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11 Aug 2020
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hello, there's a big new Merc dealer on the Casablanca road in to Marrakech , got back from a round trip to Gambia at the end of Feb, my 1989 ,208D never missed a beat, no sensors no problem. exhaust broke in half in Senegal ,but Zebra bar got me going, then again in Spain, but GumGum and jubilee clips got me home. good luck. regards chris
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I guess with a modern 4x4 you should bring your own advanced OBD2 scanner to Africa?
One traveller had to abandon his fairly new Range Rover in Agadez only with electronic issues...
Related to this, a cousin of mine runs a garage in Chico, California, specializing in older cars Mercedes wont accept for repair - meaning those more than ten years old.
Some have what appears to be only minor faults, but can't be driven. Changing components identified as faulty by thé scanner sometimes doesn't help.
He said the industry standard for the harness connectors is they should hold up being taken apart and put together six times.
Six times. That's all.
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Gratulation for solving the issue!
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Originally Posted by priffe
I guess with a modern 4x4 you should bring your own advanced OBD2 scanner to Africa?
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I did carry a Notebook with the Toyota Techstream software and USB Dongle with me, when I did the Transafrica and while travelling in south america.
Driving with an modern 4x4 in remote areas - could made that to a valuable gear.
I did just use it for resetting errors, what happens twice in Africa - not in south america. But if something would go wrong, I can phone to my european mechanic and try to solve or troubleshoot issues.
Getting spares abroad need extended time abroad, too if you ask a toyota mechanic. 60 Days fright, 40 days Express Airfright was named severall times. With Toyota many Parts are "on Stock" to be honest, but at sample an european model has severall stuff equipped what a car in Africa/south america dont have. (2nd Aircon, 2 batteries, same kind of diesel particle filter and so on..)
Here I wrote down my experiences, how to get spares abroad:
https://www.4x4tripping.com/2015/04/...weltreise.html
In my eyes everytime something can go wrong, but it rarely does. I wish you luck on your further trip - hoping that (c)ovid restrictions get solved!
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