G'day everybody,
For those of you who have been interested in this subject, I will describe what I have done to the Patrol.
I have located an AMSOIL (see: www.amsoil.com) agent at
Stansbury on
Yorke Peninsula (Ian Bishop). Ian is a farmer who has also diversified into oyster growing. Several years ago he bought some AMSOIL products and has been using them ever since (I can't recall how long exactly, but at least 15 years). He showed me his GQ trayback which he has owned since new; now with 177,000klm on the clock. This ute has had it's oil changed 3 times during it's life. Sorry, but I didn't ask him what year model it was, but it is a 4.2 non-turbo diesel. He pulled the dipstick....oil was black but did not stain his fingers. This apparently indicates there is no soot in the oil, which is what destroys the oils ability to do it's job properly.
I bought a BMK13 remote dual head and a SDF15 & BE100 filters. Also included was an adaptor plate/fitting to take the place of my OE rear oil filter. I had to buy some hydraulic hose (can handle 400psi) and 4 T clamps (I thinks that's what they're called.....basically a fancy version of the normal screw-up hose clamp, but has a bolt that pulls the thing together and applies a lot more holding pressure on the joint).
This is a fairly large bit of kit and the only place I could fit it was under the right wing of the bullbar. It sits up nicely out of the way and shouldn't be suseptible to stone damage....If it seems as though it is coping some stones, I'll fabricate a rubber flap to cover it. The hoses entered beside the radiator through a large hole that already had a plastic surround to prevent anything chaffing on it. I then took the hoses above the steering box and column, before gently bending them 90 degrees to meet up with the adaptor fitting. Note that on the GQ that Ian Bishop has, he does not have a 2nd battery and the dual remote set-up is attached to a large bracket he welded to the chassis near the passenger's side engine mount.
One of my concerns with fitting something like this is that there is a higher degree of risk associated with a busted hose and loss of oil pressure. Accordingly, I have also fitted a buzzer ($5.95 from local Tandy agent) that is attached to the oil pressure sender unit. The buzzer is located above my right ear using one of the bolt holes that was designed to hold a grab handle (which the GU doesn't have on the driver's side). Note that as per indications I was given on a previous post about buzzers, that the buzzer needs to be wired with the EARTH to the sender cable and the + going to the ignition source (wiper motor in my case).
The buzzer activates whenever the dashboard's oil light is on......so I have to get used to hearing it every time I switch the motor on, until pressure builds up enough to turn the buzzer & light off......I can see that Annette is gunna be REAL impressed with that!!!!!!
Have also bought AMSOIL 100% synthetic oil (15w40) which is essential if I am going to try and get extended oil change periods. I'm going to send some oil off for sampling @ 10,000klm. This oil is $8-00 per litre (
Caltex Delo I've been using up till now has been costing me $4- / litre).
I'd be interested in what others have to say about it.....but the negative comments have all been made before, so bear that in mind please.......
Cya
Roachie