Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

[noygelo]

I am not 100% sure but I think it's ok to bring the parts (owner parts) and have them perform the PMS and not risk void of warranty. Again, best you reconfirm this info.

Since you mentioned your concern of "void of warranty", if you so decide to have your unit done outside CASA from 10k PMS-onwards, definitely, void na ang warranty mo. I believe Isuzu CASA are competitive with regards to their labor charges -- provided that what they charge you is (indeed) the service your unit requires. There are cases (not necessarily an Isuzu dealer) where a customer would nearly faint in shock after seeing his bill only to learn that the service performed to his unit was either unnecessary or unadvised if not both. A clear case of miscommunication and/or incompetency of the CASA's technician.

mga ka-DMAX, medyo may kamahalan talaga ang PMS ng Isuzu...when I have my 20,000 km PMS, I spent almost P17,000 sa casa, my 25,000 km is P6,000+, 30,000 km is almost P8,000,..and so I have decided to do my 35,000 km outside in a reputable talyer...a normal change oil, palit filter and labor sa Isuzu will cost P6,000+...while in a talyer, labor lang P300...sa akin na ang oil at filter...it only cost me P2,100 lahat lahat...7 liters Valvoline 15W-40 diesel oil = P1,650...VIC replacement Filter P250, labor + tip...OK NA!...nakikita ko pa ang ginagawa ng mekaniko...pabuhat sa lifter to check the shocks and bushings.

So far, wala naman ako naramdaman na pagkakaiba sa performance. halos pareho lang noong gumagamit ako ng Isuzu recommended OIL and Filter. Imagine, mahigit sa kalahati ang ma-save ko. My Dmax is 13 mos old and its mileage seems to fly...araw araw ko naman kasi ginagamit 100 km/day kaya halos every 2 mos PMS na naman ako. Kelangan ko na talaga ng extra ride....para di malaspag si Dmax.

The only downside: Void ang warranty ko..:

[d_mac]

mga ka-DMAX, medyo may kamahalan talaga ang PMS ng Isuzu...when I have my 20,000 km PMS, I spent almost P17,000 sa casa, my 25,000 km is P6,000+, 30,000 km is almost P8,000,..and so I have decided to do my 35,000 km outside in a reputable talyer...a normal change oil, palit filter and labor sa Isuzu will cost P6,000+...while in a talyer, labor lang P300...sa akin na ang oil at filter...it only cost me P2,100 lahat lahat...7 liters Valvoline 15W-40 diesel oil = P1,650...VIC replacement Filter P250, labor + tip...OK NA!...nakikita ko pa ang ginagawa ng mekaniko...pabuhat sa lifter to check the shocks and bushings.

So far, wala naman ako naramdaman na pagkakaiba sa performance. halos pareho lang noong gumagamit ako ng Isuzu recommended OIL and Filter. Imagine, mahigit sa kalahati ang ma-save ko. My Dmax is 13 mos old and its mileage seems to fly...araw araw ko naman kasi ginagamit 100 km/day kaya halos every 2 mos PMS na naman ako. Kelangan ko na talaga ng extra ride....para di malaspag si Dmax.

The only downside: Void ang warranty ko..:

Tindi naman ng PhP17k for a 20k km mark maintenance; never have i experienced that cost from an Isuzu service centre, whether it be an Inteco or a Yuchengco. The most that i spent is around PhP12k lang.... Your other option is to spread the cost along each intervals and don't perform all of them at a one-go say at 20k km mark, 40k km mark, 60k km, 80k km etc.... In each of these periods, you have a whopping 20,000 km in between to distribute your cost, say that will take a year's time if you are even quite a heavy traveller....

For your own sake, the best is not to let your valid warranty under void by still doing your maintenance sa mga service centres.... Even while your D-max is anywhere between 2010 to present model where the suction valve and the EGR are considered more adaptable to Euro 2 unlike the old ones, still you're not sure whether any of them will goof up just before your warranty....

Try to befriend as much as you can in a service centre; it's better not to keep a "sir" kinda treatment but be more approachable naturally and generous in a sense and maintain a sense of humour, credit them for job done, pat them at the back, kamustahin mo etc.... To tell you the truth, they the service people will be the one to even advise you what to replace during the tenure of your warranty....

Goodluck! Malaki pa matitipid mo sa maintenance sir ;)

Cheers!

[d_mac]

Part 1 of 2:

My dream D-max, the old-version 4JJ1-TCX (iTEQ VGS Turbo) boxy "bonnet-scoop" model.

Ito nalang sana pinarating ng Isuzu Phils.... Uubusin ito ng mga Pinoys especially with multiple distinctions won in Germany and Austria in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as the Best 4x4 Pickup by Auto Bild and AllRad magazines.

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[d_mac]

Part 2 of 2:

My dream D-max, the old-version 4JJ1-TCX (iTEQ VGS Turbo) boxy "bonnet-scoop" model.

