DickieO
6th February 2017, 07:01 PM
I'd just like to start by saying thanks to the members that offered helpful advise to my started threads when i was looking at getting a patrol, and for all the other members that write and answer question on this forum, so much helpful threads/info here and the weeks spent reading over many threads really helped me out a lot.
After looking at a few I got myself a 2001 Patrol Wagon 3.0L Turbo Diesel (manual) and i'm pretty damn happy with her so far. Was hoping for a later model with maybe less scratches and tidier interior but decided to hold onto some coin and get one with the main things i wanted... NADS
So besides the Dawes valve, needle valve, provent 200 catch can, boost and EGT gauge pillar mounted, cross country intercooler w/fan she also got a timer control for the glow plugs and snorkel and about 15 empty screw holes around the stereo and the panel under the steering column :(
She has driven very well, already racked up 2500 kms in the last fortnight, about 1500 of those where continuous highway kms with plenty of hills.
Engine temp was steady (never moved once warm) drove 6 hours mostly over 40 degrees outside.
EGTs stayed around around 200-320 most of the time, would climb to 400's when going up hill, hit limp mode a couple of times unexpectedly (once at 80km going slightly uphill in 5th, boost at 7psi egt at 350 which i thought was odd)
Dawes valve set to max of 15psi
Small issue i had was when going uphill, going 100-110km/h in 5th she just couldn't pull her up without losing speed, boost would increase egts would follow so would have to drop back to 4th. Nearly identical hill, sitting on 120km/h before incline in 5th would breeze up it, 10-12psi boost, egts below 350 degrees and could even poke her to go faster and get up to 130km uphill. Odd or just standard gearing?
Got a few things to tidy up on her and some parts to add in the near future.
Here she is:
Cheers
Dick
After looking at a few I got myself a 2001 Patrol Wagon 3.0L Turbo Diesel (manual) and i'm pretty damn happy with her so far. Was hoping for a later model with maybe less scratches and tidier interior but decided to hold onto some coin and get one with the main things i wanted... NADS
So besides the Dawes valve, needle valve, provent 200 catch can, boost and EGT gauge pillar mounted, cross country intercooler w/fan she also got a timer control for the glow plugs and snorkel and about 15 empty screw holes around the stereo and the panel under the steering column :(
She has driven very well, already racked up 2500 kms in the last fortnight, about 1500 of those where continuous highway kms with plenty of hills.
Engine temp was steady (never moved once warm) drove 6 hours mostly over 40 degrees outside.
EGTs stayed around around 200-320 most of the time, would climb to 400's when going up hill, hit limp mode a couple of times unexpectedly (once at 80km going slightly uphill in 5th, boost at 7psi egt at 350 which i thought was odd)
Dawes valve set to max of 15psi
Small issue i had was when going uphill, going 100-110km/h in 5th she just couldn't pull her up without losing speed, boost would increase egts would follow so would have to drop back to 4th. Nearly identical hill, sitting on 120km/h before incline in 5th would breeze up it, 10-12psi boost, egts below 350 degrees and could even poke her to go faster and get up to 130km uphill. Odd or just standard gearing?
Got a few things to tidy up on her and some parts to add in the near future.
Here she is:
Cheers
Dick