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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / September 2004How long will an 80 series diesel engine last?
I'm thinking of buying a Landcruiser 80 series but with my budget (around $20K) I'm looking at vehicles that have done well over 200,000 km. How much more are they good for? Any suggestions? Any problems with vehicles of this age? Should I think again? Sam. How long is a piece of string ? Is it a diesel or petrol ? What is its maintainance history ? I've owned diesel Cruisers that went for 400K and then some. My current diesel has 180K and I'll expect to keep it until around 500K. Petrol engines don't appear to last as long. However turbo diesel cruisers, especially from the early 90's had their problems. More research needed :))) Cheers Jim > I'm thinking of buying a Landcruiser 80 series but with my budget > (around $20K) I'm looking at vehicles that have done well over 200,000 > km. How much more are they good for? Any suggestions? Any problems > with vehicles of this age? Should I think again? > > Sam. the topic says diesel > How long is a piece of string ? Is it a diesel or petrol ? What is its > maintainance history ? I've owned diesel Cruisers that went for 400K and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Sam. this is probably the pot calling the kettle black, but, sometimes it pays not to be a smartarse :-) It does rather say DIESEL in the in the post title. > the topic says diesel > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >> > >> Sam. Sure does and I apologise to the group. I was in a hurry to try and give some advice. And now that I've apologised , what's your advice to him ? > I'm thinking of buying a Landcruiser 80 series but with my budget > (around $20K) I'm looking at vehicles that have done well over 200,000 > km. How much more are they good for? Any suggestions? Any problems > with vehicles of this age? Should I think again? > > Sam. All depends on history of its servicing. If its been treated well, then depends on how badly its been flogged. too many variables. The sort of use it has had will also play a big part in its life - taxis can get 600,000 to 1,000,000 km from a petrol engine - my 4 Runner diesel is just starting to use a bit more oil (a litre/10,000km) at 380,000km - nearly all country driving - most trips are 50km or so. I change the oil and filter every 10,000km, and use that KMart oil cause it is the only stuff I found that comes in a 6 litre container. I would think that a well treated 80s engine should get a lot more miles that mine though - bigger engine - lightly loaded if driven right and serviced right. David > All depends on history of its servicing. > > If its been treated well, then depends on how badly its been flogged. > > too many variables.  SignatureIf we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat? Maybe yours might hav lasted 500k if you had changed the oil at 5000 and used something a little more substanial in quality. Cheers Fig > The sort of use it has had will also play a big part in its life - taxis > can get 600,000 to 1,000,000 km from a petrol engine - my 4 Runner [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > too many variables. > something a little more substanial in quality. you mean something like virgin olive oil? yeah lol > > something a little more substanial in quality. > > you mean something like virgin olive oil? Thanks for the suggestions. Sounds like 500k is not unreasonable to expect if the thing's been treated right, so if I find something with 250k on the clock I should get some use out of it. And the olive oil - in the fuel tank or in the engine? :^) Sam. my 75series(1hz) had 270K and now has 310K and still goin strong Fig > Thanks for the suggestions. Sounds like 500k is not unreasonable to > expect if the thing's been treated right, so if I find something with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sam. My 80s diesel has 425k on the clock and still runs well. > I'm thinking of buying a Landcruiser 80 series but with my budget > (around $20K) I'm looking at vehicles that have done well over 200,000 > km. How much more are they good for? Any suggestions? Any problems > with vehicles of this age? Should I think again? > > Sam. |
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