Removing the Patrols Engine for This... 250+ HP Isuzu Motor!

#build #4x4 #offroad
The motor swap has began! Follow along as we convert this GU Patrol over to the Isuzu 4JJ1 Motor! This swap is made possible with the help from Diesel Conversions Australia and is actually quite a simple swap to do!
In this episode I remove the ZD30 from the Patrol and we tidy up the new motor ready for its new home! Safe to say im very happy with the outcome of this episode and its getting me so keen for more! Lets smash this one out!
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INSTAGRAM: Roam_Lyfe
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[@shxdow-of-death2071]

This is why I love Roam Lyfe, He does it himself

[@cruisinwithborgy]

This is probably my favourite channel on KZbin. It's pure and raw and not heavily sponsored like heaps of other mobs. Keep it up bro. Keen to see this build 🙌

[@krump743]

This is what built not bought used to be. Give it time this guys channel will eventually be a sponsor fest like bnb became.

[@stevemann16]

I have just purchased a GU 07 and plan to do the same conversion down the track. In the future once you have completed these build videos could you do another video using all of the footage you will gather from the swap, a video with commentary explaining in detail what you are doing? It would be an awesome video to flick back through while working in the garage on our own conversions!

[@haydenkenwrick3209]

Super keen for the rest of the build series. Have had my eye on doing a 4J patrol for the last 12-18months but haven’t seen many done or know how they perform in the patrols. I’ll definitely be following along to see the end result! I’d also be keen on a full cost breakdown of the engine swap once you finished. Keep it up man💯

[@conradsharpe3854]

Do it mate, had one for ages, and it went hard. Highly recommend.

[@brocktadic2599]

This is honestly the best (or at least my favourite) 4wd channel, not over the top just nice and chill and everything done yourself.

[@matthewcooke1343]

I'm in the process of doing my 4jj1 into my patrol can't wait. Like to see how the exhaust is done. The bling kit looks all right.

[@theviolator2.030]

Great video. Excited to watch this build.

[@drew-jk4vh]

The fact you're doing this all yourself man is super impressive!, Cannot wait for the end result... Loving this content 👌

[@blairguinea6811]

Great vid Sir ..............professional and straightforward with style, thank you

[@mattcappellaro]

glitz oven cleaner for the intake! love the in-depth build!

[@joesarrieto8434]

Fifty thousand subscribers, congratulations mate that’s quite a substantial following and effort. Always been on awe of your capability to conduct projects

[@davidskinner6765]

Bloody awsome. Great work. Looking forward to seeing it progress 👍

[@akaFrshn]

Keep pumping these videos out man love them 👌🏼

[@paulw9293]

Really like what you're doing - showing us your ingenuity & ability to think things thru for us common mortals. Plus doing this at home with a young fam is really challenging I think. Thanks for showing us the beginning of a very interesting project 👍 ✌️💪

[@RoamLyfe]

Haha you’re right the struggle is real with a family!! But wouldn’t trade it for the world! Thanks legend!

[@bennyjahmin3953]

I can second that. My 4j GQ project was given the go ahead by the Mrs cos I said I could do it in 6 months and be finished before our first child. Nearly 5 years later and its finally registered. Having said that there was no conversion parts available then and the only thing in the car that's Nissan is the brake master and booster so a little more involved than a plug and play kit. Very interested to see how straight forward their kit actually is. Love to see some detail on the wiring and keeping all the factory stuff tidy.

[@harrywalker5836]

@@RoamLyfe should of waited 20 mins for the rtv to harded,,or use proper gaskets..&,proper torque.. that rtv squashes out, gets in motor fks it..

[@twinshock175]

Thanks for showing this swap, as I would to do this conversion too, but just need a Patrol too!

