ARB Frontier Long Range Tank - DIY Installation
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Our trip plans changed due to weather and we decided to head to Dirk Hartog Island. Only one problem! I was worried I wouldn't have enough fuel to get to the island, 4wd around the island for a week and then get back to a fuel station in Denham or the Overland Roadhouse.
In this video I show how to install an ARB Frontier Long Range Tank into a Mazda Bt50, it would be much the same for a Ford Ranger. The instructions are quite good and the install can be done with very simple tools.
Stay tuned for the Dirk Hartog Island episode
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Remember to calibrate you wrist annually. They tend to click at different torque specs with wear and tear, and age.
Lmfao
Has 30 litres of diesel sitting next to him in old tank... sends buddy to gas station with Jerry can.
;')
not always wise using old fuel as you would likely have to it through a filter 4-5 times just to make sure there is contaminates in the fuel..
@@jasonhowe1697 that's the diesel they drove there on, it's fine!
not into fuel tanks but your attitude is GREAT CHAMP
Why don't you sent a request to arb? Ask them for a free tank, you're going to show your community how to install it. Your videos are really valuable, so it should be a win win for you and arb.
Flo rian he might then need to only say good things about the product. This is likely a more honest review.
He cropped out the start of the phone call to his local, which I though he told them who he is..
"This could be a terrible idea, we'll see" - famous last words... lol love the candidness here.
BT50s, L200s, and Hiluxes would sell like hotcakes here in the USA. It's almost criminal that they're not available.
We get the Ranger at least, it's rumored the next gen L200 will be sold (it'll be codeveloped and built by Nissan in America) and the Hilux is a little too small inside for American tastes, that's why the Tacoma is slightly taller and wider inside.
I'll keep my 03' Ranger FX4 (heavily modified)....I don't want/need an offroad car, even if they are a bit more capable. I want/need a truck. Full size are...too big, these things are cute and great if yer taking out the family into the back country, but I don't. Me and a fried or me and my GF. And I hunt...so payload trumps seating all day long. If you want an amazing rig akin to these, try a Colorado Z71 or the new Ranger...I would take the Colorado Z71. The Bison version is retardedly expensive, but would put most of the "trucks" you listed to shame.
@@MrAcuta73 do you have firsthand experience with these trucks? I have used them and they'd mop the floor with Rangers, Colorados, Dakotas, and Frontiers.
@@rhubarbpie2027 Have you seen the specs on the Z71 Bison Diesel? Or even the basic Z71? The American "NEW" Ranger is just a re-hash of the overseas offering.
"Mop the floor" if all you want is a crossover with a tiny bed or an off road car...they ARE good, but use-case matters.
We purchased the original poly tanks off the bloke who actually sold it to ARB about 6 years ago. The tanks are fantastic, we've don 200,000k with it some of our trips have been to Cape York, OTT, Kakadu Vic high country etc never had an issue they are a tough as nails!
Beautiful idea with the crates. Just remember do it when the tanke is almost empty
I added a 54 gal. tank to my Duramax mainly when towing my toyhauler, but also because I can't believe my stock tank was like 21 gal aprx. on a 3/4T diesel!?! Bad idea GMC! BUT...life is so good now! I pretty much stop when I want to, not because I have to! Thanks for sharing! :)
What a guy... you're amazing, your attitude is everything!
Michael....Love all the videos....you've covered a lot of the ground that we've covered over the past (many) years. We know all too well the time it takes to do all the video work. You've done an amazing job. They're terrific and really enjoyable. Can you give us a review of the ARB Frontier tank please.
not every man can pull off the nut cutter shorts but you nailed it.
Great video as always. Though I would have liked to have seen the tanks next to each other, just to see how awesome the new one was 🙂
Had one of these fitted in BT50 just after i brought it in 2017 new, best thing i ever did, can fuel station hop in remote areas where they are strategically placed to charge like a wounded bull. Only thing is the DTE gauge doesn't match up. But wouldn't be without it.
Love your vids! I wish we had such positive people like you State side.
Going back to school but I’ll def follow your channel and your awesome adventures. Good luck and keep up the down to Earth attitude!
Good thing you had Misha helping you out. I installed the arb steel long ranger tank by myself, and man, that was a hell of a job for 1 person.
