Nissan 3ltr Implosion

What does imploded actually mean?

AJD.

This is explosion inside block, number 3 piston loosing part of its crown that was then pushed into the head and the block is cracked also, or so Mr Nissan says. No outward damage or visual problems.

As for you Uncle Des, you know the vehicle and it has been looked after better than most offroad vehicles I know..

As for the Mitsi fault proof comment, do search on Mitsubishi faults.... Hmmmmmmm Not many returns Old fella... LOL

Definately Typo,

107 Thousand K's,

Vehicle is from new and serviced ever 5,000k, only time it has missed the service was last trip, vehicle did 10,000k this time.

Yes the Nissan GU 3-0 is a "precious machine". Frequent oil changes, not too much not too little not that type of oil now this type of oil etc etc. Fact is the engine is the weak link in the package which is a shame as the rest is quite good. The care and diligence that the engine requires to make it last to a reasonable age is ridiculous. I remember an old Isuzu I had that is still going and the oil was changed every 25,000 k's whether it needed it or not!

Guess I dont know how to use the search engine then... I typed in 3ltr nissan, blow up and got hundred and hundred of posts. In first 8 pages not one with a Nissan blown motor.

If its so easy tell me what to put in search engine, remebering I want post 2004 Nissan 3ltrs with blown motors..

Cheers

Blaze
Your question, just age related, will possibly not get the answer you desire as the ZD30 engines in the patrol (post 2002) are popping at 150000km plus (Mine at 183000) now where as pre 2002 were popping at around 85000km.

Therefore there arnt too many 2004+ with that sort of kms on them them yet. But I see no reason to suggest they will be any better as the modifications done by Nissan were done in mid 2002 and the ONLY change since then has been the Common Rail last year, and who knows if that is the answer?????

As for the search have you tried (ZD30 or burnt piston)
Colin.

My 2000 model popped at 195,000 but it was serviced fastidiously so should have lasted forever.

Michael

I could not agree more

Nissan had arguably the best diesel in the world, in their 4.2 TD, and changed it to the 3.0 lt hand grenade !

Why ...?? .....why not do some work on the head, and get the exhaust fumes up to scratch ?

Decisions made at board room level, no input from those that matter, and backhanded corporate deals.

Why say any more, I'lll stick to my new ( secondhand ) 4.2 TD Patrol

Cheers
Bucky

Yeah, it's all quite interesting, and I digress slightly...

The same 3.0L is in the D22 navara's (up to when nissan briefly stopped production, then started again with the 2.5L CRD.).
These Nav 3.0L's have a different engine management & turbo setup, and have not gone bang like the same motor in the patrol, so, it would appear that these ZD30 motors are actually fine, it's all the ancillary hardware in the patrol that kills them!
Begs the question as to why nissan would pull the 'soild' ZD30 setup in the navara, which was (by all reports) troublefree, but leave the 'problematic' ZD30 setup in the patrol? Maybe the CRD'ing the ZD30 has actually done a lot to fix the problem?

Also, the current 3.0L is also a renault motor, so no surprise the new one will be also

cheers

Hi Leroy,

I wrote this above, what other info do you suggest I put:

number 3 piston loosing part of its crown that was then pushed into the head and the block is cracked also, or so Mr Nissan says. No outward damage or visual problems.

Hope you can assist.

that's ample didn't see that post. I don't think you are going to find too many later models with that issue unlike the 2000/1 models.
Good luck to your mate dealing with Nissan HO and Val Davies.

Leroy

Ignore this clown!

He started another thread titles "Toyota D4D engine having troubles? "

That thread got pulled about 1 hour ago...I wonder why!

He said he was finding out some information for his friends who had Hilux's.

I'm sure some people are only on here to cause bleep .