Out with the old and in with the new, Car announcment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ม.ค. 2023
- In this video we answer as many questions as possible from last weeks episode ( • Ford F350 Written off,... ) where the car was left written off and why we didnt have a snorkel. we go through the rest of the story with the insurance company and we announce what car we will continue our travels with.
we are also selling our 2021 23.3 foot triple bunk caravan to upgrade to a newer one so check out the walk through video here • 2021 Lotus Triple Bunk... if you are interested please message us or email us at quinns@lappingtheisland.com.au
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We are a family of 5 travelling Australia indefinitely in our new Lotus Caravan and our 2021 F350 from Harrison F-Trucks. We will take you to many destinations and let you know what works for us and what doesn’t, so you don’t make the same mistakes.
We are from Perth Western Australia and want to see as many destinations as we can together as a family, we never take the easy road and if we see a track, we always wonder where it will lead us, so we generally take it to see where it leads.
Thanks for watching and reading if you have made it this far down, hope you enjoyed.
I’m in Perth.
Mate and myself both have had F trucks - which died after a water crossing.
It’s so common with F trucks.
There’s something you & your mechanic need to know.
There’s a electronic component called an IDM (Injector Drive Module), that is sandwiched in the LH front mudguard, between the inner & outer skin - that is low down behind the front left wheel & they get wet in water crossings.
The IDM controls when and in what order each cylinder fires the injector.
It takes a signal from the Crank Position Sensor, and in conjunction with the ECM (Engine Control Monitor), and tells the HEUI (Hydraulic Electric Unit Injector), when to fire and how much fuel to inject.
When they get wet, dust on the 9 pins electric connector plug (8 for the 8 injectors & 1 common earth return), tends to arc across the pins in the wet dust particles, creating a carbon arc circuit that burns into the connector & causes either one bank of 4 cylinders on one side of the V8 or worse case all 8 cylinders just stop firing.
It took about a week after a relatively shallow water crossing with the vehicle sitting parked (we were sheltering out a cyclone in Pt Sampson) before the problem surfaced.
If I were you I would have that IDM cleaned off with electrical contact cleaner spray (CRC product in the blue & white can) to remove any dust / mud that’s built up on there and especiallyany carbon arcing across the 9 pins.
I ended up needing a new IDM from USA to get the F250 working again.
We were Pilbara based & no Ford Dealer in Karratha (F Truck was still under Ford warranty).
Took 8 months & 3 repairers to figure out what was wrong and how to fix it.
Cost $15k
After Ford having agreed to have it repaired in Karratha rather than tow to either Broome or Carnarvon Ford dealers for warranty work, when the car was fixed and the bill arrived Ford refused to pay the claim & I had to stump up the $15k to the repairer to get my keys and vehicle back & that only happened when I got the local Karratha Police involved threatening yo charge the repairer with vehicle theft. 🙄👎
Lastly you said the mechanic cut open your oil filter and found copper particles inside it?
When I had my F250, I used to run “used oil analysis” with both Westrac here in Perth through their laboratory every oil change (every 5000kms).
And I also halved the used oil sample and sent it off by post to Oilguard in USA for their laboratory to also analyse - as a way of making sure Westrac weren’t p!ssing in my pocket while telling me it was raining & I did actually catch them out giving false results and trying to convince me I needed to buy a new engine from them, when the same oil sample analysed in USA came out perfect, zero problems.
Mechanics and even big companies like Westrac aren’t beyond lying when it comes to fleecing insurers out of big $ for entire engine replacements.
If I were you, I’d have sent your oil off to at least 2 analysis labs before I wrote off the engine in it and spent a small fortune on a new one.
Copper in oil isn’t unheard of, some NEW oil straight out of the container has a few ppm (parts per million) of copper in it new from the oil refinery.
It can get into the oil in the refining process.
I bought an after market oil sub-micron filtering kit for the 7.3F250 from Oilguard in the USA and ran it on my F250 the whole 14 years I owned it & the guy bought the F truck off me is still running it.
Keeps the oil clean of soot, the engine will literally do a million kms no problem if you change oil regularly every 5000kms and keep it clean with sub-micron bypass oil filtering in addition to the factory canister filter.
My Effie was a 2004, 7.3, Intercooled 4x4 TD dual cab with canopy.
I also had a LPG system where it ran diesel & LPG at the same time.
Had a long range 250 litre Diesel tank & 160 litres of LPG.
Had another 200 litres of drinking water in stainless steel tanks as well.
