Lakshmi Narasimhan

18 minutes ago, Anish S said:

Correct u can play with the height profile and width but not radius as far as i know. So u are still having the issue @Lakshmi Narasimhan?

Now I have trimmed the bumper, even though its not rubbing, its in the border line. In future I am planning to increase tyre height profile and to go for wide body fenders!!!! These will definitely solve the rubbing problem but not the original issue!!!

11 hours ago, Thomas Varghese said:

Dear All,

From the start of the summer season I have experienced engine over heating issues in my X. I have experimented various ways to over come the same and spend lot of time and money to solve it. For the beginning I flushed the cooling system and cleaned it. No use.  I changed all the pipes, coolant. Didn't help. Changed the radiator and the fan clutch. Result was same. Fixed additional electric fans, the over heating issue remained. I was at my wits end and had almost decided to pull out from offroading altogether during summer. It was going to be a tough decision as I don't want my car to suffer at my off roading. Whatever time I do off roading whether its early morning or afternoon or night some sort of overheating issue remained. Did more and more research on various X forums and found out there is a solution which has been overlooked by so many mechanics. The fan clutch supplied by Nissan or for that matter any other manufacturer can cater only for general use and if manufactured in America it is calibrated keeping the colder climate into consideration. It cannot be used in hot demanding conditions as it comes in stock condition or for vehicles which tow heavy loads or for offroading. The additional electric fan which I fixed in front of my radiator was actually aggravating the cooling as it disrupts the air flow when the main fan is running. That additional fan only aids cooling when the vehicle is at a stationary position when the main radiator fan slows down or stops. 400 AED and time spend sourcing the fan and fixing it went in waste. 1 day I forgot to switch off that fan and was stranded as it drained my new battery. The overheating even took a toll on me as the ECM cuts off the AC when the engine gets overheated and imagine running in the desert now without an AC. I was feeling exhausted and delirious. 

EUREKA. I found out that the stock fan clutch can be enhanced by adding little more silicone fluid inside the reservoir. I decided to give it one last try or give up summer offroading altogether. Bought 2 tubes of Toyota LC fan clutch silicone oil rated at 10001 CTS and opened the fan clutch and poured into it. Each tube is 18ml and costs 20 AED in a local AC spare parts store. The car runs 10 degree cooler and takes little more time to reach operating temperature but the guage needle is only half way through from C to the 2nd level whereas it was over the 2nd bar when running on tarmac till now. Wow. Now my AC runs cooler than before, cools at even idling but there is a sound of the fan running even at idling speed. I don't care as I have a good audio system installed. The fan is tighter than before when the engine is stopped and engages much faster so that engine starts to cool early. I believe as the fan engages much earlier it engages the water pump which in turn circulates the coolant even more efficiently. Maybe I could do with just 1 tube of silicone oil instead of 2 to eliminate the fan engaging sound. Another thing I noticed is that the engine oil pressure guage runs more higher than it was previous. I suppose this has enhanced the oil circulation inside. No idea what is the connection between fan clutch and engine oil circulation. 

Great. Try to observe performance continuously for some time!!!

5 minutes ago, Anish S said:

@Abdul Rahman AK

For sure, My stock rim size is 16 inches (R16). There is no way you can fit a R16 tyre on a 17 inch rim and vice versa. Instead u can opt for slightly different width and profile of tyre (at you own risk unless u have mods) but u cannot opt for a different radius unless if u change the rims.

It's strange that u are having the rubbing issue since u upgraded to 2" lift kit despite the fact that u put a slightly different size of tyre.

I would love to know your experience with lift kit. Which one did you put? How is it on the road?

I changed my rims from 18 to 17, but maintain the same tyre height profile. I had rubbing issue, even after 2” lift I had developed the same problem after few off-road drives. I guess the bumpers and fenders tend to lower/ bend after offroad drives. Need to understand this better!!!

1 hour ago, Anish S said:

@Alain Canivet-Abikhalil @Marwan Haddad @Christopher Assal @Zixuan Huang @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Sunil Mathew @Darren Brooke @TT_Dubai @darren thompson @RooRzOn

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all are doing well and i am looking forward to see you for the drive tomorrow. Our plan for the drive, is to start from Murquab area, work towards Lisaili and Qudra until sunset. We will go through different types of terrain with a good mixture of technical and long range dune too. I have attached the convoy list below and we will be using the Radio Channel 1 (44600625). Till then, take care and be safe.

 

Looking forward to meet you all in the sand!!!

@Islam Solimankindly add me to waiting list for second drive!!!

