Urgent PLease Help!

I have a 1999 Isuzu rodeo with 69k miles. THe engine blew on me and I was wondering if anyone else had the same thing happen to their car and if so how you went about getting it fixed. When I was driving there was a loud knocking sound coming from the engine. I had the oil changed recently so there was oil in the car. If anyone had the same problem please respond or if you have any suggestions on what to do it would be greatly appreciated.

The first thing I would do is pull the dipstick and see if you have any oil on the stick.

The place that did the oil may of forgot to put oil in.

How long has it been since your last oil change? Isuzu are know to burn through oil, possible reasons are listed in my FAQ.

Have there been others with this happening? Yup, I've read at least 25 posts like yours, and they are all due to a spun bearing due to low oil.

I hate to say this but if you didn't purchase an extended warranty you're out of luck.

You can purchase a used engine at:

www.car-parts.com

good luck!

-Ryan

I also know this vehicle. It was well maintained and always had oil in it. Does anyone know of any issues with the 99 Rodeo and oil levels/pressure possibly causing a rod to blow. The engine had oil in it until it died. Is there a history of blown engines in the Rodeo's? If so, where could I get that information. I think that it is way too premature for engine failure at 69k for a well maintained vehicle. Thanks for your help.

http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB68&Number=432962&Forum=,f68,&Words=blown&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Main=432734&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=77&newertype=w&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post432962

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?threadid=3756&highlight=rod

http://forums.vmag.com/suvrodeo0300/messages/870.html

Couple of places to check:
http://forums.vmag.com/suvrodeo0300/
http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=UBB68
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/index.php

I have read about a handfull of Rodeo's and Amigos and a bunch of VX's and troopers. the 3.5/3.2 is the same block, with a little differnet head.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/t165343.html
http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/alt.autos.isuzu/messages/21465.html
http://www.itog.com/board/?topic=topic5&msg=2007

http://www.carsurvey.org/review_51743.html

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/defect/defectsearch.cfm
comlaint section:
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

MY RODEO IS AT 61000 MILES, EXACTLY 1000 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TWO CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS WHICH IS $4500 TO FIX. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND I HAD NO WARNING. I HAVE SPENT 3 DAYS CALLING ISUZU HEADQUARTERS AND RECEIVING NOTHING BUT VOICEMAIL. AFTER LEAVING 15 MESSAGES I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL.*AK

GOT OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS AGO......WENT TO CHECK OIL LEVEL........AND ENGINE WAS DRY. *NLM

VEHICLE REVS UP WHEN IDLING, AT A STOP SIGN IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING FORWARD. AND AFTER ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OF DRIVING IT, MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB