2.8l auto 70 series 30,000km OWNERS REVIEW

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• NT

  @ntdanny · 1 year ago

  I agree with a lot of your ideas, you dont need every bolt on accessory available and you dont need everything permanently built in, its lighter, cheaper and more versatile. Its good to see someone going in a different direction for a change 👍

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• JA

  @JakeMarcin · 2 months ago

  I’ve come from a hiking/trekking background and started off carrying all the kit but moved to ultralight hiking and camping. I enjoyed it far more, not just the less weight but the simplicity. Now moving into 4x4 I aim to follow the same philosophy so this is great to see.

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• HE

  @hendrahendra · 1 year ago

  Coming from a car shop here in Indonesia, we have this engines since 2016 albeit its the 2GD-FTV(2.4L) &nbsp;baby brother to the 1GD-FTV(2.8L). These engines are robust, all you need to do is use high quality Full-Synthetic oils and change them frequently at a maximum of 10K KMs, (Motul, Mobil 1 and Liquimoly to name few). Our local dealers here use their low grade TMO (Toyota Motor Oil) at every 10k kms, when using their oils its best if you change at 5k kms. I&apos;m not too sure what oils or grades Toyota Australia uses so do your own research. If you do use TMO, typically you will have high oil consumption by 120-140k kms, I have had customers use up to 1L of oil every 2k kms. Other than that, make sure you use Transmission Oil Coolers and change the oils every 40k kms. The transmissions are quite sensitive being over or underfilled by 300MLs.<br><br>Its cheaper to change oils than to replace engines.

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• MD

  @mdkol9346 · 1 year ago

  Interesting to see the evolution from fully equipped to minimalist set up. I reckon a rooftop solar would complete this set up

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• OZ

  @ozytoura · 1 year ago

  Hey mate for water storage on my 79 just a tray no canopy I brought a 60l water bladder (with the lid on the top not the side) and have that in a 55l wayco esky fits beautifully and keeps the water very cool to witch is handy obviously very easy to tie down and move around and to get the water out i carry a $20 ebay 12v fish tank pump 5 years on no issues with my setup at all love it

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• NI

  @nigelhunt8275 · 1 year ago

  Great video showing off the simple but basic mods you can get away with. The only thing I was disappointed in was the fact that I did not see a list in the description of what was fitted to this vehicle. It would have been nice to know where the large diesel tank came from and the battery pack you are using in the rear. I may have to go through and rewatch some of your videos to track down this information. It just would have made a nice addition to have at the end.

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• AN

  @anbu999 · 1 year ago

  That 90 degrees bend design on the exhaust ...

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• OL

  @olddog001 · 1 year ago

  I also use a bladder like Robert does.<br>Spent 2 months doing central Aussie , all the tracks and the MacDonald ranges in NT. <br>My set up for water is 2 x 60 L bladders behind the front seats, with a small pump system from KickAss. Allows for filling from anywhere and pressure to shower , or gravity fill. So all angles covered. Splits water , shower and drinking.<br>When not in use , roll it up . Works for me.:)

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• PA

  @paulboon1100 · 1 year ago

  I have been traveling since 1979(oh, that shows my age! Lol) in the beginning I brought everything, I mean everything, including the kitchen sink on my bike!! But over time I&apos;ve. Come to the conclusion that less is more! So now I have a very basic setup and am very happy with it.

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• YO

  @YonderNorthwest · 1 year ago

  Jeep guy here, Ronnie. I&apos;ve seen some jerry can trays that you can mount to your spare tire. I believe they use the lugs to attach. The concern I would have is putting the extra 80 pounds of stress on the door hinges. With old jeep TJs that is a concern if you don&apos;t upgrade the hinges. Not sure if the 70 series&apos; have beefier hinges. As always, keep it up with the great content.

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• LU

  @Lucas-wz4lx · 1 year ago

  I had the same thing happen with my Pajero, originally I wanted all these things, all the cool gadgets and I realized, a lot of these things aren&apos;t even going to get me to where I want to go any easier. and the more stuff you have the more that can go wrong. recently I&apos;ve torn a bunch of stuff out and I feel SOOO much better not having everything, it feels like I&apos;ve just gone back to what I started with, which is just a love of getting out there and adventuring. throwing the swag in the car a box for utensils recovery gear and a fridge for some food and off I go. I feel like you can get really trapped in to wanting everything and you end up using your car twice every 6 months cause its in the shop every other day. getting upgrades or repairs.

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• OZ

  @Ozteq · 1 year ago

  I recommend water bladders. No sloshing noise, safer as soft, can hang from the bull bar at camp. &nbsp; Eg 2 x 20 litre Watercell X by Sea to Summit.

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