Isuzu Dmax Owners [ARCHIVED]

**st_omach** · September 10th, 2008 12:01 AM

Gandang gabi 2 all! My wheels almost broke down a week ago.. Naubusan ng tubig, sakto sa tapat ng autoshop tumirik buti na lang ayos pa. and it cost me 2k. Sigurado humihingi na ito ng kasama. Anyway yun talyer katabi lang yun Suzuki, Nissan at Chevy. Nagka crush ako dun sa Suzuki APV.....gusto ko bilhin. That very same day i went to a Toyota Casa to look for any SUV. Then i decided id rather id get a pick-up truck instead.

Talk to a sales agent about Hi Lux....too much price for me and reviews ngetpa. Hop to Mitsubishi didnt like the looks of the new Strada same issue .ngetpa...so baduy for me...leaped to Ford...no value never checked out Nissan waste of time.

Sigurado ako kahit di ko pa nachecheck, DMax din bibilhin ko. Sa porma at looks timeless, kung panahon natin pag-uusapan. Good reviews...engine, body, sa madaling salita lalaking lalaki, BARAKO!!!

Di ako matataka kung bakit, pinaka malakas sales ng Isuzu sa lahat ng pick-up truck dealers.

Hhmm...i dont have any idea kung san worthly bumile, yun ba makakasagad ako sa tawad, freebies at yun maganda service sa aftersales??? Anyone?

Arigato Gosaimasu!

**kurt** · September 10th, 2008 08:29 AM

thanks for the concern and advice memphis,

i really do need to go to a casa or a five star shop for its annual or 20k.kms level pms. (odometer now at 88,xxx) since i have not been using it for my provincial trips in a while, i driven my dmax about 4000 kms lang for the past 12 months,

i been skimping on its maintenance. sa gas station lang to replace oil and oil filter only. hindi na cleaning of this and tightening of that.

though i did give my dmax a gift in the form of a k&n drop in filter, but the only effect it had was it made me drive more aggressively to try and bring out more hp as claimed by the product. heheh

Originally Posted by Memphis Raines

Hello Kurt, the author of this thread

I guess you went past your truck's Fording Depth which is 1/2 of your wheel height. I wouldn't worry about the those light signals as it may have just been a coincidence at the time. You can however do a simple check on some possible electrical wiring in the engine bay that the flood water may have reached.

I would suggest that your repack your wheel bearings since going through that 200 meter distance will get to the grease real good. Have the rear drum brakes cleaned too during this service. Other than those, the truck underchassis should be alright.

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**rna800** · September 10th, 2008 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by st_omach

Talk to a sales agent about Hi Lux....too much price for me and reviews ngetpa. Hop to Mitsubishi didnt like the looks of the new Strada same issue .ngetpa...so baduy for me...leaped to Ford...no value never checked out Nissan waste of time.

Sigurado ako kahit di ko pa nachecheck, DMax din bibilhin ko. Sa porma at looks timeless, kung panahon natin pag-uusapan. Good reviews...engine, body, sa madaling salita lalaking lalaki, BARAKO!!!

Di ako matataka kung bakit, pinaka malakas sales ng Isuzu sa lahat ng pick-up truck dealers.

Hhmm...i dont have any idea kung san worthly bumile, yun ba makakasagad ako sa tawad, freebies at yun maganda service sa aftersales??? Anyone?

Arigato Gosaimasu!

I agree with you sir, the Dmax looks very manly and if you'll look at it from all sides, everything is proportional and the good thing is the 4x2 looks exactly the same as the 4x4, so there's no need to buy accessories to make it look like a 4x4 (this is a plus for me since I am not into those.) Both interior and exterior look great! It's really a head turner. I got mine in Isuzu Q. Ave and based from the 3 dealers (Isuzu Commonwealth, Isuzu Pasig & IQA), the agent in IQA had the best offer. For the after sales service, so far my 1st PMS went well though it took 5 hours for them to finish it. I guess it's really like that in all dealerships. What I didn't like was their lounge. It's so horrible!

