GQ 2.8td question

Submitted: Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:06
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Looking for some unbiased advice on where my future lies with my vehicle. I have a RX GQ 2.8td patrol (1996). We love the car and given it plenty of TLC over the years including sound insulation all thru the floor (wow what a difference and only approx $250 in parts and 2 weekends of my labour!!), and of course plenty of mods (spotties, roof rack, suspension, long range tank etc etc). The engine has 244,000km's on it and most of this is touring and hard 4wding. We don't use it around the city when we are back home. I would suspect the engine would be good for another 100,000km at least being a diesel?

Anyway if you can't tell I am keen to keep the car for a very long time BUT I have to be honest with myself and admit that the small engine won't last forever; especially if we keep doing the trips we do away.

There is a lot of info in regard to V8 diesel conversions on the net and in these fourms but there are other options.
a) A rebuild when the day comes of my current engine. Is this a long term solution or will I be going thru the same process again 5yrs later? And is it value for money? I'm assuming that the turbo would also need attention so costs start adding up.
b) is it possible to get V6 diesel conversions? I don't care too much about the power of the V8 and isn't a selling point for me. I want economy for trips like the Simpson, Canning etc but just love the whole concept of diesels in general so a smaller one would be perfect.

Any advice from someone who has gone thru the same predicament would be appreciated.

Regards,
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