Engine failure poll?

[Gussie2000]

That's pretty clear.

Thank you mark !

[Joe_Black]

Ah, "depending on driving conditions". Thanks DM!

[Y33TREKker]

Ah, "depending on driving conditions". Thanks DM!

So I guess all those people who weren't entering their VX's in rally crosses every weekend, towing 40 ft. cabin cruisers, or traveling the autobahn, but still experiencing said excessive oil usage don't count?

[Gussie2000]

Ah, "depending on driving conditions". Thanks DM!

You may feel ease with this report,but for city driving conditions that amount of lossed oil still is a huge concern to think about.
Let's admitted guys !
Isuzu F..... us all

[Bantan]

Yes we got screwed. I was told by an Isuzu mechanic that the front cylinders on this particular engine don't get enough lubrication. I know of 2 other VX owners in my area who are not on this site who had the engine failure. Imagine the countless numbers of VX owners with this problem who have not answered this poll.

I've decided that it does not make sense to waste money on the same engine.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a company that can install a better more reliable engine in my VX?
Also, what other engines would fit in the VX?

I really don't want to part with my VX.

[Joe_Black]

You may feel ease with this report,but for city driving conditions that amount of lossed oil still is a huge concern to think about.
Let's admitted guys !
Isuzu F..... us all

I give! Just means more cheap crap VX's for folk like me who don't know any better.

[Joe_Black]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a company that can put a different engine in my VX?

I really don't want to part with my VX.

Get on over to the Planet Isuzu forums and start asking about the Vortec V6 as that used to be a popular replacement for that crap Firebird V6 that was in the early Troopers. It's likely still a viable replacement especially with the 4L30E meaning off-the-shelf bellhousings. Good luck!

[hyperkid]

My engine just died. Rod bearings. 2000 Proton w/135k

[Gussie2000]

Yes we got screwed. I was told by an Isuzu mechanic that the front cylinders on this particular engine don't get enough lubrication. I know of 2 other VX owners in my area who are not on this site who had the engine failure. Imagine the countless numbers of VX owners with this problem who have not answered this poll.

I've decided that it does not make sense to waste money on the same engine.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a company that can install a better more reliable engine in my VX?
Also, what other engines would fit in the VX?

I really don't want to part with my VX.

The 2002 axiom's engine is a good way to go,you'll need ECM software upgrade & new wiring beside few other stuff

[Y33TREKker]

Did Isuzu ever offer anything along the lines of a high-flow/performance oil pump that could be used as a preventative measure, or would the apparently ill-thought-out design of the oil passages in this engine render the increased capacities useless anyway?

[Joe_Black]

The 2002 axiom's engine is a good way to go,you'll need ECM software upgrade & new wiring beside few other stuff

Okay, wait a minute, first you condemn the 6VE1 then you recommend the 6VE1?

[Gussie2000]

Okay, wait a minute, first you condemn the 6VE1 then you recommend the 6VE1?

You got to remember that the 2002 engine was redesigned,it's a better engine though,at least has more power & no oil burning issues.

So by comparison i'll recommend the new 6VEI

[Joe_Black]

You got to remember that the 2002 engine was redesigned,it's a better engine though,at least has more power & no oil burning issues.

So by comparison i'll recommend the new 6VEI

That would be the 2004 Direct Injection engine, the only difference with the '02 mill is throttle-by-wire. As a matter of fact the Direct Injection engine is still the much-maligned 6VE1 with a different intake and heads. Also of interest is that the 6VE1 is still in production and one of Isuzu's best selling gasoline engines. Of course just the one's used in the VehiCROSS are crap, since they must have all been built on the 13th of each new-moon calendar month after the factory's fertility festival binge-drinking contest.

Okay, okay... I, Joe Black, promise the never look at this thread again. I also promise to restrain myself, to the best of my individual ability, from commenting on threads or posts purporting the supposed infirmity of the 6VE1. Really. Cross my wrenches and all that rot.

[Gussie2000]

That would be the 2004 Direct Injection engine, the only difference with the '02 mill is throttle-by-wire. As a matter of fact the Direct Injection engine is still the much-maligned 6VE1 with a different intake and heads. Also of interest is that the 6VE1 is still in production and one of Isuzu's best selling gasoline engines. Of course just the one's used in the VehiCROSS are crap, since they must have all been built on the 13th of each new-moon calendar month after the factory's fertility festival binge-drinking contest.

Okay, okay... I, Joe Black, promise the never look at this thread again. I also promise to restrain myself, to the best of my individual ability, from commenting on threads or posts purporting the supposed infirmity of the 6VE1. Really. Cross my wrenches and all that rot.

Amen !

[johnny010]

I'm not happy to read about all of these engine problems. I've owned rare vehicles before, and you expect window issues, quirks here and there, but I agree, a modern motor shouldn't be having an oil flow design flaw.

I'm in for figuring out which motor is best to replace ours with. Does anyone have a list of all that is needed to swap in the 2004 Axiom engine (which are becoming more rare as we discuss this issue).