I am interested in buying a 2002 Trooper from reviews. I was hopin to
ge more infoon the subject, but I read that the last model (1998-2002)
has engine oil issues. No leakage, but rather it burns off i the
cylinders due to insufficient or clogged "oil return" lines, an Isuzu
design flaw in the engine. Supposedly the problem was fixed (this is
what I want more info on) for the 2002 engone, increasing the return
lines from 4 to 10+, thus remeding the oil flow/ loss issue. For the
non-corrected engines I read something about cleaning/ replacing the
PCV valve and other breathing elements and running a cleaner/solvant
to unclog the 4 lines to allow for unobstructed oil flow through the
engine. Double check before attempting the fix. None the less, I
thought you might want to know that from all that I read (and by
repairing the issue on the 2002 model) Isuzu is aware of the flawed
engine design and oil changes are really a mute point and have little
of nothing to do with the engine seizure. Hope this helps. PS If
anyone can verifiy the 2002 fix, it would be appreciated as I plan to
purchase one if this is the case.
-Brian
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