Friday, Feb 05, 2010 at 08:00
Yep same as what Roachie said, the 6.2 will (like most engines) go for a long time if serviced correctly. Change the oil every 5k, clean fuel etc and it will go and go, basic simple motor.
The 6.2 in my Humvee has done approx the same k's as Roachies 6.5 but is now 22 years old and spent the first 15 years of its life in Saudi Arabia running around in an extremely dusty environment.
I can get down as low as 14l/100k fully laden out of the Humvee and typically 15-16l/100k.
In a cruiser it should do even better as it is lighter and slightly more aerodynamic ;-))
Parts are cheap, much cheaper than comparable jap parts, last year I replaced the injection pump, injectors, timing chain,
water pump, harmonic balancer, new belts and a gasket/seal kit for under $1k not including my labour prior to a 4 month/20k trip over to WA. Was cheaper to replace the IP and injectors from the US than to have them serviced locally. Just emailed the numbers off the pump and injectors and a week later the new ones turned up built to the correct specs.
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