Welcome Sherif,

Glad to have you on board, and welcome to the fastest growing 4x4 club in teh region, if not the world!
I am glad you felt drawn by our welcome message, just shows that some of us can write a nice word or two eh!
We all look forward to meeting you and your Pajero in the sand in teh very near future.

Take care

Tony (aka tintin, aka big tone, aka shut up boy, aka I didn't mean to do that..... honest)

Welcome aboard Sherrif. Its been a long time bro:smiley2:

Welcome to the Club Ozimandius

That's a cool rig you have there. Big T has said it all, nothing more to add except make sure that the vehicle is fitted with Recovery Points, front and rear. I just bought a 2001 XJ and I am surprised that there are no recovery points, so I had to install them.

Look forward to seeing you out there soon.

Just to add to what tintin said, if the central lock also didnt work then it is an electrical fault not specifically related to the engine - you should check the battery connections first to see if there is power coming from there.

The best thing is to get a multimeter (for all offroaders, just add it to your kit) - they look like this http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&s ... =&gs_rfai= and work like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimeter and you can get a cheap one for AED 15 from Carrefour. A digital one is better if you don't mind paying a little more.

With this multimeter you can measure electricity and it can quickly help you find the problem - simply put the black onto the negative battery post (-), and the red onto the positive (+) and you should see at least 12V... now you know the battery is ok. Then test any circuit (starter, alternator, dash, ignition, etc., etc.) in a similar way until you find where there's no current.

This tool is cheap and very useful also to learn how the electrical system of your car works - here's an article that exlains how to use it: http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Using-a- ... ticle.html

Grand Cherokee is a great car! 8)

PR wrote:Just to add to what tintin said, if the central lock also didnt work then it is an electrical fault not specifically related to the engine - you should check the battery connections first to see if there is power coming from there.

The best thing is to get a multimeter (for all offroaders, just add it to your kit) - they look like this http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&s ... =&gs_rfai= and work like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimeter and you can get a cheap one for AED 15 from Carrefour. A digital one is better if you don't mind paying a little more.

With this multimeter you can measure electricity and it can quickly help you find the problem - simply put the black onto the negative battery post (-), and the red onto the positive (+) and you should see at least 12V... now you know the battery is ok. Then test any circuit (starter, alternator, dash, ignition, etc., etc.) in a similar way until you find where there's no current.

This tool is cheap and very useful also to learn how the electrical system of your car works - here's an article that exlains how to use it: http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Using-a- ... ticle.html

Grand Cherokee is a great car! 8)

The ever intelligent PR. How are you mate. That is a great little explanaition regaring electrical systems and such.
This is some great info that all may benefit from. I have a multimeter in the ZJ, and a home brew voltage checker (two wires and a bulb )
Good luck with the problems mate, hope you get it sorted soon.

Welcome Sherif. It has been a long time, maybe since your lovely daughter was born me thinks. How is your rear bumper?

Hi Ozimandius.

Got to see you here with the fastest growing, most active and the most friendly offroading community in the UAE today. It was me who requested you to be a part of our club :smiley2::smiley11:

I am sure you will feel right at home her as most of us are nuts about cars just like you. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have or for any help you might need in sorting out your ride.

Look forward to meeting you and having you out on our trips soon. You are about to discover that there is more to life and cars than just tarmac !:smiley8:

Just remember Wasif is the only who is nuts...the rest of us are just Abby Normal, which would make us normal when gathered all together. :smiley2: Your ride will do nicely. Just remember, options are just more things to break. :smiley10:

My name is Sue. My husband Mark & I will be part of the rookie trip on Friday with our 16 month old daughter Chloe. We have a 2008 Ford Escape.

Hi
I'm Sue & my husband Mark & I have been living in Al Ain for the last 18 months & our daughter Chloe was born here last year. Looking forward to meeting everyone on Friday's rookie trip in our 2008 Ford Escape!