How to Keep a 4.2 Nissan Diesel Cool

Andrew

You do make me laugh (not bagging you - just funny)

(1) No, its not my work, hell! man I am a Toyota idiot through and through.

(2) The dude who did this is an engineer extraordinaire.

(3) When this engine is 'a peakin' the turbo is 'a glowin' (thats why the heat blanket/shield) and the cooling system is miles from 'a blowin'.


I haven't seen this particular turbo glow, however I have seen others at the same time just like it, glowing cherry red and always wondered how they cool the whole shebang, and this is one very simple answer.

I posted it to give others like Roachie and Trevor R ( Both Nissan duds) and idea or two as they are always moaning that their rigs run hot, and wasted countless hours & dollars trying to fix same.

Looks like a Crazie comp to me by the turbo size. Is it ready to raise dust, or gather it?

Never you mind, I can hear the cows mooing for a milking from here, so it would behove you to git out there and see to their needs ASAP, instead of watching what I am doing.

Kiwi has a lamb dinner 'cos his job is complete tonight.

Is that a fact Mr J R. I am looking forward to a couple of weeks time

"(1) No, its not my work, hell! man I am a Toyota idiot through and through."

Now you make me laugh as I am sure you have a puss bucket Bluebird ha ha ha

Cheers Kev

Kev

Shoosh!

Go back to whatever it was you weren't doing before you happened upon this very important thread.

PS

I have a JEEP also, that kicks 200's in the butt over the first 50-100metres.

Must admit Lucy I dont agree with you much but how could any self respecting nissan driver disagree with comment (1) " I AM A TOYOTA IDIOT THROUGH AND THROUGH ".......hahahah
Most sensible thing I have ever heard you say on this forum...LOL

ross

"I have a JEEP also, that kicks 200's in the butt over the first 50-100metres"

You forgot to finish this sentence Lucy, doesn't it go like ".....then has a lie down, waiting for the tow truck to take me to my mechanic to be fixed before I can try it again."

LOL!!!

Ross(H) & Trev

Listen here you two, I am the most sensible self-castigator with the best of them, who has no problems what-so-ever with dream machines that he now drives.

Actually ironed out the last of the JEEP foibles 2 weeks ago when they 'stripped all vestiges' of the original software programmes from the management computers and re loaded them with the latest software versions.

Just amazing what a software update (minus previous bugs) will deliver.

I don't like it in vehicles, however it is a sign of the times so I guess I'll just have to 'embrace' it and to my best to adapt along with all the zillions of others in the future.

B u g g e r! what a thought.

Comp truck

Nice clean looking engine there.

As to what side you use, I have no idea other than to have a guess that the diesel head seems to have insufficient room/space/meat to fit a port on the exhaust side. Also the turbo on the diesel seems to be a lot higher than on the petrol model which maybe causes direct heat problems.

If that turbo on the diesel above was sitting in the same position on the petrol model it would 'fry' it.

I reckon who ever did the petrol one, must have been in cahoots with the one who did the diesel one.

He has just used another conception for a collection manifold or it may be an evolutionary R&D thing.

I just posted this to give the 'hot forumites' a few ideas as to how they may attack their heating problems

Lucy that particular engine (TB45 turbo) was built by Ontrack 4x4 in Kealba on the western side of Melbourne. ontrack 4x4 They have built a pretty good reputation in powerful turbo engines for comp trucks.
The head cooling mod is identical to that done by All head services in Braeside so I would hazard a guess that All head made the modifications.
All head also do a modified water pump with a new stainless impeller that supposedly minimises the cavitation that can occur with standard water pumps on TB/TD 42,45's.
Regards Andrew.

I would have put $'s on JPC , however as I have never spoken to the owner who had it done, I've got to admit I have absolutely no idea who did other than he/she was supposedly a very revolutionary, innovative engineering bright spark who is/was not afraid to have a go at R & D-ing something different to what the OEM dished up.

It also apparently works a treat.


I know a number of forum members have chucked $'sss at modifiying the Turbo and/or exhaust in an effort to make the suckers run cooler when this mod would cure their woes in a flash.

Wondered, where you got that pic so snappy.

Wondered, where you got that pic so snappy.

Can any of you forum guru's explain why it 'double dips' occassionally with the response function.

Trev, never you mind, cooling a Nissan would lower it's ability to cook a cane toad........

Trev

That radiator/cooler you can see in the pics is a oil cooler, however an extra coolant cooler would no doubt work just as well.

I own:

(1) Nissan ( not the one pictured above which is a comp truck) had it for 27 years since new and there is nothing you can add or detract from it other than it owes me zilch and runs 100% on LPG without a hiccup. No petrol since 1986.

(2) Toyota - 75 series 1HZ Troopy (Just fantastic)

(3) JEEP - 05 KJ CRD limited ( Just sensational )


Soooooooooooooooooo! which one do you suggest I get rid of. (LOL)

I see you admitt that you own a Missan now but earlier............LOL

Have you got nothing else to do but wait and watch what I am doing you coota. (LOL)

Really!

Maybe you need to occupy yourself by milking a cow or two like John (R) should be doing rather than badgering my good self.

Go build a levee as the floods are a comin your way.

Now that sounds like a plan