What did you do to your 120 today?

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Hmmm ok, they still don't look right to me, not enough surface area for the clamping force.

BTW that's a lot of weights on that spare. Are they all like that?

The wheel nuts are the right ones.
I have the same wheels that i use for off road and have had them for around 2-3 years with no problems.
Looks like they might not of been put back on properly ?

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Got under the rig to remove the OEM bash plates to clean up a bit of oil I spilled while taking off the fuel filter, ended up having a bit of a look around down there and came across this little guy. Can anyone tell me exactly what it is called and it's function? It has lines to the fuel tank so I'm guessing it's some sort of heat exchange? Just in front of the transfer case on passenger side.


Also, tried greasing the driveshaft at all grease nipple points. However, some of the nipples are blocked. Any tips on how to clean these while they are still attached? Looks like a tricky job to remove them to clean them or is that my only option?

That is the fuel cooler. It cools the fuel after it leaves the fuel rail on the engine - not all fuel pumped to the engine is consumed, some returns to the tank. It gets heated during its pass through the injection fuel lines, pumps, etc so this device cools it prior to going back into the tank. It's not unusal to see fuel temperature at over 50 degrees c on the Techstream.

I simply wipe the nipples with a rag on the end of a screwdriver or similar. Have to roll the car slightly to get the tail shafts to rotate in order to get to all the nipples.

[Shangus Find all posts View Profile Close Shangus]

You could try greasing the blocked ones after you've been driving while the uni's are still warm and hopefully the grease is a bit softer or maybe something like this if you can get it on the nipples
http://www.toolworks.com.au/9910-zer...ring-tool.html
Use one on the bobcat at work when they get blocked and works in most situations. Good quality grease gun helps to.

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I was under the impression that you had to remove the fittings to use a nipple clearing tool. Is it fine to load it up with the grease you'll be pumping in via the gun in the clearing tool and do it with the fittings in place?

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I cleaned ours inside and out after our Straddie trip yesterday. Just like a new 1 (with pin stripes & strapes).

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I was under the impression that you had to remove the fittings to use a nipple clearing tool. Is it fine to load it up with the grease you'll be pumping in via the gun in the clearing tool and do it with the fittings in place?

I personally don't see a problem doing it on the car with the grease out of the gun if there only lightly blocked. Your only trying to get the ball back so you can pump fresh stuff in. Couple of light taps. If you know there badly blocked I'd be removing them and doing it on a bench.

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Drove it home after another successful trip! 46 degrees for the last few hundred km's, towing the camper into a howling head wind and it never missed a beat even with the aircon going flat out!

Guess I am spending a bit of time in the next few days cleaning it! I might have got a little but of mud and dirt on it in the last week or so

Cheers Andrew

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46 degrees for the last few hundred km's

Get out of the fire Andrew.

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Get out of the fire Andrew.

It felt like we were in a fire when we got out, fortunately we dodged all the fires on the way home.

Cheers Andrew

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Fush an chups at the Spot watching the sun go down. Last night camping before we go home tomorrow. Everything needs a good wash, covered in sand and salt from being so close to the beach for 10 days.


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Where abouts did you go, Blake?

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Club Capricorn at Yanchep. We've been going there the last three years at Xmas time. close enough for me to come back to work a couple of times. its a good spot, great beaches and the sea breeze always comes in earlier so its not as hot as Perth. just got home and the wife successfully drove with the trailer the whole way so that's another notch on her belt. now just to empty all the stuff out of it.

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This was the view.





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[Graz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Graz]

Nice pic's Blake.
You lucky buggers on the west get the best sun sets.

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What a great sunset