Recent content by KevinE

Tony has a D40. So he has leaf springs. The D23's here are coiled in the rear, so like yours, they're not suited to the heavy work of the type that Tony does. Spain? How quaint ;)

It could be traction control causing the brakes to grab during tyre slippage on a wet road. In turn, making any worn parts knock?

I've just been through something similar with my wife's Pajero; it's a process of illimination. My first thought was a shocker was failing, but nope (although that may or may not be your problem though) Took it to a mechanic, who diagnosed worn LCA bushes. His advice was to replace the entire...

Hi Tony, It would be a massive (and expensive) job to install a front wheel drive line into a 2WD to make it 4WD. I tour a reasonable amount in a 4x4 D22 & can probably count on one hand how many times I've actually used it in 4x4 in the last 13 years. I'd keep the car as is if you like it...

The 2008 2.5 tub is the same as the 3L tub. Not sure about 2009. From 2010 onwards they're definitely marginally longer. Maybe post a pic of your tailgate. I've been running 265/75/R16's for just over 2 years; the positives are that they lift the Ute a fraction & they do look better. On the...

The Jamie Knobel re-mapped ECU's seem to be the current preference for performance improvements on D22's. I just Googled it & it was easy to find. They do them for both YD & ZD motors. They come in several levels of performance improvement, depending on what you want from it. They're very...

OK, what you probably have is a harness issue. I've posted about this before, but here goes; I had a very similar issue to yours. Mine was an absolute nightmare to chase up. In the end, mine was a loose pin in the male side of the plug where the Crankshaft angle sensor plugs into the loom. But...

I guess that answers my Q about M/T's, you're in Tassie (y) We do a bit of outback touring, but not often very remote. We've driven the usual stuff like the Gibb River Road, the Bungle Bungles, Parry’s Lagoon, the Old Jim Jim Road, Rainbow Valley, the Oodnadatta Track a few times, the Mereenie...

Seeing as the spare is only there to get you to where you can get the flat tyre repaired or replaced, it depends on where you trip? If you're going somewhere really remote, where there isn't anywhere to get your flat fixed/replaced, I'd match the spare to the tyres you're using on your trip...

Your Hilux is a known quantity & if it is in good order, I'm not sure you'd be gaining anything. If the D22 is an unknown quantity, you could be loosing a lot. I'm on a D22 FB page & a LOT of young blokes who flog the daylights out of cars own them (D22's are cheap). They break stuff...

Bendix 4x4 pads (y)

Look for any loose (hanging) wires, or connectors that look like they should be clamped down, but aren't. I've had a similar issue, but not in a D22. Mine was a loose pin in a connector between the camshaft angle sensor & the wiring loom. The connector had come loose from its mount on corrugated...

I have a cheap OBD2 scanner (not the plug in type like Tony has linked, but a hand-held scanner) I wouldn't buy another one. It will tell me if there are multiple codes stored, but it'll only ever show me one of the codes. I've cleared the codes & as soon as the CEL comes back on, I've...

This is towing, so the tyres weren't exposed to the same wear & tear as tyres on a car; we bought a used camper trailer in mid July 2018, it came with Kumho Road Venture AT's with almost new tread on them. The spare had never been on the road. There was red dust & stone chips on the camper when...

Probably not comparable, but I used to drive Unimogs with canvas on the back & there was a very noticeable drag with the canvas down compared to the canvas up on the open road (Adelaide to Woomera/Murray Bridge etc) Maybe try both out on the Hwy & see how it feels? Tyres also make a noticeable...