When we went we just had Kieran barge 44 gallon drums of fuel over for us.
Supply hose thru the big bung & compressor air thru the small bung!
Only mistake we made was old / broken / missing bung “O” rings, so salt water spray sat on top of the drums from the trip over from Denham, and got sucked in thru the leaky bungs at night as it cooled down, & ended up pumped into boats fuel tanks.
Luckily we both had water separators filters on boat fuel lines, and it just required draining a few times!
But it was enough to stop the boat engine while we drained in some hairy currents and standing waves off Turtle bay at the top of Dirk Hartog Island.
Kieran & Tory are wonderful hosts. 👍👍👍
You would have had a static electricity build up using compressed air to empty each drum, that is not good practice. Diesel does have a higher numerical flash point relative to gasoline but that is not a guarantee to prevent an explosion. An air powered positive displacement pump would be a safer method to do this type of transfer.
One idea. Put it in just using your recovery tool set. If you need a tool not in your recovery tool kit, then consider if you need to add it.
Good clip guys, nothing like having a go and doing yourself .......................
Good job gentlemen. Congrats on the job interview Misha.
Hahahha.." we have a touchdown".. glad i found ur channel man.. needed the good laughs..
You might think about using thread locker on the bolts due to the vibrations your truck is subjected to. The last thing you need is lost or loose bolts. Thanks 😊
Not gay, and not that there’s anything wrong with that🤣, but your smile alone makes your videos worth watching. Keep up the good work.
This is valuable information for us DIY'ers! This makes that long trip safer overall, and easier, after the install. Thank you friend! 👍🐺
I don't know how the fuel lines are at the engine on your vehicle. However on alot of vehicles there often a push fitting on the fuel rails or before the High pressure pumps in the engine compartment, That you can easily pop off. I often pop that line off to drain a fuel tank, its just a matter of cycling the key in the ignition and the fuel pump does all the work for you. Its alot easier than trying to use an axuillary pump, or siphon. In the case of bad fuel it will get almost everything out of the tank in most situations. Hopefully its this way for you too. In case you ever have to do that.
If he has an excessive amount of water I wouldn't recommend this as it is a diesel fuel pump and they get their lubrication from the fuel. If too much water runs through it I would think it could make the pump go bad or at least shorten it's life.
Dont understand why didnt just ADD the arb tank to the bed of your truck for really extended fuel range...
W E I G H T
Same! I ADDED an excursion 45g fuel tank to my F250. I’ve now got well over 600m on a single fill-up 👍
Wow looks simple, it's great when these sort of jobs match right up and are straight forward
Great job Michael - not very painful at all. 😊
Thought i would get a Brown Davis tank but after watching this, might get this one. Thanks.
For convienance I would have put a new pump and sending unit.
Yep
I need some Aussie shorts in my life.
I finally did it, I clicked the thumbs up button and it turned from 1.2k to 1.3k !!! :)
You should’ve sprayed something on the bottom of that Like a protective coat since it’s plastic
The plastic tank can be repaired on the go using a soldering iron and a couple of cable ties, so plastic would be my choice
If you ever have to empty the tank you use use the standard low pressure pump to drain the tank, disconnect it's output pipe obviously, you'll need to understand the car electrics so you can turn the pump on (pull a relay and use a wire to short the connection and turn the pump on). Otherwise a long hose down the filler and into the tank, connected to a vanilla low pressure pump run off 12v.
That is a really good point Martin, I am definitely keeping that in mind!
I probably wouldn't even need to muck around with the electrics, when you turn on the ignition the pumps starts pumping, after changing the tank I just had to leave the ignition on for a couple of mins so that it all primed 👍🙂
Good job , I like you're attitude .
Awsome you look so positive
Sweet videos boys... The only downside I can see is that the skid plate from the old tank wasn't used and that plastic can be sliced open easily.. Hopefully Arb have a skid plate that fits it.
Hey Toby, with how thick the polymer plastic is you don't really need a skid plate, it should be much more durable then the original tank, that was made out of very thin plastic. I have never had trouble with a steel tank, but apparently quite a few people have had welds crack, at least the polymer will bend instead of crack when it gets hit 🙂
Custom made auxiliary tank have it set up to refill your original tank so no change out
Very nice and informative tutorial video!
although one thing that i noticed is that you naturally have jokes ideas throughout the video for example like “my torque wrench only got 19nm, so you just keep going until your wrist clicked” or “that sticky stuff there is amazing” or “instructions is clear as mud”
dude, I love your attitude :)))
Glad to see mish has good tastes in marques
Well done awesome job and great video.
