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[Crusty181]

Just refuelled at $2.15/lt so topping up half a tank slugged me over $100....

I was always a supporter of going metric but in 1974 when we went from Gallons to litres I thought the tax man and the oil companies will like this............ when fuel went from gallons to litres a rise of 2c just made a ripple but if that was looked at as 9c a gallon it would have caused a riot, so when fuel rose 20c/lt a few mumbles, little realizing it was equal to 90c/gl there would have been lynchings for sure so now at $2.15/lt = $9.77/gallon, an imperial gallon equals 4.546 litres................ and to think my log book back arund 72/73 shows 15c a gallon................ I could do Sydney to Melb and back with a burger each way for $25.............. now I can't even see the border.




I wonder what sort of accent your pilot will have.................................

So long as he keeps flying, i dont need to understand him

 

[1DayIll]

We're flying to Qld in a couple of weeks with our youngest for 2/3rds the price of driving and half the price of towing

Yes we have done the same. It is a great option with all of these cheap fares available.

 

[Drover]

We save lots of dollars, live here in paradise.........................

 

[DRW]

We save lots of dollars, live here in paradise.........................

We sure do

 

[Crusty181]

We save lots of dollars, live here in paradise.........................

For the foreseeable Ill pay the $150 rtn ticket to qld while i lap up the rapid fire economy going off its head down here in Mexico. You can invest in air here at the moment and make killing

 

[Drover]

Clear the cache on both could do the trick @Bluey

 

[Drover]

Not wrong I bricked one once experimenting, tried on an old phone before I did it on a good phone, a harrowing experinece, won't bother again.... My current Nokia has a hissy and things like bluetooth stuff plays up , its either shut fully down then boot up again or delete app, shut down, boot and reload app...... drives me crazy.................

 

[mrsmfexpanda]

So no camping this weekend kids been home from school like thousands of others with all this cold and flue going around bit cold anyway got the wood heater going flat out most of my mods are done I'm ready vans ready it will happen ...
The steam festival was canceled again this year anyway

So time to convince Misch to keep going and do a lap of Australia

 

[mrsmfexpanda]

We sure do

Next year we will be there too

 

[Drover]

I don't like to be negative but fat chance I'm sure I will end up at Altona cemetery having never left here that's about as negative as you can get lol

If thats the case I'll have dibs on the Cruiser then...................

 

[Drover]

I will be leaving it to my son he's 8 now so in 10 years if I'm stuffed it's his

By then he will see that you shoulda got a Jeep..............

 

[jazzeddie1234]

Imagine waiting for 2 years to collect your new hilux and then this happens

 

[Drover]

We see similar up here around Mudlo rocks, $80K plus destroyed in minutes............. and often its the new rig not the battered old stuff.


Oh and as an aside wandered into Supercheap for some Sensor Cleaner and spotted my preferred oil at
$52 for 7lts, saved $32 so wallet took a hit today but next service will be economical.......

 

[jazzeddie1234]

Oh and as an aside wandered into Supercheap for some Sensor Cleaner and spotted my preferred oil at
$52 for 7lts, saved $32 so wallet took a hit today but next service will be economical.......

I just purchased 20l of atf at 30% off. It's been a while since I did a change on an auto - especially one with no dip stick - so could be fun

 

[Boots in Action]

I just purchased 20l of atf at 30% off. It's been a while since I did a change on an auto - especially one with no dip stick - so could be fun

Draining off the full oil pan ,fitting new pan gasket and filter will be the easy and fast part. Replacing the trans fluid through the dip stick will be the tedious and slow part. Good luck and stay calm @jazzeddie1234 !!

 

[mikerezny]

Draining off the full oil pan ,fitting new pan gasket and filter will be the easy and fast part. Replacing the trans fluid through the dip stick will be the tedious and slow part. Good luck and stay calm @jazzeddie1234 !!

Hi,
especially when there is no dipstick!

My Falcon has a ZF auto and it is actually a pain in the butt to change the oil and to put the correct amount in. This video is an example.

take care
Mike

 

[Drover]

My Grand has a ZF box 8HP70, no dip stick or tube, its a pain to service but to refill its the same as a diff, I just pump it in (3lt) thru the bung on the side, dribbles out, start engine, move thru gears (scary part) then with engine idling pump another litre in till it dribbles out, replace bung and all done. to change the filter its the whole pan that gets changed, since I change mine 3 times to the recommended once in 100K it just gets a half dump of oil at a time..... Pan and filter $150, 4 lts Penrite BMV $80 so buy on special.................. best auto I have ever used, worst I have ever had to do a service on.

 

[mikerezny]

My Grand has a ZF box 8HP70, no dip stick or tube, its a pain to service but to refill its the same as a diff, I just pump it in (3lt) thru the bung on the side, dribbles out, start engine, move thru gears (scary part) then with engine idling pump another litre in till it dribbles out, replace bung and all done. to change the filter its the whole pan that gets changed, since I change mine 3 times to the recommended once in 100K it just gets a half dump of oil at a time..... Pan and filter $150, 4 lts Penrite BMV $80 so buy on special.................. best auto I have ever used, worst I have ever had to do a service on.

Hi,
as the video I posted above shows, some pans do not even have a drain plug which can make it quite messy to dump out the old oil.

take care
Mike

 

[Drover]

Hi,
as the video I posted above shows, some pans do not even have a drain plug which can make it quite messy to dump out the old oil.

take care
Mike

Not wrong Mike, getting to be common it seems, my MB W5A580 5 speed in old WG Jeep didn't have one, was always going to put a bung in the pan but never did, with a walk under ramp set up it wasn't a biggie but if no hoist it would be a big pain to drain, even now with a drain plug and the WK2 Jeep lifted 6 inches off the ground I still make a mess, the $500 saved by DiY the only reason I still do it myself.

The W5A580 had a dip tube but no stick, had to make one up which wasn't all that difficult, again it had a 100K service regime which i didn't adhere to, the Colorado came with a 150K initial service but they did say 70K if towing, I stuck to my roughy 45K service intervals...... still made a mess... mind if I had a car it would be in the shop for the job to be done or Santa would certainly have to get me a hoist.

 

[jazzeddie1234]

The dmax has 3 bungs - a filler, a drain and a level check. I've modified a bunnings cheap 5l pressure sprayer to reach the filler. The videos I've watched for a simple change remove the drain, measure the amount dropped (about 3l), refill that amount, go for a drive, repeat the process another 2 times (so change 9l in total), remove the level check bung and replace when the oil is starting to drip (or top up until it does).

The clever guys intercept the oil cooler flow and replace that way