My ZD30 Turbo Boost Pressure and EGT Gauges - [ In Real Time ]

[@fourxman1]

Thanks a lot for the info, I have an 02 Nav, ZD30 DI, just had an engine rebuild, With the new build I added: 1. Gauges 2.glow plug momentary switch. 3. Swirl mod & Egr block. 4. Ecu remap. 5, 3” exhaust 6, stage 2 turbo(nav&patrol are different turbo set up). 7, 30th over injectors. 8, large front mount intercooler. 10. Quality catch can.11,snorkel. Egr runs pretty cool , it boosts pretty dam high and have to turn it down, 25psi, I don’t know the hp at this time but guessing 200s , the only issue I’m having is coolant leaking from the thermostat housing when using boost up and down the gears , highway driving not coolant loss, I’ve use an non original thermostat with an original seal, I’ll update the Egr and boost soon.

[@scowievideos7931]

04 DI ZDeeeeee. Only got welded standard size cooler. My old girl got close a few times to 500 tonight towing my 7x5 with a full load of wood. Gotta baby her along. I would like to give her a bit of mod love but I dont think ill be holding onto her for much longer... Family is growing and the minister of war wants something a bit safer on the road. Always enjoy your content Batesy very down to earth and easy going..

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, I hope what your next 4WD is, it's a good one mate to suit you and your family. Thanks for your feedback mate. Cheers Tim

[@Fishinglifestyle888]

Awesome watch.. I found after adding a Safari chip, the boost stopped spiking which will shut down the boost, and need to reset letting go of the accelerator while driving.. that's problem is solved. With some more power added, trying to keep it straight in the wet is a new problem. Thanks mate

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thanks mate, I appreciate your feedback. Go easy on the foot pedal in the wet. lol. Cheers Tim

[@darrenc4096]

Very good vid Tim, thanks mate. I left the Patrol badge behind when they went the 3.0L , but with those mods you seem extremely happy with your Patrol. Bought it from new too I seem to remember. It’s great to see you are still loving your 3.0L. Cheers mate. 👍🍺

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day Darren, Yeah thats right mate, i have had my Patrol from new. It's been well looked after. What did you end up getting after your Patrol? Cheers Tim

[@darrenc4096]

@@timbates4wdadventures went an 80 Series next. Now have a 79 Series Ute which works well up here In Benambra. Fire wood collection and all. 😉🍺

[@westralianoffroad]

Good stuff Timbo. It’s always interesting to hear what other fellas trucks are doing. My TD42 will sit on 240° egt on around 4psi @ 100km. Very modest numbers. It will barely flicker 350° up hill. Really happy. I highly recommend EGT/BOOST gauges too.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, Wicked numbers you TD is putting out. A couple of gauges can make the difference. Thanks mate for your reply. Cheers Tim

[@westralianoffroad]

@@timbates4wdadventures very happy mate. It’s a great vehicle.

[@nathanreid2974]

what boost numbers are you runing

[@westralianoffroad]

@@nathanreid2974 16psi mate.

[@danahern7808]

I have a 2006 ZD30 patrol, I have a high flow cat, Seletron tuning box 30+ hp and heaps more torque, I have a custom welded intercooler and large Godzilla scoop, i do work on patrols here, have worked on plenty of these engines inc heads and diesel pumps, a new rad and tensioner is a always a good investment on higher k examples..i have EGT, boost gauges and i fitted in my opinion the most important gauge on top hose of rad an alloy adapter for dash mounted digital water temp display gauge which will tell you if you ever have a coolant leak as temps will creep up if it starts to go a little low!! Full EGR delete and those small coolant hoses to EGR which are dangerous if they leak and they only add extra heat to the coolant system. Best mod I done of the lot is a full AC and condenser delete, the amazing thing is how fast the EGT's drop sinse i deleted all that crap, imo it's important the duration of sustained EGT temps and how fast you can drop those egts extremely rapidly once the AC is deleted, With AC it's very restrictive to the radiator. I tow 4cm³ of firewood every day as it's my business, weight is 7.5 builder bags plus it's a big 9x5 trailer with very high rails !! Up hills towing max foot to floor for a long time max temps I ever saw punishing it was 400 egt and 94 degree water temp. I am in Ireland so the AC is not important here for the two days of summer we get😂

[@adv4wd]

G'day Batesy, with a similar set up getting very similar numbers. The bigger intercooler certainly helped with bringing those EGT's down.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, Yeah the bigger cooler sure helps with cooling the bigger turbo. Cheers Tim

[@stephenlane3078]

