'97 Patrol Y60 2.8L Turbo Timing Belt

Hi Don,
I'll pay attention to lining up the marks, thanks for the help.
Regards,
Peter.

Hi Hugh,

I have bought the Gregory's No 512 Patrol/Maverick with the 2.8 Litre supplement from Repco and I agree, it is very good.
My pump was rebuilt a few times but that didn't fix it and so after all of that they put a new pump on it.

That's all I know about it Hugh, but a reply I got from EX7RHA (if you haven't aleady seen it) could be helpful - as follows:-

EX7RHA replied to the question
Peter.
I have a Y61 RD28T and have had the same hot start problem.
My local dealer was (is) great with regards this problem, You need a new shimmed
pump cover and "o" ring, part # 16826-V0700 Cost $16.54 + tax. I'm not sure if the part number just relates to the o ring or the cover itself, as I've only got the one part number in my tool box, however it was a warranty problem if customers complained about it, so any decent Nissan dealer should know about it. In regards to the timing belt, no problems just follow the directions in the workshop manual, I use a Gregory's No. 512. One trick I learnt when I used to be a mechanic is mark all your pulleys with whiteout, in addition to setting up with factory marks. This gives you a quick reference once you put it all back together the theory being, if it ran when it came in, it will run when it goes out. I can't remember using the torx bit when I did my belt at 100,000. Had no problems however it is good practice to replace the crank shaft oil seal and the cam shaft oil seals when doing the job as these are cheap as chips anyway, and saves doing the job twice. Just be careful getting off the bottom sprocket as they can be quite tight.
Good luck.

Thanks Hugh,
Regards, Peter.

Hi EX7RHA,

I've bought the Gregory's No 512 and it is very good. What a surprise to learn that your hard starting was fixed so easy compared to mine.
I'll use the whiteout to mark the pulleys and I'm going to renew the tensioner and idle pulleys, that's why I wondering about the T30 Torx socket. Repco supply a timing belt kit with the belt & puleys in it and I'll renew the crank & camshaft oils too.

Thanks EX7RHA,
Regards, Peter.

Thanks for the info EX7RHA. Same problem with my GU.

I'll check this out with my local dealer. I've learn't to cope by letting the key stay on a little longer before starting - works but not all the time. The problem always seems worst when my wife drives - to the point she doesn't like driving it anymore.

Hugh

Hi EX7RHA,

that's good to know, I'll get a few quotes and make sure they get the right parts. I don't want to have it pulled apart & then find out I have the wrong parts, that would give me the *****.

Thanks again EX7RHA,
Regards Peter.

Hi Billowaggi,

thanks for that info',

Regards, Peter.

Peter,
Billowaggi is spot on about the belt marks and it's really clear when
the belts fitted,however be aware that when you have fitted the belt and tightened the tensioner you should turn the motor over at lest one complete turn(by hand...do not use the starter...I have seen it done)this
just makes sure that the belt is aligned correctly and that there isn't excessive slack in the belt....The white lines will not now line up and you will have to rely on the factory marks
Back to the hot start problem...The cover i,m talking of fits on the outer side of the pump between the pump and battery and is held in place with two 10mm bolts. It takes about 10 mins to do. You will lose a small amount of fuel and must bleed the pump but dead easy. any problems let me know. cheers Nino.

Hi Nino,

if I run into problems I'll let you know,

thanks, Peter.