HI all I have just joined due to the fact I just purchased a 2009 d22 dual cab
I actulally went to the auction to buy a fg falcon ute for a new work ute but for some reason froze when it came up and did not bid.
Anyway I was kicking myself and sat in the clearance lane when I noticed this d22 come up the line thought to myself just have a quick look and see how much it goes for .
To cut a long story short the car had a defect notice of a faulty turbo estimated cost of repair $1800 but had only 63k on the clock so I thought I would hang around.
I could not believe that no one bid on it and ended up picking it up for only15k.
Now the best bit the turbo was not stuffed turns out the noise was from the front of the motor somewhere put a long screwdriver on the motor like a stethoscope and the noise seems to be coming from around what I think is the injector pump.
Due to the fact only the turbo was not covered under the mandatory 3 month warranty they have to fix it.
Now the questions I have is this year and model the ones that have the timing chain problem secondly I have had a couple of comments from people driving behind that it is bowing a bit of smoke is this a common problem and what usually is the cause.
Last question is the front suspension on the drivers side makes a hell of a noise turning either way( full lock or near full lock) if you hit any sought of bump
Thanks in advance
I actulally went to the auction to buy a fg falcon ute for a new work ute but for some reason froze when it came up and did not bid.
Anyway I was kicking myself and sat in the clearance lane when I noticed this d22 come up the line thought to myself just have a quick look and see how much it goes for .
To cut a long story short the car had a defect notice of a faulty turbo estimated cost of repair $1800 but had only 63k on the clock so I thought I would hang around.
I could not believe that no one bid on it and ended up picking it up for only15k.
Now the best bit the turbo was not stuffed turns out the noise was from the front of the motor somewhere put a long screwdriver on the motor like a stethoscope and the noise seems to be coming from around what I think is the injector pump.
Due to the fact only the turbo was not covered under the mandatory 3 month warranty they have to fix it.
Now the questions I have is this year and model the ones that have the timing chain problem secondly I have had a couple of comments from people driving behind that it is bowing a bit of smoke is this a common problem and what usually is the cause.
Last question is the front suspension on the drivers side makes a hell of a noise turning either way( full lock or near full lock) if you hit any sought of bump
Thanks in advance