Great video Im a bit of an ARB fan my self generally speaking with a couple of exceptions like fridge, & s3condary battery.
I'd love to put a long range tank in the PXII Ranger but I already skirt on the close side of my GVM of 3200 ( regularly about 3160 ) as much & as hard as I try to put the vehicle on a weight diet I just cannot afford to leave for a work trip to the middle of no where & risk leaveing a critical piece of infrastructure behind, you could be talking days & 1000's in costs of down time to get a $10 left behind item to site.
So far I have survived on very good fuel management planning & a spare jerry, in the Ranger, towing I'm averaging 700K's + or - 20k's & non towing close to 900K's + or - 50K's
I never miss an opportunity to fill up or top up if where I'm heading, fuel availability or type is an unknown all be our team do a pretty good job at ore planning fuel for our work trips I only ever use Caltex Vortex or BP Ultimate which is generally speaking fairly widely available through out Aust.
If ever I was unlucky enough & got a bulk fuel contamination ( & yes I do run the ARB 2 MICRON secondary fuel filter to safe guard my engine ) & had to dump bulk fuel I'd be up that special creek especially if a jerry was not going to cut the mustard to get to new clean bulk fuel but that won't be helped no matter how big the fuel tank is, in fact short of a bung the bigger the tank is & the more bulk fuel you have in it the harder it would be to remove bulk fuel if you ended up that special creek with a bulk fuel contamination.
Anyway keep up the great videos & look forward to the next one 🤗
Rgs
Wayne.
no idea how you are getting that fuel economy. i have a PX2 and get around 550-650ks depending on how i am driving... without towing. If you havent corrected the insane under speed the speedo shows from factory i would assume your k's arnt actually correct. my ranger came stock showing 100km/h and i was actually doing 93km/h. it was showing around the 900k per tank mark on the highway. but once i corrected the speedo to show 100km/h on speedo when i was actually doing 100km/h i started getting the previously stated 550-650ks per tank. i am no where near GVM at 2700kg.
Good on ya mate - like your attitude as well - top notch
Exactly the vid i was after! Cheers mate
Very nice. I am in Tennessee.USA. I had never heard of a Carbon winch.looks good. I wonder if it's sold here...Have Fun
Yeah those rubber pads are shocking....... Every tank ive installed i glue em down with sika. Other tip i recommend is running a thread tap through the tank mounting strap bolts on the vehicle. Not UN-common for them to burr up when removing the bolt. Had brand new vehicles with bolts that where stripped
Love the milk crates guys well done.
Really liking your channel mate. Great content.
Good job installing it. Too hard for me though haha.
Why did you bend the pin again?
So I guess MIsha is the one that takes time to read the manuals!
Did you see any internal baffles inside the tank? Been rotor moulded I think they might not have any I think that if running around half empty fuel slosh could damage the tank sender regards mike
KIS Bush Craft Downunder I seem to remember a clip by Ronny Dahl saying he swapped out his plastic ARB tank for a Brown Bros steel tank because although it’s a bit heavier it has internal baffles whereas his ARB tank didn’t and he didn’t like the ‘rocking motion’ when stopping due to no baffles.
@@carltunstall1989 Hi Carl you're right no baffles the frontier tank that fits my 2017 Hilux hangs to low for my comfort I will probably go with the long ranger 127lt high clearance steel tank weight 37kg regards mike
Aw, why not put a few cans on he back of your truck?
Kale Mercer ute
Nice work! Cheers.
I got a 90 series prado and its ztockwith 170 litres
Atleast Toyota is doing it right Tyrone! A mate who has a Prado likes to remind me of that too 😂
@@SeekAdventure how big is the tank you got
Thank you so much for the video keep seeking for adventures , I might wanna use the video for some marketing purposes if that's okay with you? , I'm holding the marketing for ARB ARB in Oman ., making some videos for the fuel tanks, all the different types and I came cross your video , we are so happy that you're happy with your fuel tank. How is it still going three years later?
did he just lifter the car up on a small "head" of the jack? :) security first priority :D
At the 4 minute mark you'll notice jack stands. Car secure.
