Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

[bugoys]

*bugoys: Good to know that you have finally found the culprit of that annoying sound, sir bugoys.

Yan talaga ang problema pag dinadala sa dealership or sa kahit saang shop, minsan palit agad ng parts ng hindi pa inoobserbahan. They just rely on the obvious. Then in the end, napaka simple lang pala na part ang nagko cause ng sound or nung problem and ung mga pinalitan na parts ay hindi naman pala related sa problem.

Ano ang nafifeel mo, sir, while you are driving your truck based on their claim that you need to replace that part that holds the tie rod end? Sa akin wala pa naman napalitan na mga ganyan. So far bushings pa lang ang napalitan sa pang ilalim ng akin simula nung nabili ko ung vehicle.

Parang mat tug tug sound on uneven roads, specially yung parang hagdanhagdang palayan style ng lubak. Aside from that wala naman.

Major sira palang namin was ung scv. (knock on wood) It stalled us a couple of times, but she managed to start again after a few minutes, 5-8 minutes tops, and shes running again.

Re oils, havent used a fully synthetic oil, just semi-synthetic and mineral oil. May kamahalan eh, and hinde naman masyado gamitin ung pick up, we just make it a habit to change it every 5000kms or twice a year.

Ang balak ko next is install a catch can, and block the egr, pero the latter im still undecided. Though recommended yun to avoid soot forming sa intake manifold. So far so good nman si dmax. Mukhang magtatagal pa for some time.

Re tires, im contemplating din on changing them to a bigger 265/255? boondock tires. Anyone who changed theirs? Are there any ill effects like faster wear and tear, lower fuel consumption? I think imo wala naman siguro coz they made that oem on boondock ed and not just aftermarket add on.

Any inputs are highly appreciated.

[bugoys]

*Double post.

[rna800]

*bugoys: Ako din sir, mineral oil ang gamit ko dati but I change every 5k kms. Pero inexplain ni sir D_mac na mas maganda kung ung mga FS oils ang gagamitin para sa Iteq. Technical yung explanation niya but what I can recall was the pressure something. That's why ever since, I use a better oil and never a mineral oil. Pero kung hindi naman laging ginagamit ung truck mo, SIGURO ay pwede na ang mineral oil.

The SCV, the engine will really die once the CEL shows up on your dash. But if you restart it, aandar naman yan. Unlike pag EGR, CEL will also show up on your dash pero hindi mamatay ang engine rather, you will feel that the engine is choking, sluggish, rough and clatter-y.

Ako din balak kong ipa block ung EGR kaso wala pa akong time sa mga ganyan. Ayos pa naman ung EGR ko after nalinis.

As to the tires, I am not really sure pero the bigger the tires, the higher the FC.

[lumadz]

Mga Sir ask ko lng kung ano ang best na engine oil for our isuzu ipv? Id like to try other engine oil and best fuel filter aside from what is use in the casa. Salamat


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[rna800]

*lumadz: Maraming magagandang engine oils ang pwede mong gamitin sa IPV mo, sir. It's up to you kung magkano ang budget mo and willing kang gumastos ng mahal.

Punta ka sa Engine and Fuel System Talk section ng Tsikot then look for the Mineral, semi synthetic and fully synthetic? thread. Madami kang matututunan doon, sir, and ang mga oils doon ay mga recommendations ng mga Tsikoteers.

As for me, I have used Royal Purple oil and what I have in my engine right now is Motul CRDI Specific. Mas gusto ko ang performance and di hamak na way cheaper than what Isuzu dealership offers.

For fuel filter, I have no idea. Galing din kasi sa dealership ang fuel filter ko.

[lumadz]

*lumadz: Maraming magagandang engine oils ang pwede mong gamitin sa IPV mo, sir. It's up to you kung magkano ang budget mo and willing kang gumastos ng mahal.

Punta ka sa Engine and Fuel System Talk section ng Tsikot then look for the Mineral, semi synthetic and fully synthetic? thread. Madami kang matututunan doon, sir, and ang mga oils doon ay mga recommendations ng mga Tsikoteers.

As for me, I have used Royal Purple oil and what I have in my engine right now is Motul CRDI Specific. Mas gusto ko ang performance and di hamak na way cheaper than what Isuzu dealership offers.

For fuel filter, I have no idea. Galing din kasi sa dealership ang fuel filter ko.

Tnx sir. Saan ba natin puede ma avail to engine oil mo sir? Taga cebu ksi ako


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[rna800]

*lumadz: Naku, sir, wala akong idea diyan sa Cebu. Try backreading that about engine oil thread and baka makakita ka ng distributor diyan ng gusto mong oil.

Pero may magagandang oil din naman aside from RP and Motul. Try Mobil 1 or you mga engine oils ng Caltex and Shell.

