problems patrol zd30 2003 engine

Straight back to your dealer mate.

Another one bites the dust.
Sounds like the usual hole in a piston.
I thought these things had been fixed.

I find it amazing that there are still 3.0 TD Patrol drivers who are surprised when their engine goes BANG.

Where was the oil (in the water) coming from?

Sound much like every other zd30 that has failed. What year and month is it?

oil in the water is usaully a crack in the head , the fact that it is coming out in the egaust might mean a crack in the block, or that you put a rod through the block

sounds as though it's terminal!
from my experience the only way to be resonably confident of the engines in the 3L patrols is to cut the filter open at every service (each 5000km) and check for any evidence of metal in the corrigated paper
the best way to do this is to cut a section(about a quarter of the paper) out and keeping it folded put it in the vice and squeeze out as much oil as you can
make sure you put a handfull of rag under it to catch the oil !
stretch the paper out and look carfully at both sides
at least if something's a miss you might catch it before it fails all together, that's how Icaught mine before it blew at 210000km
I'd be asking some fairly stern questions of the dealer, it seems odd that it happened straight after a service
A sure fix for the problems with the 3 litres is to trade it in on a cruiser, that's what I did !!
Anyway good luck with it all

I smell troll...

but have a search thru any 4wd forum.. its as common as having to replace tires

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another one bites the dust...

I always read these threads with interest, and can't help but wonder why Navara owners don't seem to be posting the same question about the Navaras.

Surely it can't just be an intercooler that's the difference?

Dave

How does a variable vane turbo blow pistons?

if you had oil on the water on the ground underneath it sounds like the apprentice left the sump plug loose or 2 packings under the oil filter, either way it sounds like it lost all of its oil.

I think we should wait and see the outcome, as oil does not just spill on the ground. More than likely it is something to do with the service as it was so soon after it. We should not just jump on the bandwagon as we have no real proof that this engine is not fixed. We have no first hand evidence of a new model failing, this could be the first or it could be nothing but a servicing error. If it was the common failure of pistons blowing to such an extent to puncture the block or damage the head you can be 100% certain that engine would not have started again. Most likely the sump plug was loose!