Towing 2500kg with 1KD 3.0L engine

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I’ve just been informed of a failed piston in my Kakadu. 2011 with 20500 on the clock. Hasn’t missed a beat till now. Been quoted $25-$30k replacement in Perth. Has anyone else had this done.

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I’ve just been informed of a failed piston in my Kakadu. 2011 with 20500 on the clock. Hasn’t missed a beat till now. Been quoted $25-$30k replacement in Perth. Has anyone else had this done.

Look at my other response, 17.5k for engine and turbo installed. Done about 6 weeks ago.

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I have a 2014 Kakadu with 196,000km on the clock, around 18000 of that towing a 2500kg caravan. I am currently on a trip from the Sunshine Coast to Mount Isa and back. On Monday we were 3km outside Cloncurry when we experienced a loss of power and I observed a cloud of smoke from the exhaust. The vehicle has been checked and I am up for a new short engine and new injectors. I have now been told that failure of the 3L engine is not uncommon. I am now stuck in Mount Isa waiting for a new engine, repair cost on the high side of $16k. Apparently number 4 injector failed and blew a hole in the piston. I had noted an increase in fuel consumption lately but put that down to the environment. I do not work the car hard, the van is not overloaded and we generally travel at ~90km/h. This is my second Prado, I had over 300k on the Grande and never had any trouble. Does anyone know if this failure can be considered "not fit for purpose" so I can have a go at recouping some of the cost.

That’s a good pull up the range out of Cloncurry towards Mount Isa. Exactly the type of long haul that loads up the engine to the max.
I’m surprised she made it any further as there’s plenty more hills to go.
Have also been stuck in Mount Isa waiting for parts from Townsville.

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Look at my other response, 17.5k for engine and turbo installed. Done about 6 weeks ago.

i recently cracked no 2 piston 1KD towing a camper at 320k, no warning just loss of power and smoke, replacement short motor from Toyota was 11k . 17k total with labour and gaskets n sundries. So hopefully new crate motor has the upgraded pistons now.