[@leightonB69]

Looking mint lovin the 4jj1 swap been thinking about that sort of swap when I finally get a decent patrol

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks mate! 👌👌

[@waz5487]

So glad that I stumbled across your channel!! Been tossing up if I just freshen up my 4runner motor (N/A 2.8) and supercharge it (that's right, not a turbo!!) Or do a 1uz swap.... Think I could potentially toss both those ideas out now (or supercharge a 4j!!) depending on how yours turns out.... can't wait for next episode... Bloody awesome stuff!!👍👍

[@bronsonfarrugia9448]

Cool build man, love 4j’s Get the inlet manifold hot washed at an engine shop man! They come up like new I recommend it.

[@benpiper111]

I don’t normally comment but this episode was fantastic… loved the content, commentary and music lapses. Keep up the good work 🙌

[@lawrencewilson3117]

Loving the build!

[@alexfrankl7861]

These 4j conversion kits have single handedly extended the life of these Patrols, which is a good thing !

[@Heavensentadventures]

Check out Adventure Corp. From what I understand they have full bolt in conversion options, including engine mounts zd30 to 4jj1

[@kanelintern6258]

I love it mate. Can’t wait to see more! 👍

[@calaisropoama3619]

Legend bro can’t wait to see the 4j in the patrol.

[@jameskeegan]

Looks awesome mate. Great video.

[@frankspinella250]

Interesting engine swop.. can’t wait to see how it goes and what numbers you will get out of this motor! Also well done on 50k subscribers

[@harrywalker5836]

buddy,,its a 4x4,,not a race car..i have 240hp, & 700nm ,.. torque is your friend,,not hp..grow up..

[@frankspinella250]

Thanks Harry for your kind words. Just a bit of clarity… numbers does include Nm power numbers..so too me and I would presume others torque is covered by my comment above. It would be nice for you to update your reply to reflect my comment. Thank you.

[@MrSaxophoneGamer]

@@harrywalker5836 The video title literally says 250+ hp, so I believe this is about the numbers.....

[@tcmx712]

@MrSaxophoneGamer obviously he's salty that he's making 10hp less so he's claiming it's all about torque now haha

[@kitroberts3380]

Looks clean would definitely go +50s to just have a little more tickle capability front mount would be a must to do you can see the the blings looks sick so far though

[@connerwestbury906]

Dream build your doing keep up the good work

[@paulcrocker8232]

Keen to see how this swap goes mate. I have a 09 Colorado that I would love to swap the 4j into a old 60 series Cruiser

[@jessetink3753]

Awesome colour choice mate Love your work as well

[@Milfslayya]

Best KZbin vid I’ve seen in a while

[@alexanderkristiansensten3530]

Nice video mate, how did you reach the 2 top bolts for the bellhouse? Best regards from norway

[@kadenmackriell4751]

Not a patrol man myself, never liked them, but this thing looks great, love the way you’ve done her up. The bullbar looks mint, and the colour. I reckon you’ve got this build by the short curly ones now

[@MR-hu1bx]

Once you own one mate you’ll never want anything else

[@kadenmackriell4751]

@@MR-hu1bx after my dad owned a Nissan navvy I’m not game enough to buy a Nissan aye, and when we strayed away from Toyota again we had nothing but dramas with the d max, never had a problem with Toyota, my hilux has 400 thousand hard Ks on it, been a work Ute and she still goes like a dream. My dads got a 105 series cruiser and the only bad thing we can say about it is the steering, it’s never steered nicely, and no one can work out why, he’s had it to about 100 places and it hasn’t worked once, so he’s gonna chuck a gu steering box in it, and get rid of the superior arms, and drop it down to 2 inch lift. But i do kinda like a coil cab gq Ute aye.

