Who doesn’t want more power from their van? But our upgrades weren’t just about chasing bhp numbers, it was about making the engine more efficient, more reliable and replacing aging & worn our parts with better ones. Some info about the 2.5tdi AJT engine The VW T4 AJT engine refers to a specific engine variant […]
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Just like all cars the VW Transporter T4 has it’s own set of common problems – one of which is how the front grille is attached to the body. It’s a common problem amongst VW T4 owners that the clips that hold the grille assembly on, fail over time and allow the front grille to
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From Sea to Summits! In this dashcam footage style video, we drive from Bidart near St. Jean de Luz on the SW coast of France into the Picos De Europa mountains in Northern Spain, to drive the Ruta Del Cares 4×4 Trail in our Land Rover Freelander. If you enjoy spectacular scenery then drive shot
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Our VW T4 Transporter with the 2.5tdi AJT/ACV 5 cylinder diesel engine developed slow starting issues over time. Although it ran fine when started, it took a lot of cranks of the engine to fire up and produced a fair amount of smoke while cold. In this video I show how I changed the original
We love the camper van lifestyle, and part of that vanlife experience is camping in as remote & beautiful places as possible in the heat of summer. In many parts of southern Europe it can be very hot in summer, so it’s important to be prepared for dealing with the heat – especially is you
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Enjoy the sights and sounds of Speed Fest – the annual American car show and racing festival held at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, UK in June each year. This show is unique in the sense that there’s a full day of track action taking place alongside a USA themed car show. It’s brash and
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We drove from Malmo in Sweden to Oslo in Norway. Then headed inland to wander through the back roads of Agder and Telemark regions. It was epic and only just warm enough to wild swim – one of my absolute favorite things to do on a roadtrip. May is a fantastic time to visit Norway.
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This is our finished camper conversion van build walk around! We still have things that we want to add to our van conversion but this is the result so far with our VW Transporter T4 2.5 tdi campervan project. This van has many unique features and a rare layout with unique sliding full-width cantilever rock
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This is how I fitted two cup holders to the cab of our Volkswagen T4 Transporter camper van. Call it a #cupholder #hack if you want! The lack of cup holders in the T4 is a problem. Yes there is a recess for a drinks tin in the door but it doesn’t fit travel mugs
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If there’s one feature I missed on longer trips in our camper van, it’s cruise control. All of my other cars have cruise control and it’s vehicle option that I find extremely useful especially on longer journeys in my VW Transporter T4 when you’re mile munching. Thankfully, all of the main components are already in
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