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when the timing belt breaks you are done, it's tow truck time...and you know it's not going to happen at a convenient time! Not sure if the 3.5L is an "interference" engine, seems I have heard it both ways... |
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Of course it will happen at the most in-opportune time possible. -mike |
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| The TOD fluid--I assume this is different from the transmission and the transfer case fluid. Where exactly is the TOD unit--is that attached to the transmission or part of the transfer case? | |
| Any experiences on how this AWD (viscous coupling center diff) compares to the trooper's TOD? I am looking at van replacement vehicles. | |
The TOD unit is the Transfer Case. TOD is the type of transfer case that is used.  -mike |
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| I'll post a response on this in the Maintenance & Repair topic, where it seems more appropriate. | |
| The after market DC changer I added to my Rodeo was not working properly and neither the installer nor the dealer could trace the problem. Royal Isuzu in Arizona ended up replacing it with in dash changer at no cost to me. Service could not be better. Other problems to date (12,000 miles) - none. | |
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We got our '99 Rodeo S V6 4WD, manual trany for 29K CAN (plus tax) in Dec '99... In the same price we've got some options from the LS model, except the cruise control, power windows/locks and the CD... (But we got the fog lights, the alarm, the brush guard, bug deflector and tail garnishes from the LS model...) At the time the LS was 34K CAN and we didn't really care about the cruise control and the power windows/locks (We've recently put a Sony CD head unit for less then $200 )... I was happy to have LSD, 4 wheel disc brakes and ABS, skid plates, shift on the fly 4WHi and 4WLo as well; a mid-size SUV, for the price of a CRV or a Suzuki Grand Vitara(small and not good for off-roading)! In '99 the Pathfinder had a pitfull engine(even the wife notice how much would rev and how noise and scary it was to get to 80 km/h), a lot of tacky accessories on the Canadian Chilkoot edition, no 4 wheel disc brakes, arrogant dealers(our Isuzu dealer is actually a Saturn-Saab-Isuzu and they were always nice to interact with)... The 4Runner was too expensive for a V6, so was the Grand Cherokee(no skid plates either)... BTW we didn't trust neither Ford nor Chrysler for that matter... So the '99 Rodeo seemed the best value for the money, imo... Imagine my surprise today when seeing that the new Rodeos LS (or LSE) have base price of 42K CAN!! Let's see(please correct me if I'm wrong) what do they have new from the '99 LS? - leather trim - intelligent suspension - moonroof(Didn't the '99 LS have it as well? Anyhow I don't want it, I'd rather have more head room and that's the only plus for the Pathinder) In '99 I didn't understand why people weren't buying the S V6 4WD Rodeos for that great price( 29K CAN), but if I were to buy now, it would be a much difficult decision to fork 42K CAN for the new LSE! I don't think that I'll be upgrading my Rodeo in the near future! ... On the other hand I'm not looking forward to the Mazda aka Ford SUV etc... BTW Mitsubishi has plans to expand the dealership network to Canada(probably the Montero as well)... |
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Speaking from experience, don't ever put off changing your timing belt when the time comes. Last year, my '90 Toyota Corolla died on the freeway when the second timing belt gave out at 123k miles (just 3k miles past when I should have changed it). I never could find a straight answer on whether the 1.8L engine was an "interference" engine or not, but the bottom line was that I had to get a valve job that cost me over a grand to repair. The poor car never ran the same after the valve job (silver lining--it forced me into the new car market--I ended up leasing an Audi A4--great car). I would recommend changing the water pump at the same time for no other reason than it will save you money. From what I remember, the part itself is only about $20--the rest of the price tag for replacing the water pump is labor. Since the mechanic has already done the same labor taking apart the engine to get at the timing belt, it makes sense to replace the water pump at the same time (even if the pump is working just fine). Trust me, you will pull your hair out if you have to pay for the labor in replacing the water pump a couple of months later... From what I've seen on the internet, I believe both the 3.2L and 3.5L are not interference engines. But why risk a total breakdown when you least expect it? Just my .02 cents |
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I'd like to buy a Trooper this year, looking to buy in maybe 2 months or so. Anyone know of a good dealer in Northern Californa - specifically Bay Area? I am probably going to wait for the big 2500 rebate to come back though. Has anyone heard the dates on when those are coming back? Thanks, Darion |
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