Thread: 12 valve /24valve

Originally Posted by gadgetman

They also redid the big end bearings in the 24V so you don't need to change those every time you do the cam belt like the 12V.

That one is the deal breaker.

Huh?, what's the correlation between big ends and cambelt?.
I did 4 cambelts on mine, replaced coolant, water pump, tensioner and all belts, but why the need to do big ends every 100k?.
I understood that once the big ends were done as a service improvement, that was it.
I never did mine, daily drive, never towed, oil and filter every 5thou k's.
I was told by my mate who runs a 4wd center that if the bearings hadn't gone by 150k's, they're probably not going to.
Sold it at 456 thou k's, same oil pressure and economy per tank fill as when I bought it 17 years ago.

But hey, what do I know?.

B