Good luck Nic! I hope its an easy fix !!
Good luck Nic! I hope its an easy fix !!
Righto, well here it is. Im up for a new motor, he couldnt get a camera into the head but he took the bottom of the sump off and found lots of metal so its either a cracked piston or destroyed rings. I cant express how dissapointed I am... pretty gutted TBH.
But onward and upward. What are my options from here to get the bloody thing fixed?
The car is a 2004 model, so i believe i am able to throw in a TD42 into it without too many complications? If i went down this path, what would I be up for? new gearbox? new diff centers? I believe the engine mounts are in different positions so they would need to be moved? I would need to find a rolled patrol and how much am i looking at just for that?
If I put another 3l into it, I'm just putting another potential hand grenade into it right?
I'm pretty lost for words at the moment but if anyone wants to make some suggestions about where i should start to look and what to look for I would be most appreciative.
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AB (29th July 2014)
I am so sorry to hear mate.... I really am.
I am not sure what advice I could offer.. this just hurts so bad and its not happening to me.
If you find anything down here I will do what I have to to help out.
rusty_nail (29th July 2014)
Fark me Nic...as said before mate, all offers stay open till you're ready mate!
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Bloodyaussie (29th July 2014)
Terrible news, good luck which ever way you go.
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Farrrrk no good man!
Sending happy thoughts to ya as that's about all I'm good for in this situation
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Thats terrible Nic! Cheapest option is to throw a second hand motor in, the later the better. Next options are engine conversions, the td42 will probably be the cheapest coz the gearbox is the same you just need to take a spacer off the front of the gearbox, relocate the engine mount brackets on the chassis and possibly splice the loom to get the techo to work. V8 conversion will probably be around 15k same as a rebuild.
As a ball park you'd start with $5k and work your way up from there unfortunately
Sorry 2 hear Nic, if you could whack a TB42 straight in I'd offer you mine until you got sorted.
Can't offer any advise, but if you end up doing the conversion and doing it yourself you know I'll try my hardest to be there 2 give you a hand.
I will keep my eye out for a rolled TD for you.
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Damn mate, really feel bad for ya. Those are the dreaded news, no grenade owner should ever hear. But is all too common unfortunately.
Hey. Nic! Gutted for you mate! I simply can't believe it! Can't believe it! I steered you to that car and believed 200% that it would be a strong reliable long term buy!
Can't believe it!
Sorry mate
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