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shifta2003
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Post #1 post 5th July 2010 - 09:45 PM
Ok so here's the story,
I brought a 2003 Ra Rodeo a few years ago. It had 10X,XXXkms on it. Ex-company car so all ways had its log book services. I put 70,000 clicks on it serviced every 10,000 and then the big end bearing shit itself which is pretty common apparently. So I brought a reco from Melbourne. Well that was all fine and dandy for 8,000kms when it shit another bearing driving to the Launnie airport one morning, checked the oil was still full and it was only serviced 2 weeks prior.

so im guessing it was only a top end reco and apparently the warranty on the engine wont cover it, so it been sittin in the shed for the past year due to my lack of funds lol

anyways,
I'm looking for another engine to put in it. So I have some questions

How difficult would it be to fit the alloytecs out of the newer deos?

Any other engine suggestions?

any help would be greatly appreciated smile.gif
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MookieMadskillz
Post #2

I can guess where the reco motor came from, is this the v6 model ?

shifta2003
Post #3

QUOTE (MookieMadskillz @ Jul 6 2010, 03:54 PM) *
I can guess where the reco motor came from, is this the v6 model ?


Yeah mate 3.5L v6. it's bs really i think the motor had 6 month warranty on it i only drove it for a month before it shat itself.

MookieMadskillz
Post #4

They seem to fuck up alot I know a guy that had the same issue

Mayhem78
Post #5

Im pretty sure you can get a conversion kit for those to fit the 3.8 commonwhore v6.

skidsta
Post #6

i doubt you could get an alloytech in without lots of mods, an ecotech may fit but i reckon it will req some a fair few mods aswell

ke303800
Post #7

try www.v6conversions.com.au. ph. 02 67511243. i know they do a kit for all v6's up to the ecotec into the 4cyl rodeo's but not sure about alloytec into the v6 rodeo's.

mrbluebird
Post #8

it wouldnt have been recoed by h&m by any chance?

shifta2003
Post #9

Thanks for all the replies guys.

shifta2003
Post #10

QUOTE (ke303800 @ Jul 6 2010, 06:30 PM) *
try www.v6conversions.com.au. ph. 02 67511243. i know they do a kit for all v6's up to the ecotec into the 4cyl rodeo's but not sure about alloytec into the v6 rodeo's.


sweet as man I'll give them a call. Cheers

QUOTE (mrbluebird @ Jul 6 2010, 06:34 PM) *
it wouldnt have been recoed by h&m by any chance?


I'm not sure on that one. I got a tax invoice with who we brought it off at home. I'll have a look after work.

shifta2003
Post #11

I've called pretty much every wrecker in tassie and not one of them has a replacement engine. I just need something in there so I can sell it.

scottys13
Post #12

there was one for sale with a LS1 in it
was a cover car for some mag cant member what 1 tho

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