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4.2L Turbo Deisel
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:13 am
by santaz351
HI all
I'm looking at purchasing a SWB GQ with a 4.2L turbo deisel with 445,000 km on the clock. Is this a lot of km for the motor or will it have heaps left in it? Its been serviced regulary every 5000km
Cheers
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:02 pm
by nastytroll
if its serviced well its got plenty of life in the motor, only thing that may need attention is the injectors and injector pump, but this should be evident when driven by the smoke
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:19 pm
by Cossie
How long has the turbo been on it?
445 is a lot of k's and you need to think of resale value in the future.
Don't forget, it's not just the motor thats done the k's, its every joint/bearing/hinge/linkage/bush on the entire car.
Also if it shats itself you wont be sitting down for a long time after paying for a rebuild. If it's cheap enough you should be right but if he wants strong money for it I'd keep looking personally.
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:23 pm
by beretta
Mines got 510,000 k's on it, so they're a very reliable motor. But it would want to be cheap with that many k's on it and yes your resale will be minimal too.
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:00 pm
by xenith
mine has 470 on it still going strong
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:19 am
by aidannorris
i have been told that the 4.2's can get to 1 million km's with regular servicing. i dont know how much truth is in it though