04-07-2013, 08:43 PM
(03-07-2013, 08:56 PM)THE_Liam Wrote: I've bought a few XUDs, and the only thing I really concern myself with is the head gasket. Turbos can go but their £30 and easy to change, poor starting is usually glow plugs or air leaks which are cheap and easy to sort, and they all leak oil. To be honest, even the head gasket isn't expensive, just a pain in the arse!
Does it pressurize?
Does it hold temperature around 80 degrees?
Do the heaters work?
Mayo in oil?
Oil/exhaust smell in rad?
That's what I'd be concerned with
Agree 100%, EXACTLY why I said regular coolant changes! Most other things are within economical repair. Assuming the poor thing isn't rotting from the inside out because some idiot has filled it with tap water, not much else will kill them.