JDMs and engine failure

[don moore]

its better to get a 2001 or newer 3.5l if you can ..they fixed the issue on them.

[Sprey]

hmm yea prob go with a newer 3.5 ?

i dont think the 3.2's use oil. well mine doesnt seem to

[PK]

I don't think there is much consistancy in this.
My 3.2L VX uses absolutely no oil between oil changes.

My mate's 3.2L Jackaroo (I think Trooper in USA) just blew a motor because of low oil level.
It has used oil for the past 3 years he has owned it, but just got overlooked once too often. He is going to try a repower with the 3.8L Commodore motor.
That will be interesting to see.

PK

[Sprey]

I don't think there is much consistancy in this.
My 3.2L VX uses absolutely no oil between oil changes.

My mate's 3.2L Jackaroo (I think Trooper in USA) just blew a motor because of low oil level.
It has used oil for the past 3 years he has owned it, but just got overlooked once too often. He is going to try a repower with the 3.8L Commodore motor.
That will be interesting to see.

PK

Ive seen some Mu's with i think 3.6 holdens? in them Over at another isuzu forum

[Joe_Black]

Ugh! This 3.5L self-destruct rumor is insane! Folks, the engine in the VX is the same mill as in the Trooper, Rodeo and bunches of other non-US Isuzus produced worldwide for something like 8 years. Do y'all have any concept of how many engines that is? Yet here we are, owners of LESS THAN 5000 hand-built specialty Isuzus, with a FEW amongst our group that have experienced some form of engine failure. Many of which were from lack of maintenance. Yes, hate to say it, but if you don't check your oil regularly how will you know when the faulty PCV is allowing it to be sucked out? Hmmmm? $3 part which means it was like about a nickel to make so don't bet the life of your engine on it thinking it's going to work properly forever, let alone new out of the box. And, yes, a FEW were actual failures. Again, reference total engine production mentioned above and START THINKING about the odds of getting a bad one. Start to sound like real life now? Yeah, nobody is perfect, everybody makes crap from time to time, it happens. Ask around enough and you'll find someone hates any auto manufacturers product because one blew up on them. If there was a car company out there cranking out perfection we'd all be buying it 'cause that's all there'd be. Now I'm going to go hug my 6VE1 and tell it everything's gonna be okay.

Rant over, move along. :bgwg: