Toyota dealershipwhere should he start looking.
amazes me how many people buy new trucks knowing full well they have inherent major problems. Ranger engines, L200 engines, navaras snapping etc.Vet was here during the week, engine on his ranger seized last week with 15,000km on it. Another friend had his engine seize last year. I only know two people with rangers. Both have had their engine seize
+Navara engines ;-)amazes me how many people buy new trucks knowing full well they have inherent major problems. Ranger engines, L200 engines, navaras snapping etc.
oil immersed timing belt just seems ridiculous, making backwards steps in engineering. My oldest pick up was gear driven so near 100% maintenance free, then every one after has been belt driven which is a fair compromise IMO, and never had a problem. Had a chain driven car and that snapped/blew up. Chains, and even more so oil immersed belts are just asking for problems, and trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist. a belt/idler/tensioner kit for £60 every 100k miles seems very sensible vs serious engine issues with other engine types+Navara engines ;-)
New Ranger (& transit) with the ecoblue (oil immersed timing belt) are a definite purchase no no also.
oil immersed timing belt just seems ridiculous, making backwards steps in engineering. My oldest pick up was gear driven so near 100% maintenance free, then every one after has been belt driven which is a fair compromise IMO, and never had a problem. Had a chain driven car and that blew up. Chains, and even more so oil immersed belts are just asking for problems, and trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
What’s wrong with L200 engines?amazes me how many people buy new trucks knowing full well they have inherent major problems. Ranger engines, L200 engines, navaras snapping etc.
still seems bonkers and unnecessary. On my hilux and LC the belts last 100k and its a 20 minute job to change (about 40 mins on the hilux), and you can put a massive variety of oil in them without problems (though i am quite anal about oil tbh). my new hilux (not recieved yet) is chain driven and tbh id rather it was belt, but it still seemed the best bet of all the new engines on the market currently.The idea is kind of ok ish. Problem is the execution. It's a major job to strip the front of the engine to replace it, the belt itself is substandard and is very sensitive to the oil that is used, and in either case, it sheds material from day one that gets trapped in the oil pickup slowly starving the engine of oil.
When the belt breaks it smashes all the rockers & cams which are an assembled unit to replace as a whole, and if that doesn't write off the vehicle, it will in-time seize solid from lack of oil. Around 90-100k is their typical life span. You can of course replace the belt and clean the strainer (£1500ish) and replace the oil every 5k using only the correct ford 5w-20 WSS-M2C950-A oil, but we all know that doesnt happen with Farm trucks
head gaskets still going even on the new ones, although less common now than the on the older modelsWhat’s wrong with L200 engines?
I agree totally , the best pick up to stay going.Toyota dealership
checked the engine oil and the fuel and air filters?(for water)Ok , the engine hasn’t seized , it’s turning over but doesn’t sound great , it is 2 year old with 45 km on it. Plenty of diesel in it to.
Ok , the engine hasn’t seized , it’s turning over but doesn’t sound great , it is 2 year old with 45 km on it. Plenty of diesel in it to.
This something often overlooked when buying modern vehicles though and that is you are not just paying the purchase price on the day but also the long term running and servicing costs. Fair enough there are some clear poor quality parts and assembly methods but if you have a major failure from not following manufacturers servicing and fluid recommendations you have to accept some responsibility.The idea is kind of ok ish. Problem is the execution. It's a major job to strip the front of the engine to replace it, the belt itself is substandard and is very sensitive to the oil that is used, and in either case, it sheds material from day one that gets trapped in the oil pickup slowly starving the engine of oil.
When the belt breaks it smashes all the rockers & cams which are an assembled unit to replace as a whole, and if that doesn't write off the vehicle, it will in-time seize solid from lack of oil. Around 90-100k is their typical life span. You can of course replace the belt and clean the strainer (£1500ish) and replace the oil every 5k using only the correct ford 5w-20 WSS-M2C950-A oil, but we all know that doesnt happen with Farm trucks
Dont need a laptop to do routine servicing ( tho some would try to tell you otherwise!)Nowadays you've got to get somebody to plug in a laptop for diagnosis.