Thread: Help! What have I done!

Hi Dave, I'm still working on my RRC conversion using an engine from an Isuzu truck - so I'm not sure how much is in common with the Land Rover County/Perentie sort of set up.

Thanks for the comment on the oil cooler. You say 'inside the block' - can you elaborate? I'm guessing I should expect the same oil cooler set up? The only oil cooling I'm familiar with is that used in the Disco 1 where oil is pumped to the cooler that is part of the main radiator block - so I'm surprised to hear cooling is done inside the 4BD1 block, if I understand correctly?

Although the 4bd1 is a respected engine is there a list of know faults or significant service issues that you can comment on? Your comment on the oil cooler is a good example. I have in mind the likes of design faults or substandard materials issues that can ruin a 4BD1 engine if not attended to - examples in the case of Land Rover engines being plastic head positioning pins, oil collectors that aren't locktited, rotating engine bearings, oil pumps that wear prematurely etc.

Hopefully a short list! A sticky maybe?
Cheers.

Thanks John. Just went to the shed to confirm. See what you mean. And at the fly wheel end of the alloy housing there is a union that seems to receive oil from or send oil to the oil filter and turbo - not sure of the flow direction - will see if the RAVE manual shows what's behind the cover and which way the oil flows.