nissan 2.8L turbo deisel 1998

G'day, have had one of these and all I can say is run away very fast, don't touch it...................

Try and get a 4.2 diesel, turbo or n/a, or even look at 4.2, 4.5 on gas if you want a patrol.

Good luck, John

I have a 97 GQ one and love it!!
Sure its no powerhouse...but it does come with a gearbox fitted.
However it is not exactly as it came off the showroom floor.
I have basically unstrangled it and it goes heaps better now.Fitted a ZD30 aircleaner and a snorkel...also trashed original exhaust in favour of a 60 mm straight thru one. For towing I installed a 3-row Metal radiator. Nothing has been done to the Injector pump apart from a rebuild a while back due to crook fuel..and Turbo is standard. So basically it now breathes like it was meant to...and I tow a 1.5 tonne camper trailer with it all over OZ. The last rip was to the high country after Xmas...and it was fine towing around the mountains there. Sure I had to use the gearbox...getting back to second on some of the steeper stuff...but it was a holiday ...not a race.
So far ...in 3 and a bit years...and nearly 80000 k...it has been reliable and trustworthy.
However...if your the sort of person who likes to power over hills in fifth ...then forget it...as it aint the truck for you.
Driven within its capabilities...and serviced and looked after properly ...it will do the job asked of it.

Cheers Keith