gq engine blown

[yecrad]

the missus an i went to the flinders from adelaide round trip of a total 2200 kms came back 3 days later start the 4b bang motor blown lucky its in the driveway now have to decide what to do 5k for new motor supplied and fitted is there any other options cant afford much more than 6k any help apreciated

[BeNoS]

would you consider a second hand engine? may save you the cost and if you have any mates who are mechenics, put on beers or something and they may be able to do it or help ya with it.
cheers ben

[yecrad]

yeah mate but the issue there is reliability as we do alot of long distance trips i think we might have to bite the bullet so to speak i have looked into engine conversions but they all blow the budget badly also trying to find a workshop here in s.a that is reputable

[Courierman]

mate when you said bang what exactly has happened to the motor? has it actually blown up or is there somethijng simple that has gone wrong as the old motors in the gq are pretty tough. they do have some issues with the 2.8 T/D but the 4.2 and petrol are pretty strong.

[yecrad]

cheers for the reply mate i presume its blown by the smoke pouring out the exhaust and the sound of metal slapping around inside its the 4.2 petrol on gas

[davway]

How about replace it with a cheap secondhand engine and then sell the rig and buy something else.

[yecrad]

have come up with a possible solution but need help was wondering whether the vl turbo motor will bolt up to the 4.2 auto gearbox

[toy yoda]

what's actually wrong with the engine.....take head off spend up to $1000 and its as good as gold

sump can come off in the chassis so then you can do rings and conrod (big end0 bearings for about $300.....all up with oil, gaskets and head should get in at $1500

so long as you can do labour your self and the crank, pistons and mains are ok!!!

Obviously i dont know what happened to yours but you may be able to give it a birthday, with out a full reco...!!
good luck

[yecrad]

thanks for the reply toyoda the number 1 piston is slapping around the block so i think a new motor is on the cards smoke is billowing out the xhaust as well i would like to do it myself but the house that were renting has no area to perform the repairs i live at ingle farm do you know a reputable workshop that can do the repairs thanks

[Yom]

mate second hand TB42 can be had for under $1000 and theyre pretty tough donks - you dont hear of them shitting themselves like that usually.

[money_killer]

petrol or diesel? there is a diesel one on outer limits for like 2500 or 3000 i think

[yecrad]

mate its a petrol we plan on doing alot of long distance touring so reliability is critical thats why im shying away from second hand motors

[Yom]

well strip yours down and rebuild it.

[yecrad]

yeah yom iv come to that conclusion just a bit nervous havnt swung the spanners for a while so il be taking pictures as i go so the rebuild goes smoothly was also wondering if a port and polish of the head will help while im at it remembering im using this for touring cheers for the motivation yom hadnt really considered it til now:thumb:

[4.2GUst]

where ya from ??

if your interested in a rebuild i have a tb42 block sitting around i would recomend it be fully rebuilt it has benn sitting outside in the weather !

i looked into a conversion if you have the know how it could be converted to a 350 chev or a vn onwards v8 but not many will do the conversion to an auto i would have thought it would be easier to do an auto rather than a manual but it seems noe

mike

[yecrad]

gday mike i live at inglefarm just off montague rd i looked into convversions but the price is huge you said youve got an old block if you want to get rid of it contact me on 0434621685 hope to hear from you soon cheers