Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

[12vdc]

I am having a problem with my 2014 Dmax as smoke, exhaust or sometimes smell from outside gets inside the cabin despite fully turning the knob in circulation mode. Anybody also having this problem? What could be the possible cause or solution to this?

Aside from recirc mechanism, check weather seals from door rubber seals to the cabin's air drafter. Air drafter looks like a vent hole with rubber flap to keep positive pressure out when closing the doors, something might have stuck in it.

[rna800]

Kumusta na ang Dmax owners? Sir bugoys, lumabas na ang all new Hilux. Ganda!hehe

As for my Dmax, it's more than 7 yrs old already. Ang bilis ng araw. It has clocked almost 127k kms as well.

So far so good pa din until now. Problems so far? Hhmm... Aahhh... Wala naman masyado. Nagka problema lang sa lights noon kasi all my brake lights didn't lit up. Nilinis lang ang brake light switch, ok na ulit. Un lang ang problem na na encounter ko.

Finished doing 125k km PMS too. Napansin ko medyo magalaw na siya. Isuzu Commonwealth recommended na palitan na ang shocks and bushings. Noong una ayoko pa kasi wala naman problema and eventually, I had them replaced. Heck, more than 7 yrs old nadin naman ung mga shocks niya, siguro naman it's time na mapalitan na din. Ride became much firmer again.

Total cost of 125k km PMS and all 4 shocks, bushings and 2 nuts and 2 bolts replaced was just a little below 26k pesos.

I am still loving my Dmax until now. Kayang kaya padin makipag sabayan kahit sa mga bagong vehicles. A true workhorse. At least tumatanda siya na hindi padin sirain at lagi nalang niri repair.

[bugoys]

Kumusta na ang Dmax owners? Sir bugoys, lumabas na ang all new Hilux. Ganda!hehe

As for my Dmax, it's more than 7 yrs old already. Ang bilis ng araw. It has clocked almost 127k kms as well.

So far so good pa din until now. Problems so far? Hhmm... Aahhh... Wala naman masyado. Nagka problema lang sa lights noon kasi all my brake lights didn't lit up. Nilinis lang ang brake light switch, ok na ulit. Un lang ang problem na na encounter ko.

Finished doing 125k km PMS too. Napansin ko medyo magalaw na siya. Isuzu Commonwealth recommended na palitan na ang shocks and bushings. Noong una ayoko pa kasi wala naman problema and eventually, I had them replaced. Heck, more than 7 yrs old nadin naman ung mga shocks niya, siguro naman it's time na mapalitan na din. Ride became much firmer again.

Total cost of 125k km PMS and all 4 shocks, bushings and 2 nuts and 2 bolts replaced was just a little below 26k pesos.

I am still loving my Dmax until now. Kayang kaya padin makipag sabayan kahit sa mga bagong vehicles. A true workhorse. At least tumatanda siya na hindi padin sirain at lagi nalang niri repair.

Long time boss! Oo nga eh! Oh well. Yung dmax din naman sits on her throne like a true queen. Hahahah. Pinapaandar ko lang sya frequently, at nilalabas to have some dose of air and sunshine. Turning 4 months na, and still at 400ish kms pa lang, if hinde pa na break in yun before, baka nasa less than 100 kms pa din till now. Heheheh

Our old one's the one racking up mileage. My brother is now the one using it, about 30-60kms/day. So far when i test drove it yesterday, its still the same. Had it serviced for oil and fuel filter change 2 days ago as well. We used Shell's r4x, fuel mileage's still the same at 8.9 km/l. Nalalakasan daw sya, dapat daw nasa 10 yun. I think it will only revert to that fc if we use 10w-30. Wala na akong maisip na contributing factor/s kung bakit nag dip down to 8.9 ang fc nun other than the oil.

Glad that yours still doing great. Do you have plans on changing to a new one? Now that the "war" had started. We're just waiting for the Ranger, to become all out. The new 2.5 VGS dmax still not performing well on sales, its like the "reserve" on the on going war. Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Ford are the front runners. Heheheh. Wish they'd release the 3.0 VGS plus 6spd manual, to level the playing field.

