Thread: D4 3.0 SDV6 catastrophic failure

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

12 months or 24,000km on the 3L

12 months or 26,000Km on the MY14 onwards 3.0ltr. I do engine oil and filter on mine every 13,000Km.

A Fusu Canter is 12 months or 30,000Km with their 3.0ltr diesel.

Originally Posted by kelvo

12 months or 26,000Km on the MY14 onwards 3.0ltr. I do engine oil and filter on mine every 13,000Km.

A Fusu Canter is 12 months or 30,000Km with their 3.0ltr diesel.

Sorry you’re right, I stand corrected.

Mine was serviced by the previous owner at annual intervals and typically between 18,000-33,000km. I didn’t know any better at the time, and it’s still going at over 280,000km, but I did have new bearings installed 10,000km ago. His driving was long country distances which would have been less arduous on it.

Originally Posted by kelvo

12 months or 26,000Km on the MY14 onwards 3.0ltr. I do engine oil and filter on mine every 13,000Km.

A Fusu Canter is 12 months or 30,000Km with their 3.0ltr diesel.

Jeez.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Jeez.

A mates Iveco is around 30 000K as well.

Renault tried to talk us into their Diesel vans once,the big selling point was 25 000K's between services.
Australia Post have just started using them they said.

Anyway,we stayed with the brand we had,no need to change if no issues,and they do what we want.

You can't compare a commercial engine from the likes of Mitsubishi to ours. We produce 600nm in a D4. A 3l Fuso puts out 370nm and in my experience holds at least 12l of engine oil. Half the power double the oil. And a bypass oil filter.

Originally Posted by goldey

Harsop1

How long ago did you get your 'reco' engine from those guys? This is where our Disco came from 10 mths ago.

Goldey

...meanwhile back to the OP.

So how is that for a coincidence. The mob that sells reconditioned TDV6’s, is also a wrecker, and happens to be who you bought your D4 from - which now has a failed motor. Ouch!

Is it the original engine?

Chatting to an independent mechanic today and he reckons there doesn't seem to be any real connection between those that fail after having services at the LR intervals, or those like mine which gets 10K services. Plus even vehicles with the new ignieum (?) engines are susceptible to catastrophic failures as well.
My younger bro had a RRS Autobiography from new and thrashed that everywhere for around 4 years from memory. Nothing went wrong and he only had dealer servicing after going to a much praised (on this forum) indie in Sydney whose attitude left a lot to be desired apparently.
I have voiced my concerns to the Cook about the possible failures and she may just let me buy one more vehicle...
AlanH.

PS. Message to the boss and his "scruffy mechanics" in the front office of the indie.... be careful who you treat like an idiot. Could lose a lot of business with your responses and attitudes.

Originally Posted by ATH

Chatting to an independent mechanic today and he reckons there doesn't seem to be any real connection between those that fail after having services at the LR intervals, or those like mine which gets 10K services. Plus even vehicles with the new ignieum (?) engines are susceptible to catastrophic failures as well.

Then again a certain Indie well north of Perth very recently intimated that their customers and acquaintances who included an intermediate service were almost to a person, not affected by the dreaded "catastrophes" - unlike some other horror maintenance stories!