GU patrol

Post by **aidannorris** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:20 pm

i was just wanting to know about a GU patrol, has anyone had any problems with them or can ypu lrt me know if you havent had a trouble with them.

i am thinking fo buying one and i just want to know any thing about them
cheers

Post by **GU BUG** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:38 pm

Petrols are heavy on fuel

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3.0 litres blow up

4.2 turbo diesels are the pick of the bunch though can do with a bit of extra boost & a fiddle with the pump to get them to perform. SUPER reliable & the running gear's bullet proof.

Plenty of after market accessories for them both new & second hand aswell.

I've done 50,000k in the last 12 months & the only prob I've had was breaking my front auto hubs which I replaced with GQ free wheeling hubs. Though I was giving it a pretty hard time to break those hubs

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Have a look through the Nissan section on the forum for all the details

Post by **GU4me** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:57 pm

think your gettin abit excited bout the old 4.2. a mechanic i work with used to work in alice springsand doesnt have many good things to say bout them they were the ones coming in for over heat, head gaskets, cracked heads etc plus the rest..

Post by **bogged** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:18 pm

GU4me wrote:think your gettin abit excited bout the old 4.2. a

have a look for the thread with how many klms on your engine... most were 400/500,000 klms and still going.... no worries at all.

Post by **GU BUG** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:45 pm

GU4me wrote:think your gettin abit excited bout the old 4.2. a mechanic i work with used to work in alice springsand doesnt have many good things to say bout them they were the ones coming in for over heat, head gaskets, cracked heads etc plus the rest..

And your GU's a ?????

My guess is it's a 3.0 litre

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Do your home work. Have a look how many 3.0 litres have blown up around (if not before) the 100,000k mark & how many k's people are getting out of the 4.2s'

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I'm sure there's a few people here on the forum who can back me up

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Considering you're a mechanic, one would think you'd be aware of this

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Post by **bogged** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:30 pm

GU BUG wrote:And your GU's a ?????

My guess is it's a 3.0 litre .....

We have a winner

1) i just fitted 2inch tough dog lift to my 04 gu 3.0l grenade
http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopi ... ht=#897127

Post by **badger** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:22 pm

ive seen td42's with over 300kms on them boosted to over 20 psi and raped like a young boy in prison just lap it up and keep coming back for more.

mate of mine boiled his bone dry and kept flogging it all the way home countless times b4 it let go. and all it took was a new head gasket and it was ready for it again.

youve got your wires crossed tis as simple as that

Post by **micka1** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:59 am

the 4.2 is a good motor and a good truck i have one and am happy with it .

stay clear from the 2.8 and 3.0 litres as they are very problematic in the engine department and i am a mechanic seen this many times .

Post by **sudso** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:57 am

GU BUG wrote:
4.2 turbo diesels are the pick of the bunch though can do with a bit of extra boost & a fiddle with the pump to get them to perform.

And get rid of the pipe just after the turbo with the factory restrictor in it, It slows the turbo down, just get a full 3" system then do what GU bug said above.

A workmate had this done to his 4.2 GU and it was a different truck afterwards, in a very good way

(At first he just swapped the exhaust section with the restrictor for a straight through pipe and just that made heaps of difference.)

Post by **Jimbo** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:22 am

I would stay away from any early 3 litre but i would buy one that was built after 2003 (i think thats the date where they changed some things) I ahve done a few good long trips in my mates. Thats not to say i dont prefer a 4.2.

Up at Robe we were killing other GU's with turbo 4.2's. But each to their own.

Are the later models still blowing up??

Post by **bogged** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:41 am

Jimbo wrote:Are the later models still blowing up??

05 model on EO just went fluff, so yes.

Post by **GU4me** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:54 am

luv how defensive you guys get with your 4.2's all i was doing was relaying info i got from a mechanic how worked in alice. NOT my personel experience. HA

Post by **Jimbo** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:00 pm

"05 model on EO just went fluff, so yes"

Was this related to existing issues? Are you saying there are as many failers with the new 3 litres?

Post by **bogged** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:18 pm

GU4me wrote:luv how defensive you guys get with your 4.2's all i was doing was relaying info i got from a mechanic how worked in alice. NOT my personel experience. HA

just pointing out the stupidity of the statement really..

Jimbo wrote:Was this related to existing issues? Are you saying there are as many failers with the new 3 litres?

yea same old same old with holey pistons

Post by **gqtrol** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:38 pm

sounds like the age old question holden vs ford opinion here the old 3 litres stay clear but nissan in the later models fixed the faults I had a mate working at a reco shop on average they were doing 7-10 gu 4.2 gaskets and heads per week i have also heard reports of 3ltrs breaking down sounds like you all need to suck it up and realize that nothing has 100% reliabilty and every thing has its pros and cons and if you stay on top with servicing and use gen or quality parts/oils you shouldn't have mamy issues if i had the choice i would probably opt for the 3ltr for one look at the price of diesel these days.If your looking into doing some touring as much as i hate to admit it go buy a 60 series landcrusier the most simplest 4wd out there you could fix 60 series with a leathermans some duct tape and a couple of cables ties.But to finish off what i am saying is every man to himself and that is just my opinion

GQTROL

Post by **GU BUG** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:42 pm

GU4me wrote:luv how defensive you guys get with your 4.2's all i was doing was relaying info i got from a mechanic how worked in alice. NOT my personel experience. HA

Not getting defensive mate, just making sure some poor bugger out there is informed about the 3.0 litres probs & doesn't make the same mistake so many others have (you included

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Facts are facts

Post by **zookjedi** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:13 pm

GU BUG wrote:Petrols are heavy on fuel \

3.0 litres blow up

4.2 turbo diesels are the pick of the bunch though can do with a bit of extra boost & a fiddle with the pump to get them to perform. SUPER reliable & the running gear's bullet proof.

Plenty of after market accessories for them both new & second hand aswell.

I've done 50,000k in the last 12 months & the only prob I've had was breaking my front auto hubs which I replaced with GQ free wheeling hubs. Though I was giving it a pretty hard time to break those hubs .

Have a look through the Nissan section on the forum for all the details

yeah my gu 4500 petrol is thirsty but its on gas and have had no problems at all relating to the car its only just racked up 170000 km .

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