Back to it - looking at buying another Patrol

[apalsson]

G´day!
I have been away for a while - live in Iceland now and have been pondering getting another Patrol

The used Patrol market here is quite different to the one in Australia so I am trying to navigate my way through it
I stumbled across a 2008 street registered car - build date some time in 2007 so it will be a CRD.
This car sits on 35" tyres, has been lifted some 30mm or so and has a 70L long range tank plus ARB airlocker at front.
It has only 115k on the clock.
I haven´t seen the car up close but have had some pictures sent to me and the appearence is good.
Apparently the fuel pump and injectors were replaced some 20k kms ago due to a bungled head gasket replacement?? but the guy says the car is better than ever after that
What would have caused a head gasket to blow after only 100k or so?
There are no signs of intercooler leaks and the engine bay looks reasonably clean and well maintained
What should I concentrate on inspecting, or be weary of ?
I will post a couple of photos when I get a chance

[GQtdauto]

Pretty cold over there could it have frozen and cracked the head ? Nice to hear from you .

[apalsson]

Pretty cold over there could it have frozen and cracked the head ? Nice to hear from you .
You too mate!
Yes, the climate isn´t all too kind here at times. We may come back home to Oz before too long :)
Anyhow, the car is an early 2007 build (March from memory) so it has the CRD engine
Were there any important updates or mods to the CRD engine in 2007?

[mudski]

Look closely under the car for rust or corrosion build up. Dont they put salt on the roads over there to stop ice build up? I did read about this somewhere and the salt wreaks havoc in well hidden spots.

[apalsson]

Thanks for that. This car shows no sign of rust in the body and supposedly has been through a rust inspection where it came out favourably.
Yes, they use salt a lot around Reykjavik and it causes huge damage to cars that haven´t been rust treated