Ito nalang sana pinarating ng Isuzu Phils.... Uubusin ito ng mga Pinoys especially with multiple distinctions won in Australia in 2009 and 2010 as the Best 4x4 Ute by 4WD Action and Delivery magazines. Also in 2009, the Aussie Bruce Garland-Harry Suzuki Dakar Rally-prepped D-max was the 1st Diesel Utility Pickup (Ute) to finish the top spot under the T1/T2 category, amidst competitors with modified Dakar-prepped V6 and V8 engine....

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[Djerms]

Onga mas maganda talaga yan. Classic!

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[d_mac]

Here are the awards for the 2013 all-new D-max, so far....

The Isuzu D-max 3.0-litre iTEQ VGS Turbo and its twin-turbo 2.5-litre Euro version are REAPING awards not only in Australia but also in the UK, Germany, and Austria, where the magazine shootouts are more influential, like Auto Bild of Germany and 4WD Action of Australia. Allrad Champions of Austria is an arm of the Auto Bild magazine.

The 4WD Action test, on the other hand, was even done in fine desert sands with top-hauling at the vehicle's GVM.... The D-max was the top pick overall and it was even the most fuel efficient in the group.


Here are the different pickup 4x4 shootouts, one is in a detailed pdf copy....

The European and Australian theatres awards from different 4x4 magazines
International & Past Awards | Isuzu UTE Australia, Isuzu D-MAX, Isuzu Awards

The 4WD Action and Delivery magazines awards
Latest Awards | Isuzu UTE Australia, Isuzu D-MAX, Ute of the Year

2013 4WD Action's ute comparison pdf document
http://isuzuutestreaming.s3.amazonaw...e_year_web.pdf


ENJOY reading fella Isuzu guys, even if we know this engine will never be offered to us Pinoys HIKBI!

[jtest]

Onga mas maganda talaga yan. Classic!

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mas maganda ranger sir, :peace:

[d_mac]

mas maganda ranger sir, :peace:

Tama ka sir! Yun nga lang mas madami lang talo ang Ranger 3.2 TDCi at yung lumang Ranger 3.0 TDCi, at palagi sa mga pangit lang na D-max, since 2008 mapa-Europe ang laban o sa Australia hehe....

Yang nakikita mong limpak-limpak na panalo diyan ni hinD-MAXsiado ay sa 2013 lang. Ni-minsan di nanalo sa pickup shootout si Ranger sa Germany, the country where diesel technology was born hehe :beer:

PEACE din :peace:

[LionheartBisdak]

Tama ka sir! Yun nga lang mas madami lang talo ang Ranger 3.2 TDCi at yung lumang Ranger 3.0 TDCi, at palagi sa mga pangit lang na D-max, since 2008 mapa-Europe ang laban o sa Australia hehe....

Yang nakikita mong limpak-limpak na panalo diyan ni hinD-MAXsiado ay sa 2013 lang. Ni-minsan di nanalo sa pickup shootout si Ranger sa Germany, the country where diesel technology was born hehe :beer:

PEACE din :peace:

bukod sa maganda at matipd pa si DMAX chiefDMAC ay marami pa ring napanalunang mga award di tulad sa mga ibang competitor nya na hanggang sa mga paper spec lang.

[jtest]

Tama ka sir! Yun nga lang mas madami lang talo ang Ranger 3.2 TDCi at yung lumang Ranger 3.0 TDCi, at palagi sa mga pangit lang na D-max, since 2008 mapa-Europe ang laban o sa Australia hehe....

Yang nakikita mong limpak-limpak na panalo diyan ni hinD-MAXsiado ay sa 2013 lang. Ni-minsan di nanalo sa pickup shootout si Ranger sa Germany, the country where diesel technology was born hehe :beer:

PEACE din :peace:

pero i disagree hehehe, tingin ko mas maganda ang all new D-Max, binubuyo ko lang si Djerms.

nasabi ko na before na maganda cya both lowered and lifted.
for now, out of the question na muna ang strada and hilux, for sure hardcore fan lang ang bibili nun.
my eyes are on dmax, maganda eh, kaya lang parang kokonti ang kumuha gawa yata ng engine.

sana mag tuloy tuloy itong thread and magpost na yung mga new owners ng D-Max

:drive1:

[defend2013]

Tuloy at mabuhay ang new Dmax ....

[Djerms]

Hehehe actually ang gusto ko sa ranger is the driving dynamics and the features it has. Parepareho naman magaganda yan. Pero ang pinakamaganda ay magkitakita tayo regardless of our rides and mag inuman na haha.

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[remzam]

Hehehe actually ang gusto ko sa ranger is the driving dynamics and the features it has. Parepareho naman magaganda yan. Pero ang pinakamaganda ay magkitakita tayo regardless of our rides and mag inuman na haha.

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Yan ang tama! Lahat naman maganda! To each his own di ba

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[defend2013]

Yan ang tama! Lahat naman maganda! To each his own di ba

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Super LIKE..... to each his own talaga. Duon na ako sa pick up na hindi nag treat sa pinoy like a 2nd class person/country. he he...

[d_mac]

Hehehe actually ang gusto ko sa ranger is the driving dynamics and the features it has. Parepareho naman magaganda yan. Pero ang pinakamaganda ay magkitakita tayo regardless of our rides and mag inuman na haha.

