bdlavis wrote:I used to own TJM Wollongong (NSW). Moved to the Cape for a change of pace.
bdlavis wrote:Bit of a plug here for the company I work for in Weipa. (Kowari Motors) We service 4WD's for Rio Tinto and the general public - mainly current model Toyota Hilux's. Many of the mine cars we service, D4D models, are getting up to 280,000kms+.
Shaker wrote:bdlavis wrote:Bit of a plug here for the company I work for in Weipa. (Kowari Motors) We service 4WD's for Rio Tinto and the general public - mainly current model Toyota Hilux's. Many of the mine cars we service, D4D models, are getting up to 280,000kms+.
Is that all? That's terrible for a diesel! 280,000kms would be similar to petrol engine's range, but diesels should get 360,000+kms at least? Do they thrash them or do the ingest lots of dust or something? Why would anyone buy a diesel, pay more for it and have lessor performance than a petrol engine and have it die at that poor range when they could have had a petrol to begin with? You sure you didn't mean 380,000kms? This is very concerning indeed.
cory wrote:The mines Luxes are poorly maintained (frequency), abused and yes, killed by red dust. The diesel has more torque, better towing and handles heavier loads better. Diesel motors hold the gears better wen going down steep decents and engine braking.
They IMHO have a simple engine operation without sparkplugs leads ect, and handle deep river crossings without any trouble unlike petrols that lose spark and die.
I know in previous models there were components (mainly driveline) that only the diesel models got that were beefed up as such. Or, made stronger for a stronger motor.
Don't get me wrong, the petrols r great but I think there more or a city car unlike the diesel that is a workhorse
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