im just guessing because the whirring sound is loud. previously never heard it that loud or muffled by the diesel engine. just plain old vroom vroom diesel engine sound pushing the ranger.

sometimes pressing the accel the sound "wheeeeeeeeee" is loud & clear. even in the cabin with all windows up & aircond full blast. one of my fren told the same thing happen to his ford ranger & it was the turbocharger turbine spoilt.

thanks for the information. havent gone to any mech or worksyop to check yet because i need the pickup for my job until end of the moth.

my current freelance job takes me to worksite that is inaccessible without 4wd. estate road, small stream, heavily eroded jalan tanah merah uphill all got man.

hope it wont take a large slice of my paypacket. crossing fingers huhu as i dont have a steady income in this trying economy time.

http://www.motortrader.com.my/asp/forum/to...?TOPIC_ID=33863 some guys talking about about whistling sound on the turbo which led to the engine getting damaged.

ok guys im planning to buy mitsubishi triton 2.5 turbo diesel ( brand new ) this coming june 2010...which is the best , auto or manual ?

This post has been edited by GamersFamilia: Mar 13 2010, 01:55 PM

go for auto if it was mainly for town driving. nowadays, auto gearbox is very flexible too with it's overdrive function for off-road adventure.
if you want more control over the car, go for manual.

What overdrive function for offroad? Hehe
With auto, u still hv control of your car. No problem.
U hv D, 2 and L and overdrive button. Not forgetting your 4H and 4L.

Use the auto gear as usual, where
'L' only allows 1st gear,
'2' only allows 1st n 2nd gear
'D with overdrive OFF' allows 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear
'D' with overdrive ON' allows all 4 gears, 1-4th.

used to drive an auto double cab back home.
for extreme off-road, you can always choose L and engage 4h or 4l. when i was a kid, it was even worst in older 4wd machine. either you manually lock both of the front wheels before you venture into off-road or during....
for light off-road adventure, turning off the overdrive will allow you to start in higher rpm compare to running on all 4 or 5 gear

Turning off overdrive can't let u start at higher rpm.
It's just disable your overdrive gear, ie 4th or 5th gear.

Some auto 4x4 can let u start at 2nd gear instead of 1st. This reduces the torque transfer to the wheels, reducing the amount of wheels spin. (toyota lc 90 series, 1kz turbo has this function)

This post has been edited by ahsam1212: Mar 13 2010, 02:47 PM

noted. thanks.
point was no matter what, for off-road functionality, lower gear play the most important part.
fc wise, most of the advance 4wd nowadays are running on 2wd; either fwd or rwd on normal road condition. once a slip in any wheels detected, ecu automatically transfer / distribute the torque to all 4 wheels / whichever wheels with the most traction.

I don't trust latest 4x4 with lots of sensors. Don't know what will happen when sensors turned funny. Hehe.

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below is the pic,











side step is made of:
* 3mm thick mild steel pipe
* 10mm thick mild steel flat bar bracket
* anti-slip design step
* matte black powder coated paint (snake skin type) for long lasting

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This post has been edited by nclim: Mar 18 2010, 11:19 AM

My 8 months old Nissan Navara

hey guys i am planning to get a 2nd hannd/used 4x4 /pickup, any preference or pointer to me,

1. which is better hilux/ranger/courier/invader/dmax/frontier/triton
in fuel economy/spare part/ride comfort/
2. why is triton selling cheaper n hilux more expensive.


thank you in advance , hope to joint you guys as a regular 4wd user.

what's your requirement in the first place?
the purpose of your 4x4?
budget?

not always go to site/hutan (once a year maybe)
mainly town/tar road commute
budget max 40k
manual.

2. because triton is mitsu and hilux is a toyota mah.. here in msia anything with a T badge sure expensive.

with 40k budget,
hilux sr, vigo out. unless u looking for older hilux 166, 106 with 3L engine.
nissan frontier, almost there, might need to add a bit on budget.
ford ranger or mazda fighter, sure can
mit storm, sure can.

with your budget, i think storm is better for your usage. it's more comfortable among the choices available.

if u looking for toughness, hilux is your choice, but be warned about the higher road tax (2.8 engine) and not so powerful engine.

I can consider taking extra loan if approved,(but) if more than 60k , i think can get new triton (single cab) lite ma,

How about engine durablity, heard mitsu a bit lack on that., ford also have to check rear axel for sign of leakage.

Planning to go used car dealer in batu cave this wekend.

go for triton

My company recently bought a used 2007 Triton (A) for RM 74k and condition is marvelous except for minor exterior scratches.

My own Triton is also a 2007 bought a year earlier. No prob with both trucks except for minor mods here n there.

Next on the list is the 2010 Navara (M) for the other director. So, whenever there a company trip, we let the Navara go first since Tritons can't catch up anyway.

no doubt navara have more power , in terms of shape and looks i guess triton more better , no box shape for sure..