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Hindi na ako umiinom chief hehe.... Bawal na sa health ko ahihi - chronic kidney disease.

Kung 10 years ago ka nagyaya sir, hard pa iinomin natin hindi beer, kaya nga nadali mga bato ko. Matanda na din tayo; tiyak mas bata ka sa akin....

Nais ko man makipag-EB lalo na sa mga ka-Dmax pero sa ibang bansa ako.

Cheers at advance Merry Christmas nalang.... Hehe ;)

[d_mac]

bukod sa maganda at matipd pa si DMAX chiefDMAC ay marami pa ring napanalunang mga award di tulad sa mga ibang competitor nya na hanggang sa mga paper spec lang.

Ang tipid nga sa fuel consumption at under-stressed ang makina kahit pa sa akyatan at kargahan, at kahit pa kung minsan ang taas ng humidity sa hangin at napaka-init (tulad sa mga deep underground levels), talagang under-stressed ang makina sa akyatan sa mga rampa na 10%, where sometimes the gradient is 12-14%.....

If you compare nga the Navara 2.5 "hi-power" at ang Triton or Strada 2.5 non- and with VGT to our D-max 3.0 CRDi non-VGT and even to the old non-CRDi (3.0 TD Intercooler) hauling from bottom-up from the underground levels, both these two are wailers. The Navara and Strada or Triton, are what you may refer to as the king of wails lalo na pag kargahan at akyatan pa hehe

If there is a consolation to Isuzu Phils. still offering the old 4JJ1-TC engine (3.0 Ddi-iTEQ engine) in the market, and mating it to the new D-max, it is these two qualities (under-stressed engine and fuel efficient) that make up its redeeming factors

But, we still want the tweaked out 4JJ1-TCX engine (180 hp, 380 Nm from 1800 to 3000 rpm) nonetheless.... Guilty pa rin ang Isuzu Phils for short-handed offers to the new D-max, yet again ahahay!

Cheers!

Kind regards.

[nabig8]

ano po mas ok shell diesel nitro o unioil diesel euro 4 para sa dmax?
may bago na kasi unioil dito sa amin so pinag iisipan ko kung saan mas ok mag pa gas.:drive1:

[d_mac]

Hehehe actually ang gusto ko sa ranger is the driving dynamics and the features it has. Parepareho naman magaganda yan. Pero ang pinakamaganda ay magkitakita tayo regardless of our rides and mag inuman na haha.

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pero i disagree hehehe, tingin ko mas maganda ang all new D-Max, binubuyo ko lang si Djerms.

nasabi ko na before na maganda cya both lowered and lifted.
for now, out of the question na muna ang strada and hilux, for sure hardcore fan lang ang bibili nun.
my eyes are on dmax, maganda eh, kaya lang parang kokonti ang kumuha gawa yata ng engine.

sana mag tuloy tuloy itong thread and magpost na yung mga new owners ng D-Max

:drive1:

Hehe

Puede naman siya doon sa Ford Ranger thread, tiyak walang mambubuyo at kokontra sa kanya ;)

Alam natin gusto natin at hindi si Ranger

Cheers!

[rna800]

*nabig8: I used use Shell then I tried Petron. I got converted. Ang layo ng difference sa performance. Parang paos siya sa Shell pero that was their Fuel Save. Then from Petron, I tried Seaoil. Pareho lang but Seaoil is cheaper. Then I tried Unioil. Halos pareho lang sa Seaoil but since it's Euro IV already, Unioil na ako ever since. Pero kung no choice, basta diyan lang ako sa 3 na yan, ayoko na ng Shell. I haven't tried Caltex, though.

Ang ayoko lang is bihira lang ang Unioil so either sasadyain ko pa sa Fairview para magpa gas up or magpapa fill up na ako pag pumupunta ako doon.

[nabig8]

*nabig8: I used use Shell then I tried Petron. I got converted. Ang layo ng difference sa performance. Parang paos siya sa Shell pero that was their Fuel Save. Then from Petron, I tried Seaoil. Pareho lang but Seaoil is cheaper. Then I tried Unioil. Halos pareho lang sa Seaoil but since it's Euro IV already, Unioil na ako ever since. Pero kung no choice, basta diyan lang ako sa 3 na yan, ayoko na ng Shell. I haven't tried Caltex, though.

Ang ayoko lang is bihira lang ang Unioil so either sasadyain ko pa sa Fairview para magpa gas up or magpapa fill up na ako pag pumupunta ako doon.

*sir rna800
thanks sir..dati nung meron pa yung free ng isuzu worth 5k sa caltex ako after nun sa shell na ako ok nman po...nadala na kasi ako sa petron nung sa hilander ko lagi sya nag choke at panay palit ng filter kasi parang madumi yung diesel ng petron sa area namin dito..pero ngayon may bago na unioil dito so gusto ko sana malaman sa mga ka dmax natin kung may naka subok sa euro 4 ng unioil..anyway try ko today magpa full tank sa unioil observe lang kung ano pinag iba sa shell..sana nga maganda result..