If I were you with your new engine I would be using oil analysis to monitor the condition of the oil from day 1.
You will always know years ahead of time if any potential issues are going on in your engine from the used oil analysis results, in time to fix any pending issues before they leave you stranded.
From memory - the published wading depth on a F Truck is only 700mm max.
Typically in USA the only time a F truck encounters water 700mm deep it’s frozen snow & doesn’t get into the mudguard to flood the IDM pins connectors.
But things are different here in Oz.
Mates F250 had the exact same wet IDM issue as mine when he did, a water creek crossing down Albany way.
Guys name is Bevan Steele (ex copper) & he owns “Steelo’s Guns and Tackle store in Narrogin.
He can tell you all about his experience with F250’s and water.
We often joke that it only takes a cloud to appear of the horizon for a F truck yo leave you stranded. The feckin things are allergic to water.
Like I said, I’m in Perth. If you’d like to catch up for a chat about a preventative maintenance schedule for your F truck then flick me your email addy or send me your mobile number to ianmoone1111@gmail,com and I’ll send you my mobile number in return & we can catch up to give you the low down on how to live with a F Truck in Oz & not go broke doing it.
I would like to speak to you about adding a snorkel, there’s serious safety ramifications for your family’s safety in doing so that no one in the 4WD fraternity ever discussed.
Not saying don’t do it, just going to say avoid the plastic ones and ONLY use stainless steel.
Hope to catch up.
Cheers.
Good to see that things are coming together, you both look very relieved after all this. Cant wait to see you back on the road!
+MakingMoney very relieved just can’t wait to get it back now. Sooo close.
So glad to hear you didn’t let the Superduty go it really sounded like the insurance was low balling you on value Congratulations on being able to keep the F350
That's great news about your truck, hopefully it'll be on the road soon. Blessings for your son too, stay strong and positive! cheers n beers, Derek, Qld
Great outcome guys. Sounds like it was a very stressful time for you all.
Can't wait to see where your adventures head next
Thanks for the rawness of this episode. Glad things are finally coming together for you guys. Can’t wait to see your travel vids start up again. Take some time for yourselves before you entertain us again. Cheers
+Travelling Wollondillians cheers mate great advice 👍🏼
Thanks for the rawness of the post ,dealing with your recent adversities ,will make that next breakout trip an extra special family experience.look forward to seeing my favourite tourer back on the road as well. Good luck guys
Your resilience is truly amazing. Thanks for sharing and look forward to many more vids in the future. 👌
thanks mate
Glad that it all got sorted and got positive outcome for the vehicle.
love the F trucks, ive never had one but love them, good to see you fought for yours and won. cheers.
So good to hear. Also a game changer for anyone else that has issues with insurance companies with similar issues. Time to look into my insurance and update the mods. Can’t wait to see yas back on the road doing what yas love. Hope ya son pulls through.
Awesome news guys, really happy for you all !!!
Good on you guys hope every things goes well, and yes 2022 can nick off
Amazing news guys, so happy for you.
That's awesome news. You have done well keeping that in for so long.. glad I will keep seeing it going round Aus..
+Adam Norton cheers mate can’t wait.
So happy to hear the news
Glad to hear it finally worked out 👍
Absolute legends thanks sharing your story.
+Bradley Walker cheers mate.
Awesome outcome guys.
Hope it all comes together for you.
This is the best news guys! What a roller coaster!!
Thanks for the update 👍
You guys are legends 👏 Catch you on the next one 😉
Cheers 🍻 and greetings from south africa 🇿🇦 ,
+Yusuf Sayed thanks mate 🤙🏼
Good to hear things have turn around and you guys are almost back doing what you love
+Rodney Dixon cheers mate
Guy’s I take my hat off to you and your family. I pray your son and your wife gets stronger and get stronger and better as sooner as possible. I truely appreciate how completely frank and honest.
Awesome, good luck guys, can’t wait to see you out there 👍
Thanks for sharing your raw and personal journey, hope all works out for you ,all things happen for a reason
+Rod Taylor cheers mate. Maybe they do, who knows hey
Awesome news I can’t wait to see you guy’s back out there
Happy that you have found a way forward. Just goes to show how important it is to challenge the insurance company.
