Hi guys,
Unfortunately my faithful Prado has blown its engine on the way home from holidays.
It had just clocked up 200K and was running fine on the expressway towing a moderate load of about 900kgs, when all of a sudden I noticed some smoke behind me.
At first I thought the trailer brakes had jammed but when I stopped the engine was idling quite rough so I shut her down.
When I got out I saw the oil at the back of the car and when I lifted the bonnet there was heaps of oil around the vent tank and a bit of oil around the EGR area.
There were no warning lights and the engine turns over for a few seconds and stops like it is hydraulic locking.
I haven't stripped it down yet but I'm thinking I may have cracked one or more pistons.
As I was in the initial stages of looking for a new car I am uncertain where it is worth fixing it or just selling it off and cutting my losses.
If there is anyone with a similar experience who can give me some idea of what I may have done and how much it will cost to fix, I would love to hear from you.
Alternatively anyone who is interesting in buying a project I am open to offers, the car is in Sydney and I have a free towing credit to a repair location in Sydney.
Unfortunately my faithful Prado has blown its engine on the way home from holidays.
It had just clocked up 200K and was running fine on the expressway towing a moderate load of about 900kgs, when all of a sudden I noticed some smoke behind me.
At first I thought the trailer brakes had jammed but when I stopped the engine was idling quite rough so I shut her down.
When I got out I saw the oil at the back of the car and when I lifted the bonnet there was heaps of oil around the vent tank and a bit of oil around the EGR area.
There were no warning lights and the engine turns over for a few seconds and stops like it is hydraulic locking.
I haven't stripped it down yet but I'm thinking I may have cracked one or more pistons.
As I was in the initial stages of looking for a new car I am uncertain where it is worth fixing it or just selling it off and cutting my losses.
If there is anyone with a similar experience who can give me some idea of what I may have done and how much it will cost to fix, I would love to hear from you.
Alternatively anyone who is interesting in buying a project I am open to offers, the car is in Sydney and I have a free towing credit to a repair location in Sydney.
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