Hi all,

Hope you are well. I am from West OZ.

I have a Nissan Patrol 4WD 3.0 Y61 series diesel 2006 model 185,000 on the clock. The subtank light, brake warning light and charge warning light all came on at once over the weekend and again this morning. This morning I also had a strong burning smell and a good amount of smoke was coming out from under the bonnet. Wasnt quick thinking enough to open the lid and see where the smoke was coming from. I also think I could hear a turbo whining noise as it spins up . Never heard that before.

I limped back home and it is stuck in my drive. FYI, I had a new heavy duty alternator put in last year when I had the same problem then. The alternator change seemed to fix the problem- well at least all the lights went out and the car went back to normal.

I also had the car serviced about 2 months ago with no reports of anything unusual.

Any thoughts on what could cause this? Turbo dying? What else could cause the smoke?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers

DQ