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Kumusta na ang Dmax owners? Sir bugoys, lumabas na ang all new Hilux. Ganda!hehe

As for my Dmax, it's more than 7 yrs old already. Ang bilis ng araw. It has clocked almost 127k kms as well.

So far so good pa din until now. Problems so far? Hhmm... Aahhh... Wala naman masyado. Nagka problema lang sa lights noon kasi all my brake lights didn't lit up. Nilinis lang ang brake light switch, ok na ulit. Un lang ang problem na na encounter ko.

Finished doing 125k km PMS too. Napansin ko medyo magalaw na siya. Isuzu Commonwealth recommended na palitan na ang shocks and bushings. Noong una ayoko pa kasi wala naman problema and eventually, I had them replaced. Heck, more than 7 yrs old nadin naman ung mga shocks niya, siguro naman it's time na mapalitan na din. Ride became much firmer again.

Total cost of 125k km PMS and all 4 shocks, bushings and 2 nuts and 2 bolts replaced was just a little below 26k pesos.

I am still loving my Dmax until now. Kayang kaya padin makipag sabayan kahit sa mga bagong vehicles. A true workhorse. At least tumatanda siya na hindi padin sirain at lagi nalang niri repair.

Long time boss! Oo nga eh! Oh well. Yung dmax din naman sits on her throne like a true queen. Hahahah. Pinapaandar ko lang sya frequently, at nilalabas to have some dose of air and sunshine. Turning 4 months na, and still at 400ish kms pa lang, if hinde pa na break in yun before, baka nasa less than 100 kms pa din till now. Heheheh

Our old one's the one racking up mileage. My brother is now the one using it, about 30-60kms/day. So far when i test drove it yesterday, its still the same. Had it serviced for oil and fuel filter change 2 days ago as well. We used Shell's r4x, fuel mileage's still the same at 8.9 km/l. Nalalakasan daw sya, dapat daw nasa 10 yun. I think it will only revert to that fc if we use 10w-30. Wala na akong maisip na contributing factor/s kung bakit nag dip down to 8.9 ang fc nun other than the oil.

Glad that yours still doing great. Do you have plans on changing to a new one? Now that the "war" had started. We're just waiting for the Ranger, to become all out. The new 2.5 VGS dmax still not performing well on sales, its like the "reserve" on the on going war. Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Ford are the front runners. Heheheh. Wish they'd release the 3.0 VGS plus 6spd manual, to level the playing field.

[rna800]

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Hehe. Garage queen pala ung younger horse mo, sir, but you are really beating your older horse. It simply means that even with age, it still has composure like when it was still young.

I wonder bakit hindi na tumaas ang FC reading mo. Mine is reading 10.5 kms/liter on its onboard reading. Not sure kung ilan sa FT method pero baka mas mataas lang ng konti. Mababa nga yang 8.9 kms/liter na reading.

As to changing it, siguro this will be the last workhorse that we'll own. Change of priorities and lifestyle na kasi. We don't haul stuff like we used to so I don't see the need of adding another pickup in our stable.

I am going to hold my money first before buying another vehicle. One is matatapos pa lang bayaran ung 1 yr loan this month sa van so pahinga muna sa malaking gastos. Next is magagaganda ang mga parating na models and that all new Fortuner really captured my interest. So antay muna before making another purchase, di naman nagmamadali. Maganda pa naman ang Dmax ko and the rate it is going, madami pang miles ang tatakbuhin niya.

But sobrang ganda na nga ang labanan ngayon. If I were to buy a new pickup right now, sobrang mahihirapan ako. Pag nagtabi ang NP300 and Hilux, halos hindi na ako makapili kung alin. Then parating na ang facelifted Ranger, mas lalo pang hihirap. Ung Strada ang medyo hindi ko malaman kung magagandahan ako or hindi.hehe

[tanfoglio9mm]

Hello everybody, am seriously considering the 2015 D-MAX. Seems to be good value for money. I waited for the 2015 Hi-lux, but the 4x4 at 1.6m bare seems to be too expensive, no bedliner, backup sensor, etc. May I ask for owner's feedback regarding reliability and aftersales service? I think no questions asked on the fuel economy aspect. Aftersales service is a must for me after horrendous experiences with Mitsubishi before. thanks!

