Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

[gundam]

Ewan ko sir Humanhorde, pero mas malaki intercooler ng bagong Philippine-issue D-max kaysa sa luma natin....

Also, i saw one hp and torque here long time ago re the old D-max by the chassis dyno (wheel hp) before & after a DPChip diesel EFi kit was installed (i believe that was a record by Berrima Diesel)....
....At the wheels in stock-trim, the 4x2 manual-transmission D-max tested has a bit lesser hp compared to its paper spec, but it produces more torque, say 315 Nm torque than the paper-spec....

Take note that this was recorded from the wheels NOT even an engine-mounted dyno reading and that it (should) loss power from the engine transferred through the tranny and going down to the wheels due to friction coefficient blah blah ahihi, so they say ---- meaning it may show lesser torque at the wheels by chassis dyno.... Moreover, this was done in 3rd gear where the ratio is 1.0 : 1.0 between the 3rd-gear and the final gear ratio, or vice-versa.... The peak torque from 1400-3400 rpm at the wheels is slightly downtrend (not flat as shown in the paper) but it's still arguably broad than the other pickup tested, whereas the "other" pickup with VGT showed quite a peaky downtrend torque along the rev-range, almost similar to its paper-spec along the rev-range....

Let's hope that there'll be a chassis-dyno run by the same company (Berrima Diesel) into the near future to see how much this "mala-new" 4JJ1-TC really performs reckoned from the wheel....

Cheers sir, sulit naman ang lumang D-max 4JJ1-TC natin, at madaling palakasin yan dahil modification-friendly siya.... Ang dami pang untapped power from our stock engine, kaya tap lang natin..... Mas gusto ko din boxiness niya kaysa sa bagong Pinoy-Dmax ngayon

try to see the intercooler in person if you have time.
The design is different but the surface area (or whatever is the term) might still be the same.

[jraf_zams2]

try to see the intercooler in person if you have time.
The design is different but the surface area (or whatever is the term) might still be the same.

Mga sirs, mga napansin ko sa bagong dmax eto:

1) Oil filter nasa ibabaw na
2) di ko makita kung san nila nilagay yon fuel filter
3) sa mga AT transmission di ko rin makita kung nasaan yon dip stick.
4) yon computer box na ilalim na ng dashboard
5) mas lumaki yon air filter at intercooler.

[JET_789]

Hi guys/fellow Dmax owners,

Ask ko lang po, if talagang sirain ang EGR natin? Because the tech said it needs to be replaced na daw since after linisin ganun pa din, engine icon is still lit and according to the scanner its the only problem. I just want to be sure lang po before buying an expensive part. And I really have no idea since first time magka major problem after 3 years. I really enjoy our Dmax compare sa ibang diesel engines(i.e. mitsu ), i hope replacing the EGR is not the only solution.

Hope you guys can help/educate me, share your thoughts and advice. Btw mine is an LS 4x2 3.0DDI 2010 from Las Pinas
Many thanks in advance!

*UPDATE
I read that pwede daw ipablock? please educate me on this and where can i get this done?
Salamat po. Btw, I had mine cleaned with a carb cleaner in a shell service center. I dont know if thats enough or if there is a thorough way of cleaning it?

[GS LOVER]

Hi guys/fellow Dmax owners,

Ask ko lang po, if talagang sirain ang EGR natin? Because the tech said it needs to be replaced na daw since after linisin ganun pa din, engine icon is still lit and according to the scanner its the only problem. I just want to be sure lang po before buying an expensive part. And I really have no idea since first time magka major problem after 3 years. I really enjoy our Dmax compare sa ibang diesel engines(i.e. mitsu ), i hope replacing the EGR is not the only solution.

Hope you guys can help/educate me, share your thoughts and advice. Btw mine is an LS 4x2 3.0DDI 2010 from Las Pinas
Many thanks in advance!

*UPDATE
I read that pwede daw ipablock? please educate me on this and where can i get this done?
Salamat po. Btw, I had mine cleaned with a carb cleaner in a shell service center. I dont know if thats enough or if there is a thorough way of cleaning it?

you dont have to buy that expensive egr valve again, khit linisin mo yon egr valve pero hndi mo iparereset yon ecu mo, nakalit pa rin yon check engine mo kc parang miskol yan sa celfone mo na kailangan mong iaccess para mawala. after cleaning the egr, you can have it blank para hndi na kailangan pang ipalinis uli.

