Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Cats,
Those lights look great. Very rally-ish.

Roelf

Yes. They are a bit old school in this day and age of led lightbars and what have you, but I had them from old Snoopy and they are still in 100% working condition. So there it is. I will report back if they have any 'go fast' rally effects.

I like the looks!

CATS

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Old school
Look through my pile of LP vinals, then you'll see old school

Ok. So since newer(gen4) Pajero's is a few years advanced over(gen3) Pajero's it has OBD2 compliant port. This unfortunately seems to indicate that one cannot do the diy fault code reading that one can do on a gen3 Pajero viewtopic.php?t=3193 .BUT it does mean that one can buy some cool OBD2 readers


from the net and read all types of info on your phone or other device using Bluetooth or Wifi on Apples, including fault codes. I bought a reader from a South African supplier as I did not want to wait for an ebay thingy to hang ages in customs. It worked out maybe slightly more expensive but was easy friendly and fast(next day delivery). I bought a more expensive unit (ELM327 Vgate BLUETOOTH MODEL
(ANDROID & WINDOWS))that switch itself off after a while when idle in order for it to be left plugged in. The cheaper versions do not have this option and drain your battery if left plugged in. All in with courier delivery it was around R500. I bought from this supplier

http://www.cardiagnostictools.co.za/

I then downloaded the free Torque app for my Android phone and started playing. I bought the pro version of the app for around R50 as I wanted to specifically monitor the gearbox temp and apparently this is only doable with that.

I read up a lot about the matter on the Pajero forum from the Ausie guys down under

http://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/sho ... hp?t=28002

There are 2 settings that are VERY important. One is a custom PID needed to read the transmission temp, otherwise it just mirrors the coolant temp reading, and the other is a communication setting otherwise the device itself actually cause a fault code in certain instances. Read the whole thread attached for those. Of course the device also enable on to clear fault codes so I believe is almost a necessity in today's advanced computer driven vehicles if you plan to go off the beaten track. Well that was one of my reasonings to spend the money and I am sticking to it. [http://www]

So far I love the extra info that one can display and read. It is truly amazing although a lot of it I don't yet understand. The main thing for me was a more accurate coolant temp reading and also the transmission temp especially when towing. Unfortunately it does not seem to support Exhaust Gas Temp EGT on my vehicle as that would have been an extra bonus.

CATS

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So as my next trip will be mostly gravel travel and the current highway tyres were getting close to their end( Dunlop AT20 Grandtrek ehich performed faultlessly in the time I had them) I replaced it with some more AT type tyres. I could not justify the price for my beloved and historically successfully run BFG AT's so went for the much talked about General Grabber AT in the standard size. They definately look a lot more aggressive but also comes at a the price of a more pronounced hum at speed which I fear will become worse as they wear. Still, this is a change from a HT to AT tyre so I should probably not complain.

Price was about half that of similar size Cooper or BFG tyres but both those have higher load ratings so can effectively carry higher payloads and should last longer.

For my application the General Grabber AT seem OK. Will give feedback over their lifespan as to performance and puncture resistance.




CATS
PS - Made in SA nogal. Not sure if that is good or bad but at least supporting local industry
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Lekker CATS, they have received numerous great reviews so I'm sure they will treat you well. I'm leaning towards the General M/T next, also very well priced for an M/T. Enjoy.

Glad to hear the Grabbers are potentially good tekkies. My car is fitted with those. My personal first choice is GY Wrangler AT/SA.

I am so keen to see your AT temp report. For 12 years I managed my AT boxes based on best guess, hear say, and later forum debates. I learned a heck of a lot on the forums, but have never seen real (dunno how to spell emperical) data.

So in anticipation of my Going Slowly Nowhere, OK I am actually going to the Cape eventually but with a huge 'ompad', I decided to just make my trip a bit more relaxed in the days when we will be really doing slow driving with many farm gates. I searched and found the plug that needs to be removed to silence the Japanese alarm built into the gen4 hollering at you as soon as the key is touched to put your safetybelt on! Dont get me wrong - I am a proactive safetybelt wearer and sometimes find myself having the belt on when I just moved the vehicle out of the sun and into the garage. It is second nature. The thing that irks me is this very early and irritating noise reminding you to put the belt on, even while you are still stationery(sp?). I like to start the engine and have the door still open to hear that noisy diesel coming to life and then get comfortable in the seat and then only put belt on before I move off.

So I might have looked under the seat and unplugged the white plug with black wire that leads of to the safetybelt clip direction to make things a bit more quiet on certain times, like the said slow going and getting in and out of vehicle times. This looks like it does not lead to any fault codes or CEL on the dash. Whether or not I 'might' have silenced the beast I will still be having the safety belt on at all times! Not 100% sure how it will affect the airbag performance, if at all, but might take the chance on certain times out on the farm or so. Plugging it all back in takes about all of 5 seconds, so not a biggy.

CATS
PS - The YELLOW plug is linked to the airbag system so is NOT to be TOUCHED! It will lead to CEL and airbag light on dash and would require a reset from the dealers apparently, even if plugged back again.

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Interesting you deciding on the long slow route.
Just last night we also picked a long slow route for our half-yearly pilgrimage to Paternoster. I have an added buzzer linked to the key in the ignition. Hate hate.

Cats, remember we want blow by blow commentary on the tranny temps.
Does the beast still sport the original bumper, or have you already ruined the designed airflow?