Hi Tim, I drive a GU td42ti in stock form and never had overheating problems with 360000k and still have boost and EGT's gauges and a full set of water, oil, temp, on it, it all boils down to how one drives, thanks for the info.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day Stephen, Great rig you have mate. Gauges are well worth having so you can see whats going on. How you drive your 4wd is key, thats for sure. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim

[@083sean]

Good stuff Tim. I used to get similar numbers to that in my ZD30 Navara, non intercooled. I'm guessing they have the wick turned down a bit compared to the Patrol. I actually just sold it with the odometer at 375 000km and still going strong. I now own a TD42 powered Patrol and watch the gauges nervously on steep hills, something that was never an issue with the ZD30. Cheers Sean.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday Sean, I had two of the 3ltr D22 Navaras before my Patrol. Both were great cars and near gave me any problems. Having the gauges does help with seeing what the engine is doing. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim

[@RohanFitzpatrick]

Thank you for you information

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No worries mate. Hope you found the video helpful. Thanks for your feedback Cheers Tim

[@lauriebsl3846]

Hi Tim. Love all the GU vids. I am looking at installing EGT and Boost guages. Do you think the SAAS guages are good. The Redarc ones seem very expensive.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day Laurie, The SAAS brand has been around for a long time. So they should be ok for the gauges you want to install. Booth of the boost and EGT gauges are vital read outs for and turbo engine. Thanks a lot for your feedback, i appreciate it. Cheers Tim

[@ramonwill3543]

Hi Tim, luv you videos. I am ex marnie mechanic from my service in the Australian Navy and later on with merchant ships. I note that you have an upgrade on your Nissan ute. Was that necessary upgrade, these marnie engines are Caterpillar, Cummins and the larger ones such as MAN B&W . We didn't do anything to enhance there performance either in warranty or not. Why are boosting efficient, it will only increase cylinder and piston wear and place more stress on the bearings of you engine ? Best regards Ray

[@keilfestin4606]

Awesome video Tim quality gauge for egt is crucial for sure where do you put your egt probe dump?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thanks mate, Pretty sure the prob for the EGTs is on the south side of the turbo. Cheers Tim

[@justicetcm4529]

very helpful thanks

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No worries mate. I’m glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for your feedback Cheers Tim

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

Awesome as tim 👍

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thanks mate. Cheers Tim

[@craigmooney2630]

Highly recommend putting a Fatz airbox in Tim , afr,s and boost response will be even better, my gu td42 at 100 - 6 psi , 267 egt 🤠

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday Craig, Yeah I’ve thought about changing the air box from the standard setup. Thanks for your feedback. Cheers Tim

[@bigfella6629]

My 2003 ZD30 at 100kph at around 12psi I get about 240c. Only mods are bigmouth bonnet scoop and 3' exhaust with hi flow cat and no muffler.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Yeah righto mate. No muffler will sure help to get rid of the heat quicker and breath better. Good numbers mate. Cheers Tim

[@MrTDGU]

Mechanical sympathy is the key Tim

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thats for sure mate. Cheers Tim

[@Quarry4x4]

Would be good to see the difference between staying save but pushing it vs your normal drive.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

I could push 20psi no worries if i want to use it. Over taking at 80kph in 4th gear and put the foot into it, it just goes unreal. Thanks mate for your reply. Cheers Tim

[@nathanreid2974]

@@timbates4wdadventures good to see that some time :)

[@blusymmonds630]

I have heard that people have also been successful in dealing with the overheating by installing a high flow water pump. Out of interest what did you remove from the car to reduce the weight?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, I took heaps out of the back. I have a couple of videos of the big changes to the back of my Patrol and taking the rear seats out. Thanks for your feedback mate. Cheers Tim

[@AdmissionGaming]

How is the intercooler temperature controlled? Where does it take the temperature input from, the coolant or a intake air temp sensor?

[@badwulfe79]

What's the gauge below the egt and boost gauge? Oil temp? Water? Cant quite read the markings

[@rbx765a1]

Thanks Tim - have you got any dyno numbers for your tune? And should you actually put the pedal to the floor, what EGT/Boost numbers are you hitting? I ask as my tuned ZD30 has very similar low ETGs on the flat at 100kmh running a max 20psi on original turbo, but living in Tas and towing camper/caravan find it easy to push into the 600s if I'm not watching.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day Sean, Mine is putting out around 122kw after the extra work. Mine wouldn't come close to 600 anymore and im happy about that. Cheers Tim

[@roguetrail]

Hey Tim. I got a 2007 GU ZD30 yesterday, is now awating RWC. Fortunatle/Unfortunately the car already has a few mods so I won't be learning by doing, I will have to learn by investigating. I already set up a playlist of your videos, but if I may ask, since I don't have a owner's manual, could you do an explanation of the dahboard buttons, etc.. Google is not helping. I understand if not the type of video you make. But basic Patrol functions is something I am struggling to find.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, Any particular buttons you are not sure how to use on the Patrol dash? Cheers Tim

[@roguetrail]

@@timbates4wdadventures hell, for example i found today the O/D button. googled it, still not sure if something to use 4WD.. same with the 'engine' button on the right next to the door. besides when turning the car on, on a cold day any other 4WD use?

