Tomgc61

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Very keen to buy a D4. I've found a decent 70k mile HSE and all seems good but nagging at the back of my mind is the whole crankshaft issue. Is it worth playing Russian roulette with £15 grand or is the whole problem overblown?

Would be grateful for real world advice
 
I'd say go for it, if you're spending 15k on the D4, you are most likely buying it from a dealer, so get a warranty as part of the package. Also save up, if you have money in the bank it's not such a kick in the crotch if it eats a crankshaft, and if it doesn't eat a crankshaft in the time you have it, that saving account stuffed with your crankshaft budget will go a long way to covering the upgrade to your next vehicle of choice.
 
5k oil changes are essential.
On reading up on this, it would appear that this really is the key.
If a vehicle has a DPF then it totally appears that the crank issue is due to dilution of the oil with fuel due to the necessity for regenerations in vehicles that drive short journeys a lot. Change the oil, remove the problem.
Best of luck with it.
 
15k for a D4 no chance better spending 10k on a fully restored D1 300tdi & it will last another 20 years there wont be
many D4s on the road in 10 years time.
And he can spend some of the difference on a good welder and some sheet steel!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Oops! "Fully restored" I forgot that bit!

(Now then, where have you parked up the fully restored 300tdi that you are looking to get rid of?!! 🤣 🤣)
 
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I'd say go for it, if you're spending 15k on the D4, you are most likely buying it from a dealer, so get a warranty as part of the package. Also save up, if you have money in the bank it's not such a kick in the crotch if it eats a crankshaft, and if it doesn't eat a crankshaft in the time you have it, that saving account stuffed with your crankshaft budget will go a long way to covering the upgrade to your next vehicle of choice.
Unfortunately no warranties seem available for anything over twelve years old
 
On reading up on this, it would appear that this really is the key.
If a vehicle has a DPF then it totally appears that the crank issue is due to dilution of the oil with fuel due to the necessity for regenerations in vehicles that drive short journeys a lot. Change the oil, remove the problem.
Best of luck with it.
Thanks for flagging that up
 
Seven seats?
Mot n tax exempt...........
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A lot depends on you, if you have the money and if it all goes bang losing it is not going to f##k up you life too much then enjoy, if you have to borrow the money to buy it and all goes wrong then you have to borrow more to fix it or replace it then this will make it harder to drive around in it with the worry it will break, even if it never does it will spoil the pleasure good luck
 

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