Thread: Contacts needed (maybe)

Sad news - I hope it's not too drastic and you are able to sort it out ralatively easily and cheaply.

Just a few words of warning re the "low K imported engine" option - A number of years ago I tried three low K imported Mazda engines for a 26 seater bus and after inspecting the rocker gear on each one they were all returned to the supplier as it appeared that the oil had never been changed in them and the wear in the rocker gear was so excessive that I didn't need to inspect further. I decided I was better off rebuilding the existing rather high mileage but less worn (due to regular servicing) motor.

Apparantly, in Japan, the motors have to be replaced after a certain mileage or time and therefore they don't bother servicing them regularly.

Sometimes, what seems to be the easiest course of action is not always, in the long run, the best.

Wait until you find out exactly what's wrong with it first. It might not be as bad as you expect, even though it sounded bad. As long as it hasn't put a rod through the block, you might just find it's repairable.

Cheers, Murray

Stop the internet....

Why has satan just PM'd me to borrow a snow plough and a tutu?

surely not....


you do know that april fools day was weeks ago right...


has someone actually managed to kill a landrover mounted 4bd1 or is it just wounded?

When DaveS and I blew a head gasket the engine had no power, ran like a 2-stroke and was blowing out clouds of black smoke worse than a steam train.

I have known a 6BD1 to try and spit out a gudgeon pin. Made a hell of a noise, but only needed a new piston and liner AFAIR.

G'day All, I will hopefully have a sitrep by 1900hrs I will post the findings, fingers XXXXX'd, but knowing my luck it won't be cheap cheers Dennis

Try a wreckers, they network amongst themselves to access parts across the country.
Or try here...... AutoParts.com.au - Reach over 500 Wrecking Yards with one Request

A chap at work just had a Rodeo ute (Isuzu diesel) fail at 200K kms. They had to lift the head to remove the pushrods, all 8 were a lovely 'S' shape. Turned out an oil pipe had worked loose and dropped into the timing gears taking out a few teeth in the process.

VRS plus pushrods and timing gears from a wrecker and it should be back on the road ready for another 200K kms...


Best of luck.

Colin

G'day All, Well the news is not good, No 1 piston had separated, leaving the crown of the piston in the bore, but the remainder of No 1 piston went down to destroy the liner and possibly the rod and until any further work is done, who knows what other damage there could/might be, so I guess it's mortally wounded so to speak.
Now I will be scouring the net for new parts, I had a look thru the catalogue from the site in Mexico (Victoria) and came up with a figure of $2,056.00 for what aprts I thought i would need, going on the sitrep, anyway loks like 110 will be off the road for some time to come, swmbo is not impressed, anyway I will have to weigh up whether to rebuild engine or scrap 110 cheers Dennis

Not good to hear dennis how many K's had the engin done and what sort of oil and service intervals ? has there been any indication of what caused this to happen ? .

Hope you can put the old bus back together there was a parts engin on the market section last week not sure if its still there ..