Recent content by t.jarvis

as for running it on stands is there load on any wheel when the engine is running???? no you can stop one wheel completely on an open centre and the other will spin faster if in gear with no load

turn the engine off champ, I said turn the pinion by hand when there is NO LOAD on the final drive( no torque multiplication from your auto) it is the way you test to see if your diff is limo or the limo is starting to wear another way is to jack up one side only and see if you can spin the...

in an open centred differential the torque is transmitted to the side with the least mechanical resistance, thus when both wheels are up off the ground, and the pinion is turned the wheels spin opposite to each other, this is called differential action, and hence the term a single legger, a limo...

to check wether or not a diff has LSD I to jack the vehicle up and manually turn the tailshaft, if both wheels rotate the same direction it is LSD. if one spins one one way and the other side spins opposite it is an open centre

be careful if you attempt the pinion seal yourself, if you over/under tension the flange nut, you will cause either excessive preload or crush the collapsible spacer (too tight) or allow excessive play between crown wheel and pinion ( too loose). Mark the thread on the pinion with a centre pinch...

Sakura filters are crap, use ryco, Nippon max or k&n, these filters are the only ones I have found ( apart from factory) that have an anti drain back valve that works

Camden, NSW

just to clarify nathand22, any modifications to the chassis of a vehicle need engineering signatory according to the rta safety check details. to be perfectly honest a good welder probably does better welds than the factory especially onthe piss weak thin d40 chassis! btw, gotta love Camden !

hi oldtony, my 4cyl 2012 nav D40 puts out 24psi under full boost. I nearly drove into a tree when I first put my boost gauge on I couldn't stop staring at it and wondering how tough these engine internals are!!

totally illegal!! it's ok for a panel beater to weld for repairs as they are qualified to do repairs back to factory standards, anything else needs engineering. I have rego failed many cars for people welding brackets on chassis themselves, it isn't only dangerous but compromises the integrity...

came across a customers car doing the same thing on Wednesday, found the egr valve stuck open which caused the engine to go into self protection"limp" mode, which is when the engine gets overfilled and boost is cut, if it were a petrol vehicle the ignition would be retarded, check the egr is...

sorry mate but if you have to ask, you shouldn't be touching them, brakes are not something you should play with of you don't know what your doing, go to your local mechanic for a brake adjustment

rickstar- the white smoke in this vas should only occur under a dpf regen, constant white smoke is really bad as it can be an indication of an early sign of runaway diesel where an diesel will run on its own oil-not diesel until it self destructs, and if you are getting a lot of dpf regents I...

white smoke = burning oil caused by overfilling the oil level or bad turbo seals black smoke = uncombusted fuel in short a small amount of black smoke under load is acceptable as factory ecu mapping is overly rich to ensure no lean conditions which cause preignition and engine damage white...

no filters will filter everything out, if they did there would be no fuel flow lol! if your after piece of mind, install a pre filter system