. Activities for Support Team Members Support different Marshals and Crew at Newbie level drives to demonstrate: Your ability and willingness to support new offroaders. Ability to gain control of commanding situations. And clear communication skills to help manage the convoy. Possible progress toward becoming an Advisor Once you have proved to be a regular Supporting Team member and have supported different trip leads on several Newbie and Fewbie drives, we will gather your periodic feedback. Based on this feedback and reviews you might receive an invitation to become a Carnity Advisor for further advancement within our community. You will also need to have completed a minimum of 5 Intermediate Level drives, and be a regular club member (minimum supporting 6 Newbie or Fewbie drives per quarter) to become eligible. Being invited to an Advisor role means we put our faith in you as a passionate club member who displays maturity and passion to carry your knowledge on to new off-roaders who are still progressing through the ranks.

Good morning everyone! Position Name Car Rank Drives 1 Frederic 1999 Trooper Kermit Crew 322 2 Infaz 2014 Dodge Ram - 4 Door - Silver Fewbie Plus 30 3 DELRIO 2026 BAIC BJ40PRO 4 DOOR GREY Newbie 0 4 Artur Davtyan 2011 Nissan Xterra - 4 door - Silver Newbie 0 5 Mountain 2025 Ford Ranger Wildtrak - Blue Newbie 0 6 Mahesh_ 2026 Jeep Wrangler RubiconX 4D Green Support Team 85 7 Pajero-ME 2016, Mitsubishi, Pajero, V6 3.8 LWB, White Newbie 1 8 Kishor 2022 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 4 door - Red Newbie 1 9 Avilash 2025 - Toyota Prado - Blue Newbie 3 10 Raptor Runner - Praveen 2018 Ford F-150 Raptor - Grey Newbie 6 11 Rasna 2022 Jeep Wrangler-4door-Grey Newbie 7 12 Pramod Sathyaseelan 2017 Toyota Fortuner, Silver Grey Newbie 8 13 Raj K 2020 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.8 LWB - 5 door - White Fewbie 10 14 Vanessa8580 2018 Jeep Wrangler Black Marshal 174 @Infaz@DELRIO@Artur Davtyan@Mountain@Mahesh_@Pajero-ME@Kishor@Avilash@Raptor Runner - Praveen@Rasna@Pramod Sathyaseelan@Raj K@Vanessa8580 Thank you all for joining! A couple of pointers for tomorrow: 1. Meeting time is 6AM but please try to arrive around 5.45AM so you have time to deflate and set up your offroad flag. 2. Beware that the main road towards the meeting point is managed by Abu Dhabi cameras, so there is no 20kmh speed grace 3. We will use Channel 4 on the Walkie Talkies: 446.081Mhz. We will test the radios after the briefing. 4. Bring enough to drink and some protection from the sun (baseball cap / hat / sombrero) See you all in the morning!

Have fun @ChrisW @DP1011 and convoy!!

Same list for Transmission Temps: There are essentially three generations of thermal management among these vehicles: Older Japanese 4x4s (1990s–early 2010s): Coolant 82–95°C, ATF 70–95°C. Modern naturally aspirated designs (Toyota 5.7 V8, Prado 250 transmission): Coolant 88–96°C, ATF 80–98°C. Modern American turbocharged platforms (Ford EcoBoost) and the Pentastar: Coolant 95–108°C, ATF 85–100°C. The interesting exception is the Jeep Pentastar: although it's naturally aspirated, its coolant temperature strategy is much closer to Ford's turbocharged EcoBoost engines than to the older Japanese V6s. Why not just make every engine run cooler? Cooler isn't always better. Running too cool can cause: higher fuel consumption increased engine wear (especially during warm-up) poorer oil lubrication due to higher viscosity higher emissions carbon deposits Running somewhat hotter provides: better thermal efficiency (more energy from the fuel becomes useful work) lower friction because the oil reaches its intended viscosity cleaner combustion faster catalyst light-off The downside is that higher temperatures reduce the margin before overheating becomes a concern, so the cooling system must be designed accordingly.

Putting ChatGPT to work: You can almost split these into two generations: Traditional off-road engines (1990s–early 2010s): generally operate around 85–92°C. This includes the Patrol TB48, Toyota 1GR-FE family, Xterra VQ40, and older Pajeros. Modern gasoline engines (mid-2010s onward): often target 100–105°C during normal driving. Examples are the Pentastar V6 in the Wrangler and Ford's EcoBoost engines, reflecting modern strategies for improved fuel economy and lower emissions. This is one reason people moving from a Patrol, FJ Cruiser, or Xterra into a modern Wrangler often think the Jeep is "running hot"—when in reality, it's operating exactly where it was engineered to.

This is fantastic information to have and since i am also behind the Jeep wheel, will monitor this closely as well. 1. 2008 Pajero. Engine temperatures were always under control as long as there was proper airflow from driving. During idling on hot summer days, you could see the engine temperature creeping up a bit and the AC becoming more stuffy. The only well known issue we faced was high transmission temps when doing a self-recovery. That's why most people install the Aux fan on the tranny cooler. 2. 2008 Xterra and 2012 Pathfinder. Is equipped with a very confusing gauge on the dash. On the GCC models the needle would be all the way at the bottom, even at 95C. On the US Spec it would be more towards the middle like this: Luckily there was a special function mode that allowed you to monitor the digital readings while off-roading. Normal temp range was 90-96C. Idling was also a bit of an issue, and it would slowly creep up further. Giving some throttle while idling would bring it down back to 90-92C quickly. Lots of people install the Nissan 350Z thermostat that opens a bit earlier. This helps. On older 4x4's it was often quite obvious that the fan clutch was on the way out, so it would never really go to full speed because the silicon fluid from inside the fan clutch was lost or not on the right level anymore. Can be refilled but for 450dhs it's better to just replace with a new fan clutch. 3. 1999 Pajero and 1999 Trooper Hardly ever faced any issues, with temperatures in the low to mid 90's even while pushing. Most likely due to the smaller engines (generates less heat), more space in the engine bay, and manual transmissions. Of course this was only achieved with new radiator, fan clutch, and properly maintained cooling system. On the Trooper i've installed an aux fan that helps to pull in some more air while idling in the desert. 4. Nissan Patrol Safari 2021 Due to the big engine and cramped engine bay, things generally run a bit hot. I've never had issues as the car was almost like new, but i remember seeing 102-104C during a technical drive with Davie in the middle of summer around noon time. Many offroaders that want to push the Patrol will go for bigger fans (Mercedes fan for example) to keep things under control, as well as upgrading the transmission coolers. If thinking about tuning then this definitely becomes a necessity.

Congrats @Hani crest king for cresting yourself into the spotlight this week! Keep enjoying our adventures and the occasional crest 😆

Thanks for the introduction @DELRIO! The BJ40 is a rugged off-road vehicle, so i'm pretty sure it has towpoints/recovery points on the front and rear. If in doubt just send us a photo here. No need to try to get official specs from BAIC. You'll find a radio and flag in Dragon Mart Dubai. Head over to the EB section and ask around for the Baofeng UV5R, UV5RH, or Crony MT777. Some shops sell flags as well that you can attach with a suction cup or get a bracket made in a fabrication shop.