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Howdy folks, my brother is wanting to buy a ute ( although he has nothing to tow with it). He has found a 4wd 2009 bt50 3L turbo with 110,000km. Listed for 27K. So I was wondering if there is any known problems with the bt50. Apparently the cam belt was done at 100K. It's listed on arsebook in Nelson.
Thoughts, opions etc....
they only come in auto nowadays :(
she aint going to approve of my d-max i have on order either !
A mechanic mate suggested they can have issues with EGR unit and crack heads, but not usually at that mileage. The latest BT50s are an Isuzu with different shell.
My old (2017) d max manual with 54000 kms is on the yard at Rosetown Motor Group, but it may be too pricey. That is a good truck with full service records etc, canopy, triple roof racks, towbar etc. I traded it on a new auto MU-X.
Oh my mistake it is a manual. "comes with 31 inch muds on black steelies". come with factory wheels too so the story goes
For a couple of grand more I got a 3.2 ranger done 128,000 4x4 I looked at them at the time and I know they have issues with cracked heads.Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
My partner work has one and had a heap of trouble but we'll over 200,000 km
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Where can I get one?
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Originally Posted by Finnwolf
@mikee. Had a terrible run from one
@mikee, didn't you have drama with yours a while back?
Oh did he ?
They sound like a bit of a mixed bag
I had one for work about four vehicles ago, I got it new but it was undriveable by 100,000k the clutch slipped and all the injector came loose. I smelt diesel on my way over the Rimutakas and had to tighten the clamps on the injectors to get back home.
They never fixed it as it’s lease was running out so I parked it up and drove a spare Ute until my new Toyota arrived.
It was nothing that couldn’t be sorted but I was surprised it happened on a four year old vehicle.
It’s was still better than the new Toyota. :)
I didn’t like the gearbox as 1st and reverse were too high ratio especially when backing a trailer you had to slip the clutch to stop it going to fast or stalling.
Run..............................but whats the rego??
2009 4x4 Auto Brought at 97k traded it at 114k
2 egr coolers, 2 injectors, 1 cpu, 1 boost sensor and a whole heap of drama. Mostly to be fair by the original repair attempts by no Stealership.
BUT in the day I drove it home from having 2 injectors replaced (seals were leaky but appently injectors needed replacing too) the EGR cooler failed again on drive home.
Never again.
Was driven from Mazda Dealer after repair directly to Holden dealer and traded.
Thought the BT-50's would have chain instead of cambelt? Might be the later ones.
FBP322 is the rego but this one is manual
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My 2001 Nissan caravan has a chain, which I thought was pretty good
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Originally Posted by Allizdog
If BT50 not doing well for owners, you'll need to view alternatives.
Reading a pile of aussie reviews/tests lately and they came down hard on Rangers (as does my diesel shop mate) for lack of reliability. Also they made much of late model Toyota problems - bad enough that there is a full class legal action by owners against Toyota in Aus for ongoing problems. Ouch. Reviewers asking why people want to buy them - marketing..
The truck they gave the nod to was the Isuzu D-Max. Still fitted with their light commercial 3.0 truck motor - not dropping to little 2.2 and 2.0 twin turbo high pressured motors which are not expected to last. Latest D-Max their truck of the year, and earlier ones also good reliability. Always a few exceptions but that's the Aussie finding, and mate's experience. What is this above about latest BT50s being isuzu platform - barring body details?
And good luck. with the search
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Originally Posted by mudgripz
I had a Hilux and quit it in favour of a D-Max. Yes, D-Max has a small truck motor from my readings. Only reason I traded my 2017 manual in was to get a run out MU-X auto as wifey struggles with manual gearbox due to left leg injury. I’ve been told by several people, including a car salesman, that the new Mazda has Isuzu under the skin. Salesman stated you could read Isuzu codes on the vehicle plate of the firewall. FWIW, I drove the D-Max for just over three years and added another 43000 to the odometer. It was reliable, towed well and comfort level was great for us retirees. I got my money back when I traded it in.
The MU-X (2020 run out) is the same under the skin as the D-Max. I reckon it will see me out having now done a mere 800 Kms. Criticisms are the new vehicle has rear coil springs so tow weight is reduced to 3 tonne. The 3l turbo diesel (130Kw) is a tad loud if I accelerate hard. Otherwise it’s a very quiet SUV.
Mmmm - have an eye open for a Mu-X - nice unit and again has good ratings. Aussies said better motor and stronger drivetrain than competitors - still capable of solid offroading.
Had several isuzus over 20+ years and had very good run from them. Also had various utes in past construction role - they drove well but fortunately I wasn't doing the maintenance. Asked a local Toyota mechanic recently how his 5-7 year old hilux was - "good truck?" His answer was interesting. Didn't say yes at all - and he works on them all the time. Just said "Well...I know what the main problems are to fix them"... :(
Egr coolers , injector seals are common,injectors when needed (consumable part )the low speed intake runner can block with carbon, rest of motor is good , dual mass flywheel is shit, front diff has a stupid lug on bottom that can get broken if hit, other than that usual ute maintenance and they will Be good
Yeah I think that is my main worry with it. The ute has after market rims and mud tires which says to me it was offroaded a bit or beach driven. Hard to know without looking for telltale rust or bent bits underneath.
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Originally Posted by Mauser308
Im not sure i would consider egr coolers, injectors etc "consumables" on a vehicle that had just clicked over 100k kms. Much less 2 egr coolers replaced less than 20k km apart?
I have the same model. Started at 109kms and just rolled over 170kms. Been a great work horse but may flog and go for something more work suitable as am a chippy. Like anything if you look after it they should behave.