[@Oz4me_craig]

@@kadenmackriell4751 my 105 @ 3" lift with standard arms and 5deg correction bushes steers nice .. was considering superior arms, might leave it alone after your dad's experience ! NB, my family has two 04_ZD30 Navs with ECU remaps going strong .. but would swap them both for this build .. love my full coil 105_FTE, but a chopped GU dual cab, with 4JJ or FTE conversion, is the - 'other favourite' conversion, I'd like to be wheeling, or have sitting in the garage👌

[@kadenmackriell4751]

@@Oz4me_craig yeah we got it second hand and ever since we got it it steered like a piece of shit. I reckon it was in a bingle before we got it and nothing was said about it bc we checked the revs check and it said it was never crashed or anything. We’ve taken it into like 100 specialists and none of them can fix it, and we drive other 105s and they steer nice. So we are gonna get rid of the superior radius arms drop it down to 2 inch lift, and put a gu steering box it it and if that doesn’t work we gonna sell the fucken thing

[@101sizzla]

Second time watching this conversion, slowly making me want to do one even tho I have zero knowledge in cars lol

[@jonh.5930]

Following with great interest. Ease up on the ultra grey less is more. Should be a great bit of gear once finished 👏 👌 👍

[@Julius.H23]

How has this bloke not have at least 500,000 subs yet? This channel is sick

[@oobibab9572]

4jj1 power! This 3 liter engine does over 1000hp in thailand, absolutetly a beast for its size.

[@jamesshamley6577]

Cool build! Does the 4jj manual gearbox fit under the older 1990s isuzu\holden single cab? Anyone swopped the 4jj1 in place of the 4jb1?

[@Wadey6]

Love the show brother killing it

[@jamesvitali5379]

This bloke is so mad and knows his stuff real big fan Roam keep the videos mate

[@gonewheelingoz3567]

This things gonna be sick!!!

[@mintas3665]

Bloody deadly build going to be god dam mint when finished🤤

[@ianweal3081]

Following intently but having just had my 2016 ZD30 (88K klms) fitted with Cross Country Intercooler, Tillix & ECU tuned by ECPT (East Coast Performance Tune), with outstanding results, I'm highly unlikely to follow suit right now, but a 4JJ1 would be a serious contender for engine swap should my ZD30 ever say I've had enough, but hopefully that never eventuates cause irrespective of how easy you're going to make this look, any engine swap is a nightmare. So looking forward to how well this works out, my concerns are RE4 compatibility, engine bay fitment, driveability, engineering & insurance. I'd actually opt the keep Asin 6 speed box if that was at all possible to keep torque delivery within better rev range, my RE4 does struggle to keep engine in best torque delivery range, primarily due to lack of cogs in my opinion. Keep impressing us, love it.

[@harrywalker5836]

what sensible people do,is fit a 4.2tdi..why,,because they last,& no fkn computer bs..sensors that sht & leave you stranded in the desert to die,,think about it..or just go to the local beach.. all those tune kits are bs..they stress the engine, you need torque, not hp..ie 4.2tdi..or any 6 cyl diesel. computerised 4 cyls are rubbish.. i have 240 hp, 700nm..no computer..

[@ianweal3081]

@@harrywalker5836 yes, valid point, but the 4JJ1 is also rated as a reliable donk. I had a 4.2lt TD, it was a guttles beast, overheated terribly, impossible to tow without overheating, in comparison the 3lt CRC goes so much better, tows well & is so smooth in comparison to tractor motor drive line vibes. Also had a 4.5lt D4D Toyo as well, but my ZD30 in its tuned state is far superior to the toyo also. Experienced owner of all the renowned rigs, I'll risk it, & tour/tow/off-road in comfort myself.

[@ianweal3081]

@RoamLyfe683 replying.

[@myziamaztairua8025]

Would a European diesel say from BMW with a 3.0 diesel turbo straight six for instance be any good in a Ute?

[@rickywhittaker4978]

Thoughts on the 6bt? Looking at buying a already converted s4 gu Want it as a tourer and towing rig for the boat. Heard only downside is how heavy it is, does that really affect 4x4 when you have that much torque???

[@YoungCoolie]

Looks wicked!

[@rileywatkins691]

Hey instrad of removing the wheels try and let the air of of them to angle the front down

[@matty_isthemotto]

That's kind a of cool and different conversion nice.

[@martyferry2678]

Love it can’t wait to see more

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks Marty!!

[@4wdboatingadventures]

Mate looking at a few different engine swaps for the GU so want to see how you go with this, I will have some questions too.. good vid..

