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Hey mate my old man has a 3 litre di manual and goes great, cruises beautifully on the road and is a very nice car to drive. Give a few more a test drive I reckon sounds like that one isn't quite...

Nick our 2002 three litre four potter goes like a rocket ,it's an auto and apart from a big exhaust it's stock as so the GU you drove must have a problem .
I also have seen the video auto versus...

Welcome Nick.
Hope all is well mate

2 to 3 months ago I was exactly where you were at!

I came from a 120 v6 Prado which I loved but the rear diff was so weak. I broke that just on fire trails...

ROFL... He's a brickie so my guess is...

1/2 a ton of bricky sand
1/2 a ton of bricks and or rubble
1/2 a ton of tools
1/2 a ton of beer from 'cash jobs'
plus 4 beaten up wheel barrows to hold...

Ok there is heaps of info and mudski has pretty much covered most of it..
2.75" if you not doing nads so it retains some back pressure and doesn't throw codes..
But you doing the lot so 3"..
There...

I love my music and the patrol's factory stereo system wasn't doing it any justice. So I decided to upgrade it, which ended up replacing everything!!!

Prep & Wiring: I started with wiring an...

Due to a few people asking about removing door trims in the past, I decided the next time I remove "my" door trim, id get some pics up with instructions.

My GU (and so this guide) is a series 1 GU...

Post under construction.

ELECTRICS

BATTERY;
Charged/discharged voltages
Electrolyte levels/filling batteries
Case voltage/cleaning batteries
Corrosion

SUSPENSION;


RADIUS ARMS; The front radius arms are the arms which extend from the chassis forward to the front diff. Look for cracking or perishing of the bushes. To do this you will need a...

**BRAKES AND STEERING ARE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THESE SYSTEMS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING**

BRAKES; The vast majority of GQ/GU Patrols (and Mavericks) were...

DRIVE LINE;

DIFFERENTIALS; First thing to check is oil leaks (note: oil leaks may also be caused by blocked breathers, see third paragraph). Oil leaking from the front of the diff where the tail...

There is a lot of information to put in here so this post/thread will keep growing over time, I'll add photos as I can.

This is by no means a complete or definitive guide, my aim is to give people...