- Mar 22, 2005
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Yes apparently it's true, the later 3.0 is a dog - but the original Question was about the 3.1TD ( the old model) which has no reliability issues as far as I am aware. Quite the contrary I think as many owners see 200K plus before any problems - the engines in particular being bullet proof as long as regular maintenance is carried out. I belong to the Isuzu Owners Club UK which is, as you say, very helpful - the technical forum is scattered with tales of woe on the 3.0 engine which likes to destroy itself in a spectacular way! I must reiterate though that the 3.1 is a different beast, not common rail and "hi-tech" and having an excellent reputation.There have been some reports about the 3.0 L Diesel engine being prone to catastophic failure. I have a clientb that this happened to just outside of warrenty and Isuzu were distinctly unhelpful.
Have a look at one of the Isuzu clubs that can be viewed on the web - a great deal of interesting and useful info available.
I did a search via Google on behalf of my client some time ago.