The Ford Ranger is a pickup truck that can handle driving on rough roads and off-road trails. It’s popular because it’s practical for work and towing, not just city driving. The podcast mentions it as a likely option.
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is a larger, comfortable SUV meant for everyday driving with extra space. Depending on the version, it can also handle slippery or uneven roads better than a basic two-wheel-drive car. The podcast mentions it because one of the speakers has seen one around.
A turbo petrol engine is a gas engine with a device that squeezes more air in to make more power. It helps the engine feel stronger without needing a bigger engine.
Torque is the “pulling strength” of the engine or electric motor. More torque usually means the car can feel quicker, especially when you start moving.
DPF means a filter that catches dirty soot from diesel exhaust. Over time it needs to clean itself out, otherwise it can get blocked. New emissions rules make these systems more common and more important.
Term
NVE
“NVE” sounds like a newer emissions rule or system. The takeaway is that newer cars have extra pollution-control parts, which can be tougher to fix when you’re far from good service.
A new emissions standard is a rule about how clean cars have to be. When the rules get stricter, cars often get more complicated pollution-control systems. That can make repairs harder and more expensive, especially away from big towns.
ANCAP is a safety testing program in Australia and New Zealand. Its ratings help you compare how safe different cars are. The discussion suggests people choose cars based on these safety results.
The BYD Shark 6 is an electric vehicle made by BYD. The podcast is talking about how it could work for people who want to use an EV even when they’re not just driving in the city. It’s described as finding a specific group of buyers with similar needs.
Topic
BYD Sharks positioning vs Prado
They’re comparing BYD’s pickup to the Toyota Prado and talking about who’s buying them and how they’re being used. The takeaway is that it’s more of a normal-life/beach lifestyle choice than a dedicated off-road show truck.
The Toyota Prado is a well-known 4x4-style SUV. In this discussion, it’s the benchmark the hosts use to say the other cars might be cheaper to buy and run.
A “10 year warranty” means the manufacturer promises to cover certain problems for a long time. The host is using it to suggest these vehicles are being sold to regular buyers, not just hardcore off-road users.
The Jeep Wrangler is a 4WD SUV made to handle off-road trails. Many people also drive it in everyday life because it’s still usable on regular roads. The podcast is basically saying it doesn’t have to be “bad” just because it’s a 4WD off-road vehicle.
Roof racks are bars on the top of the car that let you strap things on top. The segment is saying these trucks are often set up for beach gear and trips.
Roof top tents are tents that sit on top of the vehicle for camping. The host is listing the kinds of add-ons people are using to turn these trucks into weekend-trip setups.
The Denza B5 is a new SUV brand/model that’s trying to feel more “premium” and more capable off-road. Here they say it’s a plug-in hybrid and it’s meant to be roughly the size of a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, but with more features for the money.
The Dodge Challenger is a sports car designed for strong acceleration and driving feel. It’s built to be more about performance than off-road capability. The podcast brings it up in a discussion about how certain brands are marketed and sold.
The Denza B8 is another SUV model they say Denza is bringing out, not just the B5. It’s mentioned mainly to show Denza has more than one vehicle planned in this “premium off-road” direction.
They compare the Denza B5’s size to the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which is a well-known large SUV. It’s basically a quick way to tell you how big the Denza is meant to feel.
Low-range 4x4 is a setting that makes the vehicle move slowly but with more pulling power. It’s meant for tricky off-road situations where you don’t want speed—you want control and grip.
Locking diffs help an off-road vehicle keep traction when one wheel starts slipping. Instead of letting the slipping wheel spin freely, it “locks” the wheels together so both can push.
A plug-in hybrid is a car that uses both a gas engine and an electric motor. The key difference is you can charge the battery by plugging it in, so you can sometimes drive on electricity for part of your trip.
The 2024 Toyota Hilux is the truck being talked about, but the key point is the dashboard fuel warning. The person explains what the “low fuel” light and the digital range number do as the tank gets empty.
The digital range is the car’s estimate of how many kilometres you can still drive before you run out of fuel. The person describes how that number changes as the fuel light comes on and as it counts down to zero.
Low fuel indicators are the dashboard warnings that tell you you’re running out of fuel. Here, they’re talking about both a fuel light and a digital “how far you can go” number.
