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[OTEP]

Just want to ask kung hanggang ilang inches ng baha ang kaya ng fortuner...kaya ng fortuner yng baha na nangyari last week sa may paz sa may araneta?

There is a manufacturer rating and a real world rating. Manufacturer rating is typically low to avoid liability on their part. Usually this is just up to halfway of the alloy wheel and in standing water. Check your manual for the exact measurement.

Realworld is usually significantly higher. More of a measure of how deep the vehicle can actually ford should you really need to go through water even if it means you have to do some preventive maintenance after. A Pajero can wade with water up to the bottom of the headlamps or a bow wave above the hood.

Know where your air intake draws air (e.g. on a Vitara, it draws underhood near the base of the winsdhield, an area which I doubt I will sink) and if it has built-in anti-hyrolock measures (drain holes, baffles, etc.). Check where your a/t and axle breathers are. Getting water into an axle won't stop you midway while crossing. But it will require you change the fluids soon after. Repacking wheel bearings is part of maintenance, don't forget about it.

And driving techinique plays a big role. Read up on off-road water fording techniques, they come in pretty handy and dispel some of the old myths (e.g. you need high revs to cross, you cannot idle with the muffler submerged, etc.).

[cardo]

http://fortuneronline.com/web/module...ewtopic&t=1611

OMG! Is that a dmax being towed?

This is what I really like about the Fortuner, documented talaga yun off-road capability nya

[OTEP]

They're fording water with their foglamps on. Are they trying to break the lens or something? hehehe.

May na-extra pang LR Defender at Dmax.

[herbularyo]

Fortuner off-road adventure.

The 2006 Timbuktu - Table Mountain Expedition

Link: http://www.toyota.co.za/timbuktu2006/gallery.aspx

[JunDC]

mga peeps, ask ko lang kung pwede pa engine wash yung 3.0V. was asking my service advisor pero he advised against it because of the harnesses inside the engine bay. tia.

[OTEP]

Pwede iyan but at your own risk (walang liability ang manufacturer at ang maghuhugas).

O kaya sa Big Bert's mo ipalinis para waterless engine detailing. Mas mahal nga lang and mas matagal.

[OTEP]

Fortuner off-road adventure.

The 2006 Timbuktu - Table Mountain Expedition

Link: http://www.toyota.co.za/timbuktu2006/gallery.aspx

Ganda ng mga photos diyan:
*ARB bullbar
*No sidesteps
*External rear tire carrier
*Real skidplates
*Serious tires
*Upgraded suspension
*Trailer hitch
*Snorkel with pre-cleaner

Yung roof rack lang hindi ko type gano. hehehe.

[banaweonline]

wow. kailan kaya ako magkakaroon ng fortuner...?

galing ng mga pics

[Miggyboy]

[QUOTE=number001;635791]An updated version is on the way but its not to correct any errors (bec. they havent solved the 2.5 D4-D engine problems).

The ff will be added to the updated units:

-Leather seating upholstery
-Back-up sensors
-Air purifier (ionizer)
-Wheel well cover
-Muffler Cutter/Finisher
-Sunvisor

There are different versions of the item "wheel well cover." I believe the updated version will cover only the exposed foglight area on the right side (similar to the cover on the left side) and its not the same as the "full size wheel well cover" that covers the entire wheel well. However, watch out for the new color!

[carlocaraddict]

hanep naman ang Fortuner Club, nasa TGP September issue. Kudos to Vicoyski! Namention ang tsikot.com heheheh

[sean jedi]

Mabuhay si el presidente ng Fortuner Club - Phils. ! at salamat din sa TSIKOT! This is where it all started!:barmy:

[number001]

There are different versions of the item "wheel well cover." I believe the updated version will cover only the exposed foglight area on the right side (similar to the cover on the left side) and its not the same as the "full size wheel well cover" that covers the entire wheel well.

From a perspective of total underside protection, a partially covered design wheel well cover is almost as good as not having a cover in place because it will let the mud seep in, if not splatter or drip onto the foglamps during the course of a treacherous muddy trail. I have been in one of these trails and the full wheel well cover really helped alot. However, from the perspective of vehicle registration renewal, it would be nice to have access to the serial# on the frame for stenciling purposes. But then again for a modest amount given to the LTO personnel, and all of a sudden that stencil wouldnt be needed anymore. :D Convenient if you have the full wheel covers installed.

However, watch out for the new color!

I wonder how would this new development pan out. Black is probably the color most would want to put underneath their vehicle, esp on visible areas such as the wheel well area.

[number001]

hanep naman ang Fortuner Club, nasa TGP September issue. Kudos to Vicoyski! Namention ang tsikot.com heheheh

Our club managed to hit two birds with a stone.

[patron]

Mabuhay si el presidente ng Fortuner Club - Phils. ! at salamat din sa TSIKOT! This is where it all started!:barmy:

Thanks to vicoyski and Tsikot.com.
We owe these two the existence of FC-P!

[vicoyski]

It's Tsikot.com that should be thanked! The club was nurtured in this very thread by the exceptional moderators.

Marami pong salamat! :sunny:

[GmZ]

*Vicoyski, whats your fuel mileage in your 3.0v? city driving po. =)

[carlocaraddict]

i met one of your members yesterday sa Bigberts ortigas. i forgot his username. Naka grey na fortuner, he is the brother of suppierman and he resides in dagupan.

[sean jedi]

i met one of your members yesterday sa Bigberts ortigas. i forgot his username. Naka grey na fortuner, he is the brother of suppierman and he resides in dagupan.

Si Chris yun FC-P Member # 26?

[carlocaraddict]

yep! its him!

[vicoyski]

*Vicoyski, whats your fuel mileage in your 3.0v? city driving po. =)

I've managed to squeeze out 7.5kms out of every liter in my 3.0V for purely city driving... If I mix in around 20% highway, I get 8-8.5 km/li...