I already referred my agent to sir dream_max as he's also canvassing for the best offer. If you want sir, I could also refer you to my agent, just PM me if you're interested.

**rna800** · September 10th, 2008 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by kurt

though i did give my dmax a gift in the form of a k&n drop in filter, but the only effect it had was it made me drive more aggressively to try and bring out more hp as claimed by the product. heheh

Sir, how much was your K&N drop in air filter? I inquired in Speedlab and they gave me a quote of P8,500 for 08 Dmax and that comes with an adaptor. Did you really feel the difference in your engine? They told me that it will add about 4 to 5 HP over stock.

**Bogan** · September 10th, 2008 09:54 AM

8800621
napa dose mo bro? astig! kilala ko na yung naka tritron na nag dodose. mabait naman pala. sabi nya pag ang dmax natin naka electronic throttle body hindi mag dodose. manual ba satin? sana oo para this weekend mag papa dose nako! ahahaha

**8800621** · September 10th, 2008 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Bogan

8800621
napa dose mo bro? astig! kilala ko na yung naka tritron na nag dodose. mabait naman pala. sabi nya pag ang dmax natin naka electronic throttle body hindi mag dodose. manual ba satin? sana oo para this weekend mag papa dose nako! ahahaha

i guess so po kuya manual throttle, try to ask din po others kung mthrottle talaga ang 4jh1, i bought a 45 degree stainless angle tube 2.5inch diam and nagpawelding ako ng 2.5inch diam na pipe 3 inches, total length with elbow4.3 inches... i got a pod filter sa motorcycle parts P350... dont forget to disconnect pala the maf sensor... peace... ^_^

**kurt** · September 10th, 2008 10:31 AM

my sister got it for me thru amazon.com, less that $50 as i remember it, K&n e-2023. got the model number from k&n uk site >2004> isuzu>rodeo>3.0L:

but my unit is a few millimeters taller than stock so after closing the clips there is a gap on 2 sides of the air filter housing. i just used duct tape to seal it.

there might be some HP increase but i dont really feel it, i only get the urge to "birit" the engine on long straights like in whiteplains. yun na HP increase from putting on more fuel on accelerations. but my purpose in getting this filter is economics.

last i checked orig isuzu dmax air filter was Php8-900, at around 2500 for the K&n, lifetime na daw yun airfilter with maintenance of cleaning oil. alam ko mga 1000 lang k&n cleaning oil good for at least 3 uses ata. so panalo.

i believe a handful of guys here like memphis have the open cone type K&N, on that you would probably feel the Hp increase.

for real HP increase, i recall reading in forums (or this forum) about a simple? DIY modifications. for pajero gen2, nissan patrols. wastegate turbo valve something. ma search nga ulit dito.

hope somebody here will write how to apply on gen1 dmax.

Originally Posted by rna800

Sir, how much was your K&N drop in air filter? I inquired in Speedlab and they gave me a quote of P8,500 for 08 Dmax and that comes with an adaptor. Did you really feel the difference in your engine? They told me that it will add about 4 to 5 HP over stock.

**kurt** · September 10th, 2008 10:43 AM

found the thread, 4m40 + washers by pajerokid; but the mod is for mitsu and mechanical diesel engines.

baka masira yun EFI ng dmax.

**kurt** · September 10th, 2008 10:44 AM

found the thread, 4m40 + washers by pajerokid; but the mod is for mitsu and mechanical diesel engines.

baka masira yun EFI ng dmax. and i dont understand that mechanics of the mod.

**rna800** · September 10th, 2008 12:33 PM

I'm sorry, their quote wasn't for drop in, it was for open type cone with adaptor. I was surprise with their warranty - 1,000,000 miles! WOW! And they told me that it needs to be cleaned once a year. I believe the open type is the one where you'll hear the air being sucked in.

For real HP increase, I wanna try that devil injection but I think I'll have to wait until my truck gets a little bit older. So far I am still satisfied with its speed.

I also love to have that BOV like the one that sir 8800621 has. I just love the sound. Goodness, I just love a lot of things pero tipid mode muna.hehe