Hi,

I bumped into someone at my work and they said that we have Chevy engine in our car. I forgot what kind he said it was, but I did remember he said Chevy. Is that true?

I did notice that the bolts for the rear diffy cover was a standand bolt, not metric like all japanese vehicles.

nope it is Isuzu.

the rear axle is a Dana 44 and the front is (I think) an isuzu corp 10.

Mitch- Pre 1992 rodeos had the old pushrod GM 3.1L V6's in them. 1992-on rodeos & passports have the 100% isuzu 3.2L. The 2.2L 4cyl base engine in 1998-2003 rodeos is a GM design, used only by isuzu, daewoo and holden (GM really liked that motor eh? :evillol: ).
G/luck
Joel

Thanks guys,

I feel better now. I was thinking, "if I would have known that it's an american made engine, I would of gotten an explorer or a trail blazer." Not that I don't like american made cars, I chose this japanese car because I wanted something that will last....hopefully I won't get flamed for this comment I've just made.

One other question, how come they use champion spark plugs for the 98-99 models? Since it's a japanese engine, why didn't they use Denso or NGK to begin with?

..One other question, how come they use champion spark plugs for the 98-99 models? Since it's a japanese engine, why didn't they use Denso or NGK to begin with?

That is a good question. Rodeos do have a ton of GM/delphi electronics on them due to isuzu's (previous) ties to GM :disappoin. Maybe AC delco's were not compatible at that time, so they used the next cheapest thing :banghead: . It's a good thing they switched to denso!
G/luck
Joel

I'll keep my comment to myself. :disappoin