The Diesel Boys Maintenance Thread *4x4/4x2*

wagon r · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:25 am Post subject:

....fair enough.... Neutral

.....but the triton still take win... Mr. Green

roadhog · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject:

equipped2ripp · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject:

no scene man..
u know how some ppl does continue on and carry the topic off hand

sweeks · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject:

What are common diesel problems?

Overheating
Black smoking
Burning oil
Loss of power
Anything else?

And what causes these problems?

bleedingfreak · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject:

^^ Piss fuel from National Petroluem Marketing Company Ltd?

Diesels just need love... Laughing

From theory, diesel engines are supposed to run cooler because they rev lower.

Black smoking is a common, natural occurence of a diesel engine. Excessive smoking would be lack of fuel or air resulting in poor mixture.

As for burning oil, I've never really had that problem before. Always changed oil at regular intervals.

Loss of power with me usually came from fuel restrictions of the fuel strainer getting clogged, and to a lesser extent, dirty air filter.

roadhog · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject:

so what are some things to be aware of for a first time diesel owner? ive read about draining the water from the fuel filter, piss fuel so use an additive.

sweeks · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:

My recommendations are :

Oil change
mineral oil 5 000-6 000km
synthetic oil 10 000 - 12 000km

I'm considering changing oil filters every 6000km (because I use after market brands i.e. Sakura). I recently switched to full synthetic oil (Mobile Delvac1)

Try not to let your fuel drop below quarter tank. I change fuel filters ever 10 000 - 12 000km (sakura fuel filter). I pretty much aware of where I fill up because of concerns of how these gas stations service their pumps. I use 3 gas stations ... Gypsy (Couva), Medford (Endeavour, Chaguanas) and the gas station next to Pizza Hut when entering Curepe from the highway.

It's real important to have a clean air filter. Turbo uses a lot more air than non turbo engines. I use Sakura air filters but currently looking for a K&N for my engine.

Again if you got a turbo, you need to put in a turbo timer or let the engine cool down (that goes for gas engines as well).... I think that was mentioned earlier on.

Anyway congrats and good luck.

equipped2ripp · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

^^ ah hear that gas station by curepe there does have water in their fuel

sweeks · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject:

Serious.... I haven't used that one in a while though... it's like last resort.

bleedingfreak · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:22 am Post subject:

Heard the same thing bout that station

Plus it's really old.

Try filling up at stations where you know there are new tanks installed. Also, where they change the filters in a timely manner. I've been to some stations where the filter is so clogged the fuel just drips along. Not a good idea

sweeks · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

Good information there guys............

Can you name a few good gas stations to fill up diesel at?

equipped2ripp · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject:

well all those quikshoppes should be good.

i put at boodoosingh on lady hailes ave in south

wagon r · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:54 am Post subject:

.....peake's is it for me......otherwise last resort is a quickshoppe but only enough till i could get to peakes. Embarassed

bleedingfreak · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:59 am Post subject:

Peake's One Stop and any of the new Unipet stations cropping up all over. I think Unipet actually have better maintenance schedules than NP wrt to filters, etc. cause I never had a problem with them.

Val · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:18 am Post subject:

When yuh here in the deep south, you have to take Diesel where and when you can get yes, no matter the quality. Fuel Treatment is a must on all fill ups, unless you have none and you filling up diesel from a boat off the Base Sad

wagon r · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:32 am Post subject:

.....i rarely drop more than a $20-$40 in any quickshoppe. peake's has never failed me and i prefer the self service, the nozzles are easier to squeeze to get that last drop on fill up.