+Chaos State 💯 one wrong opinion can have big results
Wonderful news about your car 😊 I can only imagine how terrified you must have felt for your son. So good to have all the help you are getting. 😊
+Lynette Matthews thank you
Great news for you guys. Hope you get the truck back soon and you can hit the road. Take care
+Lyn Baker thank you 🙏
Wish the little man and you guys all the best 👍
Awesome news guys 🎉🎉
Bloody good on you guys!!! I knew you wouldn’t lay over and accept the offer. Fighting always pays off
Damn you guys have been put through the ringer. Must be a strong family to be able to go through all that stress and unknowing of what is going to happen with the kids and the F350. I hope you guys can get back to some normality and keep up your amazing travels.
This is absolutely amazing news. Absolutely over the moon for you all. Take care and travel safe. Will be keeping my eyes open for you and the truck in Victoria in the very near future.
+Christian and Rose Miles cheers can’t wait to get there again
What a story, you guys need to write a book.
Glad its finally working out. All the best.
+Mick Chivo cheers mate. You could t script it if you tried.
Farout guys what a battle here's hoping you get to smooth sailing asap all the best
Glad that it's going to work out for you.
So happy to hear you're over these hurdles and now with the 4WD soon to hit the road again, you'll have the vehicle to just sail over any future bumps without even feeling them. 🙂
Keep the good vibes coming and it can only get better and hope the engines swap goes well and you and the kids are back on the road
+Glenn Rodgers cheers mate 🤙🏼
Glad things got sorted for the best for you. Thanks to your Steping up and getting it down. Special thanks to all the people that also stepped up and helped. 👍💪 Almost there.
OMG, our Prayers for your son and your wife. You are all so strong 💪.
Stay safe guys thinking of your family
Great info.
G'day guys, I've been following your channel for the past year or so and I just watched your last 2 eps back to back and what a roller-coaster of emotion. Great to hear that almost everything is back on track and heading in a positive direction in both health "most importantly", and of course the truck.
We are a family of 4 and are considering a lap next year, maybe for an episode idea you could do one that covers starting out, planning, budgeting, the do's and don'ts, what to take and not to take, all the things you need to know about doing a lap for a year. Cheers guys, good luck with everything and I look forward to many more great episodes in 2023 and beyond. 👍
+Travis Meagher that is a great idea I’ll sit down with Jayde and see what we can do. Cheers mate.
Awesome news. You guys are incredible for how you handle yourselves. And for letting everyone know in detail exactly what's been going on. All be it with a little suspense 😂 keep doing you 👌🍻
So glad you guys got it all sorted. So sorry to hear about the rough patch of health. If you had the C19 jabs you can get compensation for adverse reactions, I have heard alot of people have had the same side effects. It ses life is just a constant fight with beaurocrats these days. I wish your family good health and safe travels
CRPS sucks. Glad to hear your son is doing well. With Neuroplasticity he could continue to get better and better. I have it, work FT, have travelled Aus, exercise and do all the things most people can do. It’s not a life sentence and there’s lots of online support for people with the condition. Glad to see you guys will be back on the road soon!!
+Josh Morgan cheers mate yeah it’s not great but we have a great team on it. Hope your going great and have a great team around you too.
Great newsssss!!
how good is it to hear that intro music
+SoSo so good to be able to post back up
Guys so happy for you, what a traumatic experience, shows it always pays to challenge and push back. Let’s hope you are back on the road soon. PS it’s an awesome truck . All the best for 2023.
+Paul Temminghoff 💯 glad we got the right info advised to us. Cheers
phew you guys need a holiday,so glad its all sorted,beautiful family look after each, other,look forward to you all getting back on the road
Hope it all goes smoothly for you all
glad to see things are working out for you's both health and truck wise. life can be quite testing sometimes I know what it's like. but best of luck with the future endeavours
+Craig under the Southern Cross cheers mate. Yeah it tests you sometimes but you just have to keep pushing along.
Awesome outcome guy's well done ☺️😉👍
That's some crock of shit that you've been through, folks. I hope that your son makes a full recovery. All the best for the future. Thanks for sharing, and keep em coming
+Barry Wilson cheers mate 👍🏼
Wow what a great story, very happy it all worked out. I will be collecting my SCA F350 in the next few months which was ordered a year ago. Glad you getting back on track. I cant w8 to hear more your wonderful adventure. All the best.
Congratulations on a great out come.