[tanfoglio9mm]

according to the brochure, the engine for the 2015 4x4 is 2.5 vgs turbo. 4JK1-TC. Is this underpowered compared to the previous 3.0?

[rna800]

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The battle of pickup now is the same like how it was back in 07-08 since the models of every company were so good, a buyer would have a hard time choosing what was best for him.

Back then, the Global Dmax caught my attention and I know that is my truck. It was also the only vehicle in Isuzu's lineup that I liked, all the others, I never bothered looking. At least now there is another eye candy which is the MU-X. Since I came from an old school diesel engine pickup, I was also a bit worried on the maintenance cost of the DDI Iteq engine (4JJ1-TC). I have no clue, given the circumstances of our roads, fuel quality, if that Dmax would last long or would even reach hundreds of thousands of kilometers without problems or major repairs. You know, the thought of it having a computer box, commonrail, etc, you have that fear that maybe it will be problematic as compared to the proven reliability and cheap maintenance of jurassic diesel engines. There was also the battle of who has the best power ratings among the pickups and like now, the Dmax also had the "not so high" power figures.

I know the Dmax was my truck so I went in buying it. It now has more than 127k kms, it's more than 7 yrs old and still running really, really well. Just did a full tank method on its FC, I got 12.84 kms/liter while onboard FC reading is 10.5 kms/liter. Not bad for a 7 yr old truck and no gadgetry and gimmickry in the engine, everything is still stock. It's not a perfect truck but it is so damn reliable and the confidence that it's giving me each time I am using it is top notch. It faced problems too here and there, you could backread my previous posts, but the truck survived each and every one of those without me experiencing stalling on the road. No sudden loss of power where the truck couldn't even accelerate anymore, no jerking, none.

When it comes to performance, even if it has the lowest power rating on paper, well you don't drive the paper. That truck could perform and could run too. It's no slouch, it could hold its ground. Try to provoke it and it could give you an adrenaline rush trying to outrun it and it can do that even if the bed is carrying hundreds of pounds of load, with passengers as well. It's not like those old school diesel engines that are fast at first and that's all, only at first.

Now its all new brother is out and even if they tweaked the engine a bit, for me that shouldn't be a reason to worry on its reliability since it is still almost identical to the 4JJ1. Even if the hp is lower, the torque is higher and with pickups, you would want something that has a good torque with a good rpm range.

Now for its maintenance, I could only speak for the 4JJ1 and it is not as expensive as I thought. The only thing that I don't like on what IPC has done on their PMS for their current models is replacing all the fluids at 1.5k kms, if I am not mistaken, correct me if I am wrong. That's very early to replace all the fluids and I find it silly that you will be paying to replace all those fluids which in turn jack up the price of the PMS yet you don't really have to. I have never experienced that with my Dmax before, thank God, and it's still performing perfectly till now. I can't imagine what unnecessary addded expenses they put in the succeeding PMS schedules to up the prices of PMS.

[kortopi]

guys may alam po ba kayo kung saan pwede magpagawa ng egr?

[rna800]

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Anong problem sa EGR mo, sir? Not sure kung pwedeng irepair yan pero kung barado lang, pwede yan linisin. Try mong dalhin sa Central Diesel, sir, para macheck nila.

[kurt]

kakapalit ko lang battery to amaron hi-life 3sm. old motolite gold lasted 25-28 months?
now lang actually ti-nest at full load (aircon max, highbeams fog lights, no other accessories) 12.9V ang battery vs. 13.5ish V pag wala load. ideally daw 13.1-14V ang dapat. mahina na daw alternator. wala naman ako pansin may kulang sa kuryente

ifso. mahina nba talaga alternator sa difference ng 0.2V sa minimum ideal output? repairable ba alternator ng dmax? or better kung may OEM replacement? please suggest san maganda mag pa repair and/or may OEM saan maganda bumili at magkano


thank you

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kakapalit ko lang battery to amaron hi-life 3sm. old motolite gold lasted 25-28 months?
now lang actually ti-nest at full load (aircon max, highbeams fog lights, no other accessories) 12.9V ang battery vs. 13.5ish V pag wala load. ideally daw 13.1-14V ang dapat. mahina na daw alternator. wala naman ako pansin may kulang sa kuryente

ifso. mahina nba talaga alternator sa difference ng 0.2V sa minimum ideal output? repairable ba alternator ng dmax? or better kung may OEM replacement? please suggest san maganda mag pa repair and/or may OEM saan maganda bumili at magkano


thank you

[jblue2000]

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Hehe. Garage queen pala ung younger horse mo, sir, but you are really beating your older horse. It simply means that even with age, it still has composure like when it was still young.

