Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

[rna800]

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Chambahan talaga yan, sir, kung mapunta ka sa gasoline station or gas pump na may halong water ung fuel. Ung iba daw may hangin pa kaya madaling maubos.

Try to observe kung binabaha ung area na un. Isa pa is tignan mo ung mga klase ng vehicles na nagpapa gas up doon. Kung puro tricycle at mga jalopy ang mga andun, iwasan mo na. Ganyan ako from Petron to Seaoil noon. Ayoko din sa Seaoil, parang wala akong tiwala mga 2 yrs ago na ata un. Kaso I noticed may BMW, mga brandnew GS, pick ups, cars, etc ang nagpapa gas up, so sabi ko, ok naman siguro sila. Then I tried, so far no problem pa naman until now. Mas mura pa and hindi pa parang paos.

Kaya I never had problems jumping from Seaoil to Unioil. Pero siguro if I am still solely a Petron user, baka mag aalangan ako sa Unioil kasi nga ang image ay parang small player so baka inferior ung fuel nila. Hindi naman pala.

Honestly, di naman ganon kalaki ang mafi feel mo na difference. Un lang it's Euro IV so cleaner and much better for the environment. Pansin ko nga andaming buses and jeepneys ang nagpapa gas din doon sa Unioil sa Fairview. Pero sila more on cheaper price siguro ang habol than helping the environment.hehe

[nabig8]

medyo nag back read po ako sa archived...importante po ba yung turbo timer? at kung di man po mag pa install ng turbo timer...ilang minutes safe after mag start ng engine bago iarangkada at ilang minutes lalo pag galing long drive bago i switch off ang engine?...clueless lang po.TIA

[rna800]

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Important if you're lazy to wait or you're always in a hurry. Ang turbo timer kasi, it lets the turbo to cool down even if the engine is shut off. Pag daw kasi pinatay mo agad ung engine without cooling down the turbo, the oil will get fried in the turbine and if that always happens, your turbo's life will be lessened or fail. Napaka mahal pa naman ng turbo.

Pero if you're willing to wait, no need. Ako human turbo timer. In my practice, on its 1st start of the day, 1 min is more enough. More than that, I feel like I am just wasting gas. Pag masyado ng matagal ng interval, say more than 6 hrs, from the time I turned off the engine to using it again, wait for about 30 secs to 1 min.

In long drives, I wait for 3 mins before turning off the engine. In the event that I need to gas up, I will just tell the gasoline boy that I have to wait for 3 mins because I can't turn it off yet due to the turbo. May mga gas boys na ok lang sa kanila, some will wait until I kill the engine.

Sa mga city driving naman, I wait for 1 min before killing the engine. Short drives, I don't wait anymore.

[nabig8]

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thanks sir rna800..so tama lang din pala ginagawa ko usually pag uwi ako province stop over sa gas station sa nlex nag wait ako mga 3-5 mins bago i shut off ang engine minsan din pag iihi lang nman ako diko na pinapatay hinayaan ko lang naka idle sa pag dating lang sa bahay dun ako nag wait ng mga 5 mins usually habang nag unload ng mga dalahin tapos dun nalang ako nag switch off ng engine.ty sir .

[d_mac]

Chief wala na "coking" problems ang mga engine oils ngaun, as far as i know, lalo na mga semi- to fully synthetic ones unlike in the old days....

Though it helps to have the engine relax muna after a long-trip.... i let is idle for 3 mins before shutting down, say after travelling 300 to 400 to more more more at a one-go.

[rna800]

*nabig8: Yes, ganyan din ang ginagawa ko. Pag let's say sa NLEX at iihi, kung lahat iihi, I will let them pee 1st then stay in the car and wait for 3 mins, pag ako lang, di ko na papatayin. Then pagdating ng bahay, while unloading, I just let it idle for 3 mins.

*d_mac: May nabasa ako sa TG ata un noon about cooling down the turbo, sabi di na daw kailangan yang cool down not unless you're hauling something or driving fully loaded for a long period of time kasi nasa high rpm lagi.

[nabig8]

thanks mga sirs

[nabig8]

parang wala pa ako nakikitang all new dmax sa kalsada,....dahil kaya karamihan hindi na naka pag hintay sa not so all new dmax kaya nag shift nalang sa ranger o kaya nakuntento nalang sa luma?..nagkamali yata sila ng strategy.siguro kung naunahan nila ang ranger sa paglabas baka naging dmax country pa ang pilipinas..thoughts ko lang namn po.

