Px2 Rangers becoming faulty?

[BradZ]

So recently I've seen an alarming number of people bashing Px2's for being faulty and having a number of problems. At first I thought " surely not, they're selling incredibly well and Px1's are great utes "
But the more I look, the more of this I see.

I have seen a lot of injector failure complaints and the odd zf problem. But I heard just today that apparently there has been a case of one becoming a runaway. And by that i mean the thing you expect from million kilometre truck motors.

For those who don't know what a runaway diesel is, I'll do my best to explain to the best of my knowledge.

It's when they get so much blow by they get enough oily residue/fumes/mist back through the intake via the pcv ( i think) that they dont need the diesel to run and they begin to run off their own fumes per say.

As they begin to pick up rpm, more blow by is pumped into them which in turn increases rpm and so on. Once it begins, the engine will just keep climbing in rpm untill catastrophic failure. Hitting the key wont save you as the engine is already running without diesel and there's no ignition source to kill either.
I believe the only way to stop them is jamming the engine somehow or smothering the air intake, although you need to do it fast or its too late.

That's basically how it works, I'm sure someone will be able to explain futher or correct me.

So why is this happening?
My theory is now that they're so popular they're rivaling the Hilux that perhaps they are being rushed and built too quickly?
As far as I'm aware, Px1 are rock solid.

I'm worried this will become the norm and the Px2 will get the reputation of being this generations Yd25 (Navara) or Zd30 (Patrol).

I'm looking to buy a Px in the near future and as much as the 2's look fantastic, I was considering a series 1 just because of price, but now hearing these horror stories has swayed me.

So, what do you all think? What have you heard? I'd like to hear your thoughts.

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