I wonder bakit hindi na tumaas ang FC reading mo. Mine is reading 10.5 kms/liter on its onboard reading. Not sure kung ilan sa FT method pero baka mas mataas lang ng konti. Mababa nga yang 8.9 kms/liter na reading.

As to changing it, siguro this will be the last workhorse that we'll own. Change of priorities and lifestyle na kasi. We don't haul stuff like we used to so I don't see the need of adding another pickup in our stable.

I am going to hold my money first before buying another vehicle. One is matatapos pa lang bayaran ung 1 yr loan this month sa van so pahinga muna sa malaking gastos. Next is magagaganda ang mga parating na models and that all new Fortuner really captured my interest. So antay muna before making another purchase, di naman nagmamadali. Maganda pa naman ang Dmax ko and the rate it is going, madami pang miles ang tatakbuhin niya.

But sobrang ganda na nga ang labanan ngayon. If I were to buy a new pickup right now, sobrang mahihirapan ako. Pag nagtabi ang NP300 and Hilux, halos hindi na ako makapili kung alin. Then parating na ang facelifted Ranger, mas lalo pang hihirap. Ung Strada ang medyo hindi ko malaman kung magagandahan ako or hindi.hehe

My 4x2 LS D-Max is now almost 8 months.. Ang mileage nya is barely at 4000kms.. Minsan ko lang gamitin yung D-max ko per week. Weekend ride lang at pasyal pasyal. I have my scooter going to work and taking all the beating of the heavy traffic of the Metro haha.

Recently, pumunta ako ng Laiya, Batangas coming from Manila then back again. My lowest fuel consuption is 16km/l..my lowest record so far... ang tipid... my tech nique is keeping the vehicle moving as low RPM as possible but with reasonable speed din naman.. with the aircon on with 3 passengers. Sarap ng D-max pang out of town haha. Sa Metro naman usually nakaka 10-12 ako.. but malapitan lang naman ang biyahe sa Metro.

Na try ko na rin sya from Dagupan to Manila with 5 passengers (4 sa likod, 2 sa harapan so 6 kami lahat) at mag kargang dalawang scooters sa Bed. What's amazing kahit 4 passengers ko sa likod (2 boys and 2 girls) may space pa rin daw ay they are sitting comfortably at nakita ko pa nga natutulog sila haha. Na ramdaman ko medyo yung weight sa makina but I can still overtake.. pero iniingatan ko since may karga akong 2 scooters at baka malaglag din with sudden acceleration. The chassis is stable all throughout our journey. Naka babad ako ng 100 to 120kms/h sa Expressway.. no problem..

Ang hindi ko pa na try is carrying 2 BIG Bikes(almost 1 ton of cargo) sa likuran with fully loaded passengers (5 passengers).. some time maybe.

[jblue2000]

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The battle of pickup now is the same like how it was back in 07-08 since the models of every company were so good, a buyer would have a hard time choosing what was best for him.

Back then, the Global Dmax caught my attention and I know that is my truck. It was also the only vehicle in Isuzu's lineup that I liked, all the others, I never bothered looking. At least now there is another eye candy which is the MU-X. Since I came from an old school diesel engine pickup, I was also a bit worried on the maintenance cost of the DDI Iteq engine (4JJ1-TC). I have no clue, given the circumstances of our roads, fuel quality, if that Dmax would last long or would even reach hundreds of thousands of kilometers without problems or major repairs. You know, the thought of it having a computer box, commonrail, etc, you have that fear that maybe it will be problematic as compared to the proven reliability and cheap maintenance of jurassic diesel engines. There was also the battle of who has the best power ratings among the pickups and like now, the Dmax also had the "not so high" power figures.

