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Hi All,

Got a GU with TD42 and aftermarket turbo. Changed the oil and oil filters recently and may have put an extra 500ml in on top of the 10.5litres recommended in the owners manual (got distracted during the process). Is the extra 500ml a problem?

Cheers

My TD42 N/A was manufactured in March 99 (plate on motor) and fitted into my DX GU wagon with a build date of December 99 (chassis plate). It is a "black top" motor.

Does that mean it is one of the stronger TD42's from the GQ era that may have been left over when nissan discontinued the GQ?

If so ...

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the responses.

To answer your queries:

It has a 3inch dump pipe with 2.5inch exhaust

I have scanned a copy of the dyno graphs (before & after) which show revs on the horizontal axis, KW on the left hand side vetical axis and torque on the right hand vertical axis. Have no ...

Hi Guys,

I have a 99 model GU wagon (td42 motor) with 156,000kms that I had a DTS turbo fitted to in May. I run 33x12.5x15 Cooper ST's. I also own a Jayco off-road camper trailer that weighs in at just over 1 tonne. We recently spent 2 weeks in and around Exmouth and Coral Bay towing the Jayco to ...

Hi All,

I have been following this and other gas fumigation threads with interest. I have just bought a 99 GU DX 4.2 N/A wagon and am looking to fit an aftermarket turbo and gas. I have spoken to 2 'reputable' turbo shops in Perth and have been told that TD42 motors built after 1995 and before 2000 ...

I recently picked up a 99 GU DX Wagon 4.2 N/A diesel for $25K with 153K on the clock with steel winchbar, rear wheel carrier, aluminium roof rack, 2" lift with Konis and poly airs. It is in mint cond and drives superb. the dealer let swap my 33x12.5 Copper ST's across from my GQ.

I know I paid a ...

Hi All,

Got my not so new 1999 DX 4.2D GU wagon home and have starting fitting stuff to it. I have connected all the wires for the brake controller that was in my GQ except for one. The one that connects to the brake pedal sender.

Can anyone tell me which of the two wires I need to connect it to ...

Thanks for the responses.

1. Is 83kw at the R/wheels enough to push 33's and still safely overtake a road train towing my 1 tonne camper trailer?


2. Is an aneroid a must have?

Cheers
Mark

Hi All,

Have been on the look out for a new truck and stumbled across a 99 GU DX 4.2 diesel with 155,000Km on the clock for $25,000 in a yard near my outlaws place. It includes winch compatible bull bar and full length roof rack.

1. Do these beasts successfully take to an aftermarket turbo and 3 ...

Hi All

We have inherited a 90 series RV Prado with the 2.7 petrol motor and manual gearbox in mint condition with 125,000K on the clock which drives very nicely compared to our '91 LPG GQ Patrol with 300,000km.

We are considering keeping it for touring purposes and would throw suspension, tyres ...

Hi All,

Problem fixed. Thanks for all your help, esp. fatnuts69.

Getting the box apart was not a problem and I did find 2 suspect solder joints which I touched up and now it all works a treat .

Saved me some $$$$$

Hi Fatnuts69

How did you get the box apart? It seems to be a sealed unit.

Did you just attack it with a screwdriver?

Cheers
GQGasPig

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies.

As suggested I ran 12 volts to the motor and was able to get the window up and down no worries. On this basis it seems that the motor is not stuffed. I don't think the switch is stuffed either, in my original e-mail I had pulled it apart and cleaned up the contacts ...

Hi All,

I have a 91 GQ with electric windows. At last the drivers side window has carked it. I have cleaned the contacts on the switches in the past and that has got the window working. No luck this time though. It started playing up recently and I had to press the switch repeatedly to get it to go ...

Hi All,

Joel you were right the safety switch was playing up. I got it replaced and got the valve clearances checked and adjusted.

Have since been on holidays for 3 weeks in northern WA. Truck ran well but for 2 things. The aircon let go on our drive from Gnaraloo to Karratha due to a cracked ...