[vanleano]

hi guys..kamusta kayo??very busy ako now lang ako nakapost ulit..narinig ko din yan liqui moly..ok kaya??planning to change to synthetic oil na..thinking of royal purple..kayo ano gamit niyo?and ano viscosity?gusto ko na din palinis egr ng 4jh1 ko..255k na takbo never pa nalinis..hahahahaha kaya baba na ng topspeed..papacalibrate ko na din..radiator ko may leak na..about sa engine mods ng dmax natin ano pwede gawin para lumakas..isang alam ko is 3 inch exhaust pipes..

[JET_789]

you dont have to buy that expensive egr valve again, khit linisin mo yon egr valve pero hndi mo iparereset yon ecu mo, nakalit pa rin yon check engine mo kc parang miskol yan sa celfone mo na kailangan mong iaccess para mawala. after cleaning the egr, you can have it blank para hndi na kailangan pang ipalinis uli.

Thank you sir GS.

Reading your reply i already had mine cleaned from the looks of it sobrang luminis naman, problem is after ierase sa scanner yung icon when I turn it off and on again lalabas ulit. I dont know kung pano totally tangalin or like you guys say "i-blank"

And im not sure kung may effect sha sa hatak and fuel consumption, cause according to the tech meron daw hanggat may check engine.

To be fair parang meron nga sa hatak.
Looking forward to your help sir GS/guys. Thanks!

[d_mac]

Mga sirs, mga napansin ko sa bagong dmax eto:

1) Oil filter nasa ibabaw na
2) di ko makita kung san nila nilagay yon fuel filter
3) sa mga AT transmission di ko rin makita kung nasaan yon dip stick.
4) yon computer box na ilalim na ng dashboard
5) mas lumaki yon air filter at intercooler.

Hi sir, the air filter looks exactly like the box-air filter that the previous "hood-scoop" D-max was using. This looks like also the one for the new D-max.... Our old D-max'es use the old-style cylinder one hehe

Kung mas malaki ang intercooler (like the way you saw it chief, so i take it that you meant increased surface area) at naka-locate sa front grille, hindi na "pupot" yan sa ere hehe, unlike the one with smaller surface area and the top-mount like that of the Hilux and the previous "hood-scoop" D-max. Sa mga tuning shops gaya ng Speedlab, malalaking intercoolers ang inilagagay behind the front grille para hindi daw "pupot" sa ere; sa mga Hilux na ginagawa nila, sa harap inilalagay ang intercooler.

In tropical countries like ours especially those with high humidity air, mas favourable ang sasakyang may intercooler. Ang high humidity air chief mas mainit ang effect (mas mataas ang binibigay na apparent temperature) kaysa sa dry air even when the two have the same temperature level. The climate in Pinas is high temp and high humidity....

Cheers!

[GS LOVER]

Thank you sir GS.

Reading your reply i already had mine cleaned from the looks of it sobrang luminis naman, problem is after ierase sa scanner yung icon when I turn it off and on again lalabas ulit. I dont know kung pano totally tangalin or like you guys say "i-blank"

And im not sure kung may effect sha sa hatak and fuel consumption, cause according to the tech meron daw hanggat may check engine.

To be fair parang meron nga sa hatak.
Looking forward to your help sir GS/guys. Thanks!

sir bka may ibang source yon pag check engine mo t hndi yon egr?

[JET_789]

sir bka may ibang source yon pag check engine mo t hndi yon egr?

Sir is that even possible, kahit sa scanner yun lang ang lumalabas na problem EGR lang. Im afraid kahit sa casa ko pa dalin, yun din ang diagnostic since i-iscan din nila dun.

[zix888]

Thank you sir GS.

Reading your reply i already had mine cleaned from the looks of it sobrang luminis naman, problem is after ierase sa scanner yung icon when I turn it off and on again lalabas ulit. I dont know kung pano totally tangalin or like you guys say "i-blank"

And im not sure kung may effect sha sa hatak and fuel consumption, cause according to the tech meron daw hanggat may check engine.

To be fair parang meron nga sa hatak.
Looking forward to your help sir GS/guys. Thanks!

if the code says faulty egr, two things lang yan. 1) if it got stucked "closed", good effect, even if you have CEL, para kang nakablocked egr.
2) if it got stucked "open", yan ang malaking problema sa hatak/performance. imagine all ranges ng rpm mo, may recirculated exhaust gas ka. parang tambutso yung intake manifold mo, so performance is really affected.

