At the risk of giving threedogs heart failure, we have a continuing saga with the Patrol. In November last year (2013) the EGR pipe split in two and we had to have that replaced, along with the...
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At the risk of giving threedogs heart failure, we have a continuing saga with the Patrol. In November last year (2013) the EGR pipe split in two and we had to have that replaced, along with the...
Mrs Goat is just fine, thanks, threedogs. And the Patrol is going like a charm. Hopefully the extra warranty given by Nissan and the dealer won't have to be used!
Make sure that your radiator isn't blocked. I've just gone to hell and back with a dealership who couldn't diagnose a blocked radiator. They flushed it, pressure flushed it and still came up with the...
All is going fine, thanks, threedogs! Had a trip to Sydney in the Patrol on Saturday. No worries going up Mt Victoria or River Lett Hill. The holiday will have to wait until later on now. Possibly...
Try talking to the dealer principal. I found he was very approachable, apologised to the missus so many times about this that we thought he may wear out the knees of his pants.
Just an update. We have received the paperwork for the extension to our warranty - 2 years or 50,000 kms. And the dealer has paid the total price for the coring of the radiator. Thinking they...
It'll be a long wait, Drew!!!
I get the Patrol serviced by a certified mechanic who lives close to us and can do it at times which suit me. For obvious reasons, I would be reluctant to take the Patrol back to this dealer for a...
Be prepared to be cold at night. Still getting frosts here. -2 this morning, and about 12 now.
The Patrol. Since this photo was taken, I've installed some 2" spacers on the back springs, so the rear isn't quite as low.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n280/maucat_01/DSCF0565.jpg
We got a good result, in our books, anyway. The missus wrote to the dealer principal of the dealership, and he has now contacted us. After discussing the case with someone from Nissan in Melbourne,...
Update will happen!! And photos of the Patrol, complete with driving lights!!
Actually, the website was Country Cars. If you want to have a giggle??? http://www.countrycars.com.au/centralwest/car-dealer/bathurst-automotive-group
You blokes crack me up!!!!
Just thought you might like this little tidbit from the dealer's write up on a CarSales website. This is what they say about their "service" department:
Our...
And thank you all so much for your support. Without it, I doubt that we would have pursued it to the end. I probably would have traded it in on a Landcruiser and cut my losses. It was the support we...
Too late for the holiday. Will have to wait until next year now. Trying to get in touch with the "repairers", but the service manager won't take my call or ring me back. They say he is "busy". Never...
:frown:Sorry, Drew. Looks like you're going to miss out ........
She's a goer!! Really floored it up the hill where she normally comes to 3/4 of the way across the gauge, and the temp never moved off half way. How the hell these so-called mechanics missed a badly...
This is Mrs Goat: we will wait until Goat has "tried it out" this afternoon. The light at the end of the tunnel got a whole lot brighter yesterday. I certainly hope that it wasn't because the light...
This is Mrs Goat: I'll let you know by late this afternoon, Drew, so that you don't miss out on tonight's session.
"Nissan Long Life Coolant"? White bottle with grey label?? Has Nissan written on it, and we bought it from the dealer who sold us the vehicle when we had the first service after purchase. Missus was...
From the Nissan Periodic Maintenance Schedule (copied straight off their website):
40,000 km
Engine Maintenance (Diesel Engine)
Check and correct engine coolant mixture ratio.
Inspect coolant...
Have no idea why it blocked up so early. We get it serviced by a certified mechanic who lives close by and can do it on the weekends (fits in with my work schedule, and if the coolant needed topping...
The bloke who cored it said possibly more than 80% blocked. A hell of a lot of gunk came away before these photos were taken. I'll try it tomorrow where it normally overheats and let you know. Wish I...
Just thought some of you might be interested in having a look at the coring of the radiator today. These pictures show the flow through the radiator before it was cored about an hour ago. Nissan must...