Here she is when we first got her home:
After a lot of debating, I decided to buy the Pajero i had asked for advice on previously. She is a imported 96 model 2.8 diesel with 350 000km and this will hopefully by the story of how she is brought back to her former glory.
Here she is when we first got her home:
As to be expected with a car her age, she has a few issues. which need to be sorted out before she turns into a competent overlander. The first is the rear door handle, which was broken. A visit to Martins Pajero graveyard in Pretoria secured me a new one and a few other odds and ends, like pedal rubbers, door knob and rear window switches:
The other things on the to do list, are have a new cable made for the electric window:
Get new rubbers for the rear stabiliser bar, as duct tape may stop the rattle, but it doesn't enhance the performance
It needs new tyres and wheel alignment:
And then I need to try and find out why it is leaking like a Land Rover. It looks like the tappet cover, sump, diff, cv boot and diesel pump are all leaking. I think the saying should be that the journey of 1000 miles begins with a few swear words and the swinging of a 4lb hammer.
Here she is when we first got her home:
As to be expected with a car her age, she has a few issues. which need to be sorted out before she turns into a competent overlander. The first is the rear door handle, which was broken. A visit to Martins Pajero graveyard in Pretoria secured me a new one and a few other odds and ends, like pedal rubbers, door knob and rear window switches:
The other things on the to do list, are have a new cable made for the electric window:
Get new rubbers for the rear stabiliser bar, as duct tape may stop the rattle, but it doesn't enhance the performance
It needs new tyres and wheel alignment:
And then I need to try and find out why it is leaking like a Land Rover. It looks like the tappet cover, sump, diff, cv boot and diesel pump are all leaking. I think the saying should be that the journey of 1000 miles begins with a few swear words and the swinging of a 4lb hammer.
Enjoy and thanks for sharing the detailed fixes so far - keep it up so all can learn from it.
I am sure your journey will have it's ups and downs, but in the end it will be worth it to bring a legend back to its former glory!
CATS
I am sure your journey will have it's ups and downs, but in the end it will be worth it to bring a legend back to its former glory!
CATS
2009 Pajero 3.2 DiDc Lwb GLS (Gen4) - Casper (Starting to grow on me)
2001 Pajero 3.2 DiD Lwb GLS Manual (Gen3) - Snoopy (SOLD but not forgotten)
2008 Pajero 3.2 DiDc Lwb GLS Auto (Gen4) - Silvester (SOLD)
2001 Pajero 3.2 DiD Lwb GLS Manual (Gen3) - Snoopy (SOLD but not forgotten)
2008 Pajero 3.2 DiDc Lwb GLS Auto (Gen4) - Silvester (SOLD)
So the pajero got some Christmas presents. Some new tyres, patrol springs at the back and some ball joint spacers in the front.
Attachments:
I tested her out to hobby park today, and she did really well. I just need to get the front torsion bars re indexed as they have run out of adjustment, and then get the alignment done
Attachments:
Great stuff - its really amazing what can be fixed / adjusted. We live in such a "if it broken just replace it" world these days, these threads are such eye openers.
Karl
Loads of diesels can't help but leak, but the 2.8 doesn't have to - on 290000 mine didn't, just the head gasket went... Fit a EGT gauge to keep the temps under control as you adjust your throttling style and thereby prolong engine life. Enjoy the Paj, Gen2 shape I love the best!!
Thanks I definitely intend to fit an egt gauge. Ideally I would like to install a madman but its going to be a while before I can afford that.
Just a correction on my previous post. It turns out the torsion bars didn't need to be reindexed, there was enough adjustment left in them. I think the tyre fitment centre technician thought they were maxed out as the threads were old and dry making it hard to turn. I cleaned the adjusters up with a wire brush and some Q20 and adjusted them before having the alignment done. She now sits 79mm high in the front and 83mm high at the rear.
I replaced the broken cv boot (but this has subsequently torn again), fitted new front disks and pads, fitted new upper ball joints, changed the oil and replaced the filter twice (the seal on the first filter was faulty resulting in most of the oil being dumped on the ground the first time I started her), changed glow plugs, fixed a leak on the power steering pump, fixed the stripped thread on the idler pulley for the aircon, replaced the aircon belt, flushed the radiator and filled it with anti freeze.
Although it was a lot of work, I cant complain as all of these are maintenance items and not mechanical failures as such.
After all that work, I needed a holiday and we took her through to the 4x4 community get together at 3 provinces. She really impressed, never giving me a minutes grief and didnt get stuck once.
As always with older cars there is always more work to be done. I need to replace the cv boot again, find out what is causing that knock in the steering and have the radiator checked as i can see droplets of antifreeze around the seam of the header tank after a run on the freeway.
Just a correction on my previous post. It turns out the torsion bars didn't need to be reindexed, there was enough adjustment left in them. I think the tyre fitment centre technician thought they were maxed out as the threads were old and dry making it hard to turn. I cleaned the adjusters up with a wire brush and some Q20 and adjusted them before having the alignment done. She now sits 79mm high in the front and 83mm high at the rear.
I replaced the broken cv boot (but this has subsequently torn again), fitted new front disks and pads, fitted new upper ball joints, changed the oil and replaced the filter twice (the seal on the first filter was faulty resulting in most of the oil being dumped on the ground the first time I started her), changed glow plugs, fixed a leak on the power steering pump, fixed the stripped thread on the idler pulley for the aircon, replaced the aircon belt, flushed the radiator and filled it with anti freeze.
Although it was a lot of work, I cant complain as all of these are maintenance items and not mechanical failures as such.
After all that work, I needed a holiday and we took her through to the 4x4 community get together at 3 provinces. She really impressed, never giving me a minutes grief and didnt get stuck once.
As always with older cars there is always more work to be done. I need to replace the cv boot again, find out what is causing that knock in the steering and have the radiator checked as i can see droplets of antifreeze around the seam of the header tank after a run on the freeway.
Attachments:
Besides fitting the EGT or Madman, try addressing the issue of head gasket blowouts by fitting a bigger intercooler. Actually in intake ports are too small on the head which causes heat build-up, but that is a design issue (which the AMC head addresses - apparently). You will also gain a few KW 
Paj is looking good!
A
Paj is looking good!
A
Wow! Subscribed. Very impressive!
Gerhardt Kirchner
Tiny - 2007 Prado
SOLD
Die Goue Valk - 2006 Gen3 SWB 3.2DiD Automatic
Tiny - 2007 Prado
SOLD
Die Goue Valk - 2006 Gen3 SWB 3.2DiD Automatic
Hi Larry,
From the quantity of gasket sealer around the tappet cover, and the fact that the head has a cleaner shade of oil on it to the block, I assume the head had been repaired/replaced at some point.
Do you know if there is any way to tell if an Amc head was fitted or if its still the standard Mitsubishi head?
Thanks
Conrad
From the quantity of gasket sealer around the tappet cover, and the fact that the head has a cleaner shade of oil on it to the block, I assume the head had been repaired/replaced at some point.
Do you know if there is any way to tell if an Amc head was fitted or if its still the standard Mitsubishi head?
Thanks
Conrad