It means driving until the fuel gauge is almost on empty, to see how far you can really go. People do it as a test, but it can also stress the fuel system if you do it too often.
The hosts are discussing why repeatedly running the tank to empty can be harmful: when fuel is very low, the fuel system can be more likely to ingest air and the fuel pump may not be cooled/lubricated as effectively. That can lead to accelerated wear of seals and other components over time.
Concept
running low on fuel / fuel system contamination
The idea here is that when your tank is almost empty, any dirt or sediment that has settled at the bottom can get sucked into the fuel system. That can lead to problems over time, like clogs or extra wear.
A fuel additive is a chemical you add to your gas to try to improve how it burns or to help keep the fuel system cleaner. People use them when they’re worried about fuel quality or deposits.
Fuel quality just means how “good” and consistent the gas is—whether it meets the right standards and isn’t contaminated. If the fuel varies, people worry about long-term engine cleanliness and performance.
Term
F10
F10 is basically a gas blend that includes about 10% ethanol. Some people think it helps or hurts depending on how often you use it and how your car handles ethanol blends.
The BMW 5 Series is a comfortable, mid-size luxury car. The podcast is talking about how fuel quality can affect how the car runs, and whether adding something to the fuel is helpful. It mentions the F10 generation and the idea of using a full tank when considering that advice.
A pre-fuel filter is an extra filter you add before the engine’s own fuel system. It helps keep dirty fuel from reaching the engine, which is especially useful when you’re driving far from big towns.
Company
Perth days of performance
They mention a Perth-based shop as a place to buy the filter online. The point is that it’s an easy, aftermarket part you can source without much hassle.
A DPF is a filter on many diesel cars that catches dirty soot. If it fails, the car may not be able to clean itself and can cause trouble that needs a workshop fix. In this episode, they’re talking about a DPF problem happening during a highway run.
A flat tire means the tire lost air, usually from a puncture or hitting something. They mention it as the only real roadside issue after the DPF repair.
Corrugations are those bumpy, ribbed sections of road that shake the car. They can rattle things loose and make the trip harder on the suspension and underbody.
The diff housing is the metal casing that protects the gears inside the differential. If it comes loose or comes off, it can seriously affect how the car drives and may require urgent repair.
The front diff is the gearbox in the front axle that helps the front wheels turn at different speeds. If something goes wrong with it, the car can feel wrong or may need repair.
They’re talking about the DPF system, not just the filter. The problem might be caused by something around it (like controls or sensors) rather than the filter being physically broken.
The DPF system uses sensors to “check what’s happening” in the exhaust. If a sensor is faulty, the car may think there’s a DPF problem and act like there is—even when the filter might be okay.
They’re talking about the Umbilgari Track as an off-road trip. They mention it can be extremely hard if the conditions are wet, so timing matters a lot.
They’re talking about changing tire pressure by inflating the tires. Off-roaders do this to get better grip depending on the surface.
Company
itec world
They’re talking about a supplier they ordered parts from. It’s basically the store/company behind the parts they’re installing.
Term
draw system
They’re talking about storage drawers in the back of the vehicle. The compressor/air setup and plumbing can be routed around or integrated with that storage.
all types of ruin any seals and all that sort of crap you're going through. Yeah. Yeah.
That fuel is there for a reason. Your car needs fuel. Yeah. You should not be running your car
down to zero consistently. It's a great safety measure, but it feels like it's a long way off where,
you know, it kind of needs to be. Yeah. 80 Ks realistically is not that far.
No, it's not. It's not. It's great. It's a really good safety net to have. But you cannot be,
like you can't be doing zero every single time. No, you can't be doing that. Your car will not be
happy. No, I do get it. It's just funny that it's like, yeah, I do agree with you. But it's also
like what if you, if the fuel light came on and you had exactly 30 Ks or 20 Ks of fuel left and
you're like, probably go a little bit further and you continue to keep going past it. You're not,
like, your car's not going to be well lubricated. You're not going to have,
yeah, your engine is just going to fucking hate you. Your fuel lines are going to destroy you
and you're getting all that dirty shit at the bottom of your tank that builds up after a while.