[@derekhawking6460]

Sick video as always

[@wadehocking1395]

You got a like immediately for your intro for the 4jj1 v zd30 😂

[@kirky6030]

Been waiting for this video

[@hazzt6298]

Top engine I had one in my 09 RC Colorado

[@anthonybolic1428]

Don’t know if it’s already been suggested but oven cleaner works mint for cleaning the manifold 👌

[@mathewsutton6493]

Hey dude quick question what did you put the patrol on when you took the tyres off ?

[@stephenramos4364]

I wonder how the 4jj1 sounds. I just subscribe and looking forward for the build.

[@MntlMajorkozmo]

The rocker cover and plates are looking nice. Going to have to pain the engine bay to match now. Im not sure if i missed it in a previouos video, is that a series 1 GU? Dash setup is probably the same as my s2 GQ and was hoping the wiring you got would deal with the 4jj1 to non modern dashes without having to mess around with signal conversion stuff

[@RoamLyfe]

I keep thinking about painting it and how much works involved! 😕😕 not sure yet!! As for the patrol it’s a series 6, basically same as the 4 but not sure about wiring yet I’ll have to figure it out!!

[@minzahhh1]

Im actually in the market for a 4jj1 swap patrol right now and if I can't find one im switching to a landcruiser....been looking for a new rig for 3 months and there's maybe a half dozen 4.2l diesel patrols on the market actually worth 30 odd thousand and the rest are ruined imo haha this will be a great watch

[@anthonykuun7826]

Really awesome

[@RollerGuideX]

Awesome content mate. Nice to see a solo run on a swap like this. Just wondering what the legalities are in Oz for these convos? Any place to get more info on that? Planning to move down under later this year so soaking up info as much as i can these days :)

[@justin_peneve3029]

This channel keeps getting better

[@danielhartwig6333]

Good job 🇦🇺👍🥳🍻🫵🤫🤪🥳🥳🥳😇

[@krump743]

Shout to the music, sounds like 2pac "wonder why they call you B" 😂😂😂.

[@reddog4x4Matt]

Love to see a bloke turning spanners himself. Great production. I like the 4.5 Cummins idea more than the old jackaroo motor 😉 but there's definitely more Tokyo ghetto drift in the 4j. That's a lot of effort for essentially the same donk though.

[@tobiaslmetters]

I've put a 3.9 isbe cummins in a discovery 2 landrover and even on 35s it was abit too low geared for the motor. For my y61patrol i did think about a cummins but decided against as gearing in a patrol would need too be made drastically higher to make it a nice drive and i never see many people keep there cummins swapped patrol after. Anyway now partway through installing a bmw M57 3l i6 made alot more sence to me.

[@cale16honda32]

Will a 4j fit in a navara d22? Ive got a zd30 in it now

[@roypowell7212]

Isuzu make the best engines, good work 👍🏻

[@tagg7534]

Hey mate, love the video and what a fantastic project. I am in the middle of researching this project myself. Are you able to do a cost rundown of the conversion? Check out performance tourers and Tommy Barnes, he has a lot of 4JJ1 stuff aswell as exchange intake manifolds.

[@chrislivesinreality8245]

As usual, we never get to know how much things cost - probably because its too much, and would be discouraging.

[@JamieCon]

Awesome work man! How good is just figuring how to jobs on your own haha with no one there getting in the way 😂 keep it up

[@scipioafricanus1346]

You are a genius mate!All these looks like nuclear physics to me

[@BlackSmoke55]

4jj1 power🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rocksandruts.]

Nice swap. Use oven cleaner foam spray to clean all the greasy stuff in the inlet manifold. Did mine and it looked like new.

[@minzahhh1]

Oven cleaner eats the coating off alloy and in a month or so you'll see bulk corrosion...inside would be fine once covered in soot but be careful getting it on anything visible

[@bretdempster9964]

G'day mate. Why did you put electric fans on the GU. Was it for more air flow or sick of clutches playing up ?

[@philippemariloussian5218]

Seems that not long ago he was tuning his bicycle 😂, just see the way he handle the engine. Sorry dude your approach of mechanical is hilarious 😂😂😂.

