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Rear cross-member rust
Hi everyone - just joined the forum.
I have a 2009 Isuzu Denver Rodeo which has done 52000 miles only. It has had one former keeper and there is a FMDSH with the vehicle which I have owned since 2017. I have had the truck up on ramps a couple of times to get rid of rust - generally just surface rust easily removed with a wire brush and treated with Hammerite and then underseal. However, the rear-crossmember - the one up above and behind the fuel tank to which the shock-absorbers are fixed - is a different matter. Heavy corrosion has appeared since last-years rust removal session. There is extensive rust on the cross-member and the chassis where they intersect. Obviously this is of great concern - I have been on the www looking at the problem and although there is a lot of info on chassis corrosion affecting "Japanese" pick-ups trucks, particularly the ones built on Spain, there doesn't seem to be any info on this specific problem on the Denver truck. Does anyone else have or has had a similar problem with this model of truck ? Is it a terminal problem ? - ie., a write-off or is it fixable ? Has anyone actually repaired their truck because of this corrosion ? - I presume if a repair is possible, it will involve the bed coming-off, the fuel tank being removed and new metal welded in. Has anyone any idea of the cost of such work ? - I'm 67 and have mobility problems so doing such work myself isn't possible. Any info most gratefully received. |
Originally Posted by General Lee
(Post 88320)
Hi everyone - just joined the forum.
I have a 2009 Isuzu Denver Rodeo which has done 52000 miles only. It has had one former keeper and there is a FMDSH with the vehicle which I have owned since 2017. I have had the truck up on ramps a couple of times to get rid of rust - generally just surface rust easily removed with a wire brush and treated with Hammerite and then underseal. However, the rear-crossmember - the one up above and behind the fuel tank to which the shock-absorbers are fixed - is a different matter. Heavy corrosion has appeared since last-years rust removal session. There is extensive rust on the cross-member and the chassis where they intersect. Obviously this is of great concern - I have been on the www looking at the problem and although there is a lot of info on chassis corrosion affecting "Japanese" pick-ups trucks, particularly the ones built on Spain, there doesn't seem to be any info on this specific problem on the Denver truck. Does anyone else have or has had a similar problem with this model of truck ? Is it a terminal problem ? - ie., a write-off or is it fixable ? Has anyone actually repaired their truck because of this corrosion ? - I presume if a repair is possible, it will involve the bed coming-off, the fuel tank being removed and new metal welded in. Has anyone any idea of the cost of such work ? - I'm 67 and have mobility problems so doing such work myself isn't possible. Any info most gratefully received. did you get anywhere with this ? |
Rear cross member rust
Hi Lee ,
dis you get anywhere with this ? I have the same problems on my 08 model ? |
Hi.
I never had any replies - until yours - but what I did do just before lockdown in 2020 was to have the entire underside treated with a substance called DINITROL. This involves having the underside grit-blasted to remove all loose and flaking rust, then the protective, anti-rust coating in applied by spray. It cost £250. Today, it looks just as good as when I had it done and my truck has passed MOTs ( road worthiness certificate if you aren't a Brit ) in 2020 and 2021 with no problems. No rust has re-appeared in the areas of concern mentioned in my original post. |
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