Have one.... 1170 hours.. love it. Sounds and acts like a diesel.. from reading about these engines they won't last quite as long as a diesel but way longer than a 318 engine for example.. a couple thousand hours isn't much for them.. The known issue on the 318 is the cam gear. While most may have been replaced by now there probably are some that were not and it's a costly affair if you don't have the expertise to do it yourself... It's why I passed on many 318's.. oil and hydro filters aren't that bad. That extra oil filler cap is just that. An extra one.. No idea why.. The black cap on the left side near the top just off the radiator is the hydro oil fill.. Should be marked as such if it isn't worn off.. takes a long time to do a hydro full drain/filter fill since it goes in so slowly. I expect just a hydro filter change would be enough every couple hundred hours after that. Congrats.. apparently if maintained anywhere near normal most all reviews are positive..
Have one.... 1170 hours.. love it. Sounds and acts like a diesel.. from reading about these engines they won't last quite as long as a diesel but way longer than a 318 engine for example.. a couple thousand hours isn't much for them.. The known issue on the 318 is the cam gear. While most may have been replaced by now there probably are some that were not and it's a costly affair if you don't have the expertise to do it yourself... It's why I passed on many 318's.. oil and hydro filters aren't that bad. That extra oil filler cap is just that. An extra one.. No idea why.. The black cap on the left side near the top just off the radiator is the hydro oil fill.. Should be marked as such if it isn't worn off.. takes a long time to do a hydro full drain/filter fill since it goes in so slowly. I expect just a hydro filter change would be enough every couple hundred hours after that. Congrats.. apparently if maintained anywhere near normal most all reviews are positive..