So a well overdue update.
Car broke down (again!).
As soon as it broke down, I told my wife "Don't care what the issue is, I'm getting rid of it. If it's cheap, I'll fix it and sell it, if it's...
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So a well overdue update.
Car broke down (again!).
As soon as it broke down, I told my wife "Don't care what the issue is, I'm getting rid of it. If it's cheap, I'll fix it and sell it, if it's...
this is now sold
Price drop on Facebook to $4500. $3500 and its yours.
Had a new engine a year ago. It lost power and died on the freeway a couple of weeks back. After it stopped, it wouldn't turn over at all. Felt like it was locked up. Mechanic suspects a crank issue,...
Old thread, I know - but the sort of discussion that happens regularly.
I have the Hema Great Desert Tracks and the Vic High Country maps. They're similar to Rooftop's, but Rooftop's cover a much...
I'll drive it around for a while - probably Simpson in 2018, so by that time I'll have either thrown this thing off a cliff, or developed confidence that it'll be okay. Ahh well, no matter what...
Sooooooo......
Got my engine replaced. Drove August -> November, then on the freeway at 100km/h, car loses power and starts making a pretty loud noise. Pulled over.
Sounded like bottom end noise...
I'm keen, if you're still looking at doing this..?
Had a hairline crack in my GQ radiator about 10 years ago. Only leaked on the freeway after about 10kms. Would idle all day and night and not lose a drop - took ages to work out where the problem...
Now, I'm no diesel mechanic, but my understanding is that pistons aren't meant to come with speed holes.....
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Be careful trying to crank it. If you've damaged a piston or valve or something, cranking it might cause more damage and end up costing more.
Any oil in the intake or coming out of the exhaust at...
Have not done anything yet. Drove it home late last night, drive it to and from work today.
EGR blank and Dawes are on my list for the next couple of weekends
Picked it up from the mechanic with a new engine! Wooooo!!!!
Just got my car back. That turned out to be an expensive exercise, but hey, at least I know the engine should be reliable for the time I own the car.
If this one dies, I'm buying a Landcruiser...
Just got off the phone with Omer from Go2Engines. Seems like a really cluey guy, and seems to know these engines back to front.
Looks like cost including a new turbo is going to be cheaper than my...