Towing with new 4WD

Sorry sevo but its 10,000kms for the 3.0TD (5,000kms for the 4.2TD) for oil changes. But I change mine every 5,000kms anyway, such cheap insurance that I reckon its a must do.

I tow my 1.6T offroad van regularly and the 3.0TD is a fantastic tow vehicle. But I wouldn't want to tow for the first 1,000kms at least. May be OK to, but I personally wouldn't feel right doing it.

I fitted my Dtronic at 5,000kms and is something I would recommend. The boost to bottom end performance comes in so handy when towing and offroad. Also, I found a noticeable improvement to power around the 20,000km mark, still takes a while for a diesel to run in I reckon.

Cheers

Captain

Gday Captain,
10,000km service intervals are for normal driving conditions 5,000km for severe conditions. Refer notes on page M-72 and check the conditions,
A Driving in dusty conditions
B Repeatedly driving short distances
C Towing a trailer or caravan
D Extensive idling
E Driving in extemly adverse weather conditions or in areas where ambient temperatures are either extremely low or extremely high
F Driving in high humidity or mountainous areas
G Driving in areas which are high in salt or other corrosive materials
H Driving with frequent use of brakes
J Frequent driving in water
I always recommend 5,000 km service on any turbo engine. And how many vehciles DONT fall into the severe driving conditons category?
cheers Sevo

Paul,

Nissan recommend 800K's before any towing in the manual.

I have recently picked up mynew one too.

Geoff.

Geoff,

Thanks....may have to do a runner up to Taree and back before I go then.

Paul

I drove mine home from Adelaide, then down around the Copper Triangle, and then another trip to Adelaide to visit my grandson and son last week.

Mine is now ready for the 1000K service tomorrow.

I always changed my oil every 5000K's in the last 3.0L, and the oil filter every 10,000K's, and never had a problem, so will continue to do the same with this one too.

The air filter is also fairly touchy, so I change that every 10,000K's too.

Geoff.