deermaster wrote:Been running mine with the blanking plate in and made it run better seemed to have more power down low, I also got an extra half a kilometer to the liter. Mine has been in for a couple of weeks now with no adverse effects.
I have been told by a very reliable source that there should be an 8mm hole in the blanking plate? not 6 or 10 or 1/8th it has to be 8mm This very knowledgable person/persons were quite adament about it. the reason I was asking was because of the long trips to NT and Cape York that I will be doing very soon and I was worried that it might start to throw codes or whatever along the way.
Just letting you know what I was told to do by two mechanics????
I am going to try it but if the fuel consumption goes back up I will have a spare blanking plate to put back in again.
Where I put mine was above the water trap above the manifold,( I think its called a water trap anyway,) before the gas runs over the back of the motor and into the inlet manifold.
It looks to me to be a better place where the pipe comes out down low before it gos into the water trap, but no mechanic so not sure?
I do have the new inlet manifold fitted it was done on warrantee which was good. The truck only has 45000ks on it.
I am so confused its not funny as I am being told different things by different people and don't know who to believe or take notice of.
If your going to put an 8mm hole in it you might as well not bother. Its still going to let soot in which will
mix with the oil mist and sludge up the manifold. Even a 6mm hole lets it in and sort of defeats the purpose. I have had no probs without the hole with the one way valve set up with a decent 1 way valve.