Yep. Yep. Fair enough. Yeah. I do agree though. 80 Ks is, it's a fair bit of fuel. Yeah. Well,
yeah. Fair bit of fuel. Recon adventures. Jono. Jono. The great man. I had no interest in doing
gunshot till I got there, ended up doing it, but everyone I went with was going to do it,
ended up not doing it. Is that, is that, that's Cal's undersell over deliver. Yeah. Jono's
undersold and over delivered. And everyone else is oversold. Everyone
And under delivered. Jono. Oh, you know, shout out Cal. Shout out Jono. Yeah, great. What,
what did Jono do it in then? In the FJ? Or couldn't have done it in the highest? Did he do it in
the highest? If he's done in the highest. Jono, have you done that in the highest? Has to be the
first highest down there. Unless he, no. The FJ would have done it, no worries. I think.
Been interesting car to do it in though. If he did it in the highest. Both of those cars would
be very interesting cars to do gunshotting. And he would have filmed it. That, that's on a camera
somewhere. Jono, send us the video mate. And who were you with that didn't do it? Yeah. Name
amount, mate. Cool amount. Who was it? All right, you're going to take the next one. Yep. Jordan
Bunce or yep. Jordan Bunce. I'm going to go with any worth with the questions on quality of fuel
in adding a fuel additive or F10 with a tank of fuel. From my understanding, it won't make a
significant difference on the engine life using F10 every 10,000 kilometers or so is a good idea
though, but not doing it every tank fuel quality hasn't dropped enough to warrant any of that.
Oh, yeah. That's one of those things that's not going to hurt. I think that's the truth of the
answer there. But yeah. I remember going on before a big trip, stopping in to a mate's shop.
And he gave me like a fuel additive for that trip and just said be careful up,
you know, the quality of fuel in those more remote places can potentially be a little bit less,
yeah. Or yeah, a little bit less quality. So take this with you, throw it in. Yeah. No harm.
No. I don't think you're needing it all the time. Definitely not. Like, yeah, like Jordan's saying,
no, you definitely don't. To that point. And hopefully it never does.
I don't think it would. There's no reason for it to. The fuel quality standard has just gone up.
But I think the car without I'm not a mechanic. I don't know any of this. But I think
a bit like your car doesn't enjoy going to almost empty. Yeah. It probably enjoys
a little, you know, little boost every now and then little fuel attitude. Exactly. Right.
Exactly. Right. You know, just a little, just a little bit of sugar in the coffee every now and
again. Probably not a bad call. Especially if you are going remote, I'd take some. Oh, yeah,
definitely. And probably on that, it's definitely worth if you're going remote,
getting a pre-fuel filter. Yeah. And that's a part that you can do, which we all had on our trip.
Oh, 100%. And that's from that's Perth days of performance. You can just buy those online.
Those are super easy to do, really cheap, easy to install. I'll pump up Perth days of performance
because they're good. And like that, that fuel filter was yeah, yeah, super handy to have.
Yep. Berksy, but be like Berksy. Yeah, I love Berksy. Like Berksy.
Been listening to the offspring since I was six years old, 38 this year, still going hard.
The offspring will never get old. No, that's right up your alley, I reckon.
Yeah. Well, I think everyone's got to enjoy the offspring, but I like that he's been,
like obviously that's part of his playlist on a trip. That's his road trip and stuff.
We actually had a few comments on the music and like the playlists that people have and
how they've been influenced from whoever their parents are. It's a huge part of what we do.
Whatever. Huge part of what we do. It's actually, yeah, it's turned into a good chat, mate.
I know, it felt, it did not feel like ours, but it ended up working.
And I really enjoyed it. Actually, I actually spent a lot of time afterwards thinking about
what my playlists are, what I listen to in the car, like what my habits are when it comes to
and ever since trip music and that kind of stuff. Ronnie said he doesn't like country,
I've been listening to country flat out all week. It's like Ronnie said I can't have it,
so I'm going to do it. Even on our drive out to where I got, where I just passed,
yeah, Lauren. Lauren was like, I want some country on. Really? Yeah. Okay. Questionable on
some of their country choices, but anyway. Give us one that was questionable. Well,
she wanted country and then started with a Tate McCrae song. I said, Lauren, is Tate McCrae
a country singer? And she said, no, but I just really like this song. I was like, well, excuse me.
