by Cobba7490 on Thu, 15 Jun 2017 1:36 +0000
My old man has a '91 diesel. Bought in 2000, not sure what was on the clock then. Rebuilt the engine 2 years ago after he had racked up about 2.5million km. Never done any modifications to the engine or driveline or suspension. Replaced the fuel injector about 2005ish.
Always kept the services up and fresh fluids. Used mainly to get to and from work and as the family bus when we travelled, which was 2-3 times a year for around 5000km return trip each time.
Edit: In response to my dads truck, i bought my 99 diesel with 329,000km on the clock (the speedo was snapped, so who knows what the real kms were) and I've already spent around 12k just on repairing the engine.
If you look after them, diesels will last you a lifetime.
The MudBug: 1999 LN167R, 3.0L 5L, N/A diesel
The "BushRanger": 2002 KZN165R, 3.0L 1KZ-TE, turbo diesel