....of course, waiting for that last drop is another question. yuh does swear two young chilren get it orn in my van when i fillin up. i used to wander why maxi men used to rock the bus when they fillin up , but now i know why.

roadhog · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:05 am Post subject:

^^ is that to get the air out the tank so it can really "fill up."

the red line diesel watter wetter does not have any rust or corrosion inhibitors. it's this a bad thing?

wagon r · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject:

yes to the first question, cyar answer the second.

by rocking it, all the available space is filled, even the overflow/return valve. and as with diesel, waiting for all that foam to disappear is what makes you think you have a "full" tank when infact you could drop in another $1 or $2....

equipped2ripp · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:

i thought i alone used to rock the vehicle for all the froth to go down yes

Val · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject:

Na boy, that is a norm. I does get an extra 2~3 dollars sometimes.

wagon r · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:11 pm Post subject:

^ for real.......yuh know how far yuh could reach on that extra $3..... Laughing

equipped2ripp · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject:

dais life and death situation dey! Laughing

sweeks · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject:

Yeah.... and you and me looking like clowns rocking the pickups .....

wagon r · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:02 am Post subject:

.....aye watch how yuh sayin dat....folks go get the wrong idea... Laughing

bleedingfreak · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:02 am Post subject:

"...Rock the pickup, rock the pickup baby, Rock the pickup, Don't tip the pickup over..."

Mr. Green

I does go by Peake's and wait for my foam to go down, plus I run the pump on the slowest slow. Or, idleness permitting: do it manually. I sometimes spend about 10-15 minutes filling up. But I don't overfill unless I going for a long run.

Why? I know that for gasoline tanks there is a backlash to overfilling - increased pressure in the tank due to expansion of very-volatile liquid-now-gas can be dangerous.

I can't say if diesel exhibits these same tendencies, (I assume that it would to some extent) but I prefer to be safe than sorry...

bleedingfreak · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:09 am Post subject:

Running 480 km on the Mazda and still have 1/4 tank left! Surprised

But she not accelerating like a couple months ago - kinda sluggish these days. Going to get the fuel filter changed today, and see if the strainer needs a cleaning out. Gonna ask my mechanic to put the fuel treatment into the fuel filter and see if that makes any difference to performance.

Let you guys know later if my (I mean the pickup's) performance returns

Wink

roadhog · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:20 am Post subject:

heyy you think you guys could post station to fill up in and ones never to go to unless is life or death situations?. im from the east side the best one i've read about is peaks so to go down there is a bit of a hassle. so i'd be lloking at like curepe junction the unipet one at the top, the one by kfc on the highway, valpark, maybee dinsley places like there. there is brand new nie station in pos by the road to trotters. was thinking about there. and how to know if you get bad fuel from a station? would it me a considerable power loss? or bucking?.

thanks

bleedingfreak · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:19 am Post subject:

in Dabadie there is an older station with fairly new tanks - about 2 years old. NOT the one with the little QuikStoppe/Mini mart. It's on the left going towards Arima.

Also the BIG diesel station in Arima where all the maxis full up. They have 4 diesel pumps. They are on the left as you enter Arima, just after the supermarket. Can be a hassle to get to though, but it IS new and they maintain their pumps.

The Curepe Unipet is good - as said before - they fairly new - about 4 yrs I think. Those others on the SMR are really OLD! This station can be a bit harrowing to get into cause of the amount of traffic.

Barataria roundabout is also good. Well maintained IMO.

But um... use your eyes. you MUST be able to tell an old station from a new one right? Also note stations where there is higher traffic may mean better fuel. Avoid pumps that run slowly cause this is a sign of dirty filters.

Evidence of dirty fuel won't really manifest itself by way of power delivery or bucking. But your filter life will be shortened... Sludge/muck buildup in your tank is a more severe problem that occurs with time and will cause inadequate fuel delivery.

Val · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:04 am Post subject:

Anybody have an Oil Pressure gauge installed in their pickup? I want to know what kind of pressures you all get.

So far the pressures I'm getting are as follows:

Cold Engine:
Idle - 40~50 psi (depending on temp, at 430am I got 60 psi)
1000~2500 rpm - 40 psi approx
Above 2500 - 70 psi

Hot Engine
Idle - 20~30 psi
1000~2500 rpm - 30~35 psi
2500~3500 rpm - 40~60 psi
Above 3500 rpm near full throttle - 70~80 psi.

Can I compare these readings with anyone else here? It's a 2.9 N/A Ford Ranger.
This is on Castrol 50 body oil btw.

bleedingfreak · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:11 am Post subject:

^^^ Dont' have an oil guage but why is there a concern about your oil pressure? FYI? or u sensing a trubble?