[Djerms]

parang wala pa ako nakikitang all new dmax sa kalsada,....dahil kaya karamihan hindi na naka pag hintay sa not so all new dmax kaya nag shift nalang sa ranger o kaya nakuntento nalang sa luma?..nagkamali yata sila ng strategy.siguro kung naunahan nila ang ranger sa paglabas baka naging dmax country pa ang pilipinas..thoughts ko lang namn po.

Kakalabas palang kasi

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[d_mac]

parang wala pa ako nakikitang all new dmax sa kalsada,....dahil kaya karamihan hindi na naka pag hintay sa not so all new dmax kaya nag shift nalang sa ranger o kaya nakuntento nalang sa luma?..nagkamali yata sila ng strategy.siguro kung naunahan nila ang ranger sa paglabas baka naging dmax country pa ang pilipinas..thoughts ko lang namn po.

Baka hindi kumikita, napikon na ang mga maka-Isuzu sa tactic ng Isuzu Phelippens ahihi

Anyway chief, AWARE naman ang president ng Isuzu Phils at ang projected nilang production sa Laguna plant ay 4,000 units lang sa loob ng isang taon, around 20% or less ng total market share (see the write-up on TG Phils.)

But then again, let's see if it can even sell as projected.... Paglabas pa ng bagong Hilux niyan wala na talaga itong hinDMAXsiado na ito hehe ;)

[nabig8]

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IPC is looking to get at least a 20% share of the market, or 4,000 UNITS BY THE END OF THE YEAR said IPC executive vice president Takashi Tomita............ kailangan maka benta sila ng atleast 235 unit bawat isuzu dealer bago matapos ang 2013.

[vanleano]

wala bang dmax club philippines???yung may forum talaga???

[d_mac]

wala bang dmax club philippines???yung may forum talaga???

Alterra Club at Isuzu Club lang meron yata chief....

[cokezero]

Team Isuzu Pilipinas mga sir search niyo nalang dito.. lahat ng isuzu vehicles pwede sumali.. we're active and still kickin'

[vanleano]

Ok check ko tom..and ask ko lang sa dmax ba meron parang fuel filter sa ilalim??pinapalitan ba yun??

[tnfsurge]

Hello, ask ko lang po.. kung bibili ng 2nd hand na Dmax.. ano po ba mga dapat iconsider at kelangan icheck sa unit? also any idea kung san meron ok bilhan ng 2nd hand and any idea kung how much pa ang ok na unit? thanks in advance.

[rna800]

*tnfsurge: Anong Dmax sir, ang bibilhin mong 2nd hand? Yung Global Dmax na may 4JJ1 engine or yung before diyan?

Kung yung 4JJ1, in my more than 5 yrs of ownership and close to 100k kms mileage, I would check the following based on my experience:

1) Check if it's regularly maintained.
2) Check if there's any squeaking sound coz it's possibly the bushing
3) Listen if there's any rattling sound similar to rotating a torque wrench, coz possibly it's the timing gear that needs to be replaced
4) Feel how the car runs. If it feels like it's choking, most probably the EGR or SCV needs to be replaced.
5) Tires. Check if they're so worn out.

That would probably it.

Sa experience ko naman, kahit may mga parts na that I wasn't expecting to conked out early, never naman na naging sakit sa ulo ko ung truck ko. Never din siyang tumirik or biglang nalang nag engine shut off while I was driving kahit my MIL was lit up for more than a yr. Kaya nung naayos na lahat lahat, mas ok pa lalo ung performance.

Ngayon it's due for its 100k km check up and ang napapansin ko lang ay medyo nag squeak na, so baka bushing lang un and ung sa may engine bay, baka fan belt lang un na naglu loose or maybe it needs replacing. Papa check ko din ung brake pads. Un lang. The rest, no problem.

Pero sa takbo, wala akong problema. Maybe it helps too as to what kind of oil you use and the fuel you put in it. Sa akin ang gandang combination ang RP oil and Unioil Euro IV. Very smooth ang takbo niya. Ang di ko gusto when Isuzu put Torco FS oil, grabe parang galit na galit ang engine, ang gaspang.

There. Basta inalagaan yan ng maayos, religiously followed the PMS, I don't see any reason na may matinding problem yang 2nd hand na Dmax na gusto mong bilhin. Just make sure hindi yan nabaha or hindi balasubas ang previous owner niyan.

