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Hey Guys and Gals Big thanks for all your help and info that has been supplied over the past years! Would have been stuck on many occasions without the info from this site. A very big congrats to the Admin and Mods, you manage to keep this site very open and free flowing but still pull up the...

hey guys, as the title states i'm just trying to find out the micron size filtering capabilities of the standard d22 zd30 fuel filter. looking at changing to a CAV style filter as my hand primer has shat itself but need to know what size to go for. Not sure if i should go as low as 1 micron or...

Paint job DIY (i edited this first post so the DIY is on the first page) Okays for those who want to know how i went about painting the ute, these are the steps i took. hopefully it makes sense. Basic Tools and parts you will need. All your hand tools for striping the ute HVLP spray gun (Mine...

Hi Guys, I've been in a pickle over the last few weeks. Have been trying to decide if i should buy a brand new ute or keep my current ride. This notion came about because my new job requires me to travel a lot more and i wanted reliability out of my ride. So after many discussions with the...

Hey guys, As the title states, i'm trying to locate the SMJ so i can check the connections. having some indeterminate electrical problems. I've looked through the workshop manual a few times but cant find where it is. (that workshop manual is one frustrating pdf to work!) i had a look around...

finished installing my snorkel yesterday arvo, was a bit of a pain but came up pretty good i reckon. worst instructions ever but! i'll do a bit of a write up on it later if anyone wants to see how i did it.

Hey guys and gals, I thought i'd throw up some pictures of my turbo change out. Been getting a rather rude sound coming from the turbo for a little while now, and it was sort of amplified when i installed the water to air intercooler. So Sunday while in a bit of a hung over state i removed the...

Hi guys and gals, Going to get myself a eBay/knock off turbo to suit my 2004 zd30. Just wondering who has one, how much you paid and what seller? Oh and of course, how has it handled? Cheers

Hi Gents, I think I've got a major prob. I've been trying to track down a whine in the ute for about two weeks or so now. Was convinced it was a boost leak because I had just finished sorting out a split hose, thought maybe another one had gone. Any way I fixed that but the noise remained. The...

Hi Guys, My D22 is just shy of the 200k mark, thinking of taking the old girl in to get the whole thing looked over. Mainly i want to have to fuel system, injectors and pump looked over. Can anyone recommend a workshop in the Townsville area or even a diesel specialist around here. Thanks,

Hi Guys, As the title states my 2004 ZD30 has become a lot harder to start after doing a river run with a few of the lads. The water was only about a foot deep but i did get a bit carried away and i was fairly smashing around in the water. Since then it has been a lot harder to start...

Hi guys, after getting a few ideas off the forum i've slowly been building up my tray. Don't have a shed of my own at the moment so when I get a free weekend I make the trip back out home to the old mans shed to do a bit. I've only got one pic worth putting at the moment from the work I did over...

I finally got around to installing my EGT probe this afternoon. I was planing on installing a new exhaust system first and have the probe mounted straight into that but other things seem to keep popping up. So for the time being i went for plan "B" and was going to drill and tap it into the OEM...

Hi Guys and Gals, Been checking out the site for the last week or so in prep for picking up my new ute. Must say great site, well laid out and heaps of sweet information. Picked up a 2004 D22 ST-R 3.0TD White Dual Cab today. Stock standard, down to the bone. Pulled into the Drive and blocked...