[@brentmcd12]

G'Day Tim ! my 02 ZD30 Di Dyno tuned 16psi and at 100kmphr towing up big hills will reach 550c max .usually sits around 350 450 .. would you consider upgrading all your intake piping for more efficiency? Cheers mate, Brent !

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day Brent, Probably not bad numbers you are getting while towing. Ive not thought about upgrading any of the piping to make it better. Im very happy how it is. Cheers Tim

[@nathanreid2974]

@@timbates4wdadventures Love the engine note tim :) could listen to that all day. i gues you have a snorkel installed, if so which one

[@shanestaff6307]

Hi Tim I’ve got redarc gauges how did you get the digital reading my gauges are duel oil/water egt/boost and duel volts

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day Shane, Thats just how the read outs have been since they were installed about 5-6 years ago. Good gauges. Cheers Tim

[@shanestaff6307]

@@timbates4wdadventures yeah I only recently bought mine there fuel redarc gauges they have that digital but down bottom but don’t show up I’ll have to look into that as we are planning on doing a tag along to VIC high country your back yard

[@mattrighton3276]

Hey batesy. Great numbers you are getting in the gu. You will be horrified at mine. Iv got a series 5 crd auto gu with factory turbo after market intercooler which still fits in the factory scoop and 2.5' to 3inch out exhaust. My numbers at 100 on flat about 400-550 weather depending at 11psi. As soon as you go up a hill it will go straight too 600 and on the longer hills it will hit 700 no worries if you don't back off. Yeh not the greatest numbers!ha

[@aus_overlander]

Where is your probe located? Before turbo or after? It looks like yours is after. You would see about a 200 degree drop across the turbo in this case. The point of all this is to get an idea of the exhaust valve temp but that's impossible to do directly so there needs to be some guess work. If you see 400 deg after then that's about 600 deg before the turbo and add about another 100-150 degrees to that to estimate the valve temp, so about 700-750 degrees. Which is fine but you can see how people run into trouble getting 550 post turbo as they quickly reach 850-900 at the valve which is pretty much at the limit.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, i think its on the cold side of the turbo. Thats where its been for about 8-9 years. Im sure happy with the numbers im getting. Thanks for that feedback mate. Cheers Tim

[@lozngr]

Not trying to be negative or burst your bubble Tim but have you looked into the new Scangauge 3 ? I was going to get one of those pods and a couple of gauges, but when I crunched the figures pod around $100 plus and each gauge is around $120-$130 so you are already up to around the $350 mark. A scangauge3 has a possible 27 read outs, 3 pages with 9 on each page. So instead of 2 read outs I can have 9 in front of me at anytime with a glance. From EGT'S, Trans temp, water temp, boost, and so much more and not far off the price of 2 gauges and a pillar pod. Any way cheers and keep up the great work... love your content... Laurie.

[@lozngr]

Oh and I forgot to mention it brings up any fault codes and once sorted it will let you remove unwanted codes. And another thing you don't have to place a probe in exaust or anywhere else for boost, no running all the stuff through firewall and up to gauges as it is plug and play. Anyway be interested to hear your thoughts.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@lozngr no I haven’t thought about a scab gauge. Besides, those gauges and pod have been mounted for well over 9 years. I’m not about to take them out now for a scan gauge. Great feedback though. Cheers Tim

[@nathanreid2974]

Hello tim, nice to see you again. I was thinking about you and the EGT last night, and how you wasnt sure on what the stock EGTs would be. In fact, i have seen a stock EGT go up to 700C, no remap, just stock zd30, but that was on a direct injection. If you want to find out more, just go on youtube and tyle in nissan patrol stock EGT. Chears and nice to see you back

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, Thats huge EGT numbers of 700+ im glad my numbers are a long way less than that. Cheers Tim

[@bentheguru4986]

LOL, 240°-250°C @ 100 on stock snail and tune. Your choice to pull back on boost will see EGT's rise. A hot and heatsoaked top mount IC isn't doing much, especially at town speeds.