[d_mac]

Hello, ask ko lang po.. kung bibili ng 2nd hand na Dmax.. ano po ba mga dapat iconsider at kelangan icheck sa unit? also any idea kung san meron ok bilhan ng 2nd hand and any idea kung how much pa ang ok na unit? thanks in advance.

Hi sir, ask for the PMS log book and compare the consistency.... If the seller lost it, don't buy the unit sir, simple as that. lf he has it ask him where is his Isuzu service centre and verify with that centre the seller's name. Ask the I.D. of the seller if he's just a middle man, the original unit's owner, a second hand owner (as you'll be the potential 3rd owner now) etc., then ask from where the unit was originally acquired (the Isuzu centre) and compare the name of the owner(ssss) to that of the present xerox copy OR and CR. ---- Still many to verify on the next paragraph sir.... Kindly hang on just a bit with me....

Ask also if the unit is still on loan; has it been fully paid yet and what bank was his loan provider. If he says it's cash acquired and/or the loan has been fully paid already, then ask for the original OR and Certificate of Registration, by now they should all be original copies not just photocopies. If he hasn't any clear records of any of these documents, specifically the CR, then do not buy it unless you're willing to own the unit and used it with photocopied documents. Else, go the former owner's bank for clearance of the loan, then go to the LRA (Land Registry Agency - all loans whether car or land titles are held here), then back to the bank again, sir

Also check all the bolts, especially, the front side where the engine is. If you're quite experienced you'll know the original against replaced ones.... If not sir, might as well tag along an experienced mechanic to go with you. Verify also the engine number with that in the OR and CR and chassis or body number.... Better get someone in the know-how with you sir ;)

Goodluck sir. It needs quite a lot of work to really do due diligence before acquiring a unit that was used already, aside from what sir RNA suggested, especially now due to the recent years of flood events happening the world over....

[tnfsurge]

Hi sir, ask for the PMS log book and compare the consistency.... If the seller lost it, don't buy the unit sir, simple as that. lf he has it ask him where is his Isuzu service centre and verify with that centre the seller's name. Ask the I.D. of the seller if he's just a middle man, the original unit's owner, a second hand owner (as you'll be the potential 3rd owner now) etc., then ask from where the unit was originally acquired (the Isuzu centre) and compare the name of the owner(ssss) to that of the present xerox copy OR and CR. ---- Still many to verify on the next paragraph sir.... Kindly hang on just a bit with me....

Ask also if the unit is still on loan; has it been fully paid yet and what bank was his loan provider. If he says it's cash acquired and/or the loan has been fully paid already, then ask for the original OR and Certificate of Registration, by now they should all be original copies not just photocopies. If he hasn't any clear records of any of these documents, specifically the CR, then do not buy it unless you're willing to own the unit and used it with photocopied documents. Else, go the former owner's bank for clearance of the loan, then go to the LRA (Land Registry Agency - all loans whether car or land titles are held here), then back to the bank again, sir

Also check all the bolts, especially, the front side where the engine is. If you're quite experienced you'll know the original against replaced ones.... If not sir, might as well tag along an experienced mechanic to go with you. Verify also the engine number with that in the OR and CR and chassis or body number.... Better get someone in the know-how with you sir ;)

Goodluck sir. It needs quite a lot of work to really do due diligence before acquiring a unit that was used already, aside from what sir RNA suggested, especially now due to the recent years of flood events happening the world over....

Mejo matrabaho nga.. hehe
Thanks d_mac and RNA for sharing info.

[rna800]

*tnfsurge: Matrabaho talagang bumili ng 2nd hand, sir. Lalo ngayon na very rampant ang carnapping, mahirap na, baka carnap pa ang mabili mo. Kaya mas ok na bumili ng 2nd hand sa kakilala mo, at least may idea ka sa history ng car and/or kung paano ginagamit.

Yung mga sinabi ni sir d_mac, mga worse case scenario na un.hehe Usually naman pag nagbenta ka, complete na ang papeles unless may intention na talagang manloko ung tao from the start.

Gaya nga ng sabi ko, kung maayos mag alaga ung previous owner, it's very unlikely na may major sira ung Dmax na gusto mong bilhin not unless lemon unit un. Doon ka nalang mag focus sa paperworks. Otherwise, kung medyo alangan ka, you really need to take an extra effort.