Isuzu D-Max V-Cross Ownership Review: Remapped 165BHP [35K Kms Crossed]

[bhvm]

Yes be careful with those clips, very easy to break, pry using a screw driver softly

I guess I will wait for a youtube video/guide to understand it properly.

Since this was a big one , i went to a proper michelin store and had a big patch installed - they worked on it for over a hr - rubbing cleaning and eventually patching

The guy I gave to is going to work on it for 3 days. He is going to go some process like heat the tyre and fill melted rubber or something. Will report back.

 

[Iron Rock]

There is no need for it - the tyre might lose its integral strength. Dont go for such local jhugad!
I am assuming the hole diameter is the width of the bolt.

 

[Singlark]

amit@theautomotiveindia

Sir this is my email address singlarmn@gmail.com

 

[Iron Rock]

30K crossed and chugging along, look whose behind me!
Its time for 30k service which is like a minor one, will get engine oil changed.

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[Singlark]

Iron Rock Since some time cruise control kit is not available at AliExpress
I wrote to them they said we will when its available

 

[Iron Rock]

^^ Let me check with them Sir

 

[Iron Rock]

I got a bit delayed doing the 30K service , as per Isuzu its minor and they only do the front hub greasing apart from the check ups.
I changed the oil, oil filter and fuel filter as well as i have a habit of doing this every 10k kms. Cleaned AC and Air filter, torqued suspension, cleaned the brake liners.
Also oiled the rear cover motor gears

Hub greasing and greased the upper arms, also grinding the upper arm cap slightly.

Hub oil seals

Old fuel filter, this was replacedthough isuzu has a 20k km interval

Cleaned the hub items with diesel, greased and put back

In went liquid gold from Shell

Greased all the propeller shaft points too

Finally on monsoon duties!

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[Iron Rock]

Same spot, same pose, just a different beast

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[mayankdixit]

Those 3 are very very nice pics,I must say.
The first one is the best. Where exactly is this place,may I ask?

 

[Iron Rock]

^^ Hello sir , these pics were taken on the karjat khopoli road - its very scenic in monsoon

 

[karthik]

Folks any suggestions on technicians who can do remaps ? I was expecting g tunerz but i couldn't get them to respond on their phone numbers and it appears they are only in delhi now.

 

[Iron Rock]

^^ I am running Pete's , though most stage 1 remaps will be similar.
Pete's is safest, i dont prefer aggressive remaps.

 

[karthik]

Thanks Iron Rock - I found RaceKraft in Madhapur Hyderabad doing Stage 1 remaps. They are handling all high end vehicles so my figo 1.4 tdci isn't a big deal for them. Cost is on the higher end though for a stage 1 remap. I would try them this week.

 

[Iron Rock]

Petes had an onam discount on recently, check for their prices too- they are present in hyderabad too

 

[Iron Rock]

Some experiments dont exactly go to plan! The upper arms experiment is a failure!
I had put in custom upper arms from overland plateau an year back or so - while it took care of reducing the stress on steering - it didn't really help as i underestimated the physics side of it.
The upper ball joint was too close to the tires and i didn't have any negative offset alloys or didn't want to put in spacers.

I have gone back to the original arms - will need to keep an eye if it puts any unnecessary stress on the steering. It was never bad, but sometimes we tend to overdo it in enthusiasm! We fail, we learn!

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