Sold L200 - blew up 2 hours later
29 March 2010, 05:37 PM
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It's happened loads on Navara's.
I've had L200's for over 4 years now and nothing major has gone wrong on either of them (fingers crossed
).The problematic ones were from '04 - '05 plates - mainly overheating, head gasket issues and also EGR coolers.
A few new shape (55 plate on) have also overheated.
29 March 2010, 06:26 PM
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There's a thread on L200.org where a fleet manager has had 5 engine failures in different years! Lots of probs around but apparently less than Navara as you say.
I am a subscribing member and had no problems with mine! Till someone else thrashed it.
Mitsi have paid half to quite a lot of rebuilds
I am a subscribing member and had no problems with mine! Till someone else thrashed it.
Mitsi have paid half to quite a lot of rebuilds
29 March 2010, 06:44 PM
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There's a thread on L200.org where a fleet manager has had 5 engine failures in different years! Lots of probs around but apparently less than Navara as you say.
I am a subscribing member and had no problems with mine! Till someone else thrashed it.
Mitsi have paid half to quite a lot of rebuilds
I am a subscribing member and had no problems with mine! Till someone else thrashed it.
Mitsi have paid half to quite a lot of rebuilds
I think her problems were overheating.
29 March 2010, 08:52 PM
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He doesn't sound to be a normal driver and as he told you he was doing 85+ (could have tried to see how fast it'll go and thrashed the hell out of it) just after buying it then he's an idiot
I sold a Cupra a few years ago and after a few days the new owner told me it kept overheating on the motorway - turned out to be the water pump and as a goodwill i paid 1/2 (£150 towards pump/ cambelt) even though he said he thought the car was bloody fast when he had it flat out on the way home after picking it up?
I felt sorry for him even though he made out he'd thrashed it since he picked it up - i'll never make that mistake again
did you find out the problems today?
30 March 2010, 07:42 AM
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Zip, The problems were wide ranging
There is a common factor with all of these vehicles and a lot of people own L200's for a lot of years and have no problems.
Robby, I found out on Sunday, 2 hours after handing over the keys.
no 1 animal dec 2002
70k head failed, repaired
100k turbo failed, debris drawn into engine, wrecked engine
sold for spares
no 2 4life 2003
90k head failed repaired
110k balancer shaft end broke off, taking timing belt with it, wrecked engine, replaced with cheap second hand unit
125k head failed
sold for spares
no 3 4 life 2003
still going well, 115k very lucky escape at 102k service, bottom pulley found to befalling off and delaminating, cold have been disastrous
no 4 warrior 2003 mine
70k head failure repaired
90 k head failure, further checking found big end shells wrecked by water too, second hand engine fitted
102k bottom pulley stuffed
80k steering column bearings failed
75k steering pump failed
various starting difficulties, mysteriously fixed itself ?
no 5 4 life 2004
80k bottom pulley bolt snapped, mitsi dealer provided free crank, charged for fitting
100k bottom pulley bolt snapped, in situ helicoil repair by engineer
110k balancer shaft seized, belt broke taking timing belt with it, engine wrecked
fitted a birmingham recon engine absolute joke!
50 miles camshaft retainer broke replaced complete head
200miles oil pump failed engine wrecked...a long story , but car sold for spares
no 6 warrior 03
90k crank journals broke, second hand engine fitted
shortly after vehicle stolen
70k head failed, repaired
100k turbo failed, debris drawn into engine, wrecked engine
sold for spares
no 2 4life 2003
90k head failed repaired
110k balancer shaft end broke off, taking timing belt with it, wrecked engine, replaced with cheap second hand unit
125k head failed
sold for spares
no 3 4 life 2003
still going well, 115k very lucky escape at 102k service, bottom pulley found to befalling off and delaminating, cold have been disastrous
no 4 warrior 2003 mine
70k head failure repaired
90 k head failure, further checking found big end shells wrecked by water too, second hand engine fitted
102k bottom pulley stuffed
80k steering column bearings failed
75k steering pump failed
various starting difficulties, mysteriously fixed itself ?
no 5 4 life 2004
80k bottom pulley bolt snapped, mitsi dealer provided free crank, charged for fitting
100k bottom pulley bolt snapped, in situ helicoil repair by engineer
110k balancer shaft seized, belt broke taking timing belt with it, engine wrecked
fitted a birmingham recon engine absolute joke!
50 miles camshaft retainer broke replaced complete head
200miles oil pump failed engine wrecked...a long story , but car sold for spares
no 6 warrior 03
90k crank journals broke, second hand engine fitted
shortly after vehicle stolen
Robby, I found out on Sunday, 2 hours after handing over the keys.
30 March 2010, 10:05 AM
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Zip, The problems were wide ranging
There is a common factor with all of these vehicles and a lot of people own L200's for a lot of years and have no problems.
Robby, I found out on Sunday, 2 hours after handing over the keys.
no 1 animal dec 2002
70k head failed, repaired
100k turbo failed, debris drawn into engine, wrecked engine
sold for spares
no 2 4life 2003
90k head failed repaired
110k balancer shaft end broke off, taking timing belt with it, wrecked engine, replaced with cheap second hand unit
125k head failed
sold for spares
no 3 4 life 2003
still going well, 115k very lucky escape at 102k service, bottom pulley found to befalling off and delaminating, cold have been disastrous
no 4 warrior 2003 mine
70k head failure repaired
90 k head failure, further checking found big end shells wrecked by water too, second hand engine fitted
102k bottom pulley stuffed
80k steering column bearings failed
75k steering pump failed
various starting difficulties, mysteriously fixed itself ?
no 5 4 life 2004
80k bottom pulley bolt snapped, mitsi dealer provided free crank, charged for fitting
100k bottom pulley bolt snapped, in situ helicoil repair by engineer
110k balancer shaft seized, belt broke taking timing belt with it, engine wrecked
fitted a birmingham recon engine absolute joke!
50 miles camshaft retainer broke replaced complete head
200miles oil pump failed engine wrecked...a long story , but car sold for spares
no 6 warrior 03
90k crank journals broke, second hand engine fitted
shortly after vehicle stolen
70k head failed, repaired
100k turbo failed, debris drawn into engine, wrecked engine
sold for spares
no 2 4life 2003
90k head failed repaired
110k balancer shaft end broke off, taking timing belt with it, wrecked engine, replaced with cheap second hand unit
125k head failed
sold for spares
no 3 4 life 2003
still going well, 115k very lucky escape at 102k service, bottom pulley found to befalling off and delaminating, cold have been disastrous
no 4 warrior 2003 mine
70k head failure repaired
90 k head failure, further checking found big end shells wrecked by water too, second hand engine fitted
102k bottom pulley stuffed
80k steering column bearings failed
75k steering pump failed
various starting difficulties, mysteriously fixed itself ?
no 5 4 life 2004
80k bottom pulley bolt snapped, mitsi dealer provided free crank, charged for fitting
100k bottom pulley bolt snapped, in situ helicoil repair by engineer
110k balancer shaft seized, belt broke taking timing belt with it, engine wrecked
fitted a birmingham recon engine absolute joke!
50 miles camshaft retainer broke replaced complete head
200miles oil pump failed engine wrecked...a long story , but car sold for spares
no 6 warrior 03
90k crank journals broke, second hand engine fitted
shortly after vehicle stolen
There is a common factor with all of these vehicles and a lot of people own L200's for a lot of years and have no problems.
Robby, I found out on Sunday, 2 hours after handing over the keys.
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