Thanks Andrew,

I just thought I would ask. You know what they say the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.

My thought is if you remove the restriction it will breathe better while filling.

Cheers
Mark

Hi All,

Got a '91 dual fuel LWB GQ. Filling the petrol tank can sometimes take ages and the bowser clicks off alot which slows the filling process down a fair bit as I have to trickle the petrol in to make sure I have maxed the tank with fuel.

I notice that in the throat of the fuel filler is a ...

Hi Joel,

Thanks for the info on the compression.

I do hear solenoids clicking over but it is most likely my dual battery solenoid. I cannot hear any gas flowing though, come to think of it I never have.

As far as compression goes how "not great" are my figures? I guess I need to know if the ...

Hi All,

I have a 91 GQ LWB LPG/petrol patrol with 289,000Kms on it. In March 07 I had it in for a service and the tank was out of test and the fittings on the converter (OMVL) were shagged so tank out for testing and replace converter $900 later it has been running sweet......until today.

1. In ...

Hi All,

I have a '91 GQ wagon with electric windows and the front passengers door trim has started to pop out of the door.

The problem is the gromment that rests in the MDF door trim at the uppermost corner which presses through the door trim into the steel of the door has cracked so whenever you ...

Hi All,

I have a 91 GQ wagon with 287,000kms and still going strong :armsup: . A few months ago I noticed (I am a bad man I do not look under the bonnet that often :twisted: ) the clutch fluid level dropped gradually from high to close to low as per the markers on the reservior.

I checked for ...

Hi All,

I have a '91 carby GQ running dual fuel and recently when starting from cold the carby or auto choke appears to get stuck on start up. When I start it will rev on up to 2000rpm and stay there until it gets warm. This happens on gas and petrol. I tried carby cleaner on every orrifice of the ...

Hi Paul,

Part No is TYP150 and it is called a Typhoon (150l/pm).

Cheers
GQGasPig

Thanks for the replies.

Two more questions.

1. If it is the one way valve as Nik and others have said, will the valve eventually fail altogether and leave me clutchless?

2. Has anyone tried to replace the valve only and if so what cost was involved (parts and labour) or do you need to replace ...

I bought one from Coventrys in WA for $170 odd :D after doing a ring around. Apparantly they had them on special as a new line. Let your fingers do the walking you will be surprised at the difference in prices.

It works fine for me, much better than the cheapy compressor I had before and it appears ...

Hi All,

I have a manual '91 GQ petrol/gas wagon with 280,000km on the clock. Occasionally when you press the clutch to change up gears the clutch feels stiff/hard for a moment then returns to normal. This has just started happening on the way home from our most recent trip. This does not appear to ...

Hi Mr EXHAUSTFIX,

I like your work on the forum.

I have 91 LWB GQ wagon running gas/LPG with what I believe is standard exhaust, there is no cat and the muffler is riddled with small rust holes but does not appear to be leaking yet and the pipe has a fair bit of corrorsion.

I recently put 33x12 ...

Hi All,

I have a GQ lpg/petrol carby wagon and recently fitted pertronix electronic ignition and 33x12.5x15's Cooper ST's.

Before the electronic ignition and 33's (I had 31x10x15's) I was getting an average of 340kms from 80 litres of LPG. Now I am lucky to get 250kms to 80litres. Is this normal ...

Hi All,

I have a 91 carby LPG GQ. Lately when it has been running on LPG and is warm to hot (it is not overheating or losing coolant) it sometimes will not start on LPG. It keeps turning over but refuses to start. When I flick it on petrol it starts 1st go. This does not happen when cold.

Any ...

Hi All,

I have a 91 LWB GQ on gas/pet with a 2inch susp lift and factory fibreglass flares. I have come into a little $$ and want to upgrade from the mixed bag of 31's I am running. The wagon is mostly a daily driver but when we go offroad it is on beach sand, gravel and a little mud (hopefully ...