Hi from down under
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Hi from down under
Hi everyone, I have already posted here on the forum over the last couple of days. So it’s time to introduce myself.
I bought an XJ RHD last week and after some fixes I am planning to tour Australia with it.
I bought it cheap (AUD 1600) and because I wasn’t so sure about the safety I got it checked. Turned out it wasn’t so bad! These are the main things on the report:
• Rear shackle bushes
• Front trailing arm bushes perished
• Rear differential oil is dirty
• Passenger side engine mount needs to be replaced
• Engine oil leak around filter housing
• Air intake box mount broken
• Rear engine breather hose broken
And I would like to see how far I get with fixing it myself
I also got a rather low mileage. I am lucky if I make 6.6 km/l (15.5 mpg) on the highway. Where can I start looking for improvement?
I bought an XJ RHD last week and after some fixes I am planning to tour Australia with it.
I bought it cheap (AUD 1600) and because I wasn’t so sure about the safety I got it checked. Turned out it wasn’t so bad! These are the main things on the report:
• Rear shackle bushes
• Front trailing arm bushes perished
• Rear differential oil is dirty
• Passenger side engine mount needs to be replaced
• Engine oil leak around filter housing
• Air intake box mount broken
• Rear engine breather hose broken
And I would like to see how far I get with fixing it myself
I also got a rather low mileage. I am lucky if I make 6.6 km/l (15.5 mpg) on the highway. Where can I start looking for improvement?
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Hi everyone, I have already posted here on the forum over the last couple of days. So its time to introduce myself. I bought an XJ RHD last week and after some fixes I am planning to tour Australia with it. I bought it cheap (AUD 1600) and because I wasnt so sure about the safety I got it checked. Turned out it wasnt so bad! These are the main things on the report: Rear shackle bushes Front trailing arm bushes perished Rear differential oil is dirty Passenger side engine mount needs to be replaced Engine oil leak around filter housing Air intake box mount broken Rear engine breather hose broken And I would like to see how far I get with fixing it myself I also got a rather low mileage. I am lucky if I make 6.6 km/l (15.5 mpg) on the highway. Where can I start looking for improvement?
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I can't remove the roof rack, because I'm going to travel around. There will be much more on it soon. Maybe I should think about a deflector or something