Before you buy consult with the forum first!
G’day Trendsetters,
This thread is all about looking after your mates before they buy a second hand Patrol.
Folks if you do not have any mechanical knowledge about Patrols, please consult with one of the Church of Patrology brethren for advice before you commit or spend your hard earned cash on a second hand Patrol first.
We do not want to see another member of our flock being ripped off by being sold a doggy vehicle by a low life farken scum-bag!
Poor Healy and his family have suffered a very stressful and financial period by purchasing a lemon (second hand Patrol) from an unscrupulous squeezer!
To help mitigate this from happening again to another forum member, I suggest that any member that is in the market to purchase a second hand patrol in the future be given help and advice by another forum member who has a sound mechanical background with 4x4s.
We could post up a thread with a list of members with a sound mechanical background of Patrols who are willing to volunteer there help look over vehicle for a member who is in the market place to purchase a second hand Patrol.
I live in the Coffs Harbour region and if you are prepared to pay for my fuel, I am prepared to travel up to Brisbane or down to Sydney to look over a vehicle for a forum member.
PS, Otherwise, I suggest that you pay a qualified mechanic to check the vehicle for you and provide you with a written report of all defects that are found and the potential financial cost to fix all defects found.
Regards,
RLI
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Before you buy consult with the forum first!
These are just some of the thing i look for when buying a car that i posted a while back if it helps your cause RLI
The body, look for rust in the usual spots like windows, roof gutter, dog legs ect the ones that i looked at had holes in the firewall and rust along the seam of where the top and bottom half join on the firewall. Check the chassis as well.
The motor is a bit more tricky mainly coz you have to listen for excessive noises like piston slap, a little bit is ok aslong as the motor doesn't sound like some one is bashing it with a hammer. Look for oil leaks and fuel leaks on the injector pump and injectors and lines. On the turbo make sure its not leaking oil thru the housings. Also when you start the motor have a look how much smoke it blows, once you start it if it smokes for around 10 to 15seconds thats fine.
The running gear look at swivel hubs, the diff centers, gear box and transfer case for oil leaks.
The rest you have to drive and feel how tight it is and if there is strange noises and stuff like that. You can generally pic how its been treat fairly easily just by looking over it and a quick drive, one of the trols i looked at was fairly good for the first minute of driving but then started to loose puff after that.
Now, the interior you should have a fairly good idea whats what coz you can compare it with your current 1. I usually touch everything to see if they work lol.
Before you run the engine check the water to see its level or color, compare it to your nice and clean cooling system and check the engine oil. It will probably be black but make sure its not thick like sludge and touch the block or crank bolt to see it its warm coz some people warm the engine then let it cool down so when you come along and start the motor it doesn't blow much smoke.
While your walking around the car look at the gaps between doors and guards for excessive clearance thats an easy way to look at the panel work to see if its been hit hard!!
Look at the tires and see how they are wearing, if one tyre is chopped out on 1 edge more then the rest the car will have an alignment issue.
