What did you do to your jimny today?

put some fuel in :S

last week Gaz did me a full service, changed all oils, took out the paper air filter and re-fitted with a K&N, replaced the standard spark plugs with NGK iridium ones (ouch), replaced power steering aux belt, overhauled brakes etc.

prior to the service I was achieving 28 mpg

after the changes, the motor's so much more free-reving and responsive but now I'm down to 25 mpg :pinch:

I've a tiny hole in the exhaust pipe section with the cat but now starting to think there must also be a hole in the petrol tank :blink:

Fitted rear speakers, so had everything out, boot floor is all good ... got to be happy with that

Must be the wheels , tyres, and suspension set up Halford, gave mine a big service last month, including Iridium plugs ( ouch) It's all still standard for now though, I'm getting about 35mpg , only use 97ron petrol ...

Halford wrote: I've a tiny hole in the exhaust pipe section with the cat

Before the cat? that can mess with your O2 sensor readings and cause rich running.

fitted new belts after the alternator one snapped this morning
put a bulb in the 4wd light now its flashing away merrily ( that made me happy)

Halford wrote:
prior to the service I was achieving 28 mpg

after the changes, the motor's so much more free-reving and responsive but now I'm down to 25 mpg :pinch: :

Lift the right foot!! :laugh:

helijohn wrote: Lift the right foot!! :laugh:

did this morning :blink:

06.00 this morning black ice along A69, never experienced it before - traveling West ended up sliding along A69 in the middle of the road with the car 45 degrees to the direction I was traveling in. luckily controlled it by lifting off the gas and steering into it and when finally managed to straighten the car at 40mph, popped her into 4WD - which gave another little shimmy, then eased back onto my side of the road. During this "bricking it" occurrence, noticed 3 vehicles smashed up on the other side of the road and debris.

was just so lucky I hadn't been a minute earlier or that there was anything coming during my slide.

just discovered that an hour later there was another smash at the same location ... a chap in a Jimny killed

link here

Halford wrote: a chap in a Jimny killed
link here

I drive like I am on a motorbike when it's black ice. Nasty stuff. Trouble is just cos it's a fourbie does not particularly make it better on ice. Best 4x4 I have ever used in really dire weather conditions (meaning ice and snow) is my Pajero. None of the others were a patch on it.

Halford get out and get some lottery tickets mate that was one lucky escape :silly: :woohoo:

Not today a few weeks ago. 1 Stuck Pajero, 1 broken Ford Mavrick and 2x working jimnys to the rescue

Sorry, I agree you've bolted these to the weakest part of the tie down points, designed to tie the Jim to a transporter, they're not recovery points there's a photo on here of one being ripped clean off.[/quote]

Its just a temporary repair until I get proper ones welded in. The shackles i have are too big so had no where to recover it from if i got stuck. If they get pulled off its not the end of the world.

atnas666 wrote: Not today a few weeks ago. 1 Stuck Pajero, 1 broken Ford Mavrick and 2x working jimnys to the rescue

Hahah, great vid!
Will have to meet up again soon!