Tread Id 53953 RE 3lt nissan
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 17:51
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Yesterday I decided to ring Nissan Aust to ask about this problem.Told them I wasn't making a claim but just wanted to know if the problem with the early 3lts burning holes in pistons had been rectified and how as I was getting ready to go on a trip in the outback.Now wait for the answer I quote"If you don't have a problem we don't have a problem but if you have a problem we would investigate if you had a problem" not much help if your in the middle of the Simpson.Then I rang a Nissan Dealer south of
Brisbane where the tech service said that he had only heard of 2 and that was from people playing with the boost.
All sounds like something out of MONTY PYTHON
Reply By: Member - AJB (VIC) - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 21:11
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 21:11
We all know that there have been more than two. Nissan are a funny organisation to deal with when it comes to engine malfunction or any of the other common faults on GU 3-0's. I will give them credit in my case when they covered the air flow sensor (twice), gearbox (5th Gear), intercooler, ECU unit and I think a few other items. They did not cover the repair cost to the self destructed engine but I did get a "reasonable" repair bill. I have also spoken to Nissan service centres and they have replaced or rebuilt a few. I have an interesting recorded conversation with Nissan Aust about the problems but I have been advised I cannot use it as I did not tell the consultant that I was recording it!
My vehicle did/does tow a bit but I would hardly call an Expanda or a tinny or a 7x4 trailer or even my 10x5 trailer "mighty huge". These are
well within the towing spec's of the vehicle. The old 2.8 Rodeo managed these easily and never a problem!
My advise to an owner whose GU has a major malfunction in a remote area would be "Burn it".
Anyway we can bang our heads against the wall when it comes to Nissan and these vehicles or we can just laugh, advise others to stay clear of their products, and worry about more important things in life like what will we do on the next school holidays.
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