Excuse me. I'm in the driver's seat here. Yeah. And you've promised me some country.
No, I got excited. No, I'm not really excited. It wasn't a bad song, but anyway. Edwina Lefroy.
Great name. Great name. Edwina. Great name. About late model vehicles in remote areas,
and Ronnie's remark about DPF failure. Was that last week? Yeah, it was last week.
I have a 2022 Hilux in June 2023, 13,000 kilometers on it. Oh, this is on the repairing vehicles in
the back. Yeah. And like the ease on it. So 2022 Hilux in June 2023, I'm assuming it's got 13,000
kilometers on the clock. DPF failed on the Conysu Highway from Warburton to Calgoolly at 90 kilometers
an hour, 2,700 RPM. Motorcar fixed under warranty at Toyota Calgoolly. So taken to Calgoolly from
to fix. Continued ever since on annual desert trips. No breakdowns, just one flat tire in
three years. Love the podcast. PS, any thoughts about traveling the Umbulgari track, which is up in
the Kimberley, Eastern Kimberley? Yes. Notes. Interesting. Oh, is that your notes on that?
Yeah. Yeah. No, no, you're right. First part of that. DPF failed. But they still managed to get it out.
Yes. Which conversation above my head, but I don't want to get too far into it. But there are so
many fours and against on the DPF. Yeah. Yeah, I think a lot of people will share the same opinion
on a DPF. Yeah. 13,000 kilometers in, though. It's not a lot. Conysu is a tough-ish kind of
when we did it, there were a fair few corrugations. Yeah. But I reckon even my diff housing came off
on the front diff. Yeah. Your car is 20 years old, though. Oh, okay. Thanks, mate. No, no, no, that's
a good old car. 22 Hilux. 22 Hilux. Yeah, with 13,000 K's. Mine's at 300,000 when we did it.
But shouldn't have failed? Yeah. Shouldn't have failed, but things fail. So I don't know what
had to fix. Like, I'm assuming you can't just pull the DPF out. You're not going to have any,
I don't think anyone's carrying any exhaust pipes around to patch up the spot where you
pull the DPF out of. Yeah, you'd be hard-pressed to. You might find one out there, though. You
probably could find one off the car. Yeah. You might have to, like, really duct-tape down on the
joins or whatever you might have. You might get a little bit of exhaust leak or something. Probably
not going to be doing that. Get you out. So you've limped out. Anyway, yeah. Late model car, Hilux,
probably backing it in that that's not going to happen, but it can. At least it could clear
down the warranty. I don't know what really to say to that, but... No, I think it's just an
interesting comment on the DPF. I think it would back in Ronnie's idea of older cars,
easy to fix, less to go wrong. I mean, to a point, because obviously they drove it from
Warbird into Cal Gully, which is a fair... Yeah. DPF? It's not too bad, but it's not a great
drive. Actually, DPF mechanism, though, might not have failed. It might have been the sensors.
Yeah, could it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Could have been anything. That's the part where I think Ronnie's
probably getting at is, like, that can go wrong. Yeah. And if... Yeah. Maybe more so than it can,
and I don't know. Potentially. No, I agree. Not sure. But umbilgari track. I don't have a DPF,
so it's not going at all. Yeah. Umbilgari track is, in my mind, like, I would rather do the umbilgari
than go and do Cape York. How do you know much about the umbilgari track? Like bits and pieces.
I know, like, it's very hard to kind of... Looks incredible. Yeah. You have to go through.
Exactly. You'd meet some wicked people, I reckon, doing it. I've watched the...
Tag along to his only, right? Yeah, to a degree, I think. I think, um... Yeah, you'd have to, like,
right time of year, otherwise it'd be way too wet. Yeah. Impossible. But it'd be one of those trips,
I reckon, that'd be, like, absolutely all time. Yeah. Yeah. All time. It would be. So remember,
like, Salty talking about the Kimberley and that feeling that he gets up there, like,
this is Kimberley on steroids, in my mind. Like, you're off. You are well off. Next level.
Next level. Not on the... You're nowhere near the, um, bloody... What's the big one up there that
everyone does? Where all the stations are, like... Yeah. What is that? What have I had a mind blank
on? What that track is up there? It's, um... It's, uh... Go on, get, please, get this. I can't.