[lumadz]

*lumadz: Naku, sir, wala akong idea diyan sa Cebu. Try backreading that about engine oil thread and baka makakita ka ng distributor diyan ng gusto mong oil.

Pero may magagandang oil din naman aside from RP and Motul. Try Mobil 1 or you mga engine oils ng Caltex and Shell.

Maraming salamat sir. Appreciate it


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[rna800]

Has anyone here tried or has been using Seaoil lately? I have been using Unioil for the longest time, although I have tried Seaoil's diesel with STP before and I have used Seaoil before knowing that Unioil has been offering Euro IV diesel. Last time I filled up in Seaoil, parang ang tapang ng makina and grabe ang vibration. So next gas up, I went with Unioil again, kuminis ulit. I don't know if I just got a bad batch of fuel in Seaoil pero mas gusto ko na ang performance ng Dmax ko sa Unioil.

[Dmax2014LT]

Update: 2014 Isuzu D-Max 4JK1-TC 2.5-liter LT, 4x2 MT

Total odometer reading = 1,186 kms

After mixed city-expressway routes, 2x tagaytay, 1x subic, average highway speed 90-100 kph, max: 130kph (few seconds) - blinking fuel indicators:

Total distance traveled:
867 kms / 72 liters = ~12 km/l

Acceptable ba? I'm hoping it will improve. Thank you.

[R.Paul]

Thinking of buying a D-max 4x2 AT on December. Sana dumami pa reviews from new owners

[rna800]

*Dmax2014LT: Acceptable na yan, sir. Maybe yes, maybe no kung mag iimprove, I am not sure.

Based on my experience, kaso 2008 4x2 MT LS ung akin, noong bago pa siya, the most that I got was more than 1k kms in one full tank. Yun ung naglalaro lang ako between 80 to 100 kph. Pero never ko ng nagawa ulit. Pinaka konti kong nagawa was about 400 kms in 1 full tank kasi puro hataw ang ginawa ko.

Dati nag start ako sa 11++ kms/liter hanggang pababa ng pababa. Ngayon nasa 10.9 kms/liter nalang. Un ung naka register sa dash.

Sa city driving, my usual full tank is about 1,800 to 1900 pesos and it would run about 550 to 600 kms.

[rna800]

*R.Paul: May times na madami akong nakikitang all new Dmax, may times din na bihira. Kaso wala pang owner ng all new Dmax ang nagpopost dito.

Pero kung titignan mo, sir, since yung dating engine lang din ang nilagay nila and if ever may konting tweaking lang na ginawa, most likely kung ano ang nai experience ng mga owners ng previous Dmax, ganyan din ung sa bago.

[sotel]

*Dmax2014LT: Acceptable na yan, sir. Maybe yes, maybe no kung mag iimprove, I am not sure.

Based on my experience, kaso 2008 4x2 MT LS ung akin, noong bago pa siya, the most that I got was more than 1k kms in one full tank. Yun ung naglalaro lang ako between 80 to 100 kph. Pero never ko ng nagawa ulit. Pinaka konti kong nagawa was about 400 kms in 1 full tank kasi puro hataw ang ginawa ko.

Dati nag start ako sa 11++ kms/liter hanggang pababa ng pababa. Ngayon nasa 10.9 kms/liter nalang. Un ung naka register sa dash.

Sa city driving, my usual full tank is about 1,800 to 1900 pesos and it would run about 550 to 600 kms.

4jh1 yung dmax nyu sir?

[sotel]

*R.Paul: May times na madami akong nakikitang all new Dmax, may times din na bihira. Kaso wala pang owner ng all new Dmax ang nagpopost dito.

Pero kung titignan mo, sir, since yung dating engine lang din ang nilagay nila and if ever may konting tweaking lang na ginawa, most likely kung ano ang nai experience ng mga owners ng previous Dmax, ganyan din ung sa bago.

mas malaki yung intercooler ng bagong dmax ngayun sir

[rna800]

*sotel: 4JJ1, sir. Ung DDI Iteq.

[jraf_zams2]

Share ko lang yon experience ko sa new body dmax.. so far I am satisfied with the handling, performance, stability, riding comfort and fuel consumption. The maximum FC I got was around 13km/l combination of city and long drive but that was less than 1500km.

Medyo may kamahalan lang yon first 1500km PMS na umabot ng almost 15k, kasi pinalitan lahat ng oil. Pero sa 5000km pms mga nasa 3k na lang yon cashout ko using ordinary oil recommended also by isuzu.

Meron ako napansin sa number of liters na nilalagay sa engine, isuzu told me that its around 8liter. but when I measure the dip stick, the oil level was around 3 inch above the maximum level. I ask isuzu to check the oil level and they told me that its too high even after the engine started. so I advice them to remove some oil.

