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Part 2: Brakes & Intake Upgrade

By Paul Azcona • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: DIY Garage

[Click here to read Part 1 of this series] With the brakes done, I turned my attention to the intake. This is rather simple and I first removed the old air filter, which is done by undoing the clip and simply removing the old one. Here is the comparison between the stock Ford air filter and [...]



Part 1: Brakes & Intake Upgrade

By Paul Azcona • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: DIY Garage

Coming back from a long absence, I realized that the prices of fuel have risen quite a bit here in the country too. In the US, it started at $3.53 a gallon to a high of $4.35 per gallon in the one month that I was there hopping from one state to the next.This gave [...]



Coolant Change

By Paul Azcona • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: DIY Garage

A few weeks ago, I was driving the Prado with the 2LT-E around, and had to keep idling while waiting for the line in the bank, plus Jollibee and stuff, when I noticed the needle on the Temp gauge move to ¾’s. The Prado’s computer then gave me a beeping sound, which was so irritating. [...]



Routine Check-up

By Paul Azcona • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: DIY Garage

As we continuously use our 4×4’s and SUV’s, we have to routinely check all of its fluids and lubricants to keep our vehicle running right. For this article, I have outlined a few simple steps of the things that we should check BEFORE we start our engine and go on our daily drive. First and [...]



Negros Hard K.O.R.E.

By Paul Azcona • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: Features

K.O.R.E. – The Kabankalan Off-Road Enthusiasts The group began way back in 2003 when an off-roader from Bacolod, Frederick Juanico, moved to Kabankalan to do business there. He constantly ventured into the river to test and practice with his FJ40. Word got around to mechanic Dax Juarez and later to Paul Azcona about somebody running [...]