Tech Talk

Diesel know-how, tuning insight and workshop wisdom from 65+ years under the bonnet.

Berrima Diesel Phone App | Pocket Tuner

Berrima Diesel offered one lucky TLCC member an opportunity to trial free of charge their new Simple Phone App. David Watkins put in an entry and was the lucky winner. The tuner app costs $1,698...

Diesel Tuning at Berrima Diesel

The crew at Berrima Diesel, located 130km south of Sydney in the Southern Highlands, has a reputation in the 4x4 industry for knowing their stuff, so I thought it was time to take my old 80 Series down...

Power Trip with Berrima Diesel Service

Operation 200 continues this month as we travel to the NSW Southern Highlands for vital reliability upgrades and a significant power boost. Over the last few months, we have subjected our previously...

The Oiley Mix-Up

Seeing so many Diesels through our shop with problems caused by the wrong choice of oil viscosity is at 'Plague Proportion'. The good old SAE guide should be used as a guide only...

What's in a VNT/VGT Turbo

Variable Nozzle Turbo / Variable Geometry Turbo — whatever the name, same thing. This technology varies its performance by directing the exhaust gases more...

DPF - Diesel Particle Filter

Listen to this video and learn some simple ownership pointers about DPFs. We currently own 3x DPF equipped Diesels in our Diesel Family inventory so here's some pointers...

Diesels DPF

DPF 101 — We get so many people calling up asking about how they should look after their Diesels DPF everyday. Here's the 101 guide to DPF care...

Product Test: Engine Data Scan and DPChip

Life used to be simple. In years gone by, the old carby could be blown out at the roadside for a quick fix. With a bit of ingenuity, luck and mechanical know-how...

Fault Code

Forget Googling your personal ailment? With an EDS you can read and reset engine error codes... all from the side of the track!

Old vs New Diesels

That saying really rings true when modifying the inlet or outlet tract of a new age diesel. Increasing performance in your touring rig would have once upon a time started with a high-flowing air filter...

Engine Oil Flush Safety

With the number of new Diesel vehicles using long oil change drain intervals ever increasing, there is a higher chance than ever of sludge building up in the engine...

Modern Oil in Your Common Rail

If you hadn't realised by now, diesel fuel comes from refining crude oil. In fact it's so close to crude oil that some light crudes will run a diesel engine...

You Need a Removable Remap

One of the biggest legacies that will be stamped into the history books by ECU Remapping will be that no one will really know what tune is in their 2nd hand Diesel...

So You Think Your Intercooler is Working?

You've seen our previous videos exposing how useless top mount intercoolers without fans are. Well here's some facts and a really basic guide...

Don’t Forget the Older Diesels

With new 'smart' electronically controlled diesels taking over the market, are older diesels still king?

Is High Airflow Choking My Diesel?

The old saying ‘Bigger is Better’ has been around for ever.

“I’ve put petrol in my diesel!” — we show you the solution

It’s a thought that scares the most seasoned diesel owner- Putting petrol in the diesel tank.

Who Is Tuning My Diesel

It’s something you really need to know when you are having your Diesel engine tuned up for more power.

The Worn Shoe Feeling

How many times have you thought that your rig just isn’t going like it used to?

Increasing the Towing Power of Your Engine

While it seems normal for us, towing in Australian conditions is something that no Japanese or European engineer could quite comprehend.

How Do I Find a Real Diesel Expert?

As the saying goes, ‘there are Experts and there are Experts’.

Turbo cool down time

It’s a question I get asked all the time.

Which Oil?

This will open the Mother of all debates but someone has to do it.

Diesel Bug- Is it a Threat?

Often mistaken as the major cause of injection system damage, is the Diesel Bug a real threat to the highly expensive injection systems in our Modern 4WDs?

Improve Diesel Fuel Economy

Saving fuel would have to be the age long ‘Holy Grail’ of tuning a diesel.

Avoiding Contaminated Fuel

The diesel bug is often mistaken as the major cause of failure in injection systems, but is it a a real threat to the highly expensive injection systems in our modern tow vehicles?

Tuning for Power or Safety

The word Tuning is sometimes a misused word when talking about Diesels.

Diagnostic Dilemma

If we all headed off on a trip together and our “State of the Art” Common Rail Diesels broke down, I’d say I’d be more worried than you.

Servicing Injectors

Once upon a time you could buy an old 4WD with a bit of a miss and rattle in the injectors, bring it home, pull it apart and more than likely you could have it running like a dream at your own hands.

Mechanical Sympathy

Its amazing how modern diesels seem more civilised than ever.

Modern Breakdown

You’re cruising along the highway on that long awaited trip.

The Number 1 piece of advice to save your diesel engine

If there’s one piece of advice I can give vehicle owners, it’s to “change that fuel filter”.

What you need to know about Fuel Conditions and Conditioners

“Our diesel fuel is getting better?!” Well, yes it is.

All you need to know about your diesel computer

Remember the good old days when you can run your diesel without a battery?

5 rules to follow that can save you thousands in diesel repairs

While fuel quality appears to be getting better, horror stories of damaged injectors or pumps and huge repair bills all relating to dirty fuel still abound.

Self-Diagnosing

If you and I went on a trip together and our new common rail diesels broke down, I’d say I’d be more worried than you.