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Thanks for the replies, today's report follows :eek: :

Based on the trip meter and the fuel consumption since last fill the fuel used is about 30 litres. Range to empty is showing 320km, which...

Our MY14 Golf Wagon needed a new battery several weeks ago, due to Covid it didn't get used much for a few weeks. On the next fill the gauge stayed up near full until about 500km run and the range to...

That's the next step, I've got a low powered DC-DC but it appears I need at least a 20A.

As Abba sang. "Money, money, money...."

Since my previous posts I've done a long enough trip to see that the voltage settles to about 13.8V. Not enough to fully charge an auxiliary battery. Now I need to decide what boost is necessary, as...

Hi Gavin,

All the 4wd Toyotas ( google diode mod), Nissans (green wire mod), practically anything since about 2010 where the ECM controls the alternator.

Improves the emissions and the...

Hi Gavin,

A lot of new vehicles drop to 13.2V to save fuel. Some don't, they stay at 14.0 to 14.2V, I'm wondering which group the Amarok is in.

Tony

Hi,

Does the 2015 Amarok charge at 14.2V or does it drop the charging voltage after the first few minutes?

I'm wondering if I need to fit a DC-Dc charger for the auxiliary battery?

Cheers,
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Thanks, now I can pull the top tray with more confidence.

Hi Hawk,

Unfortunately I still cant see how to extract the lighter socket.

Is it easy to lift the lower console?

Cheers,

Tony

I'm not sure. It does confirm they don't have a screw on the back. I'll have a poke around.

Thanks,

Tony

Hi everyone,

I want to fit a second 12V outlet in the console in parallel with the cig lighter.

Can anyone tell me how the lighter socket is held in? I'm not keen to use force on a car that's...

Hi,

I've just taken delivery of a new Candy White Core Amarok. This has replaced a ten year old Nissan Pathfinder, which we used for towing firstly our Aussie Swag camper trailer and more recently...