Navara 3.0 ltr Turbo Diesel Mod

That's not quite right,,,,
I do not want to start a slanging match, but there are differences of oppinion there
My Navara 3.0TD 2003 model had the worst case of the dreaded "Turbo-lag" ever..

Got it dyno tuned, and presto ,,, A different vehicle, altogether,,, Love it and have for over 3 years, since I had it done,, Cost $140

Sorry,,,,, Can't justify the $1500 for add on chip. Mate put the chip in his, and loves it !

By the way, we towed our camper up the Adelaide Hill ( on the freeway ) and sat it on 80km/hr ( 4 th gear ) all the way up, so that says a lot for Dyno Tuning in itself

Cheers
Bucky

Bucky, did they give you the reasons why it wasn't running well? And what did they do to fix it?

Cheers,

Muzz

Muzz

No mate,, would just die most times, when I went to pull away.. Got the big lecture off service manager, when I had a sook about it ,,,( you don't know kow to drive a Deisel )

I said to them at 10k ,, you fix it or I will ,,,, So I did and they lost all my business, and with their know all attitude, stuff them.

1 Dyno tune, and it was like getting into a V8, it "pulls like a bus full of 16 y.o. boys". ( hehehehehe )
Never an issue, and the turbo is away at about 1750 revs,, BEAUTIFUL
Since the dyno tune, I can move up the gears, as low as 2000 revs and she is away.
Dunno what the mechanic in Morwell did, and I don't care, it works and works well. Can they advance the timing on the pump ? ( I don't know, ) Not in my league,,, maybe they got into the chip ,,( I don't know )

Sometimes I wish the economy was up a little more ,, but I get 9.5 - 10 km per lt
A mate recons he gets consistently 11km / lt, but maybe he cannot add properly

Cheers Mate
Bucky

Thanks Bucky. It sounds like the common ZD30 problem that happens when the air flow meter gets dirty or oiled up. My 3.0 Patrol did the same thing after a trip to Broome through the Pilbara in 2003.

After talking to several mechs about it and reading info on this forum I bought a new MAFS from Nissan and hey presto - - - like a new vehicle.

I don't think anything can be changed on the fuel pump of the 3.0 Patrol/Navara, it is all computer controlled. The only difference between the two is they add an intercooler and variable vaine turbo to the Patrol.

The guys that did the dyno on your bus would more than likely have cleaned the MAFS.

Cheers,

MUZZ