I wanted to ask from you guys if how much number of liters are you putting in your engine?

[rna800]

*jraf_zams2: I don't know with the all new Dmax, sir, but spending 15k for 1.5k km PMS!?! That is absurd! Bakit kailangan nilang palitan lahat ng oil, brand new yan and 1.5k kms palang ang natakbo? May topak ata ung mechanic ng dealership na yan, sir. I checked my receipt, nasa 3.5k lang ang nagastos ko noon, way back 2008. 1 gallon of mineral oil, 2 liters of mineral and oil filter lang. And meron pa sila noon na free ang labor for 1.5k kms and 5k kms PMS. I am not sure kung meron pa sila niyan until now. 5k km PMS ko noon ay 2,226.33 pesos lang kasi 2 gallons mineral oil and oil filter lang ang pinalitan. 10k kms ay 5,643.29 coz they replaced the fuel filter pero same na 2 gallons of mineral oil and oil filter.

So hindi ako makapaniwala na bakit kailangan umabot ng 15k pesos para sa 1.5k km PMS. If I were you, I will start calling that dealership and ask for an explanation.

8 liters or 2 gallons ang laging binibili ko, sir, pero ung pang 8th container ay half nalang ang nagagamit.

Masama ang kulang ang oil, masama din ang sobra. 3 INCHES above max level? Sure ka ba diyan, sir? Baka centimeters naman? Kasi kung 3 inches above max level, lunod na lunod na sa oil ang engine mo. Or baka naman you measured your engine oil right after killing the engine, syempre nag circulate na un kaya matataas. The best time to check it is before starting the engine or if you have started the engine, let it rest first before checking. Mga 2 to 3 mins siguro.

[jraf_zams2]

Tama sir.. nagulat din ako noon sa presyo.. pinagsabihan ko pa yon SA ko kasi di makatwiran yon presyo ng PMS nila. tapos tumawag din ako sa ibang isuzu dealer kasi meron ako kakilala.. ganun din yon sinabi sa akin.. di ko lang din alam sir kung same yon naexperience ng mga kumuha ng bagong dmax dito.. kasi pinalitan nila lahat ng oil. di bale 4x2/AT po yon truck ko..

tama kayo sir.. above 3inch yon oil for the 2 gallon na nilagay nong mechanic kaya binalik ko sa kanila.. tapos binawasan.. after mabawasan nasa 1inch above sa maximum level siya. di bale dalawang test yon kinuha ko sir.. una, kinuha ko yon reading around 2-3min after ko patayin yon engine. And pangalawa, yon almost hours na naka-park na doon yon truck sa garahe ng casa.. yon last time ako nagpa-pms.. parang 7liters lang yon nilagay ng mekaniko.. kasi yon huling litro parang di man lang nabawasan..

Di bale yon sa last container nyo sir, nasa anong level ng dip stick yon pagnag measure 2-3min after nyo shutoff yon engine?

[rna800]

*jraf_zams2: Talagang hindi reasonable yang ganyan presyo sa 1.5k km PMS. Tignan niyo, sir, ung service booklet niyo. Kung same lang tayo ng layout, ung mga about 6 to 7 pages before the last page, andoon nakalagay ung service na gagawin sa truck natin every PMS. Naka itemized and indicate din doon kung Replace, Inspect, Tighten, etc. Usually yang 1.5k and 5k kms, puro I lang ang nakalagay kasi karamihan Inspection lang ang gagawin nila. Oil and Oil Filter lang ang R which means replace. Pag minalas ka pa nga at maloko ung mechanic, baka top up lang ang gagawin pero ang ichacharge sayo ay change oil. Top up means dadagdagan lang kung bumaba ang level.

Tignan niyo, sir, kung ano ano ung mga services ang dapat ginawa nila sa 1.5k kms niyo. Kung naka indicate doon na replace lahat ng fluid na naka itemized, kakaibang practice na yan at ngayon lang ako nakarinig ng ganyan. Kung hindi naman, kailangan maiexplain nila sayo ng maayos kung bakit pinagpapalitan lahat nila lahat ng fluids, oils, sa 1.5k km PMS ng hindi naman naka indicate sa service booklet.

On the oil, ang level ng oil ko is on the max level, ung tamang tama lang. Pag nagpapa change oil kasi ako, after the 7th container, ung pang 8th, tinatancha nalang ng mechanic. Kada buhos, titignan hanggang umabot sa max level. Siguro tamad ung mechanic na nag change oil sa truck mo, binuhos na lahat ung 8 containers or 2 gallons and bahala na si Batman kung mahuli or hindi. Sisirain nila yang truck mo, sir.hehe