+David J Eng thank you 🙏
Bumpy road behind you, don't look in the rear view mirror. Glad you guys and the F truck will be back on the road soon. Hope the little man gets on top of the CRPS. 👍
That’s so bloody lucky guys! What a whirlwind of emotions! Soon enough you’ll be back to Lappin the Island 🤙🏽 Lucky you guys were in Perth and got the treatment needed! That engine issue was a blessing in disguise in the big picture! Big hugs from the East Coast! 🤗
My wife just notified me of my missing words and typos so I rectified them! 😂
Talk about resilience guys. What a trot. Well done. Next vid up to you guys I guess but following up on the car would be a great move and help the channel move forward I guess. Family first as you said. Kids can have all sorts go wrong at the best of times. I reckon experiences like this will only strengthens peoples characters. I hope your kids are OK after all is said and done and Jade herself. Well done again guys. And your right, PCH are amazing and do amazing work.
wow how things change good luck to you guys
cheers mate
HOLLY DOOLEY! I need a beer after watching those 2 episodes! You could nearly make a movie out of that! Glad you guys are on the other side. Thankyou for sharing your story.
+BAUMIE461 cheers mate.
Make shure to install a snorkel now, before you travel, and also a bull bar to protect the front of the car
Happy days legends !!! So good !
cheers mate
Hi guys . Was nice to catch up on the 4x4 caravan show.
Deb and Laz
We will see you soon on the road hopefully.
Just found your channel and have not yet seen any of the adventure videos but I will say it's great to hear the family rig is being put back together,don't stop travelling and enjoy what you can with the kids while they are all young.
It may only be a vehicle/car/truck but over time it becomes part of the family with lots of memories,this will be one you can all laugh at when your old and grey lol
Also great to see your seeing the positives in everything after all that's happened,your all alive and happy,healthy and that's all that matters :)
My son and I drove from Perth to kununurra via nt,but along the way the clutch played up so we had to detour through Adelaide into melb for repairs,because of the clutch issue I got to see my grandparents who I had not seen for 11yrs or so,my son got to meet them for the first time and he's 9!! We had some great memories with them and had an amazing time.
Everything happens for a reason
+Daily Driven Commander wow that is an amazing story too mate. Glad you got to do that trip. Cheers for the kind words
Congratulations guys. Best news ever to get the new engine and have this sorted out. I'm in Port Hedland and would have loved to catch up with you both when you was in the Pilbara. Best of luck with rest of your travels....
+Off2Adventure cheers mate maybe next time
That's a fantastic end result eh! Great that you get to keep that beast. The one you know and love! Sometimes it's also 'better the devil you know' too. We've learnt that one over the times. Hope it all goes smoothly for hitting the road again. Family healthy, new van on the way, car nearly a go,, and another big one - gratefulness. So happy for where you are at now guys.
My ftruck sat there for 5-6 months with all the work I had done on mine. It’s a pain waiting but once it’s done will be worth the wait. J knows his stuff hence trucks from all over Australia send their trucks to him. My suburban sat out the front for 5 year 😂. Glad to hear it wasn’t written off.
+John Markham he is all over it mate. Cheers
Bloody awesome that the car is going to be alright, really shit with the medical drama's and hope it all pan's out for the better. Looking forward to seeing another episode, get onto that snorkel when you can, Cheers Guys, Dags.
+Dags Bouch cheers mate 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Looking forward to the new content!
Came back to your channel as I hadn't seen anything for a while to make sure I hadn't missed any uploads. This was a while ago but great info. Hope all is okay with you and the family and maybe you'll be able to post again shortly. Enjoy watching your work (videos) and understand its hard yakka. Best Wishes
Glad you getting the truck sorted. Very stressful time for you I am sure.
+Craig Jackson cheers mate yes just a little
+Craig Jackson cheers mate
I only subscribed last episode. All the best to you and the family.
Thank you for sharing your amazing story. You guys are amazing. So glad to hear things have worked out. Really looking forward to seeing you guys back on the road and watching your new adventures
Good to hear the car is fixed, I love hearing you guys having a great time travelling around the country.
The thing that always strikes me everytime I see guys do the 2 or 3 years of travelling is just how you afford it, even just the 45k, that’s a significant whack when you don’t have full time jobs.
