Archives for the ‘DIY Garage’ Category

[ADVISORY] Salvaging your car after brutal Manila floods

By 4x4 Philippines • Sep 27th, 2009 • Category: DIY Garage

This post was emailed to us by 4×4 Philippines Forum member Drexx Laggui. Thank you for the email, Drexx. 27Oct2009 (UTC +8) Dear friends, families, and colleagues, This is in response to the question of “what do I do now?” after your car was sunk and recovered from the freak flash floods in Metro Manila [...]



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 [...]