My DDiS (diesel) Jimny is going away ... use me while you can

I have just bought a much newer ordinary petrol Jimny made in 2013 with 90 000 traveled kms.

This means that I will (hopefully) sell my old diesel DDiS Jimny quite soon, especially because I bought the new one on loaned money.

Anyway, if anyone who reads this needs some first-hand checks or tests on my DDiS in order to give them some advice about theirs or for any other purpose, use me while you still can.

Ask me either here or by writing a private message (but here would be better as others can see the info as well).

By the way, I am having some regrets about the purchase.

Yes, the newer car is much nicer, much less (ab)used, no rust, much smoother running. has some more equipment than mine, has all the standard parts as opposed to the DDiS, and therefore should be statistically much more reliable and dependable, and much more straightforward to repair especially regarding the engine.
It will eat more fuel though, but that will be partially offset by lower engine maintenance costs and by the pure peace of mind. It's not that the diesel was that much troublesome, but it does for example have a tendency to light up a RED STOP engine light now and then in the middle of nowhere in a forest, for no particular reason (nothing is malfunctioning). It's just that the injection system was not designed to be driven in 1st gear for an entire hour in a row for example ...



However, the petrol engine feels so gutless compared to diesel. After a while I realized that I was driving it wrong, and that I need to hit it hard on the throttle to make it pull. Only above 3000 RPM would it have any usefulness. OK, that was me then.

But then I went down a rather steep street, which I used to go down in 1st gear 2WD Hi just nicely on engine braking in my DDiS. In the petrol, it began to accelerate so much downhill that I just had to assist with the brakes. I guess that is where the difference between 110 Nm and 200 Nm of torque shows ...
Is there any driving technique which can make the engine braking power of a petrol be a bit more comparable to diesel's? I'm just outright scared to go down steep hills in the petrol Jimny off-road ...

Would a bigger M series engine (like the 1.5l M15A VVT from Ignis or Swift) make a significant difference regarding engine's pulling power on road and uphill, and regarding engine braking downhill? That engine (I think) has 100 HP compared to Jimny's 86 HP. That is around 20% increase.

Would the fuel consumption increase?

Also, what about M16A VVT from SX4 or Liana?

So it's quite normal to "ram" the M13A engine way over 5000 RPM!?

Coming over from diesels, I am quite shocked and a bit terrified to do it, as I've rarely touched 4000 RPM on any diesel. Over that they all just scream in agony.

I suppose that I should not rev the M13A engine over let's say 2500-3000 RPM just after starting (while it is still cold) until it warms up after 5-10 minutes? Or can I?


Also, when descending downhill on engine braking with M13A engine, up to how high RPMs can I let it brake and scream until I should begin assisting with the foot brake, to prevent engine blowout?

The above was also true in my purchase. Hesitant to rev beyond 3500 ...... after a full service and a change of scenery..... Norfolk to Dorset.... it revs like the proverbial....it just needs care & attention, like all quality pieces of engineering, a right little gem of an engine.....