Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

1. Name: Nico du Toit

2. Birthday and Age: 18 May 1972 (37 y/o)

3. Town & Country Of Residence: Milnerton, Western Cape

4. Home Language: English and Afrikaans

5. Occupation/Business: Senior Traffic Officer, Ghost Squad.

6. Family Status: Happily married to Arne with a 3 y/o son, Daniel, and a 7 y/o son, Jared.

7. Membership Of Other 4X4 Clubs & Forums: 4x4 Community Forum

8. Current 4x4: 1996 3500 V6 GLS LWB Pajero.

9. Current Modifications: Only side steps so far. (Watch this space!)

10. Modifications On The Wish List: OME suspension package, roof rack, front bumper with winch and unichip.

11. Vehicle(s) On The Wish List: Don't earn enough to wish big. (Any new 4x4 will do.)

12. Previous 4x4s:Ssang Yong E230EL

13. Last 3 Offroad Trips: Still new to the game. Witsand and Tietiesbaai are the furthest I've been off road.

14. Favourite Destination: Still too new to answer.

15. Other Hobbies: Computer games, motorcycle club.

16. GPSr & Map Data Used: Garmin Nuvi 200 with 2009 2nd edition SAS and T4A (Eastern/Western Cape).

17. Rate Your 4X4 & Overlanding Experience: Novice.

A hearty welcome to you Nico
Hope to hear from your forthcoming destinations soon.
Enjoying a outing or tour by yourself, or with friends is more important than the the amount of money spent on a vehicle weather be it to buy or "modify"
It's what you do with it that really matters.
We are also new and loving every minute.
PS Witsand is also the home of one of our tour-couples over the last 3 years Andre and his wife Helene

Thanks for the warm welcome.

At this moment in time I am both sad and p****d off because my beloved Pajero will have to be parked for a while because of a knocking noise from the motor.

On the plus side, the vehicle is still under dealer's guarantee and should be fixed for free. I can't wait for my next holiday to take the wife and kids out on an adventure in my "new" Pajero.

Hope to meet some members at a fun day/event in the near future once my vehicle is repaired.

Nico.

Welcome Nico,
Hope the drama is sorted soon, this vehicle is made for fun and will get you and your family to places that plat karre can only dream of

Keep us posted on the cause and remedy

Henk

Thanks for the concern.

It would seem that the noise could be big end bearings, but I'll know for sure tomorrow after the motor is opened.

Good thing I caught it in time, since I only purchased the vehicle 3 weeks ago. (I have a 1 month warranty)

Keep you posted, since I still have a lot in store for my Paj.

Nico.

Pay the guys a surprise visit and have a look at your valve train as it could be the cause. Those engines are not known to have bearing problems and are normally pretty much bullet proof in the bottom end.

I have yet to see my motor, since they were still taking the motor out on Friday evening and they close for the weekend.

I will inquire about the valve train, but the reason for thinking its the bearing/s is because of the loud knocking noise from idle to +- 3000 rpm under acceleration.

Its almost like a clapping sound that seems to die down around a constant 3000 rpm.

Any ideas would really be appreciated since my knowledge of motors isn't all that good, and I will be visiting the mechanics tomorrow.

Thanks in advance,

Nico.

Finally have some decent photos. BTW the Paj is fine now.