Congrats @Marwan Haddad

Congrats @Gregory

Congrats @Russ

On 6/11/2021 at 5:46 PM, Islam Soliman said:

@Islam Solimanyou are driving around 70kms every drive, this shows how well the drive was and every one did really well and enjoyed every bit of it, I missed the party 😢 Hope will join soon on another drive!!!!

2 minutes ago, Islam Soliman said:

Thanks for letting me know and hope to see u soon my friend 

Its going to be really tough time without a drive, still I have to go through this to get back strong.

Just now, Islam Soliman said:

Sad to hear it @Lakshmi Narasimhan .. hope all is well 

I need little time off to recoup, rest all is fine.

8 minutes ago, Islam Soliman said:

Dear @JeromeFJ @Darren Brooke @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Ranjan Das @RooRzOn @Niki @Matt.T @Rizwanm2 @Danish Mohammad @Mario Cornejo @Mehmet Volga @Hisham Masaad

It's time we wrap up our plan for tomorrow morning adventure with basic details.

1- weather is getting hot and we want to have an early start hoping to cover majority of the track by 8:30am before heading to the exit to inflat by 9:00am before we get roasted.

2- This requires prompt presence at the meeting point by 4:30am and be ready to move max by 4:45am (deflated, flag erected, 4H on, radio on and set, airbags/traction/abs all set....) 

3- Please ensure your radio is on, fully charged, and set to the right frequency: channel 3 (446,056.25) upon arrival to do a quick radio check

4. when you arrive, pls try to take your position (if possible) based on the below convoy order

5- briefing will be done on the radio as we start moving

See you all on the sand 😎

Hi @Islam Soliman, I would not be able to join this drive for tomorrow, I will be taking a short break from off roading. Kindly excuse me.

On 6/9/2021 at 4:59 PM, Foxtrot Oscar said:

It's also happened to me on two separate occasions with two different banks. No OTP, just the confirmation text from the banks that money had been debited. 

Hope you recovered your money???

Congrats @Werno

Congrats @Nathan Evans

Congrats @Nithin Vaidir

47 minutes ago, Islam Soliman said:

safety is everyone’s job: anyone on a drive (even if not a senior or support member) who observes a situation that can escalate to a problem should speak up and alert the convoy and not rely on seniors only to take action as sometimes those can be far from off or not having enough visibility of the situation

Absolutely true. Love this.

1 minute ago, Rizwanm2 said:

sad to hear this. Wish you all the best to get your money back soon. 

BTW may i know which bank it was.  

DIB

12 minutes ago, Frederic said:

but it took 5 months to get the money back.

Good that you were able to recover even though you have gone thru 5 months of struggle. Just now got to know one of friend is struggling for more than a year, but on credit card.

4 minutes ago, Sunil Mathew said:

looks like this is more common than i expected. 

Happening more during this pandemic i guess!!!! Thanks to digital transformation!!!

Just now, Gaurav said:

Isn't pre-approved transactions are of small amount of 200 or 500 dhs max? Like the fuel station billing never needed a PIN...?

Not pre approved trans, its the pre approved vendors like amazon, gas station have exemption from otp verification considering their volume of business. So for them no limit is applied unless individuals set online, transfer, direct swiping transaction limits which can be done from online banking. This is what bank advised me!!!!!

2 minutes ago, Sunil Mathew said:

I normally use Apple pay and Samsung Pay with credit cards, but never with debit cards. so no pin entering required, only fingerprint authorisation on phone.

but i fail to understand how they can complete the transaction without the OTP. either they should have access to your email or phone messages, right? assuming they copied your debit card details, eg. take a photo of front and back,

I never received otp. Just only msg confirming the payment. There could be several ways our info can be leaked, not sure how this happened. Bank checked and told me that the online vendor was pre approved one by visa and hence no otp required for them, similar to amazon.

5 minutes ago, Sunil Mathew said:

normally use Apple pay and Samsung Pay with credit cards

What ever be the mode of payment, if theres a black sheep within bank sharing our details, we cant do any thing.

Just now, Sunil Mathew said:

Sad to hear that @Lakshmi Narasimhan

what kind of transaction was the "sweep" -  ATM withdrawal or bank transfer to another account?

 

 

 

Online transaction during wee hours 

1 minute ago, topgear said:

I hope you are able to dispute and recover your money

I have disputed and filed case as well, it will be recovered in 8-48 days as per bank promise. All the hassle and stress we undergo is a huge challenge. Better to avoid getting into such situation.

Debit card

Exactly thats my point, once when we find the right balance why not we drive little closer during day time as-well. Even while driving close or with more distance if theres any refusal ahead I tend to stop or to get out of the way(after many conscious attempts and practice) and never overtake the car in front (my first ever lesson from @Wrangeld on my first ever newbie drive). Hope if we follow these and driving little closer during day time should not be a concern.