Someone needs to import some of those Australian designs here to the US
3:30 Re your comment on not having power tools .
Do you have an electric drill , cordless drill put the socket on that .
Top videos mate keep up the good work 👍👍👍
You had about 30 litres in the old tank, why didn't you use 10 litres of that to get started and drive to fill up. Otherwise a reasonably good effort... 1 question to ask,did the instructions say to bend sender unit float or was that from "ARB", and how accurate was the gauge after the install?
Hi Wayne, I didn't have a filter to pass the diesel through at the time, so I prefered to get fresh Diesel. Didn't want any dirt in the old tank ending up in the new 🙂👍.
The instructions with the tank said to bend it, and it has been very accurate 👌. On the trip after this tank was installed the needle was on empty and there was about 5L left in the tank 👍
While the tank is out, drill an access hole to the fuel pump ! So you don't have to on the road.
Great video. Have you thought about upgrading the fuel pump itself to a a high-flow OEM replacement & making a performance comparison?
Great Video! very informative.
How did installing this affect the computer part in terms of kms to empty and that sort of stuff?
@ Ben stewart. That is also my concern. The computer does not know that the fuel tank is now 130L. It will still show the range for the 80L tank. Annoying.
Install a secondary fuel filter, makes it even safer again!
Large inline, replacement filter
Is bad fuel a real problem in Australia?
gerard haubert
ruclips.net/video/ik0VNBHcnMw/видео.html
4wd action did a episode on that.
With foreign owners from the Punjabi nation buying Australian fuel stations all over the country, yes, contaminated fuel is a real issue over here, especially in the rural areas.
It is no more a problem than any other place in the world.
Do you need to disconnect the battery to eliminate spark risk when pulling the sending unit wires? Or were you just counting on diesel fuel's lower volatility?
Hey excellent vid. Educational and Entertaining . 5 stars all the way .
Nice work on the vid mate!
Thanks Great Vid.
Does the replacement tank sit much lower then the original? I really need more fuel capacity in my rig but am worried about loss in clearance
Dairs67 Same distance to the ground.
Just curious did you remember to transpher the o-ring for the sender unit when moving it from the old tank to the new tank?, might leak if not unless there was some seal fitted to the ARB tank.
Great video.
Great work. Question, how does installing it yourself affect your insurance if something goes wrong?
insurance probably wont cover it, modifications like this need blue plates
I don't feel the long range tank would have been worth the expense, extra jerry can's would have been my choice
Here is my take, yes and no. Jerry cans are individually man portable and can easily be shared with others if necessary, and be repurposed for other fluids if need be. On the other hand, a tank is integral to the vehicle and within reason does not take up any cargo/ storage space. Long, short, and curly of it is, I suppose to each their own!
great vid guys
Good video Michael, Credit to Misha also as clearly it’s a two man job.
Very interesting I have never seen the component which measures the fuel in your tank.
Question mate will you still be keeping the Jerry cans for your trips or just rely on the long range?
Isn't the cheap way to buy some *more* jerrycans for extra fuel? Still I like the extended tank. It's a more permanent solution.
Do you have a tray for your canopy or is your canopy just bolted to the chassis
You can install Jerry Cans in 5 seconds
They are removable in the same amount of time
How much remote travelling have you done out of curiosity Hugh? 🙂
After you have one it's hard to go back to a standard tank, its so convenient and thanks to it being under the car the centre of gravity is much lower.
To carry the same out of fuel, I would need 4 Jerry cans, 2 would have to go on the roof. Pulling them all out every time you want to fill up gets a bit old, especially when your on the road for several weeks.
But everyone's setup is different, if jerry cans work for you that's great 👍
Just though the Simpson and that area a few times mate
Not over West
Agreed a LR Tank is great, a mate has one in his 100 series, goes for days and days
He probably has 2000km range, mine stock is 1100km range, then the 2 Jerry cans add another 300km range, most times i've never needed to use it, but it has saved me buying fuel at $2.48 a litre, so that is nice
I carried 2 x Jerrys low in my 100, behind front seats, along with 20 litre of water (zero smell from the fuel)
It works for me, as when i'm home the 100 is a day to day vehicle, so easy to remove.