[JET_789]

if the code says faulty egr, two things lang yan. 1) if it got stucked "closed", good effect, even if you have CEL, para kang nakablocked egr.
2) if it got stucked "open", yan ang malaking problema sa hatak/performance. imagine all ranges ng rpm mo, may recirculated exhaust gas ka. parang tambutso yung intake manifold mo, so performance is really affected.

Thanks sir zix888

If there are only 2 reasons, what are the solutions for each one sir?

I already had it cleaned, is it the same as blanking?

Thank you in advance sir. Hope I dont need to buy a new one

[rna800]

*JET_789: Hindi naman sirain ang EGR natin, sir. Napupuno lang ito ng soot and pag sobrang barado na, hindi na maka circulate ang air hence, iilaw na ang CEL. Pag umilaw na yan, diyan mo din mararamdaman na medyo sakal ang performance ng makina and kailangan mong ibaon ng konti ang gas pedal para mag move. Kaya nga pag palyado ang EGR, malaki ang chance na mausok ang vehicle.

Same thing with the SCV or Suction Control Valve. Iilaw din ang CEL/MIL once na pumalya din yan. And halos yan din ang symptoms niya. Meron pa ngang iba na biglang namamatay ang engine. Kaso lang ang SCV hindi pwedeng linisin, talagang papalitan yan pag yan ang pumalya.

My truck has already replaced its SCV before. After I had the SCV replaced, umilaw ulit then EGR naman. Inabot ng more than 1 yr ung waiting time ko para palitan ung EGR kasi hindi na dumating dating ung part na yan sa Isuzu Commonwealth. Imagine 1 yr na naka lit ang CEL sa dash ko pero awa ng Diyos, my truck never failed me kasi kung saan saan ko siya dinala and never siyang tumirik. Un lang, nakaka irita na naka lit sa dash and ung tunog ng makina, medyo grabe ang rattle and ung performance niya ay medyo mabigat.

While I was browsing in Tsikot, naisipan kong mag search about EGR and I saw na pwede palang linisin. Imagine kung pinalitan ko siya, more than 19k+ din yun. I inquired in Central Diesel and nasa 4k+ lang. So dinala ko and after 1 day, ayos na. Ang ganda ulit ng performance.

If I were you, dalhin mo sa Central Diesel and let them diagnose the problem.

As to blocking/blanking, yes pwedeng iblank ang EGR and may mga topics na yan dito. Pls use the search function of the website to find those topics. There are also members who offer blanking of EGR. Try to contact sir GS LOVER if you wanna know more.

[zix888]

Thanks sir zix888

If there are only 2 reasons, what are the solutions for each one sir?

I already had it cleaned, is it the same as blanking?

Thank you in advance sir. Hope I dont need to buy a new one

well, if you already had it cleaned, but CEL still triggered, you have no choice but to buy a new one if you dont want your check engine warning lamp on. but if you are not particular with the CEL, you can just blank the egr system, and ignore the CEL.

[jraf_zams2]

Maraming salamat sa info Sir d_mac.. I have test drive the 2014 dmax and the fuel consumption I got is around 13kpl combination of city and highway driving. I think the fc would still improve considering the truck still less than 5000km..

Tatanong ko lang din sana mga fellow tsikoters.. kung meron kayong idea kung san makikita yon fuel filter ng 2014 dmax?

Hi sir, the air filter looks exactly like the box-air filter that the previous "hood-scoop" D-max was using. This looks like also the one for the new D-max.... Our old D-max'es use the old-style cylinder one hehe

Kung mas malaki ang intercooler (like the way you saw it chief, so i take it that you meant increased surface area) at naka-locate sa front grille, hindi na "pupot" yan sa ere hehe, unlike the one with smaller surface area and the top-mount like that of the Hilux and the previous "hood-scoop" D-max. Sa mga tuning shops gaya ng Speedlab, malalaking intercoolers ang inilagagay behind the front grille para hindi daw "pupot" sa ere; sa mga Hilux na ginagawa nila, sa harap inilalagay ang intercooler.

In tropical countries like ours especially those with high humidity air, mas favourable ang sasakyang may intercooler. Ang high humidity air chief mas mainit ang effect (mas mataas ang binibigay na apparent temperature) kaysa sa dry air even when the two have the same temperature level. The climate in Pinas is high temp and high humidity....

Cheers!

