Remanufactured Engines?

[Y33TREKker]

...I do not think it rises to the point of design failure otherwise a recall would have been done.

But the fact that a recall was never done doesn't mean there wasn't a design flaw either, so that's a circular discussion.

Either way.

[Kona-Vs]

I've heard it said here that the 2000 and 2001 engines have less of an oil issue so what did Isuzu change in the engine after 99?

[vt_maverick]

... While I agree it can be a design that could be improved upon I do not think it rises to the point of design failure otherwise a recall would have been done.

But the fact that a recall was never done doesn't mean there wasn't a design flaw either, so that's a circular discussion.

+1 - This is one of my favorite quotes from the movie Fight Club:

A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.