Hello,

I just bought a 1994 rodeo with 184,000 miles on it, Iam going to change all the fluids. what else shouild I check. I have heard the timming belt add the frames are issues, please help me in anyway you can.

Mike

timing belts aren't an issue, but a worn tensioner often will fool even experienced mechanics into thinking the sound is rod knock.

and as far as frames, I'm not sure what you're talking about here. Isuzu is perhaps more known for its truck fleet and those roots reflect their passenger vehicles. the frames are stout box tube... much more heavy duty than on other manufacturers using channel.

-Rob

Up here in the land of salt and crud, I've seen a few Rodeo frames where one of the plugs or something has come out and the boxes get packed with junk, leading to rust-out. Part of the joy of that white stuff on the roads, and I don't mean snow.

What part of Ohio are you in? I'm in southern Ohio myself, and have a '94 2WD of my own. Just did the tensioner change and it's not a bad deal if you're properly prepped for it. Possible issue is slight oil leakage over top of the spark plugs where they go through the valve covers, but it's not a huge issue. Just make sure you keep a decent eye on your oil, and you should be fine.

Welcome to the board. Enjoy and ask lots of questions.

James

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In South Africa, the chassis of the Rodeo's are based on Isuzu TF140 chassis, just shortened a bit. This range of pick-ups are know for their soft chassis. We especially have a problem on our double cab models. With them, the chassis bent downwards just before the rear axle mounts.





There are some that are of the opinion that this happens as a result of the way the loadbin is mounted to the chassis (location points of the chassis mountings)and the distribution of the weight over the rear axle.

Off course the weight distribution is much more favourable with the Rodeo than with the Pick-Up.

if you have the 3.2 v6, consider running gunk engine cleaner in it each oil change and then mobil one full synthetic (i use 0w-40). these motors are prone to "ticking" which happens when the valve lash adjusters get gummed up with varnish. M1 keeps it to a minimum.