Now the bad news. The mechanic took the engine out today and the head off and the head is stuffed. Piston one is melted. Cylinder one has a big groove in it. Three other pistons shows signs of melting. The bill for repairs jumped from $4400, to $6000, to $7000 to $11000. This included new head...
Good news. The mechanic that services our Mazda 6 is taking on the job. He's going to take the head off today and do a more in depth analysis before sending anything away to the engine rebuilder. One interesting matter came up yesterday when we were talking to the mechanic. My wife recalls a...
After several days of fact finding and talking to Navara specialists we hit a crunch point. Today we've had a trying time with mechanics and engine rebuilders. Our main mechanic that undertook the injector pump, turbo and EGR work on our Navara has some grievance with our preferred rebuilder...
What level of rebuilds are required with a cracked piston. how far do you go? Oil pump, water pump, timing chain? on the latter, does the ZD30 have a conversion kit for a dual chain? Does that mean the pumps connected to the timing chain needs to be dual cogs as well?
Zd30 Turbo rebuild
G'day and thanks for your reply. The rebuilt turbo was not from our car. It was a genuine Navara rebuilt by a shop that specialises in turbo rebuilds based in Coffs Harbour. So I'm assuming it was the right size. I'll check with the mechanic on Monday.
At 332,000 KMs, if...
Hi, my 2004 D22 STR 3 litre Di ZD30 motor with 332000Kms blew a piston last week. I've received quotes up to $7000 for a full engine rebuild plus clutch worse case scenario. This is too much money and as a struggling farmer during drought times this money could be better spent on fixing fences...