Vehicle
Isuzu Rodeo
The body-on-frame SUV sold in enormous numbers in North America and, rebadged, as the Honda Passport — so Passport information describes it exactly, which is the useful cross-reference since more was written under that badge. The 3.2 and 3.5 V6s are the engines most carry, and the fault that defines them is the timing belt: it is an interference design, and the tensioner and idler pulleys are as consequential as the belt itself, so a belt replacement that reuses them is a repeat failure waiting to happen. The other recurring item is the crankshaft position sensor behind the crank pulley, whose failure produces an intermittent stall that clears when cool.
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Generations
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First generation 1991–1997
The 2.6 four and the SOHC 3.2 V6; sold rebadged as the first Honda Passport, whose documentation describes it exactly.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Isuzu ladder frame
- Engines
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- 2.6 four-cylinder — 4ZE1 · petrol · 85–90 kW (114–121 hp)
- 3.2 V6 — petrol · 6VD1 SOHC
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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Second generation 1998–2004
The DOHC 3.2 and later 3.5 V6 — still an interference belt engine, and the idler pulleys matter as much as the belt.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Isuzu ladder frame
- Engines
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- 3.2 V6 — petrol · 6VD1 DOHC
- 3.5 V6 — 6VE1 · petrol
- 3.0 diesel — diesel · 4JX1, export
- 2.2 — petrol · 4-cylinder, US market 1998-2003
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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