My brain's gone. Yeah, it's, um... Oh, no. Oh, no, don't search it. Don't Google it. No, no, no.
It's, um... Oh, what is it called? Why can't we not think of this? The Gib River Road. Gib River... Oh,
my God. How bad is that? No, that was... The Gib River Road. Jesus. Anyway. All I could think...
All that was going through my head was Holland Track, and that's
nowhere near. That's just out of hard. It's literally... Yeah, literally not even. But anyway,
Edwina, I would 100%, um, go under that Umbil Garry track if you can. You have to be very,
very well set up for that track, though. Yes. Like, you need to have all of the gear and a fair
bit of an idea, I would have thought. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's all guided tours. Yeah. You can
only get it through... I think you are, because you're passing through some pretty protected
Aboriginal lands, too. All of it is, I think, from memory. All of it is protected, private, um,
Aboriginal lands. And I don't think they want people up there, because if you do get stuck,
you're a long way from help, and it's a difficult fight to be. Yeah, and like, obviously, with,
like, sacred land and all that kind of stuff. Yeah, you don't want to be stumbling across
things, you don't want to be. No, not at all. But, yeah, it looks incredible. It looks unbelievable.
Very, very difficult track, as you said. Yeah. Um, so that would be, that would be one thing,
yeah, I'd love to go on. Yeah, just up near the Holland track, that is. Yeah, if you just take
the Holland track, um, and then you go about 2,500 kilometres north directly, you'd probably end
up there. Yeah, you, yeah, so it's pretty close. Close in Australians. Pretty close. In Australian
terms. In Australian terms, pretty close. Um, yeah. Yeah. Definitely closer than, like, America is
to Australia, which is a true statement, so happy to say that. Hey, um, that's pretty much it for
us. So we've gone quite a while there. Quite a while again. We did start 20 minutes late,
I think. Did we? Okay. Um, oh, okay, that's good then. On the recording. Yeah, I was like,
Jesus, what have we, my story must have gone through. Well, no, it did. It did. I think that
we started 15 minutes late and then your story went for about 45 and then we've filled the,
the remaining 10. Yes, yes, yes. Very funny, mate. Um, I need a, I need a egg compressor.
I still haven't got one. Do you still, do you want an onboard or are you? Yeah,
yeah, I want an onboard air compressor and, are you looking at anything? Yeah, well, the ARB
twin I would love and I just, I need to just go and bite the bullet and pull the trigger on it,
but I'd do it, bite the bullet and pull the trigger. That's interesting. Anyway, I need to,
I need to get one. Better than biting the trigger and pulling the bullet. Pulling the bullet.
That could mean a very different thing. Don't go around saying that, mate. It's a big bullet.
I've got the, I've got the twin ARB, I'm impressed with it, happy with it. It's very good. You had
to pump my tyres up on them. Oh, come on, I know you. I always pump my tyres up. But no,
that you had to do, do that. Yeah, oh, yeah, you did. Anyway, I need one of those.
That's next on the list of me. You know how we said we'd, I've hit pause on, I said this
is like, but that's why I'm very surprised you don't have a compressor already because you've
got pick up and take, but yeah, well, I mean, you've got your full 12 oz set up.
Usually the compressor goes in with it. Yeah, still got to install mine.
Wow. I've got all my parts from itech world sitting there, all of them sitting there ready to just
kind of being stored and getting it in. But like I've been saying for years, I want to redo the
draw system in the back. Yeah. And I'm nervous. Make show the podcast, mate, show everyone how
you do it. Build series, full drive draw build series. Can you film it? Absolutely. Can you help
me? Absolutely, mate. I'll help you anytime. All right, let's wrap that up. Thanks, mate.
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The conversation starts with trip recap banter and quickly turns into practical remote-area driving advice. The hosts stress UHF radios, signage, sand flags, tyre pressures, and never assuming a blind corner is clear. From there, they drift into navigation mishaps, private-property access, fuel-range anxiety, and a listener’s real-world DPF failure story. Later, they compare newer off-road SUVs like the BYD Shark and Denza B5, then finish with a long discussion of WA beaches, especially Wharton Beach and Esperance.
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