Patrol 4.2 Blown 5th Gear

I doubt that you'd get any help with the 315k on it.

They did bring out a fix kit for the ones that stripped top gear splines.

315k!!! Woww!! that must be a record! (assuming that it is indeed one of rhe faulty batch?).....

I got one of the crook ones, and mine was built April '99, so it is certainly possible that yours is one of the affected ones:((
(Nissan will know, in any case you'll find out when the 'box is opened up;-))

They were covering these for 5yrs/200000km, so yours is well out of warranty on all counts.. I don't like yer chances of getting any help from Nissan ..
Mine went at 5½ yrs & approx 78k, and they rejected the claim (bugga!!!!).....

G'day,
I had this happen to my 2000 4.2TD a while back. Think i had about 180K on the clock but it was out of warranty. After alot of phone calls and pushing i managed to get Nissan to contribute the parts but i had to pay labour. Cost me $1700.
Their explanation was that on the earlier models 5th gear is only splined half way through which causes this issue. Later models had 5th splined right through the gear to allow for better contact with the main shaft.
Good Luck.

Yep, that was the era fo the faulty batch. Mine was a Dec 1999 build and it went at about 120,000, never used as a tow vehicle. But I was ploughing into a severe headwind at the time it went
Suggest even with the k's you have, try Nissan HO for parts if not labour, as it was a design fault.
Gerry

Biz, if you don't have any luck with Nissan, I do have a brand new fifth gear to suit as well as a complete g/box in pieces, good price too. John

Yeah soory for your bad luck, I had the similar happen to my 2000 model with 280 on the clock. Absolutely no help from Nissan (as I expected, they have been bleep to me from the word go), it is the length of the splines on the main shaft not going right through 5th gear that results in this happening. New mainshaft and 5th gear will fix but one thing I will add is ask to see the spacer sitting beside 5th gear...in the GU it is a solid tube sealed tight up against 5th gear, but in the GQ (which fits a GU) it has a semi-circle cut out allowing oil to reach the mainshaft unlike the GU one so I had the old GQ spacer added to mine in the rebuild. Could also be worth looking into a taller 5th gear if you want your rig to run at lower rpm when cruising at the 110kph speed limit down your way. Just a thought.

Good luck with the rebuild and sorry to hear of another one gone.
Trevor.

dont feel left out similar problems with 79 series troopiy

Hi there!! U did well to get to 315 ks for sure!! Mine went last year at 130 ks 2000 model.Yours is definatley got the dodgy 5 th gear. I was lucky to get Nissan to supply only the new 5th gear kit!!And it took a lot of hard work to get that!!! Found out later its only sold for $550 new any way??? Good luck!!!

Hi There, welcome to the '5th gear club', you'll be happy to know there are quite a few members. We lost our 5th gear 4 weeks ago and have just had it done, Nissan was no help. We did 5th at 200,000 kms. Our total cost for the repair was $2572.17 at a Nissan Dealer and we were without our car for 9 days including the Easter break, not happy.
We tried with Nissan and they wouldn't cover it because of the kms.
This price included a new clutch.
We were told Nissan knows of the problem and have done some for free but our kms were too high and they wouldn't come to the party.
We plan to peruse this with fair trading, it is worth a try.
Let us know now you go with Nissan with kms.
clogwog