Sweet how good it is to keep your car, well done. All the stress would affect your health, bet you are keen to head bush and chill :)
+zoezoe610 Random Travels can’t wait mate
Hope all best for you, legends,❤️
+Anton Minos thank you 🙏
Hope you guys are ok. Coming back on the road soon? Wish you guys nothing but The Best 👍
Hey legends , was so keen to see what the new car was 😅 but keen to see the big F truck back on the road and you guys deserve nothing but Health and fun in 23 hope young kobes is doing well all the best guys
+Ryan Tierney thanks mate. Appreciate it
Gr8 that the original F-350 could be re-used! It was / is such a gr8 build 😊😊. 😊
Wow sad story that has amazing outcome
New too watching you guys
Enjoy you travels
Thanks for the info for when I start 👍🏻👍🏻
I have a 95 Toyota surf, cooked motor in June and got my car back last week. That Mackanic sounds like mine
Wow 😮😉👍 so happy for you guys 👏👏👏 yes always question the insurance company. Any way on your snorkel 👍, and the bull bar 🤙( that’s a wobbly hand ) think your probably better off as you are, as your truck is fairly high , just go for a solid bumper. If you look at bullbars ( particularly Toyota) they are war too close to every part of the vehicle. If you hit a roo you basically wipe out your bonnet grill radiator , fan left and right mud guard head lights. If you didn’t have a bar you’ll probably only wipe out grill , radiator , and fan 🤷♂️ think it over 😉👍
You guys have had such a bad start with the big F truck. No fault of yours or the truck mind you. Just a bad set of circumstances. Who was to know about a bad bunch of axles, and Murphy said one of that batch (at least) would end up in your hands. But now with the time out of the trip to fix the axle, and this engine issue as the follow up, what a damn shame. I was relieved to hear Part 2 where the F truck gets a new heart and you guys continue the adventure. The wife and I are a bit older, but we are building an Overland Raptor in the shed right now and will head out next year with it. Solo vehicle with no van or camper so pretty much non limited to where we are going to venture. Good luck to you all and we may just see you in the bush someday.
Holy freakin batballs Robin!! You guys have been through the wringer!! Seen you before but randomly came across this vid . . . . you need a holiday hey 🤣😂
Maybe time for a vid about some self taught deep meditation, full body stretching and massages to get rid of all that hectic stress you've endured 😜
You've got a new sub and heaps of happy vibes coming your way!
Main thing is you're all healthy, now just to add the real happy into it all!
Good luck with everything you deserve it 👍
It was supposed to happen your thoughts are right. It is not because of the journey you made and the struggles you went through and the people that helped you, it is what you have done in your life before this and the help you have given to others in the past that we don't know about, this is the reason why your whole family is safe and healthy and you got your car back.
Happy Days.
Hope you guys are bouncing back soon
In that 1000km with the new motor make sure you get some corrugation in. Make sure that the cab bolts etc are checked at the first service again. I've learnt that the hard way.. 1000km without corrugations and then going remote and having the cab come lose
Well done guys you can see it on your faces how raw it still is, hope the snorkel is ready to go 😎 if not Dereck you better grab a cleaner off a cat and stick it out the front 😂😂
For a vid maybe a WA locals look around town , best fish & chips , good butcher , bakery , pub feed the important places 👍
+Stewie Run 🤣🤣🤣 love it mate I’ll see what I can do. Cheers.
What a shit 6 months or so but with positive outcomes in the end. My wife and I bought a 350 due in part to your channel. Love to know where your getting the snorkel from as I need it. Good luck
29k views! Good work!
If there is a family that deserves to "lap the island" (pun intended) and experience family bonding, life relaxion and so on - it is your family - Get out there and enjoy....Lets call what has happen as a soft start to your travels :)
It’s good to hear after all the time & investment, you don’t have to start over again. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer so you can start your journey again. Glad your son is on the road to recovery. Best wishes to you guys & your family ❤
+Andrew Headland thanks mate 👍🏼
So good to hear that you get your car back. Just wondering, since the insurance company said they would cover you for water damage for the next 12 months, is that conditional of you staying insured with them?
This really highlights why not to buy an import and convert American truck! Just buy from factory supported dealers!
Kingy customs is a company in perth that loves to modify and do custom airbox and snorkels bullbars, camper trailers and more.
+Moses1988 cheers mate I have spoken to him about it before.
Derek just watched you both on Destinations Unknown, great to see you guys smiling and happy, when are your next vis
Do out and Derek just get back in the 200, don’t worry about those big American trucks , lol , ps if my better half would let me I would have one in a heart beat, all the best😊
Great news guys 👏 do you feel jinxed with Karratha 😳 first time diff housing now this. Maybe its best to go South. All the best for the whole family.
(16:45) Thats fekkin awesome news,from somebody suffers from mega attachments to things he owns like my Ftruck i know exactly how you both feel,a new motor is way better than another car because of that attachment that has formed with that vehicle..... Awesome news 👌👌👌👌👌 🤙
Hot tip: For the first 5000km treat the engine gently so that it has a chance to open up and run smoothly in the long term👍
+HaydenMtb4lif cheers mate. Sound advice. 🤙🏼