05 pajero chassis strentgh

not trying to high jack the thread but i have a question for bill 13, where do you put the temp gauge on the auto and what sort of gauge do you use . cheers

Zacc, I put the sender unit of the temp gauge on the line from the auto box to the oil cooler mounted up front. There is a flat area of line about 300mm out from the tranny. With the engine and tranny at operating temp you can physically feel the difference in temp between the hot oil running to the cooler and the cooler oil returning to the tranny. T oil circulating does not run at high pressure so good clamps, supplied with kit will do the trick. After having it on the tug for a few years now I would not be without it when towing the van. When towing in 5th on time, I forgot to put it in 4th and the temp was 125deg, there were a few slight hills, put it into 4th and after a few klms it was back to 60deg. Here is the link where I bought it from. They do tranny temp kits for all vehicles.http://www.automatictransmission.com.au/release.asp?NewsId=12031

"THE tow vehicle"....really? I wouldn't go so far as to say that. hmmm

I would have thought they would be ever so slightly underpowered, and not the ideal vehicle with stock suspension setup with a heavy tow.

Andrew

Andrew, have a look in your owners handbook. You'll find the Paj has as much power and only slightly less torque than a cruiser or patrol, especially the naturally aspirated versions, and is a lighter vehicle to boot. As for soft suspension, even the aforementioned cruiser/patrol needs some help in that dept. ;-))

Thanks John...i'm not against the Paj, just surprised to hear that it THE vehicle. "Normal" caravans no problem, just that i have noticed that it needs a little more when towing a heavy trailer....other vehicles may provide the power and torque required.

I don't want to bag the Pajero at all, or even start a Toyota/Patrol ego war, just was surprised that's all.

Thanks again.

Andrew

i rang the RACQ and explained that i wanted a 4wd to tow a 1800kg van around oz. the response was immediate and precise "buy a Pajero"...i did and im not sorry. it'll sit on the highway along with cruisers and patrols on 100 [hills excepted].
we travel in airconditioned comfort the same as cruisers. we get 600km out of a tank towing,around 900 without the van...

i LOVE my Paj,TY RACQ for steering me right... happy trails..Rod

How do they get such a high rating in NZ Pooley?

Andrew

3300kg in NZ. Still, that's 800 more than us.

It's all in the maths...

The GCM (Maximum combined weight of vehicle and trailer) is the same in both countries.

The GVM is the same. The kerb weight is the same...

If you towed 3300kg with a Paj in NZ I don't think you could carry anything at all in the vehicle itself.

Aus: GVM + Tow weight = GCM
NZ: Tare (Kerb) + Tow weight = GCM

At least that's how it worked for the NM/NP

Peter