Wanted: mercruiser 1.7 tdi 120hp wanted ???

[solent flyer65]

Wanted
mercruiser 1.7 tdi 120 hp cash waiting any condition considered
Many thanks

[br1anuk]

I'm probably wrong and feel free to shoot me down in pieces, but aren't theses the engines out of the old Astra vans?
Brian

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by br1anuk

I'm probably wrong and feel free to shoot me down in pieces, but aren't theses the engines out of the old Astra vans?
Brian

Isuzu originally I believe. GM after.

[solent flyer65]

Yes isuzu based but the Marinised one is a lot more complexed

[clydeoutboards]

do you mind me asking why? these have serious known problems!!!

Dave

[beamishken]

buy a 3.0l petrol the money you save on repairs will put the fuel in it these are v troublesome engines

[dnv]

Originally Posted by beamishken

buy a 3.0l petrol the money you save on repairs will put the fuel in it these are v troublesome engines

do you have examples?
I have one in my Parker 630, doing abt 150h per year for the 3rd year and nil trouble

Jan

[Cookee]

The wastegates stick resulting in overboosting the engine and a holed piston.

[Tim M]

I had one of these go bang. Total rubbish. The dealer who did the repairs (which they partly paid for) said the problems were very widespread and said the engine was only ever designed to do 1000 hours. Unfortunately ours only got to 15 hours!!

[nik]

Originally Posted by Cookee

The wastegates stick resulting in overboosting the engine and a holed piston.

two different issues.
Holey piston, No 3 piston, incorrect spray pattern from injector.
Wastegate, stuck closed, overboosting, stuck open, (me) no boost and long slow drive home.
On the whole though, so long as you knew what you were dealing with an knew the injector problem was fixed, (the most unfogivably serious issue), I thought these engines were ok.

My two penneth