The Jack's Back - $8K+ For Engine Repairs

Bet he wasnt impressed with that, at least it happened before you ran out of warranty. Glad to hear the bloke at the yard didnt try and palm you off or do a dodgy repair. At least now you will have piece if mind for motoring along. WHG

And thats it , these things can happen to anyone and we all understand that,its only when they try and fob you off that you get peed,so good on the dealer,and well done to you Pete glad someone got a result mate,
regards,
Dave

Soooo annoyed that you have it all fixed (its good though) in 6wks and we are still fighting to get ours diagnosed proplerly after 4 months!!
Glad it was his money, not yours!!

Laura

Good to hear it is fixed.

Just been through that myself, getting the head and a few other things done. Cracked head because whoever in the family was driving the paj wasn't looking at the temp gauge.

To late for recriminations now, just had to get it repaired. With a cracked head, it is worth nothing anyway.

Put a low water alarm in to try and stop it happening again.

Good Luck with the repaired Jack. As the happy owner of a V6 version, I can imagine your anguish.. Does your warranty get an
upgrade to cover the new work ?......oldbaz.

As someone who replaced the motor, turbo, intercooler, clutch and radiator within the first 6 months of buying a car that was 8000 km outside warranty, I say lucky you Pete. Bouquets to the dealer for being forthright and honest about it to.

Cheers Mick

I have just recently disposed of my Diesel Jackaroo.
My advice would be to move it on. The head on mine had been removed several times and replaced once with a myriad of other faults along the way. I feel they are way to complicated with extra pumps for injector oil etc Too many extra things that can go wrong and maintenance costs that leave you with a limp. You also need to take it to mechanics who really know what they are doing with these engines. Especially injector and sleeve assembly which require following the correct procedure to the letter or it can cause ongoing problems.
I apologise for sounding so negative but I am so happy to see the arse end of mine. It was a nice vehicle to drive and I will miss that aspect of it. Also the rated capacities for towing were fairly low. For memory the payload capacity was only around 500kg without bullbar, towbar and other extras. tow a 2 tonne caravan and put 200kg on the towball (with the necessay weight distribution hitch to allow you to exceed 120kg) and you could easily find yourself overloaded.