Burning Oil?

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Originally Posted by ilya

Hi, car guy here, has anyone put in aftermarket pistons or tried to swap in the newer style piston from the 02 or 04 engine in hopes of solving this?

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HI Ilya !

Absolutely ! many VX'ers had their engines rebuildt or completly replaced.

I personally have no idea if aftermarket rings is a good deal to go for,however i'll suggest you to do some research & figured out two tips:


COST AGAINS VALUE AGAINS QUALITY

If a set of original OEM pistons from isuzu cost $ 350 & the aftermarket set cost $ 280 i'll try to put the other $ 70 & buy the original .....This is my quote

As far as I know it’s not the pistons or rings that’s causing the oil consumption problem. :confused:

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Originally Posted by ilya

Hi, car guy here, has anyone put in aftermarket pistons or tried to swap in the newer style piston from the 02 or 04 engine in hopes of solving this?

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Originally Posted by kodiak

As far as I know it’s not the pistons or rings that’s causing the oil consumption problem. :confused:

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http://www.isuzuforums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1877

Hoping for an answer to the "rebuild using 2002/04 pistons and rings" any info on this? I have fallen off the deep edge and will have a VX soon. I tend to keep a vehicle a long time. So a engine rebuild is almost always somewhere in it's future. Thanks

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Originally Posted by Junster

Hoping for an answer to the "rebuild using 2002/04 pistons and rings" any info on this? I have fallen off the deep edge and will have a VX soon. I tend to keep a vehicle a long time. So a engine rebuild is almost always somewhere in it's future. Thanks

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Here's several threads on oil consumption, theories of what causes the problem, engine failure, polls, experience, etc... Might help you decide on whether it's the pistons, or better to rebuild or replace with an Axiom engine.

Several theories on Isuzu design defect in rings that causes oil consumption:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...rand+pcv+valve

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...E+FAILURE+POLL

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...E+FAILURE+POLL

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ngine+oil+poll

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...184#post166184

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...light=axiom+DI

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...light=axiom+DI

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ght=iamironman

Here's the thread from Iamironman...
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ght=built+2000

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ine+swap+axiom


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Just putting this out there. When I had my valve covers off, I did notice a "plate" seperAting the pcv valve from the rest of the heads. In other words, if you take the pcv valve out, poke a screwdriver down the hole, you will hit this plate, not the cams. The plAte is screwed to the top, on the inside of the covers.
Don't know what that all means, but it's something that's there, and I thought it WAS a baffel.