Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Have seen this problem previously on my son in law's DX 3 litre Patrol.
In fact he voiced his concern to the Nissan dealers when he took it in for servicing.
They couldn't find the fault. :bad-words: DUH ? Not a suprise.
The following weekend we found the fault after the flywheel collapsed. Dual ...

My advice would be to have a COMPRESSION test carried out ASAP.
This will establish what condition the lower end of the engine is in, ie, pistons/rings/valves ect.
IF, these are within manufacturer's specs, only then, would I go lokking for something else.

Boy, I musta luck out last night, seeking info on front crank bearing replacement. Got pics and all before the Sh** hit the fan.
Talk about luck.

:roll: Oh deary me, what a sluggin does the poor 2.8 get ?

I've owned one now for FOUR years, had 47 thou on the clock when I bought her.
First time I took her into town,hated the bloody thing, bugger at the lights, took ages to pick up and always held traffic back behind me.
Not a pleasant truck ...

Diesel will perish rubber.

I wouldn't use petrol to reseat beads - too hard to control the fire and a real risk of igniting the tyre, or everything.

Aerosol lighter fluid or equivalent volatile hydrocarbon ( aerostart, carby cleaner?) is the go. It can't create a burning pool as it evaporates ...

I read the web page the new style module must be dirrerent to mine. All I have is a map sensor to read boost pressure. There are no other sensors fitted to mine. Wether I got ripped off or not I dont know.

I would still reccomend getting a pyro gauge anyway. It is alway better to be safe than ...

I recently bought a 2.8lt gu patrol it goes really well on the road but o went for a 4b and the gutless wonder didnt have enough balls to get up a hill in low 2 it was shit and ruined my day. as i like going bush i need more power so i was wondering how much i was looking at for the v8 conversion ...

:) I had LPG fumigation fitted to my 2.8 Td 6 by Diesel Gas Aust in November last year, here in Perth, W.A.
All up cost was just a little over $3,000 99% of which I got back via the rebates offered by Fed Govt and State Govt.
Done 9,000 K's with it now, one third of which was pulling a Cub ...

I've had my 2.8 now for two years, and have to confess am very impressed with it's economy. It'll leave a 4.2 for dead, and even give a 3 litre a bloody good run for it's money.
Course with gas fumigation fitted and a 2 1/2 inch straight thru exhaust system, it helps considerbly.
If economy is your ...

Hi bucketofbolts, as turbz posted, most 3 way type fridges are not very efficient when run on 12 volts and the usual operation is 240 ac power at home to cool down the fridge before travelling, 12 volt power while on the move and then straight on to gas as soon as you get to your camp site.

If ...

took it for a drive first thing in the morning, no smoke.

Word of advice, from previously bitten Trol owner.
I was also told, "Service/repair/exchange injectors, air filters changed regularly, fuel filter changed out every 10,000 K's.
After spending $650 big ones, the bloody thing STILL smokes ...

What about dust on the way home and spiders and the like setting up home in the tank?

nope, never had any worries.
We do get the odd spider web at home whilst the camper is in storage under cover, but occasionaly, I spray the place for such bugs anyway round the house and that seems to keep the ...

:) Wow, bit apprehensive about putting my two bobs worth in here, might get flamed :lol:

OK, have now owned and operated a ST TD Intercooled Y 61 2.8 litre Patrol 1998 vintage.
Had 130,000 on the clock and cost us around 25 plus.
The thing that got me with this truck, was the incredible ride it ...

Just a quickie.

Do ppl keep their water tanks full or empty when not in use?

and if empty do they bleed as much water as possible out of the hoses.

Not going to use the trailer for a couple of months.

just cruizin,

Normaly, we don't fill our water tank until we are just about at our camping ...

:) Back again folks. Hey the gas fumigation is still runnin fine, actually just got my letter from Medicare telling me they've refunded me $2,000 big ones for the instalation. Cool hey ? :P
W.A. Govt also refunded me $1,000 so that makes it the whole shebang cost me $900. :armsup: Now c'mon folks ...

The bit about all new Commodores being fitted with the Dual Mass Flywheel is exactly what my mechanic told me and that there will be alot of SS owners upset when it comes time for a new clutch.

Itchy, I can't tell any difference between the clutches and have no complaints nor does my mate who also ...

Hey Folks, been doing quiet a bit of running round checking out the FACTS/RUMOURS/LIES ect, floating round on this issue.

No 1, Doesn't matter what pictures/writting the Genuine Nissan shop manual shows/says, I have been informed IT IS FITTED WITH DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, UNLESS :cry: it's already been ...

Harmz,

Thanks fer that, appreciated.
So far the info I've gathered tells me that the earlier 2.8 had this system you're mentioning and did require modification.
You're not to far off the mark either for the prices involved.
Pretty dreary situation all round I reckon :bad-words:

However, after ...

check fluid replace if required, check fluid leaks at master and slave cyliners, check all lines solid and flexable.

failing that

there is a pin at the top of the peddal that holds the master cylinder rod to the peddal, it has a split pin to stop it falling out, my split pin broke and then the ...

I agree, your clutch was probably on the way out anyway, when mine went, it was fine till I took off from lights on a hill then when ever gave it a bit in low gears or came to a hill in high gears the revs would increase but speed drop. if your up for a new clutch your looking at about $3500 for ...

I have done about 1000km now getting about 550km to 70l and about 20l og gas.

About 50-100 more kms to a tank and heaps more go.

Still a winner

Michael,
Picked up my 2.8 TD from Diesel Gas this evening.
Happy it's finally been fitted :armsup: ................. BUT........... :oops: not happy ...

from memory the best way to do this is tap the LPG in
BEFORE the turbo , the LPG is a cold gas and keeps the
turbo temp down allowing more boost to be run :armsup:
i have found the article if someone
can post it up for me

Yep, I've seen one of these installs on a Discovery with the LPG guys ...

Just wondering if theres any product available thats like a primer that you can spray over enamel (rustkill) so you can respray with acrylic? Or do I have to resort to the old rub the enamel back fully and respray with acrylic?
Thanks John.

John,

With my humble experience with the spray gun, I ...

Bloody well done mule, thanks heaps for that.

off topic

- nam

oh yeah you've gotta love there band aid soloution to the fuel crisis going on.
And i'm in queensland so we've got fuel, water, hospital and energy (yeah remember that one) crisis's going on for awhile now. The exciting part is now an election has been announced, how much shit is gonna be spun ...

I do believe you have clarified exactly what i said in previous threads. I have spoke to GAS FITTERS in Perth who have been trying to tell me otherwise.. So as far as misinformation goes Im glad I atleast got it right. I spoke to mark last week about it all aswell and have mine booked in for ...

By Pass Filtration.

Can anyone supply me with any enlightening info on these systems, and where they can be purchased in Australia.

I'm particularly interested in the filter that uses the humble dunny roll.

Anyone heard of it ?

WOW, I cannot believe the MISINFORMATION being posted here regards lpg fumigation on diesel engines.

FIRSTLY, folks, as has already been mentioned, W.A. is a jump ahead of the rest of Australia with the rebate for gas conversions.
Such rebates have been available for quiet some time, I made ...

I have a 2.8 td 98 GU Patrol, been running her on Bio 20% now for FOUR months.
Haven't replaced any filters, though I do use C.E.M. deglaze/sludge/coke additive in my fuel.
Cost is between 5-8 cents a litre cheaper, Patrol doesn't smoke as much as it does on Dino diesel, engine seems to be quieter ...