[@stevewebb6512]

Tim, I have a 2005 GU ZD30 Direct Injection Patrol. I recently replaced the engine after a failure. Can you give me any idea as to what the vacuum readings (to the Turbo) should be for the engine whilst it is at idle? I have an adjustable Daws Valve fitted however I cant seem to find any figures re: setting it at idle.

[@AdmissionGaming]

Hey Tim, have you had any issues with coolant leaking behind your timing cover on the zd?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No mate, not at all. Cheers Tim

[@AdmissionGaming]

@@timbates4wdadventures I recently bought a 2012, 3 weeks later its got a bad coolant leak behind the timing cover. Thinking this may be why the previous owner sold it on. Been quoted $3,200+gst to fix it, apparently it is an engine out job.

[@codyhall1091]

What brand turbo did you fit?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@codyhall1091 Garret Cheers Tim

[@zorbadundee]

what's the switch below the gauges do?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, When i had the intercooler cooler before the one i have now. I could turn the fan on and off with that switch when i needed it. Now the fan on the under side of the intercooler is temperature controlled and turns on and off automatically. Cheers Tim

[@roryderbyshire4630]

G'Day Tim Were you in Bairnsdale on Saturday ( at Coles). Cheers Rory

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No mate. Cheers Tim

[@shalininaicker]

What about at 110 km/h ? What are the readings then ?

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

What litres per hundred do you get, I haven't had much to do with zd30 fuel consumption but my brothers is around 8.6 '8.9 @ 100kph, we fitted a billet compressor wheel turbo, with 3" exhaust and throttle module, curious as to what is considered average for patrol

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, I get around mid to high 13ltrs per 100 consistently. Cheers Tim

[@thecarpetcleaner]

Hi Tim Did you install the gauges yourself? Cheers

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No mate. Had them fitted Cheers Tim

[@thecarpetcleaner]

@@timbates4wdadventures Cheers Tim. Do you recall where you had them fitted? I'm looking for a place around Melbourne to get mine done. Cheers

[@crashtestdummy5614]

Thanks mate

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No worries mate. Cheers Tim

[@damianmacfarlane6858]

3 L Hilux 2014 ETG 350 on the flats going up hills i’ll stay under 450 Court tap 85 Oil pressure Cold 65 when the motor is hot about 50

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Good numbers mate from your Hilux. Thanks for your reply. Cheers Tim

[@damianmacfarlane6858]

Thank you for that Tim might see you around the Highcountry one-day

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@damianmacfarlane6858 no worries mate. Fair chance I’ll see you on the tracks some day.

[@cooperwoollard13]

i have a zd30di when accelerating up to 100 itll hit 550-600 depending on certain elements. cruising speed itll sit around 350. what would you say the best thing to do to drop them temps so it doesnt blow up. it has a bigger intercooler but im considering a 3' exhaust.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, Those temps you mention are the same as mine was when i had a performance chip in my ZD30 many years ago, and i still had the standard size intercooler on it. Now mine reads as shown in the video with a larger intercooler with thermo fan mounted under it. It has a performance tune and i also have a 3in exhaust. Fitting a 3in exhaust should help you drop those egt temps by allowing the exhaust gasses to flow out faster with the bigger diameter exhaust. Hope that helps mate. Thanks heaps for your feedback. Cheers Tim

[@danielkerr9950]

Geez im well high of that, i sit around 400 450 egt 100 k's 07 zd30, 550 600 working up hills loaded and reduced speed, best i get mine tuned,

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Yeah mate, could be worth looking at some mods to help your ZD30 along. Cheers Tim

[@daveoloughlan4543]

I got a 2010 110klm I get mine up to 550

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday Dave. Mine use to get those temps years ago. Before I made the changes. Tune, bigger intercooler and 3in exhaust. Thanks mate for your reply. Cheers Tim.

[@kylemullett5207]

Don't be scared give her more boost and more fuel those numbers are so underwhelming

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thats just how i drive it. I dont see the need to apply more power and higher temps to get some where faster. Cheers Tim

[@LARPCapital]

​@@timbates4wdadventures exactly right and some people wonder why their pistons blow up after installing all sorts of mods and punishing their zd30s

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@LARPCapital yeah some people do go over the top with engine mods. Cheers Tim

[@Southern21076]

Got my gauges few weeks ago and keen to have a crack at doing them my self , but also apprehensive tic find out my numbers 🥲😆

[@timbates4wdadventures]

You might be shocked what temps your s is putting out once you install the gauges. Lol Cheers Tim

[@MAKYE198]

Hi Tim where did u mount ur egt sensor

[@timbates4wdadventures]

I thinks its on the colder side of the turbo. Its where it was installed about 8-9 years ago. Cheers Tim