I left Colorado in September to drive the Pan American Highway south. I am in southern Colombia near the border with Ecuador, and plan to head south after the new year. I spent anywhere from 2 weeks in Guatemala to one day in Honduras.
I shipped the truck (2015 Toyota Tacoma) from Panama to Cartagena because the Darien Gap is impassible. I shared a container with a couple driving an RV. He barely fit after deflating his tires.
I changed the oil in Panama right at the 5000 mile mark with Mobil 1 EP 5W-30 that I brought with me. I also lubed the u-joints. I have 2000 miles on the new oil. Not sure I'll change it again. I lubed the u-joints again after hitting season floods in the Guajira Desert near Venezuela. I also checked the gear boxes for moisture, and they looked good. I see a lot of Castrol 20W-50, but occasionally I'll see Havoline or Chevron API SN that I can use.
If everything goes according to plan, I'll either ship the truck back from Valparaiso Chile to the US West Coast, or Buenos Aires to Houston. I'm told it starts to get cold in Southern Argentina and Chile around late April.
https://thepanamericanhighway.blogspot.com/
I shipped the truck (2015 Toyota Tacoma) from Panama to Cartagena because the Darien Gap is impassible. I shared a container with a couple driving an RV. He barely fit after deflating his tires.
I changed the oil in Panama right at the 5000 mile mark with Mobil 1 EP 5W-30 that I brought with me. I also lubed the u-joints. I have 2000 miles on the new oil. Not sure I'll change it again. I lubed the u-joints again after hitting season floods in the Guajira Desert near Venezuela. I also checked the gear boxes for moisture, and they looked good. I see a lot of Castrol 20W-50, but occasionally I'll see Havoline or Chevron API SN that I can use.
If everything goes according to plan, I'll either ship the truck back from Valparaiso Chile to the US West Coast, or Buenos Aires to Houston. I'm told it starts to get cold in Southern Argentina and Chile around late April.
https://thepanamericanhighway.blogspot.com/