New Problems with 3.0TD GU Patrols?

Haven't previously heard of any 100series doing 5th cog. I had to have my GU's replaced under warranty at around 86,000klicks.....it didn't give up but the gearbox oil went a coffee colour and Nissan were good enough to offer to replace it before it busted. I saw the cog and shaft they pulled out and there was a hell of a lot of slop between the 2 components.....you'd almost swear they did not belong to one another.

As for the 3.0L engine, I have been led to believe on this forum, that the problem/s with motors has been cured post 2001. However, yesterday I was in my local beaurepairs shop having a natter about the new STT's and a bloke has a 2002 model 3L (which he has had cut down to a dual cab) and it lost compression on #4 after he'd done about 98,000klm. He asked them how long it would take to re-build/fix the donk and they said "no mate, these are a throw-away motor....not worth fixing" and they stuck a new motor into it for him. He still loves it and reckons it's the best farm vehicle he has ever owned. He also said that he has serviced it himself ever since the first 1000klm service (which was done by Nissan) and they never quibbled about him servicing it himself.

Cheers

Roachie

Yes Roachie from what I've heard on this forum the problems of blowing up were cured after 2001, however there are still issues with air flow sensors and EGR valves as our work pootrol has gone through two EGR's and an air flow sensor. It has only done 30k and has never been offroad. (why do we have it, who knows!) But they were both fixed under warranty, albeit two-three weeks off the road altogether so far. No loan car as they were unavailable (even though Nissans Great Service contract specifies that you WILL have one no matter what if it's in for more than a week). The service department at our local Nissan yard was arrogant, rude and really didn't seem to know what the hell they were doing...