]Hullo all, I'm new. Thanks in advance for your help.
I live in Cairns Australia.
I've pulled the trigger on a 97 Rodeo 2.8TD. It aparrently blew a turbo seal a year or so ago. Has 220k on the clock.
I want to fix it up with my sons as a project for us and end up with a daily driver.
Not looking for huge power, just want some old-school simplicity and reliability.
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My question to you all is: Should I only get the IHI turbo or are any of the Chinese ones good?
I don't thrash vehicles and I don't work them super hard. I will need to occasionally tow a big Zero turn mower on a trailer. That's about it.
Price for an IHI is $1300 locally and a CHinese snail is a lot less.
If the chinese ones are not decent I will get the IHI.
Also looking for tips on what I need to do to make sure the job goes as smoothly as possible. I really don't want to miss anything important as it's a big investment in time and cash.
I know that oil feed lines and return lines must be replaced with new ones..
What else?
Manifold will need to be cleaned I imagine? Tips on how to do this would be awesome.
Basically, your experience and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Luke