dicktill
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Fergie's in ICU
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jyoutz
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Looks expensive
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OW! 
workinonit
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Way past ICU!
JTKub
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Ooof! That's an Iseki 3cyl? Yikes..
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5 yr powertrain warranty will help I bet.
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569 hours on her but less than 2 years since purchase. Not only do I have the "stock" 5-year powertrain warranty, but I opted for the extended 10-year upgrade. It is a 3-cylinder Iseki. I am hoping that they do not find anything that they will claim is abuse or whatever to get them out of replacing at least the short block.
I have used her to her limits but not abused her. She has always had AGCO oil and filters (on time), and I rarely have run her in the yellow zone on the tach, usually in the mid-green range. Never has it been overheated.
The left side of the block has two more holes in it, but they are hidden behind the injector pump, and I could only see them looking through the hole on the right side. I used one of those strong magnets on a roller and amazingly, I was only able to find two pea sized plus one half-dollar sized pieces of the block. So, the rest must be in the oil pan along with rod cap, while I assume the rod and piston have been shoved up against the head.
I have used her to her limits but not abused her. She has always had AGCO oil and filters (on time), and I rarely have run her in the yellow zone on the tach, usually in the mid-green range. Never has it been overheated.
The left side of the block has two more holes in it, but they are hidden behind the injector pump, and I could only see them looking through the hole on the right side. I used one of those strong magnets on a roller and amazingly, I was only able to find two pea sized plus one half-dollar sized pieces of the block. So, the rest must be in the oil pan along with rod cap, while I assume the rod and piston have been shoved up against the head.
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have to wonder about oil pump failure.
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dicktill
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Interesting, but I don't think so. The oil pressure idiot light never came on (except for that brief period at startup) and the rod journal didn't look scored and certainly didn't look like the classic seized bearing, so I think it is more likely to be rod bolt failure. I don't have a good theory on what would have caused that.
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Wow, great that it's under warranty. Hopefully it won't take forever to get it fixed. Do keep us posted on how it goes. This is where a manufacturer shows what they are really made of, and hopefully it's good stuff in this case.
Topzide
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It's pretty odd for an Iseki! Hope they do right by you. The hardest part will be when you're without "Fergie"! Every time you turn around, you'll need her for something! Good luck. Keep us posted.
tacticalturnip
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That is some pain right there, I hope it would fall under warranty.
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Same happened to the Dodge Durango Hemiā¦
It was a known defect allowing water from rain or washing to be drawn through the intake to block seal and liquids donāt compress and boom.
It was a known defect allowing water from rain or washing to be drawn through the intake to block seal and liquids donāt compress and boom.
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LOL little bondo and its like it never happened
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That's a kick in the back pockets.
oldnslo
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Did the rod break or come loose at crank end? Could have been faulty rod end cap or rod itself. Not common but it does happen. Either way might need two tubes of JB weld to patch the block