I know the Dmax was my truck so I went in buying it. It now has more than 127k kms, it's more than 7 yrs old and still running really, really well. Just did a full tank method on its FC, I got 12.84 kms/liter while onboard FC reading is 10.5 kms/liter. Not bad for a 7 yr old truck and no gadgetry and gimmickry in the engine, everything is still stock. It's not a perfect truck but it is so damn reliable and the confidence that it's giving me each time I am using it is top notch. It faced problems too here and there, you could backread my previous posts, but the truck survived each and every one of those without me experiencing stalling on the road. No sudden loss of power where the truck couldn't even accelerate anymore, no jerking, none.

When it comes to performance, even if it has the lowest power rating on paper, well you don't drive the paper. That truck could perform and could run too. It's no slouch, it could hold its ground. Try to provoke it and it could give you an adrenaline rush trying to outrun it and it can do that even if the bed is carrying hundreds of pounds of load, with passengers as well. It's not like those old school diesel engines that are fast at first and that's all, only at first.

Now its all new brother is out and even if they tweaked the engine a bit, for me that shouldn't be a reason to worry on its reliability since it is still almost identical to the 4JJ1. Even if the hp is lower, the torque is higher and with pickups, you would want something that has a good torque with a good rpm range.

Now for its maintenance, I could only speak for the 4JJ1 and it is not as expensive as I thought. The only thing that I don't like on what IPC has done on their PMS for their current models is replacing all the fluids at 1.5k kms, if I am not mistaken, correct me if I am wrong. That's very early to replace all the fluids and I find it silly that you will be paying to replace all those fluids which in turn jack up the price of the PMS yet you don't really have to. I have never experienced that with my Dmax before, thank God, and it's still performing perfectly till now. I can't imagine what unnecessary added expenses they put in the succeeding PMS schedules to up the prices of PMS.

Kelangan na ipasok ng IPC ang 3.0 VGS or yung 2.5 Twin Turbo.. for their 4x4 variant... Yung Navarra looks good to me. Yung Strada ok din lumaki na sya but strangely, medyo masikip pa rin ang passenger seats compare sa D-max.

Swerte ng mga new LS 4x2 buyers kasi may kasama ng Bed Liner na at Navigation and Back-up cam? But ansakit sa mata ng 136hp compare sa ibang pickup models of the same league.

Kung maganda sana ang support ng Chevrolet, Maganda rin ang Colorado.. Pinaka malakas with the same chassis ng D-Max.

[kortopi]

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Anong problem sa EGR mo, sir? Not sure kung pwedeng irepair yan pero kung barado lang, pwede yan linisin. Try mong dalhin sa Central Diesel, sir, para macheck nila.

Sir nawala yung hatak at sipa sa primera hindi katulad dati na ramdam mo yung sipa ng makina. Ngayon kelangan ng mahabang buwelo para bumilis. Sabi sa Casa papalitan daw yung egr.

Pero hindi sila sigurado kung yun nga ang dahilan. Try ko dalhin sa Central Deisel. Maraming salamat.

[kmb333]

Planning to buy 2008 4x2 dmax within the week as a daily driver. What are the things i should look out for? Common issues that should be addressed with the dmax since medyo matanda na rin ang unit. Lastly, what is the fair market value for a manual unit

[rna800]

*jblue2000: I agree, sir, dapat talaga dalhin na nila dito kahit ung TCX engine para makasabay naman sa competitors as to engine specs.

Ewan ko but for me, the design of the Strada ay parang hindi ko maintindihan kung gusto ko or hindi.hehe Isa pa yang Colorado. Kahit gaano kaganda ang engine specs, parang walang masyadong may gusto, parang walang appeal. Sa subdivision namin, siguro ang ratio ng Colorado to Ranger ay 1:a lot.hehe Sobrang wala akong nakikita.


*kortopi: Sir, madaming pwedeng causes ng medyo nawala ang hatak. Pwedeng madumi na ang mga filters, ung mga fluids. Pag ang SCV and EGR ang nagma malfunction, iilaw ang CEL/MIL sa dashboard mo. You will also feel na parang restricted ang takbo and you have to push the gas pedal more than the usual.

