Thanks Piggy. I am a qualified mechanical engineer but that often doesn’t cut it as they want a mechanic. My local mechanic won’t do it as he doesn’t want to be dragged through the courts but I will contact the NRMA as they shouldered some of the costs of the transport home.
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I wouldn't be putting it back together until the NRMA have had a look and a third party has notes of whats going on.. If you rebuild it and start it, you make yourself liable for any further damage. The Engine builder will use that as a method to walk away from it.
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Thanks Piggy, I haven’t heard anything from fair trading as yet and to be honest didn’t expect to get anything out of the rebuilder but I wanted to get them on record. The NRMA legal service suggested I would need to prove they didn’t do the oil nozzle up properly. There are probably a million ways to get out of that one.
So I decided to put everything back together and was a little surprised to find all the nozzle bolts just finger tight. The big day arrived and I was devasted but not surprised to find a knock in cylinder 1 when the engine was started. I swapped injector 1and 2 and the knock still persisted. I used the Techstream software to turn fuel supply to cylinders on and off to narrow down to cylinder 1.
I have decided to have a go at selling it as is because other than cylinder 1 it is a great car. It has a electronic diff lock, Recaros, winch etc. I will be posting on the for sale section shortly.
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Wouldn't sell much except for parts. The cost of a replacable engine is expense.
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If you have done 80,000 kms since the rebuild I would be very surprised if you are able to get the engine builder to acknowledge loose bolts/nuts from assembly.
If it is a great car perhaps do the sums to put a new engine in compared to buying another Prado.
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Update. After having no luck with the fair trade case I have had to pull the engine. Everything is great except piston 1 is stuffed and cyclinder 1 is scored. Can anyone recommend a good machine shop in Sydney or surrounds? All I need is cylinder 1 done due to the unusual nature of the failure.
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Update. After having no luck with the fair trade case I have had to pull the engine. Everything is great except piston 1 is stuffed and cylinder 1 is scored. Can anyone recommend a good machine shop in Sydney or surrounds? All I need is cylinder 1 done due to the unusual nature of the failure.
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