GU 2009 Second Battery Tray with Catch Can

Hi all. I have a 3.0L ute with ARB compressor mounted rearward of a bracket that holds the catch can as seen in this pics. Unsure if that catch can bracket is a home made job or something off a shelf.

Anyway the space for the second battery tray looks big enough for the tray although I may need to run a smaller battery as the large battery may clash with the catch can. I can live with that.

Just wondering if anyone has fitted a battery tray with a catch can in that spot. Trawled the net for instructions and looks like my coolant hose is in a different spot to some instructions. Unsure if that is a factory hose location? Looks to be.

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Hi Mate,

Move the catch can to the other side of that bracket. Hose is cheap. If you want a second battery you want the best one you can fit. you are suggesting a significant compromise jsut to Not move the catch can which can go anywhere.

Here are the best pics i can find of my underbonnet at the moment.

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http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...018/07/261.jpg

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mine is fitted like yours njrqs i can try get a photo later

Thanks Fireblade that would be great thanks.

Mudrunner thanks - I also have the compressor behind as stated so there would be a bit to it in moving the catch can back there.

which battery tray are you thinking of buying????

The ARB Tray seems to come up trumps in the searches. The projecta also but it confused me with the installation instructions around that coolant hose. Open to suggestions. I have made carriers for batteries under trays before but was trying to avoid that this time if it isn't difficult.

@Njrqs Need to think of what other mods you may consider down the track (eg: intercooler size/type). From what I can see, think you have stock size cooler, so you can keep the catch can on same side of the existing brkt so get yourself some 50x50mm angle and bolt that to existing brkt (verticle face) and move the CC closer to engine. Old pic of mine, now moved to other side where your compressor is.

Have ARB aux tray fitted_08CRD. Totally different build these days.

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Thanks Fireblade that would be great thanks.

Mudrunner thanks - I also have the compressor behind as stated so there would be a bit to it in moving the catch can back there.

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Hi mate, I missed that yoy had the ARB Comp there. I can see the back of the mounts there. I would still be looking to move the catch can. Fit the battery and then problem solve the catch can for sure. You may find you xan fit it beside the comp. Or other side of the engine bay or pretty well anywhere to be honest.

Here is photos I just took of my GUIV with a TD42 and no Top Mount cooler.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2020/09/7.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2020/09/8.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2020/09/9.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2020/09/10.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2020/09/11.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2020/09/12.jpg

Hope they help you mate. Have you got some better pics of that side of your engine bay.

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Thanks Mudrunner. So much under this bonnet it worries me. New to catch cans.

Cheers

see how i fit mine. 2008 3.0L crd been like this for 40,000km without an issue.
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Fireblade - What tray did you use?

i dont know the brand i got it 2nd hand i fits a full size n70zz battery though

My son just moved 2nd battery from under bonnet to under tray on his 2005 Tdi as the heat kept cooking battery.
I have had mine under tray from almost new and no problems.
Also, future types of batteries coming on the market may not like heat as well.

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Running possibly the hottest engine variant in any Patrol (6.5 Chev) and my Optima yellow tops have performed same same tops as previous play TD42 kettle utes :-)
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X2 ARB with @MB aux tray(old family GU touring truckster), be same me (adjacent to CRD Alternator). Handles many corrugations, our home road is full with them, does the job well (180,000 ks since new) and only ever used sealed FLA no overheat issues(3rd battery in 12 yrs). Also prefer to run electric winch off aux battery, so best to keep cable runs to a minimum to reduce voltage drop (just depends what you want)..Would stay clear of batteries that do not cope with heat anyway.

Many places to put CC, only imagination required and think of future mods track as said previously. Even had it under air intake duct @ airbox to turbo with Jonny Tig 600x300x76mm TM cooler fitted (1st image)_have the bracket if any one wants it.

CC now adjacent to turbo with current install of 9" pod type airbox with PDI FM cooler installed (2nd image).