landcruiser or patrol (4.2).
It's difficult to find one without a lot of kms though, and then they are still pricey. Unlike the 3 litre patrols which they are nearly giving away lol (comparatively).
landcruiser or patrol (4.2).
sorry to hear.Now the bad news. The mechanic took the engine out today and the head off and the head is stuffed. Piston one is melted. Cylinder one has a big groove in it. Three other pistons shows signs of melting. The bill for repairs jumped from $4400, to $6000, to $7000 to $11000. This included new head, valves, timing chain, water pump, oil pump, clutch, machining, and so on. For a 2004 vehicle, we will read it the last rights and look for another 4x4 with low kms that can do the work we need on the farm. Today was quite a blow. My wife and I were new to 4x4s and diesels and this has been one very expensive lesson in cars, mechanics, and engine rebuilders.
Now the bad news. The mechanic took the engine out today and the head off and the head is stuffed. Piston one is melted. Cylinder one has a big groove in it. Three other pistons shows signs of melting. The bill for repairs jumped from $4400, to $6000, to $7000 to $11000. This included new head, valves, timing chain, water pump, oil pump, clutch, machining, and so on. For a 2004 vehicle, we will read it the last rights and look for another 4x4 with low kms that can do the work we need on the farm. Today was quite a blow. My wife and I were new to 4x4s and diesels and this has been one very expensive lesson in cars, mechanics, and engine rebuilders.
Diesel motors are not cheap.
The newer models even more expensive to fix, any major problems on something around 10 years old will pretty much be a throw away job.
Think $1000+ per injector vs i think it was $5-600 for all 4 when i had mine replaced.
Got to make you wonder whether the later diesels are worth it, might be better off with petrol. The tech makes them go better, but they don't seem as reliable as they used to.
Had fuel injected cars back in the day that clocked up 400-600k kms without any problems or maintenance to the fuel system at all, apart from an occasional filter change. Still chugging along fine when I decided not to register them. They mightn't have gone as fast, they did it for a lot longer though.
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