4.2 nisan compared to 3litre

"3 litre working the over time to keep up with the 4.2"

I don't think so.

In our group there are 4 * 3.0l and 2 * 4.2's. Both 4.2 drivers have modifications in order to make them go better and improve driveability which the 3.0l's already have.

16 - 20 psi of boost - yea id call that working overtime

I also have the 3 litre in auto form and love the truck. Mine is a series three and as far as I can find out none of the series threes have ever had the early model blow up problem. ( the blowups have become a really great urban myth, and will be talked about for years to come.)

The best I have heard about distance travelled so far is 200,000K's The engines are still relatively new anyway.
I have one mate who owns one of the very early ones and he is really hard on it and so far has travelled 186,000 K's without fault.

I get good economy though not as good as my previous car, Disco TDI.
TDI 10L/100 on the highway, Patrol 12L/100 hwy.

If the 4.2 came in an auto I would have probably gone with the 4.2. I have heard from lots of tradies that if the ute came out with the 3 litre it would be a world beater. At the very least a triton and rolux beater for trade use.

In Qld the rego is the same as my wifes echo.

The Navara has had the 3.0 litre for about 3 years now.

It's the old, old question.......

The 4.2 has the runs on the board for reliability; but it really is a TRUCK. I know the purists will say that a "truck" is either a Kenworth, Make, Western Star etc. But in the 4x4 world, the 4.2 Patrol is derived from light truck origins. The engine is not made/designed to be quick off the mark or to do 150k/h on the highway. If that's what you require, then a 3L with a D-tronic (and possibly a slush box) is what you need.

I could have bought a 3L in 2000 when I decided to get a GU to replace my 1993 diesel GQ. The Nissan place only had a 3L auto and I took it for a drive. Strewth, I was so used to having to floor the go pedal to stir the old GQ into action, that when I test drove the 3L, I actually spun the wheels.....whooaaaa, what the hell IS this bloody thing??? I thought.

I was more interested in the driving position, switches and other interior layout as I did the test drive.

When I got back to the depot, the bloke asked me what I thought and I said I want a white one with the 4.2L T/D. He looked dismayed and asked didn't I like the 3L's power? I said it went like a scalded cat and I was VERY impressed; but I just could not reconcile my old-fashioned brain to accept a 4 pot, 3 Litre donk pushing around the sort of weights I knew I would be demanding of it. The 4.2 was down on power and up on price....the bloke thought I was troppo!!!

How glad do you think I am now? I always planned to keep this truck for 10 years and do lots of outback trips in it. I estimate that I will have 300,000 or 400,000 on the clock by the time the 10 years ticks over. I honestly don't believe the 3L would do that sort of distance; certainly not the 2000 model (which is what I have).

Cheers

Roachie

Big is definitely better!!!!!

hey roachie..
"But in the 4x4 world, the 4.2 Patrol is derived from light truck origins"

Apparently the BHIP* 3.0 is also in trucks in Europe.. couldnt see it, but thats the talk

*Blow Holes in Pistons