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14 June 2012, 15:53
Don't know what injectors. Will have to check that out. On the forums, the only issue seems to be the development of a leak from the diesel pump seals if run on a lot of SVO. I will be mixing mine and then only infrequent use.
The MK1 I have is the long wheel base and it is definitely quite a bit roomier than the surf, which was surprisingly small once you sat inside it. Not high either. I think they are deceptive on the eye. The great thing about the surf was the long load bed and the tailgate extension. The back window was a known problem though. I replace all the workings of mine in the end.
I also found the wheelbase a bit long for my liking. The issue was that seeing as you could only drive it on the black stuff in 2WD most of the time, then if you hit a damp patch or horror of horrors, ice - on a bend - unexpectedly, then the length could make the handling ungainly and the back was liable to break traction more easily and end up trying to overtake the front!. This was kept under control by me but I had to drive accordingly and be ever vigilant for this possibility. The Paj is also part time 4WD, but the wheelbase is squarer and so far it feels more stable. I will say, that after taking it up a mountainous rocky track to a club venue I am involved with, it certainly was more comfortable than the Surf and ten times over better than the Jimny I had. It drove like it could handle any roughness thrown in front of it. I was mightily pleased. The only other vehicle I have owned that was on a par was a Landy Disco with a 3" lift & all the toys. That was slightly higher but had had a fortune spent on it to get it to drive like that. The pajero seems to come like that from the factory. So far I am impressed. Just hope I don't have to buy many parts as they cost a ridiculous amount - even 2nd hand they are pricy. That is where the Landy excelled - mind you, you had to buy more parts more often I believe. LOL.
(That locking diff on yours - if it has one - is worth quite a lot of dosh, so don't go letting it go cheap or being broken oneday for standard money. If mine had had a locking diff, then I would have kept it, even with the poor fuel consumption)
The MK1 I have is the long wheel base and it is definitely quite a bit roomier than the surf, which was surprisingly small once you sat inside it. Not high either. I think they are deceptive on the eye. The great thing about the surf was the long load bed and the tailgate extension. The back window was a known problem though. I replace all the workings of mine in the end.
I also found the wheelbase a bit long for my liking. The issue was that seeing as you could only drive it on the black stuff in 2WD most of the time, then if you hit a damp patch or horror of horrors, ice - on a bend - unexpectedly, then the length could make the handling ungainly and the back was liable to break traction more easily and end up trying to overtake the front!. This was kept under control by me but I had to drive accordingly and be ever vigilant for this possibility. The Paj is also part time 4WD, but the wheelbase is squarer and so far it feels more stable. I will say, that after taking it up a mountainous rocky track to a club venue I am involved with, it certainly was more comfortable than the Surf and ten times over better than the Jimny I had. It drove like it could handle any roughness thrown in front of it. I was mightily pleased. The only other vehicle I have owned that was on a par was a Landy Disco with a 3" lift & all the toys. That was slightly higher but had had a fortune spent on it to get it to drive like that. The pajero seems to come like that from the factory. So far I am impressed. Just hope I don't have to buy many parts as they cost a ridiculous amount - even 2nd hand they are pricy. That is where the Landy excelled - mind you, you had to buy more parts more often I believe. LOL.
(That locking diff on yours - if it has one - is worth quite a lot of dosh, so don't go letting it go cheap or being broken oneday for standard money. If mine had had a locking diff, then I would have kept it, even with the poor fuel consumption)