Advice on buying Nissan Patrol

[2DKnBJ]

I am starting to look around for a 3 L turbo diesel Patrol 2000/2003 model.
What should i look out for.

Cheers Dazza

[rooboy98]

I am starting to look around for a 3 L turbo diesel Patrol 2000/2003 model.
What should i look out for.

The early model 3L donks had a pretty poor name to put it politely.

Seriously, your best off doing a Google search on "Nissan 3 litre engine problems" or something similiar. Have a look at any Patrol forum on the net and it will some become obvious what the major problems the early 3L donk experienced. .

That should provide you with enough light reading for the rest of tonight and most of tomorrow.....

Best of luck with your purchase.

Cheers,
Roo.

[BenDover]

To put it politely DONT!!!!

Here is an old list I posted from may 2009... Its grown alot since then

Patrol 3 Litre Victims..
To anyone wanting to buy a 3L handgrenade.. NEED I SAY ANYMORE...

Daggs.
Blown_zd30-------------------------- 244K
Roly.
AJB------------------------------------196K
Pud & Barb--------------------------165K
Bulla. (daughters car)
Yakodi--------------------------------130K
Plugger.
JR -------------------------------------130K
Mike.
B & M. -------------------------------126K
Emackj--------------------------------157K
Fourstall2000-------------------------118K
Donald A-------------------------------50K 2004 STL
Old Johno---------------------------------------2000
Ron 2006-------------------------------152K
BushMark-----------------------------109K---2001
Ted--------------------------------------170K---2000
Piggy------------------------------------106K---2001
Rob------------------------------------------------2001
Trevmari-------------------------------141K---2000
Muckrunner-------------------------------------2000
Ppk--------------------------------------160K---2000
Rapid-------------------------------------60K---2004
BittenbyZD30-----------------------------------2000
Alex V------------------------------------84K---2001
Jo64-----------------------------------------------2000
Hen Pecked-----------------------------135K—2003
Mick O-----------------------------------
Sharyn---------------------------------------------2001
Void246----------------------------------150K—2000
Drilly-------------------------------------165K---2000
On Patrol--------------------------------182K---2003
Christa-----------------------------------62K----2005 Navara
Captain Chaos--------------------------141K
MalcolmC--------------------------------112K---2005
Jonesy65----------------------------------200K

Nissan Club members.

Graeme Wise. -----------------------72K
Ken Beard.
James Watson.


Outerlimits members

Manno74
Poo-trol-------------------------------66K
Wendle--------------------------------115K 2001
Rustys---------------------------------67K 2001
deanchristensen0001---------------31K 2005
Ergjan19------------------------------190K------2000
GUFun--------------------------------127K------2004
Crazynut------------------------------100K------Dec2003



Patrol 4x4.com forum

Mickyd-------------------------------- 2002
Waveriders--------------------------- 98K 2002
Redeye---------------------------------190K
Link-------------------------------------82K 2000
Pat3L
LesleyPerry---------------------------83K 2001
Scratch---------------------------------89K 2002
Stephan--------------------------------150K
JimmyB--------------------------------
Phyrebug (brother’s car)----------210K
Dirty Wheels-------------------------246K-------2001
Phoenie--------------------------------145K-------2003
Ramas----------------------------------231K------2001
Bigal------------------------------------
Martyn79-----------------------------96K
Extreme1-----------------------------140K
Revs-------------------------------------------------2000
Mick013------------------------------157K
jwmr----------------------------------130K-------2001
GUhoon------------------------------150K-------2000
Kirbs----------------------------------150K-------2000
Graham Slater------------------------27K-------2001
G Gudmundsson (Iceland)--------121K-------2002
Tourman
Jack3ld--------------------------------90K---------2002
Kleinstroops-------------------------104K
GUGreat (brother in law’s car)-180K--------2000
Aljohno-------------------------------140K--------2000
Hungry--------------------------------118K--------2001
Maddog1980-------------------------190K--------2000
PC1958--------------------------------190K--------2002
Fuzz------------------------------------190K--------2000
Tony Howe-----------------------------95K
Hodgo----------------------------------162K--------2000
Schommy-----------------------------160K--------2000
Websavages--------------------------
Stressed-----------------------------------------------2001
Walters--------------------------------147K--------2000
Ttam------------------------------------146K-------2000
Pist’n broke---------------------------100K-------2004
Peterfraser3---------------------------120K-------2000
GU Mick-------------------------------150K------2002
Gibbsy---------------------------------
Roger Brown-------------------------
Carljohn-------------------------------141K--------2000



MSN Caravanners Forum.

