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Submitted: Thursday, Apr 11, 2002 at 00:00

Mick

I currently own a 1999 petrol GU Patrol which at times has a gear noise which will start at 1800RPM and fade out ar around 2100RPM. The noise will appear in any all gears at times although it maybe many weeks between hearing the noise. Once the noise is there, is may last until the vehicle is stopped or it may go away after a short period of time. Most times it requires the drive load to be taken off of the drive train for the noise to stop. Nissan have informed me that they are willing to pull it apart under warranty, but if they find nothing wrong I get the bill. Any info or advice would be appreciated.
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AnswerID: 2777   Submitted: Friday, Apr 12, 2002 at 00:00

Peter replied:

Mick there are some real boffins on this group who may be of some help to you http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Patrol4WD
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AnswerID: 2780   Submitted: Friday, Apr 12, 2002 at 00:00

Will replied:

Mick,
All patrols except for the 2.8 have a truck gearbox, they all make a gear noise at low rpm or low speeds, the reason for that is by design, the gears are not a fine cut as it would be in a sedan or lighter 4wd, they are made for strength.
Some are quiter than others but they all do it, the noise is like a gggrrrgggrg grinding noise at low rpm.
If you hear carefully you will hear the same noise in manual geared trucks and buses.
will
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AnswerID: 2793   Submitted: Friday, Apr 12, 2002 at 00:00

alreadytaken replied:

oh god no. I hope "datman an goran" don't see this......
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FollowupID: 1082   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 13, 2002 at 00:00

Datman posted:

lol.. I heard that remark, "already taken"...lol
and to think i was interested in swapping my rodeo for a GU.. TSK.. think I'll just get another gemini u..oops.. i mean rodeo ute..
Datman.
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AnswerID: 2812   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 13, 2002 at 00:00

Nev replied:

Mick, I had the same symptoms with a 1999 2.8 litre turbo diesel. Nissan were OK but initially were not too sure how to fix the problem. Eventually it was fixed but I was not told in detail what work was carried out. Nissan Australia should be aware of the cause of the problem and how to fix it.
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