The old ZD30 nissan patrol question

How many kms? Did you do any of the nads mods?

Probably on about 190,000 now Zimba. We got EGT and Boost gauges. If they go up, slowing down cures the problem and the motor stress. We towed our heavy caravan with it including all over Tasmania. As, being auto, it is rated to tow 2.5 tonne we had to get a different tow vehicle to be able to load the caravan for big trips.

Did you do any of the nads mods?

No mods. When it first came out the sump only held 5 or 6 litres of oil. They did an in service mod that increased it to 8 litres or so.

Only thing I did was change the oil every 5000ks. It towed a caravan for the majority of the time including two round aus trips.

If Nissan would just replace the 3.00litre with a more powerful diesel they could corner the serious 4WD market. There's nothing around at the moment that's worth buying.

I would love to buy a patrol with something similar to the 3.2 out of the new Rangers/Mazda, can only dream haha

alot of guys are putting the 4.2 from a gq into the gu, apparently its a simple conversion.

I would love the 4.2 but in the years I have been looking none have peaked my interest, so pricey also

It can take a while to find the right one but there are quite a few out there in your price range and you have to expect for the money it's going to be in used condition.

My D4D turbo failed at 200000k

A 2.5t top heavy Sports car that's so funny it's a 4WD.

Counter Intuitive isn't it Batts.

Until you look into it and find out they have a 48 degree rollover angle (same as a Cayenne) and some 6 degrees better than the most popular 4wd wagon out there.

Problem was the diesel versions never had the power and brakes to make use of it.

12 years now since they came out , and when they coupled 185kw engine bigger brakes and could hit 200kmh in the manual version - well they finally took 4wd of year off the cruisers and no-one really cared about the fuel use after they test drove them.

You could lower it and do modifications to the motor that increase its output to around 2,000 hp which is achievable and that would help in a straight line but it's not a sports car because it would be so unstable unlike a sports car at higher speeds. Your roll-over angle will help while your off road on uneven terrain at lower speeds but if you try and corner like a sports car on the road your 48 deg roll over angle will not help you as you're rolling down an embankment because the weight transfer of your 2.5 ton plus vehicle push it off the road. Power isn't everything it just helps in some places and gets you there faster but at the cost of burning a lot more fuel than a diesel.

Have had a peek under Tonys' bonnet....good option, but expensive. 2 fellow workers have done the gq donk in gu bought with busted motor trick....

Zimbo

I sold my 2000 series II 4.2 Turbo Diesel 2 years ago. Still wish I had kept it. Very reliable vehicle. Lacking in power and thirsty compared to my present vehicle.

I have checked the power of the Series I and it is 114 kw and 330 nm. The series II is exactly the same.

The 2.8 TD which was replaced by the ZD30 put out 90 kw.

Yeah the standard diesel had 91 kw and the turbo 114 kw and it would be very easy to increase that by adding a snorkel and complementing that with larger exhaust this will see an instant improvement in fuel econ and power. If you want a bit more power you can find a reputable diesel tuning company to tweak the turbo up just a couple of pounds. As you may be already aware patrol motors and drive lines can handle massive increases in power and torque figures without compromising reliability so minor mods like I have mentioned have been quite common over the years.

It's the non intercooled 4.2, everywhere I look it's 90kw and 330nm, same power as non turbo just more torque, after driving it the power did not phase me, was fast enough.
Still though is it worth over 20k?

This is where I got the info from
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/patrol-engine-specifications.html
Here's another one just to back up the first one I found scroll down to the manufactures specs for the TD42 and TD42T.
http://www.4wdonline.com/Nissan/GU.html