Another Warning to Patrol Owners

[SURF_SNIPER]

much prfure to be a toyota man than a landiy man

someones always got to pick on the landrover owners hey

[maztez]

hi all thought i would add my 2 bobs worth...over the past 40 years or so i have owned
62 landy 4cyl ute
65 tojo swb
68 landy lwb
74 landy lwb
84 suzuki seirra
84 mq patrol
85 hilux twin cab diesal
78 gq patrol
90 landcruiserlwb
81 mq patrol (shared project with son brett ...brejen)
of all these the one that stood out was the hilux followed a close second by the 84 mq patrol..all these had one problem or another however were used to do what they were built for ...4 wheel driving aus wide mainly the nt and fraser etc .
cheers terry (maztez)

[Whitey81]

Have had 2 cruiser utes and a hilux, Just changed over to a new Patrol ute, cant fault the quality of this car or the comfort of coils, I dont think ill be jumping back in a truck like toyota for a while. My only problem is that a Ni**an dealer didnt tighten the wheel nuts up after a service, needless to say it fell off and done some damage.

[GBC]

Ditto the wheel nuts thang with a Toyota Dealer, so none of us are safe from apprentices on a Friday arvo....

[reefraider_II]

I checked out most of the nissan forums and the problems with the 3 litre have been great.I spoke to a dealer and he will not buy or trade a 3 ltr t/d patrol with less that 100,000km and prefers to take one with 150000km or more cos the bugs had been ironed out....My 2 cents worth

[dicko1980]

I recently purchased a 4.2L Nissan Patrol and reseached quite a while before purchasing my vehicle. If you read all the magazines and articles from the major publishers they all praise the new 3L motor. I came to the conclusion after reading the forums in exploroz.comand outerlimits4x4.com that the early 3L's are unreliable. There is no substitute for cubic inches, the larger the motor the less harder it has to be worked. IMHO the 3L's are just to small. The TD42 is one of the most reliable engines ever built. They are simple to work on and there are no complicated and expensive electronic fuel pumps to worry about. Technology is a good thing, but some basic mechanical principles never change.

Cheers Dicko1980

[ShaneJ]

The pre 2002 3TD Patrols had a problem with the oil pickup which was causing oil starvation problems. Theres an easy fix for the problem but theres no way of knowing if the fix has been applied until the sump is removed.
If you can help it I would stay away from the 3L. The older 2.8TD and the 4.2 turbo or non turbo is a much better option. I'm actually looking at buying an ex Telstra 4.2 non turbo Patrol with a service body on the back,the perfect setup for camping I would rather a 4.2 turbo but I guess you cant have everything Plus theres nothing stopping me bolting on a turbo and water to air intercooler later on

[dicko1980]

I bought a GQ TD42 that was stock as a rock. It took me a while to find one that was in really good condition. I bought it with the intention to aftermarket turbo the motor. I finally decided on the MTQ, and haven't looked back. I now go up the Cardwell Range north of Ingham in top gear, before it was labouring in third.

Cheers
/me