Ddarren11-----------------------------155K------2002
Ron Shirley-----------------------------------------2000


Yahoo Group. Patrol 4wd. & GU Patrol.

Jtbattau---------------------------------133K------2000
Nomad441946--------------------------------------2000
Paul Julian-----------------------------255K------2000
Paul Julian engine No 2--------------98K-------2003
Redeye141
Coight4wd------------------------------186K
Patrol444--------------------------------161K-----2001
little pn-----------------------------------190K----2000



Overlander 4wd Forum.

Dopey------------------------------------90-100K---
Weekend Maverick (parents car)—124K----2002

And the list keep growing and growing...
Now even the later ones are blowing up 04 - 07


All I can say is good luck.

http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12342

http://www.motorsm.com/complaints/up...y.asp?aid=5838

http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/too...or_a_road_trip

[BenDover]

Having said all this, there is only 1 patrol 3 litre that my mate rebuilt himself and has had no problem. But he has changed everything internally and externally. It had blown up 3 times before he got it. So he is currently proving me wrong.

[robothefisho]

Isn't the problem with them overboosting?

[sid_fishes]

dazza, if you can afford it chase down a series 4 or later[ late 2004 and on]as these arent so prone to letting go so i,m told
then get a pryo and boost gauge [cheap from the states]
a dawes valve
a needle valve
and an oil catch can [ this you can make ]
the needle and dawes vale will control erattic poost [ which you will see at times go as high as 30 psi[ thats not good ]
and block off your egr but only when you do the mods
as stated above check out patrol4x4 .com become a member and then let the reading begin
and if you want to yak call me
ian

[GBC]

Or you could buy a car with an engine that the maufacturer gave a rat's arse about building. Any other patrol motor will do in that age group.

[BenDover]

Or you could buy a car with an engine that the maufacturer gave a rat's arse about building. Any other patrol motor will do in that age group.

LOL. Well said.

[2DKnBJ]

Thanks heaps for the replies so far.
I have joined the Patrol forum and have been having a bit of a read and there is a Sh1t load of info.

Cheers Dazza

[BenDover]

Isn't the problem with them overboosting?

Thats just 1 of the many problems. Boosting under load, the waste gate was hitting at peak 22psi at times. But its mostly to do with the design of the engine itself with 2 crank ballancers at either end of the engine putting out countering bad vibrations through the engine + high revs. Cylinder 4 was the lowest port and sitting right under the intake was coping more boost than others/and fluids and would always be the first the crack. Blocking of cooling lines to turbo etc etc.

If you search there are full break downs and right ups on these engine faults. They where also blowing in europe and someone there decided to fix the problem for good and made full in chassi rebuild kits. I havnt heard anything more from the guys who used them. So they must be working.

[Steeler]

Or you could look for a duel fuel patrol.

[PinHead]

speak to Aigutso..not sure what year his is but he has had a couple of problems...plus..it is gutless on the highway..cannot keep up with my lil Hilux.

[dreemon]

Something I heard, ( could be true? ) is there was a prob with the valves not getting enough oil and that their attemp to fix was to shorten the dipstick and stamp a new full oil level, so bacically they were running overfull all the time which only helped getting oil to the top end.

[Tangles]

Daz,

I have a 2003 Patrol and have a new ARE intercooler fitted along with a Provent catch can and a boost gauge. Its done 170k so far with a few issues being:

Cracked intercooler, the Nissan ones are crap, check to see if oil is on the top left corner, if so walk away, from what i can tell with the intercoolers, if they are going to go they tend to go in the 120-160k mark.

Provent catch can got 50 mils after 5000klms last time around as a guide ( as to what is going through the motors without it)

Ancillary bearings, ie in the Alternator, belt tensioner and water pump all get a bit suspect around the 160k mark,,, i just had the alternator bearing go which was fun? into the fan etc.

MAF sensor, replace every 100k

I am sure that all Lancruisers out there are perfect and never have issues , but this is what i have learnt so far

With the overboosting issues, therre are a few forum jockeys who are self proclaimed experts on the Patrol forum...If your serious about a 3.0 patrol, ring up a proper diesel mechanic.

anyway thats my experience so far, and no aint selling it.

mike

[PinHead]

Hiluxes are near perfect Mike..LOL
just needed some gearbox work at 235000..not bad going and the original clutch changed then also...LOL