Plus no remounting the spare wheel (another expense)
I agree, they are great, but if you only do the big trips once in a while, there are cheaper ways
You do have much greater distances over there though
It's pretty hard to justify for alot of people, but it sure is handy.
I know what you mean, my friend has recently purchased a 100 and it trying to work out if he should move the spare for more fuel etc. But atleast they have a very decent range stock 🙂.
That's awesome that you have got to do the Simpson! And it must've been good if you went back into the same area again 👍. There is something so appealing about being so remote and isolated 👌
Only travelling the Simpson on the popular routes is not isolating anymore. More vehicles out there than you could imagine
I think for the trips you do with your mate, he should get a LR tank. It ends up being a lot of weight behind the rear axel by the time you add a 182L LR tank, a steel rear bar and 2 spare wheels (guess you could have just one)..... But you get a handy place to run a rubbish bag and hold your maxtrax.
And you NEVER have to worry about fuel
The trick is using the LR tank first then switching to the main tank.
You can actually feel the handling improve as the weight comes off the back.
This was a benefit when carrying the plastic jerry cans in-vehicle, behind front seats in foot well, the weight was central and low. When compared to jerrys on the roof.
For your mates benefit, i crossed the Simpson east to west using 101 Litres of Diesel
That was 3 days of Low Range and High Range sand work and had only used 10L more than the main tank (91L) and we were booting it.
So i still had most of a reserve tank left.
The Ford Rangers travelling with us all had to fuel up at Mt Dare, we didn't....
HAHA great video guys, need more Vids like these (Intall).
lol some say he will keep on smiling even if the apocalypse was here.
5:30 what is that big ring on your differential where the drive shaft comes in?
You are a legend
How to drive +800km in the outback- buy a gen 2 prius and lift it about 50-70mm. Mind you this is somewhat of a joke, but considering i got just under 1000km in the summer i'd say it's doable.
Hey mate, nice video !! What’s the price of the tank
I’m lucky, the standard tank on Suburban 159 liters.
Should go see the boys at reaper performance in maddington to get a tune and turbo back exhaust 🤙
@Graeme Yamaha calm down mate, you contradicted yourself. Yes exactly everyone spends thier money differently, few of my mates have been around the world but still live at home with thier mums in thier 30s and just have memories to look back on. Im not holding a gun to the blokes head lol. I know money doesnt grow on trees. Think youre barking up the wrong tree haha.
How did you bleed the system?
Just turn the ignition on and off a few times and crank it on the last couple?
airtools are in your future!!!
35 gallon tank would be wonderful.
does the bash plate fit back on or is it unprotected now. i ask because i want one
Hi Brian, nope it doesn't. But I don't see why you would need it, the tank is thicker then the original tank and bash plate combined, it's over 7mm thick 🙂
Love your videos bro! Keep it up! 👍
Not for sure if you have Ford F150s in Australia but thought I would ask anyway. Have you seen auxiliary, not replacement, gas tanks which can be mounted under the bed of F150s?
Only imported F150s. There are a some around but not very many.
Dunno bout WA but QLD you will need a mod plate for a aftermarket fuel tank.
Wikkid Me geezus Qld law makers are full on wankers
nah dont need mod plate in qld! thats what ive heard
@@thehulk7360You have heard wrong then hulk, straight from the qld transport site.
"Replacement and additional fuel tanks may be fitted to a vehicle provided the modification is certified to the LM section (PDF, 70 KB) of the National Code of Practice for Light Vehicle Construction and Modification by an Approved Person."
I knew there was a good reason I didn't live in Queensland 😉 That's annoying!
Ahh that's interesting.....
on top of the fuel pump where the fuel lines are in the well on the tank, what thats yellow plastic thing behind the two lines? as mine has started leaking there because of a hole
Since the tank is plastic can't you install a evacuation valve?
Did you have to re prime your engine due to having an empty tank before starting the car for the first time?
Please tell me you disconnected the battery before doing this...
Nice video, like the oversize tank but think a slip tank in the bed would be better.
There are lots of different styles even with tool boxes built it.
Plus the extra weight will make the vehicle lower on one side and uneven with the bigger tank.