Hi all-Excited to have purchased today a 2001 Trooper with only 70k on it.
Really clean and runs and drives great.(And I only paid $4,600!)
I am just looking for some general advice on how to best maintain the Trooper.I expect to get 2 or 3 hundred thousand miles out of it like everyone else.
What is the recommended time for a timing belt service?I don't know if mine has had that done yet.
Any helful hints for longetivity would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Happy Holidays.

 

I bought a 1998 Trooper in the spring that had 101,000 miles. I immediately replaced the timing belt and water pump, that was roughly $900.00. Some mechanics recommend it after 80K.

 

Right-I will have that done soon.I have a guy on the side who can do it for a lot less than that luckily.
How many miles do you have now?
Are you happy with the Trooper?

 

My truck has 108,460 miles. I bought it with 101,000. I'm happy with the vehicle, runs well . I expect to have it for awhile.

 

things to do:
check your belt
intake gasket manifold
tranny flush with new fluid
plug in your obd II for any codes to include ones that were erased by the previous owner.
check the frame for rust.

 

Thanks for the advice-
Do you know the interval for the timing belt?
I am having it done right away but I am just curious.
Also,where did you get your ODB II and how much?

 

i got my obdII reader from advance uto parts, but you can get them everywhere even walmart has them. but make sure you get the one that can erase the codes,, its the mid range on about 99-130 usd depending on the brand on the location you purchase it. the interval for the belt is 70-80k miles. AND DONT FORGET ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET! that little bastard will give you lots of grief. st the time GM and isuzu were in a parternship, gm is notoruis for making cheap gaskets in order to cut corners. isuzu picked up that bad habit and used cheap paper intheir intake manifold gaskets. i could literally put my finger on the spot where the gasket leaked. as a result the truck obdii read lots of codes.