Per my experience, ang SCV ay hindi nalilinis pero 1x pa lang naman akong nagpalit. Ung EGR pwedeng linisin. Ang advise sa akin ng dealership ay palitan na since un ang lumabas na code sa computer. Gusto kong papalitan na kaso hindi na nagkaroon ng stock ng EGR and I have been waiting for a yr already. Then nalaman ko na pwedeng linisin so pinalinis ko and ok na siya. Malayo ang difference after malinis ang valve and malaki din ang difference sa price.


*kmb333: Mine is 2008 4x2 LS M/T, sir. Not sure on the FMV of the 08 Dmax pero depending on its condition, siguro nasa 500k to 600k range.

Kung well maintained ung truck, as far as my unit is concerned, there is nothing to worry about. As in wala. Gamit nga lang ako ng gamit. For things to look out for, check the consumables like belts, tires, brake pads, etc. Ang medyo frequent sa unit ko na nagkaka problem noon was the tensioner getting loose causing a rattling, whining and buzzing sound. Then each time na dinadala ko sa dealer, sinisikipan and nililinis lang nila and nagiging ok na. Wala naman na ngayon. So far un lang.

[CVT]

May offer ang ARC,- P100K discount + full tank for the 2014 Isuzu DMAX 4x4 MT White....





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[jblue2000]

*jblue2000: I agree, sir, dapat talaga dalhin na nila dito kahit ung TCX engine para makasabay naman sa competitors as to engine specs.

Ewan ko but for me, the design of the Strada ay parang hindi ko maintindihan kung gusto ko or hindi.hehe Isa pa yang Colorado. Kahit gaano kaganda ang engine specs, parang walang masyadong may gusto, parang walang appeal. Sa subdivision namin, siguro ang ratio ng Colorado to Ranger ay 1:a lot.hehe Sobrang wala akong nakikita.


*kortopi: Sir, madaming pwedeng causes ng medyo nawala ang hatak. Pwedeng madumi na ang mga filters, ung mga fluids. Pag ang SCV and EGR ang nagma malfunction, iilaw ang CEL/MIL sa dashboard mo. You will also feel na parang restricted ang takbo and you have to push the gas pedal more than the usual.

Per my experience, ang SCV ay hindi nalilinis pero 1x pa lang naman akong nagpalit. Ung EGR pwedeng linisin. Ang advise sa akin ng dealership ay palitan na since un ang lumabas na code sa computer. Gusto kong papalitan na kaso hindi na nagkaroon ng stock ng EGR and I have been waiting for a yr already. Then nalaman ko na pwedeng linisin so pinalinis ko and ok na siya. Malayo ang difference after malinis ang valve and malaki din ang difference sa price.


*kmb333: Mine is 2008 4x2 LS M/T, sir. Not sure on the FMV of the 08 Dmax pero depending on its condition, siguro nasa 500k to 600k range.

Kung well maintained ung truck, as far as my unit is concerned, there is nothing to worry about. As in wala. Gamit nga lang ako ng gamit. For things to look out for, check the consumables like belts, tires, brake pads, etc. Ang medyo frequent sa unit ko na nagkaka problem noon was the tensioner getting loose causing a rattling, whining and buzzing sound. Then each time na dinadala ko sa dealer, sinisikipan and nililinis lang nila and nagiging ok na. Wala naman na ngayon. So far un lang.

For me, kaya hindi ko kinuha yung Colorado is because of the support. If they have good support I would consider them, hindi pa sya subok masyado. Yung mga nababasa ko sa thread ng Colorado kahit Minor replacement lang ng part aabutin ka ng kopong kopong bago mo makuha.. I hate to experience that. These vehicle costs over a million pesos and you get a bad service in terms of part replacement.. a big NO NO. Kung mani lang siguro sakin yun ok lang but that's not the case :-)

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[mak0]

*rna800

Sir san ka po nagpalinis ng egr at hm po inabot at pa blank ng egr
thanks ng marami

[tisoy555]

sa blanking ng egr pwede diy lng sir Mako. bili kalang ng pair blanking
plates, tapal mo sa exhaust port at egr port. make sure lng na pantay at mahigpit mga plates para wala singaw, lalo na sa exhaust port, malakas air preasure kasi dun.

[mak0]

* sir tisoy
Can you kindly point me in the right direction on where to buy these so called egr plates thanks,,
Btw mine is 2010 boondock edition got it second hand thays why i want to have the scv cleaned