hardest part of servicing

Rodeo fuel filters are always a pain,we usually always take the whole housing out to change them.Also add some grease around the metal locking ring.Mmm,think Im talking about the water seperator.(havent done one for a few years now)
Rodeo water seperators are always..............

Nick....
Something to try if ur keen that will solve ur oil spillage problem ...

The Gq's (mine) are similar as when u undo them the oil runs down the block and all over the diff...simple solution......

After you have drained the oil, start your engine up until the oil light comes on (leave the sump plug off) this will push the remaining oil in ur filters into the sump and thus leaving you minimal oil mess when you loosen them off.

I have done this on both my GQ's for well over 500,000 kms with no problems. The trick is to switch the engine off as soon as the red light comes on. It basically reduces spillage by around 90%.

Of course the longer you take to remove the filters after the engine is switched off...the more oil will run out as whats left in ur filters works its way down to the base.

Just food for thought mate.
Ange

hahahahaha we have a WINNER !!! Beats the other problems hands down :))))

Yeah paying is up there. I do every second one myself, keeps my hand in and saves a few buckswhidh I can then blow on diesel. The hardest part about that is getting the time to do it..........Dad when can I have the car? No what I mean?

Duncs

I agree with your method of changing the fuel filter. Despite having replaced the main filter with a Denco CAV adaptor, I still undo the 2 bolts that hold the primer assembly in place, remove the 2 hoses and then take the whole assembly to the work bench.....saves getting diesel all over the place under the bonnet too. You can clamp the unit in your vice if you need to.

Cheers

Roachie

The guy (ex Nissan mechanic) that does my 3.0L STR also takes off the whole fuel filter housing.

Also says that Nissan in their wisdom to save a couple of cents doesn't put an O ring on the threaded part where the spin on filter goes and you have to buy it separately from the filter.

Roachie, I looked for the oil filters on the TD6 today - have you found them yet, if so, how on bleep in earth do you get near them?

It's quite simple mate........remove the battery, then the fuel filter assembly, then the clutch master cylinder and (in your case) the intercooler, and then you may just be able to discern the filters lurking down , just above the s/motor.... But then you knew all that anyway!!!!

Now, once you've done all that stuff, get rid of the back filter and replace it with a AMSOIL adaptor plate and 2 lengths of reinforced hose, leading to the dual bypass filter set-up; then only change your (synthetic) oil every 50,000klm or so. Then you really CAN afford to forget where Mr Nissan decided to hide the filters!!!

I thought I would have to buy one of them little dudes off Willie Wonka and Choc Factory to get in there....

photos of your setup dude?

Maybe try jacking up one of the rear wheels an inch off the ground so you can rotate the rear driveshaft. Worth two minutes initial effort to save the frustration! Casper

Yes, but perhaps not with a Patrol LSD...they're pretty tight.
Brid

what i do with my gq is make sure it is on level ground and put a chock a foot each side of the back wheel and when you lie under it you can use your foot to push the car to get the tail shaft in the position you want, cheers

Try letting the engine cool down overnight to let the oil run into the sump before you change the filter. Works on the 1HZ engine anyway. Casper

cowpat ,problem with that theory is that "genuine " filters have an anti drain valve to stop the oil already in the filter from doing just that , you would end up with a 'dry' filter every morning , also oil flows better and easier when hot.

Alloy
You make a very good point on that , good one 99

I don't run genuine filters (shock, horror). I'm probably not the only one here.

You can still dump the oil when it's hot if you want to if you're worried about shifting sludge out of the sump, just change the filter and refill with oil later. Casper

Yeah, Blue, I'm the same...Stuffed back!

I take it real slow, but the hardest part is not spilling oil on the driveway as I fill one oil tray and slide it out of the way to fill the other one, then poor the oil into containers. I nearly always end up spraying the drive with degreaser and hosing it down, which I hate doing because it all just goes into the drain, which I'm not sure where it goes.

We live near a river, and I hate the thought of it ending up in the water ways. I try to clean up as much with rags first but in the end, using degreaser is unavoidable

If its Tojo try using a 15/16s instead of the 22mm as its a bit smaller also the 6 side sockeets like impact wrench ones are better