Navara stx D40 2.5 td

[Whitey81]

Hi fellas,
I am at the crossroads between Hilux or Navara. I agree with Kagey1 about not towing in overdrive or in top gear with a manual. You need to keep the gearbox loaded up or the gears will just chatter against each other which will increase wear $$$$. In relation to towing up the boat ramp if it has low range use it, they make 4wds with these things for a reason. For the record Nissan Patrol 4.2 TID towing 3 tonne formula. I use low range when pulling my tinny out of the water. USE IT DONT ABUSE IT is my motto. Well Maybe

[Whitey81]

Roydsy,
Nissan does nothing with your ABN number, they could give the same deal to anyone but are keen to get the farmers etc in Nissans, thats it!! Where the ABN is important is claiming back the GST on the car. If you dont you will never have a drama with the Taxos or Nissan. I know this for a fact.

[brett58]

I agree with Whitey
Overdrive should never be used onder heavy load. I regularly pull 3T in my 3L patrol and have never had any problems. Use low range to ull out of water , ramp ect not a problem as long you dont drive on high traction surface and try and turn to sharp ( transmission wind up). saves the clutch from abuse.

Brett

[bassgirl]

John J ,you Shouldn't Be Towing Any Decent Amount Of Weight In Overdrive, Especially Up Any Sort Of Grade. Light Loads On The Flat Only. Overdrive Is For Cruising Only.

So, what if you are towing at 110k/hr with your auto navara, do you have to click it out of overdrive everytime you come to any sort of grade?

[brett58]

So, what if you are towing at 110k/hr with your auto navara, do you have to click it out of overdrive everytime you come to any sort of grade?

I am not a mechanic but my understanding is that you should not drive in overdrive in any high torque situation. At 110 the Navara sits at about 2200 rpm right at peak torque , so i would shift out of overdrive if i had a big load on the back or towing. It all depends on the load and gradient . Talk to a truck driver and they will tell you how to drive a diesel. I was told that when towing up hill its best to stay off high boost/rpm due to exhaust gass temp getting too high which may cause turbo problems.

Brett

[gofishin]

Hi guys
...Navara STX. Have any of you had any clutch problems with htis vehicle. It seems there have been a few reported....
Brett

Hi Brett

On the weekend i had clutch problems towing my boat (1500kg) with my TD manual STX. I have had the STX for 13 1/2 months and have just done 25,000.

As soon as i got the truck it was evident how good this truck/donk was on the road, but equally evident was how little low end/idle torque it had compared to how much grunt it does have when you get it moving. With low speed maneuvering with a load you have to ride the clutch a little more than a larger diesel, more like a petrol donk, to get the rig around or over thinks like the #%@!& mountable curbs that are at my place. Even without a load, this diesel needs a little more revs than larger capacity models when getting away, even when compared to the previous 3L model.

Neither I nor the dealer can get the clutch to slip, but for the first time last weekend it had a kangaroo shudder getting off the line/maneuvering with the boat, and it has that ‘clutch’ smell sometimes even without a load.

When launching i normally tow the empty trailer out in high range, but when retrieving always use low range. Haven’t done any off road stuff & unfortunately not nearly enough boating, so it’s had a pretty easy life to date.

I have been reading on other forums that there have been some clutch issues with this model (here & overseas), and am still investigating.

Otherwise very happy with the truck, just wished I had got the auto now
cheers
Brendon

[larfin]

Beware of the clutch slipping problem if you are getting the 6 speed .The clutch will slip when taking off on steep hill or boat ramp with 2500 kgs or so.I have the manual diesel and should of got the auto.The car is very good other than that.
cheers
greg

[brett58]

I have heard of similar problems with the clutch but only in early models. They have just released the series three model so i will be interesting to see if they have similar problems. Looks like the Auto is the go , just have to put up with higher fuell consumption.

Brett

[KAGEY1]

Fuel Consumption Dif Between Auto And Man Is Bugger All. Man Does Give You Quieter Operation When You Are Pulling Hard Though. (a Trailer I Mean!!)lol
Cheers,
Geoff

[brett58]

what kind of fuell consumption are people getting ? I have heard it can be a bit high for 2.5 L engine. I have a mate with old 2.5 Landi Tdi who gets fantastic fuel consumption , so a new Tdi should be spot on.

[gofishin]

After 25k kms, approx 3% towing, ~27% highway & ~70% city/suburban etc (canopy & roof bars fitted)
average 9.8 L/100km
best 8.8
worst 11.3

[brett58]

Oh well
looks like the Navara is off the Christmas list. A bit more delving has revealed a few more problems with overheating and engines going "POP".
So it looks like a new ute will have to wait for a while.
Merry Christmas to all

[TheRealAndy]

Oh well
looks like the Navara is off the Christmas list. A bit more delving has revealed a few more problems with overheating and engines going "POP".
So it looks like a new ute will have to wait for a while.
Merry Christmas to all

I read all that stuff too, after I ordered the car! I have about 5000k on mine now still going strong. Only problems were aircon leaking water inside the cab (fixed) and a few minor sqeaks which were fisxed today.

[snatch]

Hey guys. new to the forums and realise this post is old. I do have an answer to one of the posts above so wanted to advise. I too have a d40 navara manual 2.5 diesel.
I have the squeak in the front and can confirm that it is actually the bonnet. My dealer adjusted the bonnet and the squeak disappeared for a few thousand k's .

I also have the vibration below two grand and have been to the dealer on more than one occassion to have it rectified. I even had one of nissan's big wigs from Sydney fly up to witness it first hand. My vibration is evident just shy of two grand in every gear. Even on flat surfaces with NO load.

Nissan told me it had happened in a couple of other vehicles and that it was most likely the engine mounts. They actually removed part of the mounts . When that failed they tried to recalibrate the injectors.

Given that more than one of you here has had the same problem, I would be very surprised if they don't know the true cause. I can't tell you how happy I am to find the true cause here in these pages. Thank-you.

Fortunately the vehicle is still under warranty so I will go back armed with what I have learned here.

Thanks again.

[bingleboy]

STX
I've had an STX for nearly a year now and have had nothing but problems with the car snuffing (clutch problems?). I've driven manuals all my life but never experienced these kinds of problems. I have to plant my foot taking off from a
stationary position or the car will snuff. I've had to learn to drive it this way to try
and prevent the problem but it creates another problem if there's a car in front of me. It won't roll in 2nd gear - it just snuffs. Sent a letter of to Nissan Melbourne after many futile attempts to have the problems sorted out at local Dealerships and received a phone call back to say a Dealership will contact me to sort it out. Letter was sent about 5 weeks ago, phone call about 4 weeks ago and still no final response. I can't let my family drive the car because they would snuff it all the time and it becomes dangerous. We've had a few near misses. Even the dealership mechanics snuff the car but they put it down to the "new type of clutch'. If that's the case the "new clutch mechanism" doesn't do the otherwise great car justice. Previously I had an STR and had none of these problems.
Love the car, Hate the problem.