Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Hi all,

I was active on this forum many years ago when I bought a 1991 Gen 1 LWB. My profile got deleted somehow, so being a newbie once more, let me introduce myself:

1. Name: Francois de Villiers

2. Birthday and Age: 7 September, 43

3. Town & Country Of Residence: Pretoria, SA

4. Home Language: Afrikaans

5. Occupation/Business: Mechanical / Industrial Engineer - GM for Slurry Pump company in Centurion

6. Family Status: Married to lovely, adventurous wife and four (yes, four! ) beautiful kids.

7. Membership Of Other 4X4 Clubs & Forums: 4x4community

8. Current 4x4: 2009 Gen 4 3.2 DiD LWB GLS

9. Current Modifications: 40mm lift (20mm spacers), air helpers in the back, National Luna dual battery system, Hella sockets in the load area, Dieseltorque chip, Brad Harrison charging cable, Desert roof rack, Mellville & Moon seat covers, engine bash plate, OEM towbar (not really a mod, is it? ), nudge bar.

10. Modifications On The Wish List: Larger wheels, suspension replacement, front difflock, winch

11. Vehicle(s) On The Wish List: Happy with Mitsu Nr 4 for now

12. Previous 4x4s: 1991 Gen 1 Pajero LWB 2.6 petrol manual, 1999 Colt Rodeo DC 4x4 3000i petrol auto, 2001 Gen 3 Pajero LWB 3.5 petrol manual

13. Last 3 Offroad Trips: Ingwe Cabin (northern Berg), Ponta Malongane, Qwa Qwa

14. Favourite Destination: beach or berg (wife doesn't like bosveld)

15. Other Hobbies: Scuba diving, camping (Conqueror Conquest), high end audio equipment, DIY, wine tasting, cooking (if she allows me in the kitchen), spending time with the kids ...

16. GPSr & Map Data Used: Garmin Nuvi with standard Garmin maps. Real world I use Galaxy S5 with Google Maps way more often

17. Rate Your 4X4 & Overlanding Experience: 4x4 advanced to expert, overlanding just starting now

18. Photos Of Yourself & Your Vehicle: see https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sh ... p?t=212869

Hi Francois, welcome back (didn't know you were gone)

Sent from my GT-I9305

Scuba

Are you getting used to the diesel noise yet?
Must say even though I love my diesels I still get a glazed look in the eye thinking back to my first Mitsu, a Colt 3000 V6 4x4 Rodeo!

CATS

Thanks guys. I never really left ... just could not log in one day so my profile got recreated.

The diesel is still far too noisy and agricultural for my liking. My bosses' 2012 model is a lot quieter. So either the sound dampening was beefed up with the 2010 facelift or the Dieseltorque chip does something that affects the sound of the motor. Speaking of the chip ... it has DIP switch positions 1 - 7. On 7 it was lively but also lots of smoke and terrible consumption (not much different to 3.5 petrol). On setting 4 the smoke is gone but so is the urgency. Will play around with 5 or 6 for optimal balance.