Story: Lucky Bay
Episode: 12
Presenter: Jo Beth Taylor
Air Date: 9th January 2022
Jo Beth continues her 4W driving experience in Lucky Bay and ensures her car is geared up by collecting a copy of the Western 4W Driver magazine to assist her on her travels.
- Lucky Bay is located 45minutes southeast of Esperance, in the heart of the Cape Le Grand National Park.
- Lucky Bay boasts 5kms of Australia's whitest beach and is home to some of WA's best swimming, bushwalking, and 4-wheel driving.
- Prior to 4-wheel driving, it's vital to check your car is in good working condition and that it can handle the environment you are driving in.
- Western 4W Driver has been part of the WA 4WD landscape for over 30 years. This quarterly magazine is jam-packed with places to explore, reviews, and other 4WD and adventure-related topics.
- Western 4W Driver encourages responsible driving and reminds people of the basics like reducing tyre pressure to suit beach conditions, ensuring you have the right recovery gear on board, know how to recover, and your vehicle is fully equipped for lots of beach driving.
- Modern vehicles, especially those with automatic transitions, can get very hot. While switching to manual helps prevent your car from hunting through gears, if you're looking at more regular beach driving, you could install an automatic transmission oil cooler, like the ones from Direction Plus.
- The TransChill transmission cooler from Direction Plus is the first line of defence in preventing the overheating of your transmission fluid.
- The beach is a very dynamic place, with conditions changing all the time. Keep your speed down and be aware of your surroundings.
- The ocean is always depositing new and potentially hazardous items on the beach, the contours of the beach itself can change day-to-day.
- Protecting your vehicle engine is just as vital. This can be achieved by installing a pre-fuel filter from Direction Plus, which prevents water and other contaminants from getting into your engine.
- The catch can is an air-oil separator, and this stops oil from being carried back into your turbo. Both additions can protect your vehicle from costly damage and wear and tear.
For more information, head to:
https://western4wdriver.com.au
www.directionplus.com.au