[@mrspontanious]

Great vid mate but you're not fully informed about the zd's. Might not be as widely used but they're certainly making some power out of them. (450+hp unopened) The research has come a long way since the Di. I certainly agree that the 4j is a much more reliable engine but swapping a 4j from a crd zd is absolutely pointless. 😁

[@SootyDiesel81]

Why not the 4.5 4 cylinder Cummins?

[@timtebo9333]

Does anybody know of an adapter plate for 4hk1 isuzu motors ?

[@fromjarrod]

Ultra sonic clean for the manifold, and block that darned egr

[@charlescoppard543]

Go the patrols, from PNG💪💪💯😎.. out of curiosity broggie.. where is the Coal..? Should shoot a video following up the Coal truck.. 😁👍

[@keilfestin4606]

How much is the 4jj is it fully reconditioned

[@cmart9240]

Well he wasn't wrong, motor does indeed look pretty sick after being painted and doctored up with the fancy stuff.

[@rileychapman7876]

Head to modified explorers for all your accessories and performance parts for the 4j

[@MicahBell_1860]

How heavy is the engine?

[@ericjohnson6802]

Surprised the re4 auto failed so let us know the problem. Hope the flex plate is heavy duty and torque converter is upgraded too. Anything is better than a zd....oh cept a turbo td42 kettle which is often a really bad choice! Helmet on....

[@WieDrDerJonge]

There is also the BMW M57, another great engine that is very capable.

[@mitchellpeterson8497]

A nice easy trick to clean those intake manifolds out, get yourself some oven cleaner. Soak it over night then hose it out

[@LivingSpiritDesign]

This truck has gone from "the family wagon I'm not going to go silly with" to this pretty quick........ hahahahah love it

[@RoamLyfe]

Hahahaha!! Yes, the old trick the missus with the “family wagon” 😂😂

[@jakecarpenter11]

i was almost gonna sell my colorado but i think im gonna make a fun project out of it once of got the shed to do the work

[@bladenathan9763]

Wb that guy who compound turbod his zd30. Looks like he got some decent numbers out of that.

[@FJaypewpew]

As someone who bought a ra7 last year on my birthday with the 4jj1 I’m very jealous of a converted patrol I would prefer a wagon infinitely to a dual cab, I fuckin love my car but if there was a wagon version I would have picked that any day, it just suits me better to have my stuff and dog in a cabin rather than the tray , plus for me and my family the cab is a bit small since my siblings are all about 6ft lol Bought it for that 4jj though and I have no complaints, wouldn’t mind getting injectors tested tho then maybe some 30s and a tune

[@FJaypewpew]

Actually holy crap this is gonna be epic to watch I’ll be able to see the work needed and the availability of stuff in real time over the year Yessss

[@RoamLyfe]

Yeah dude this will be an awesome series for you!! I’m going plus 30s aswell! Also the MUX from Isuzu has the 4jj1 and is a wagon! Look into it!!

[@paulcrocker8232]

Oven cleaner is the go for getting that intake clean too buddy 👌

[@harrywalker5836]

dont breath it or look at it..

[@Tkf62]

Condolences to your family mate

[@FoxMcScrooge]

Oven cleaner then pressure wash for the intake manifold dude.

[@putz35]

How much did you pay for the motor and where from? Cheers

[@bennyjahmin3953]

Who is tuning it?

[@leighwilson6376]

Motor looks mad.

[@chase7354]

clean as mate cant wait for it to blow some soot

[@andrewt3952]

50k subs! Congrats mate 👍👍👍

[@darryllspalding9680]

Blowin coal your wastin fuel!

[@luigicar3883]

Hey mate, have a look at modified explorer for 4jj1 stuff he’s a legend in the community and provides too notch stuff

[@danieerasmus620]

What is so good about 4jj1s

[@craigmelville7336]

Another way to lower vehicle is leave wheels on and flatten them that’s how we do it in our workshop doing engine swaps on lifted fourbies