Are pajeros duds?

my 99 Nl has just kicjed over 225,000. no oil leaks, only mechanicial problem is I had to replace the alternator.

Bought it 2nd had with 70,000 on the clock, dual battery, Bull Bar twin Lightforce SL240, Engel car fridge. Been to the gulf a few times, done the BirdsVille track, Victorian high country and more shooting trips than I can remember.

Tow a Camper trailer, cant speak too highly of the beast

The only oil leak i have seen on them is from the back of the drivers side cylinder head. The have a plate with an 'O' ring that tends to leak. Its an easy fix.

i dont know how many times people replace timing belts but dont bother with the cam and crank seals while there doing the job.
with that many ks check if the belt has been done.
cheers

Sounds like you are not meant to buy a pajero.
Go for the Prado.

I am not too sure of the model but my brother has a 1994 model GLS for sale in Vic in Excellent cond
He had it advertised on the trader here for a while

If you are interested let me know
Regards

Oldplodder,
Sounds like I have put your nose out of joint. Mine was a serious question. I had a 93 3 litre from new that had 320k when I traded it in so I wondered if the 3.5 had a known propensity for serious leaks. I loved my last one and when deciding to get another 4by the choice was obvious. I thought I would get more considered responses than that from this forum.

Andrew, your suggestion was spot on. A guy I had seen with a NL 3.5 called me back to say he had his mechanic look at his leak and it was "like some inspection plate near the back of the rocker cover leaking" Give that man a prize.

Thanks for the replies guys.