[d_mac]

As Australia's No. 1 offroad rider, this kid surely knows which pickup is the best in Oz and under what brand it belongs to.... Simply the 2009, 2010 and 2013 Australian 4WD Action Pickup of the years - the Isuzu D-max ;)


....See 0.47 seconds and up....


....Just sharing my views as a D-max and a Yamaha 2-stroke dirt bike enthisiast ;)

Cheers!

[d_mac]

Maraming salamat sa info Sir d_mac.. I have test drive the 2014 dmax and the fuel consumption I got is around 13kpl combination of city and highway driving. I think the fc would still improve considering the truck still less than 5000km..

Tatanong ko lang din sana mga fellow tsikoters.. kung meron kayong idea kung san makikita yon fuel filter ng 2014 dmax?

WOW! Ang tipid boss Jraf_zams2 for a new pickup! Mag-i improve pa yan much better pag tagal-tagal sigurado. i observed my 3.0 Ddi-iTEQ to be consuming better by 30,000 km and up.... i sit now at 87,000 kms odo on the 2008; seldom it's being used by the wifey though and i'm always away overseas. She likes her own ride than my pickup hehe ;)

Kamusta ang damping ng suspension ng bagong D-max diyan chief, though di pa nabe-break in ng todo mga shocks nang na-test mo?

Cheers and thanks sa info chief!

[jraf_zams2]

WOW! Ang tipid boss Jraf_zams2 for a new pickup! Mag-i improve pa yan much better pag tagal-tagal sigurado. i observed my 3.0 Ddi-iTEQ to be consuming better by 30,000 km and up.... i sit now at 87,000 kms odo on the 2008; seldom it's being used by the wifey though and i'm always away overseas. She likes her own ride than my pickup hehe ;)

Kamusta ang damping ng suspension ng bagong D-max diyan chief, though di pa nabe-break in ng todo mga shocks nang na-test mo?

Cheers and thanks sa info chief!

So far ok naman yon suspension niya sir d_mac. Di siya kasing alog ng Hilux. May be I can compare it with strada. Pero compare to SUV the truck still a truck. Tsaka maganda yon handling niya in terms sa curves. By the way, I tested the AT dmax.

[vince2929]

Mga sir ano ano ba ang dapat tignan/gawin bago mag first PMS? Bukas kasi pupunta pa service. Ngayon tinesting na sa nlex papuntang pampanga. BTW, automatic saka 2012 dmax to. hehe.

salamat

[d_mac]

So far ok naman yon suspension niya sir d_mac. Di siya kasing alog ng Hilux. May be I can compare it with strada. Pero compare to SUV the truck still a truck. Tsaka maganda yon handling niya in terms sa curves. By the way, I tested the AT dmax.

YUP sir, naka-Flex ride kasi mga D-max ngaun after 2011, at baka updated lalo ang sa all-new D-max (except the engine for all we know sa Pinas-issue hehe ;) ) ....Hindi na dapat matagtag (sana hehe).

Mas maganda panigurado damping ng bago din na Isuzu MU-X SUV.... Coil springs mated to a five (5) multi-link suspension sa rear side.

Well for now, keep-sake ko nalang muna si lumang 2008 D-max ko tutal satisfied naman ako sa power and overall.... And you're absolutely right, precise at planted ang handling ng D-max (both on cornering and straight-line stability at speeds) maging mga Kiwis at Aussies na kasama ko dito nagsasabi niyan, kahit pa yung lumang "hood-scoop" model precise na precise kaysa sa Toyota at Triton. Tawag nila sa Triton (Strada sa atin), too curvy at too slopey daw ang design harhar!

Baka pang retirement car nalang pag-ipunan ko, maybe it will be the Landcruiser Series 76 na old-style lang (4.2-litre 6-inline or 4.5 litre V8, both diesel variant) o Land Rover Defender 90 (2.2-litre turbo diesel intercooled) hehe.... Nananaginip ng gising ahihi .... Hindi na muna D-max or MU-X kung hindi ibibigay sa Pinas ang bagong makina

Cheers!

[d_mac]

Mga sir ano ano ba ang dapat tignan/gawin bago mag first PMS? Bukas kasi pupunta pa service. Ngayon tinesting na sa nlex papuntang pampanga. BTW, automatic saka 2012 dmax to. hehe.

salamat

Sir Vince, kindly look at your owners manual of PMS listings as per kilometres travelled, and bring it to your nearest Isuzu dealer shop. That is your maintenance logbook....

Aasikasuhin ka nila ng lubusan....

Goodluck and cheers!