Afternoon, I was wondering if you know something about the old toyotas crown, especially the diesel ones; they may be the right cars for a comparison between them and the diesel w123s

most jap diesels have rubber timing belts, that sucks

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

I own three VW / Audi TDI's. All have rubber timing belts...I've replaced two of the three with no problems at 120k miles each.

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87 300TDT Wagon "Bessie" 245K
02 CLK 430 Convertible "Sadie" 160K
15 Audi Q5 TDI Quattro "Precious" 45K
06 VW Jetta TDI "Beasley" 162K
14 VW Passat TDI SEL "OG" 126K
89 Porsche 928S4 "Syvette" 139K
00 Audi A4 Quattro "Veronica" 32K
91 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 "Sleeper"179K
08 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins "Tonka" 38K
04 Honda Odyssey "family truckster" 285K

I had an '82 Datsun PU with the SD22 diesel engine. replaceable wet sleeve cylinders, etc, timing chain, gutless powerwise.

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"I applaud your elaborate system of denial"

I have only seen one here in the states. My cousin had one back in the seventies when he was making candles for a summer job. Sort of usa like but uglier.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Japanese diesels of the day are typically pretty easy to work on ana analagous to merc diesels in tech. Parts might be difficult to source in a pinch, but if you are willing to wait for overseas parts it isnt a problem. Up until recently I daily drove an imported JDM mitsubishi diesel for 3 years (with an engine never offered in the states) and have no regrets. I did have to order parts from EMEA here and there though.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I had two cars in the past with slipping belts. never again, no aluminum block motors either, I won't buy
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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran