Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

I was wondering what tools people ALWAYS have in their vehicle, whether for daily use or overlanding.

Note I am talking tools, not spares such as fuses, belts and hoses...

In daily life:

Tools: nothing other than the tools delivered w/ the car.
Spares: fuses, bulbs, belt for the "Lichtmaschine", 1L of Castrol 15W40.

Vacation trips:

Tools: my personal toolbox with dedicated equipment.
Spares: as above

Let's see ...

What was left over from the OEM toolkit was not much when I got the car ... just about enough (or just not enough, depending on your situation) to change a wheel.

So I carry a new 4T extendable bottle jack along with the OEM paper weight, a telescopic wheel spanner with spark plug socket that fits perfectly on the wheel nuts, jumper cables, full set of recovery straps and shackles (goes in under the third row seats, so no need to take it out), 2l of water, vital fluids, some rags, tyre repair kit, the smallest folding spade known to man, and best of all ... an absolutely indispensable 80-piece tooolkit I got from Checkers Hyper for R 99 or so. Not great quality, but you'll appreciate the variety of tools when the time comes to use them ... it includes a small hammer, waterpump pliers, basic sockets, a few hex bits with handle, full set of spanners, etc. Great for camping trips too. And to help those less FORTUNAte Anything you can't fix with this set will leave your car in the shop for a while. But then again, those things happen so rarely to our chosen brand of vehicle that their is no need to further paranoia

other than the tools that came with the car and fuses I like to have a flashlight, multimeter, spade connectors side cutters, cable ties and some electrical wire with me.

A full set sockets, full set spanners, factory jack, tyre spanner, 2 recovery ropes, gloves, reflecting jacket, jumper cables, 2 flash lights, hand cleaner, medical kit, tyre foam & repair kit. Luckily the IO has a nice place in the boot where you can store all the goodies. To be honest I have to get a extra fan belt and some oil

When I travel "out of town" it is

• the full Gedore toolbox
• the recovery bag
• booster cables
• compressor
• "snot plug" kit

I have more often needed things like

• Gaskoid
• silicon sealer (ultra high temp)
• glue (contact & super / Q-Bond Kit)
• cable ties
• binding wire
• insulation tape
• short pieces of electrical wire.

rather than actual tools.


OTHER NOTES:

Slightly off topic, but tools are less important than basic spares.
A passer-by can easily help with a spanner or other tool, but who carries a fan belt or hose for your vehicle?

Most (very high percentage) break downs are related to one of the following:

• belts (v-belt / serpentine)
• loss of coolant due to a burst hose
• blown fuses

My suggestion:

• set of spare fuses
• spare globes (front and rear)
• buy a set of hoses (top and bottom radiator hoses)
• buy two top quality hose clamps (correct size)
• check what size your heater hoses are (usually 15-17mm ID)
• buy 1m of heater hose with two /three / four best quality clamps
• fit dead ends to both ends of the spare heater hose (wooden dowels work well). These can be used to blank off a burst hose
• buy a set of v-belts
• buy a spare serpentine belt (if applicable)

then

• fit the NEW belts (at home). (this will make sure they fit and you will know what method & tools are required) You don't want to find that you have been carrying the wrong sizes out in the bush!
• ditto for hoses
• stash (used/old) belts and hoses in the vehicle

Just the Mitsubishi Assist telephone number, at least until the Extended Maintenance Plan expires

Zip,only jump cables seeing as it is an auto,I don't believe in carrying half of the local dealer spares with me,and I have done this for the last 30 years both with my bikes and cars,that and my own ability to sort anything out if the problem arises