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advice pleaseive got chance to by a very very cheep pajero lwb 2.8 diesel,with a failed head gasket,should i buy it or walk away
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Re: advice pleaseId walk away and look for a frontera but Im biased.
Dont know anything bout pajero's im afraid but a head gasket is a head gasket whichever way you look at it. If the moneys right and your pretty sure thats all there is to it then go for it. Personally I would like to see you come back to FOG with a proper truck
Re: advice pleasei see were your coming from doris but this paj is well cheap,condition wise its a minter
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Re: advice pleaseWeb search time chap,must be a friendly Mitzy forum that can give you the full SP on gasket change,do they normally need head skim ? They are good trucks when running properly
Re: advice pleasecheers bern ive been looking and it seams a straight forward job,well with in my reach the heads can warp but its rare,so they say, i would get it skimmed any way and new bolts too
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Re: advice pleasemy son has one on a M plate only been in uk for 3 yrs its in mint condition
it had the head & gasket done just before he got it apparently they all suffer from headgasket trouble at some time the 2.5 more than the 2.8 if i never had a fronty i might be of got one after driving his try this site for info http://www.pocuk.com
Re: advice pleasehi yes you will need to have head skimmed or at least checked at they are alloy depending on year, mileage and price if its cheap then go for it is it taxed and tested???? all these things have to be taken in to consideration
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Re: advice pleaseProlly worth considering that some insurance companies don't like imports regardless of the fact that it will have been converted to UK spec so make sure you shop around
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Re: advice pleaseI have had performance imported cars in the past
Re: advice pleasethe 2.5 has a cam belt & not chain like the 2.8, id check & see how available & expensive 2nd hand heads are before you make your mind up dave because if that 1s knackered it might cost a few quid for another
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Re: advice pleaseOOO Im removing the ERG vale on one of them in a few weeks, they only have one
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Re: advice pleasethanks for the advice,watch this space
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Re: advice pleasePOC gave me loads of help with a friend's one and there's lots of info there.
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