3.0 GU TD problem.

Submitted: Saturday, Nov 22, 2003 at 21:13
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What a day I had yesterday. 8.30am and the 3.0 GU is blocking traffic in the centre of Brisbane. Driving through the city I firstly lost power, appears the 'computer' put the vehicle in 'limp-home' mode. Thirty seconds later while trying to move over and let the other traffic past the smoke started. Awesome cloud of black smoke everywhere. I wasn't able to move, so simply parked in the middle of the road, in peak-hour, and waited for a tow. I was amazed at the number of drivers who called out very unfriendly remarks to me while I sat there watching traffic back up. No way I was going to get out and push 3 tonne of vehicle through the traffic on my own, and there was no-one around offering help.

Nissan Service and the RACQ to the rescue.

I was towed out of the way 'to a safe location' and then had to wait for a breakdown person to come and tell me that I would need to be towed again.

Finally towed into a Nissan dealership at 1.00pm to be told by the 'friendly' service person that they were booked out yesterday and Monday, but would look at the patrol 'when they got time'. I wasn't very happy, and I think they got the idea.

After a 'nice' conversation with every 'manager' I could find at the dealership, at 4.00pm they were finally able to tell me that there was a problem with the EGR valve, but it would not be until late Monday before they knew exactly what was wrong with it, or what to do to fix it. This didn't make me any happier.

Now I'm at home with a lovely 15yr old ute that the dealer so graciously lent me for the weekend, and in exchange he has my $60000 piece of steel called the Patrol. Interestingly the ute they have provided has a speedo that doesn't work, a tacho that doesn't work, is missing at least one stud off each wheel, but the air conditioning works.

Has anyone else had a problem with the EGR valve on a Patrol? Yesterday was the first time I'd heard of an EGR valve. I pay mechanics to work on my vehicle and have never had an interest in getting grease on my hands.

I don't need to know about anyone's third cousins neighbours problems, but if you have had a similar problem with the patrol please let me know.

Does anyone know of other items I should insist Nissan check while they are working on the car?

Are there any future consequences of a problem with the EGR valve?

I'm still a bit peeved, but when I calm down, I'm sure I'll go back to loving the Patrol. Despite having no radio for four weeks while it was away being repaired, and spending four weeks waiting for a leaking seal in the automatic transmission to be replaced, (all under warranty), it hasn't been a bad vehicle.

What's really upset me is that in the last two weeks I've put new tyres, shocks and springs into it, and was looking forward to spending this weekend giving it a bit of a bash.
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