someguy360
Member
Hi Guys,
I've had my ZD30 Navara (180,000km) for around 5 months now and am loving it, it's by far the most reliable daily i've owned and is my first experience with Diesels.
I've noticed over the past few weeks my Navara is struggling a little going up hills, I used to be able to take the freeway home (which is on an incline) at 90-100km in 5th and it would pull. However now I'm finding I'm struggling to get over 70-80 in 5th and am having to drop to 4th and load the engine up. I also towed a boat (around 950kg with trailer) up to our shack a few weeks back and seemed to struggle to do 100 on flat ground once again without dropping it to 4th and loading it up to around 3400rpm.
I've chucked a boost gauge on it and it seems to be maxing out at around 12.5PSI (not sure what these are meant to pull under load).
Anyone got any ideas on what I should be checking?
(I've changed the air filter and fuel filter which seems to have made a little difference but not much).
The only mods on the vehicle I am aware of is a EGR Blank + Butterfly/swirl mod and a custom exhaust (looks like a 3" straight pipe with a hot dog), i'd like to change this as it's a little loud for me.
Thanks in advance.
I've had my ZD30 Navara (180,000km) for around 5 months now and am loving it, it's by far the most reliable daily i've owned and is my first experience with Diesels.
I've noticed over the past few weeks my Navara is struggling a little going up hills, I used to be able to take the freeway home (which is on an incline) at 90-100km in 5th and it would pull. However now I'm finding I'm struggling to get over 70-80 in 5th and am having to drop to 4th and load the engine up. I also towed a boat (around 950kg with trailer) up to our shack a few weeks back and seemed to struggle to do 100 on flat ground once again without dropping it to 4th and loading it up to around 3400rpm.
I've chucked a boost gauge on it and it seems to be maxing out at around 12.5PSI (not sure what these are meant to pull under load).
Anyone got any ideas on what I should be checking?
(I've changed the air filter and fuel filter which seems to have made a little difference but not much).
The only mods on the vehicle I am aware of is a EGR Blank + Butterfly/swirl mod and a custom exhaust (looks like a 3" straight pipe with a hot dog), i'd like to change this as it's a little loud for me.
Thanks in advance.
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