The age old debate - diesel/petrol - Nissan/Toyota

Thanks Laura

Have you had motor probs with the Patrol? the rest of the info about the Patrol was quite positive?

Hi Laura,
I find your fuel figures re the 3.0l Nissan very interesting.

Over the past 81,000k's my factory 4.2l TD Troopy returns the following,

Avg 11.53 l / 100k's

Max 13.94 l / 100k's

Min 10.32 l / 100k's

I'm a tourer rather than a rock climber but I do find those figures for the Nissan rather high considering their alledged technology advantage over the 4.2l Tojo injun!

How'd the guru go with the fault finding on grenade?

Geoff

Laura
Reading this made me wonder ,,,,, where is Laura !

Guess what ,, deadly eh !..... first to reply..

Gotta love it


Cheers Bucky

The probs we think AREN'T the motor but it is at the 5th mechanic trying to diagnose the prob (which is linked to a heaps of sensors.....but I still dont trust this car...!)........there are a stack of posts that Ive put up about it and updating it when I can......not sure of the post numbers but if interested do a search of "grenade and kiwi".....that should bring something up.....

I still wouldnt touch a 3lt.....we did because we were told the probs were with series 1 and 2 (the early model 3lts).....but now more and more cases of the GUIII are coming up because of the km's on them....120,000+ and even some GUIV are having issues already.....there is another post on here with the details of one doing the pistons.....

the 3lts are good like I said but I dont trust them...especially when we were 1000km from nowhere when stuff was happening!

We neve took the navara or the taken the nissan rock hopping as we havent had the time for it....so that sort of fuel consumption is a bit of a mystery but usually going off experience wouldnt be too much more anyway.

As for where our car is now Geoff.....its at the mechanics in wollongong and havent heard anything about it yet so should do on tuesday when he's had it for a week...if not i might ring and see how its going....

Im around Bucky....quietly watching and waiting....!!

the fuel economy figures are quiet normal for the nissans.....10lt for the 3lt engines is average....

the 80 series on petrol sat on around 18 - 19lt / 100km in normal conditions (not htat it was on pretrol much....mostly used the lpg as you would!).....so their consumption of 22lt sounds pretty normal too (towing wasnt it...)......where our 80 was 24ish....worse was 28lt / 100km when nathan sat the thing on 120kph for 4 hrs!

I had a 4.2 non turbo cruiser. I would not own another one unless it had a turbo. Heavy on juice when you try to stay at the speed limit in hilly country. Bit sluggish too. My 3ltr turbo Holden would outdo it with ease. Cheers Tony

Hmmmmm

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Had one - what did you replace it with?

I know I had weight and wind resisitance but at the sight of an incline it would drop from 100km to 80km in a blk and really had to boot it to get any sort of respones, also overtaking was a real worry

Our 2008 3ltr Patrol goes ok towing the van, plenty of power
going up hills ect, tows it through the sand ok, has'nt got many ks
on it yet, will be better after it loosens up, maybe they might have
got it right, allso we dont thrash it, and get it properly serviced,
we allso got the extended warranty for a bit of insurance,
we traded a 2006 STR Navara which was great for towing ect, but
did'nt suit our needs.

Sorry a typo, it should have been 'it might be more cost effective to convert to LPG'.

This owner tows the Van up Teewah Beach, through soft sand,
getting on and getting off the beach, allso up soft inclines placing
the van where we camp, so far no problems yet, all I do is drop the
tyre pressure to suit, and it goes very easy, must be lucky huh.

Hey Dazza what size is the van you tow on the beach?


cheers Phil.

Hi Phil

Little bit over 6.5 metres or 20ft.

Thanks Daza

I am thinking getting a Jayco Sterling 20.64-2 Out Back
just trying to figure which Dinning to go with the L shape
or the cafe style.

Cheers Phil.