What to look out for when buying a 3ltr motor wise?

**the evil twin** · 10th June 2016, 10:18 PM

Don't you mean Bullshit?

**NissanPatrol.com.au** · 10th June 2016 10:18 PM

**BigRAWesty** · 10th June 2016, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Clunk

One word........ BOLLOX

Originally Posted by the evil twin

Don't you mean Bullshit?

I had no choice..
Good things can't last forever..
It was Either a zd30 or a Prado...

But in all seriousness I have no issue with zd30..
Every manufacturer has issues.. Nissan was years ahead of the market with the 4 pot in a full size forby. .
Unfortunately first round didn't work..
But they got better. .
Anyway.. enough dribble..

**Clunk** · 10th June 2016, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by the evil twin

Don't you mean Bullshit?

Same thing in this context

**the evil twin** · 11th June 2016, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Clunk

Same thing in this context

My bad... i thought Bollox was some sort of beverage

**Bigcol** · 11th June 2016, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by the evil twin

My bad... i thought Bollox was some sort of beverage

thats B O N O X

starts with a B and ends with an X, but not quite the same thing

**Maxhead** · 11th June 2016, 07:49 AM

Fark me! I won't comment here or I'll get banned !!!!

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**the evil twin** · 11th June 2016, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Nisshead

Fark me! I won't comment here or I'll get banned !!!!

Nah... never happen, Clunk is still here for starters.

Best GU Patrol variant I have driven - TB48
Best GU Patrol variant I have owned - ZD30 CRD
Most fun GU Patrol homogenised variant I can afford - Chevy 6.5

IMHO, the thing to look for on the ZD30 is the same as any Diesel engine pretty much, service history.
They will all have leaking factory intercoolers
They will usually have that pesky weep from that bung on the block low, front, RHS
NADS means SFA, if they are gunna blow they will blow BUT I agree NADS will change the way they drive.
A series 1 or 2, statistics or lack of aside, definitely have/had an issue which Nissan 'secretly' rectified
The early CRD's have the oil pump bolt torque issue
The dual mass flywheel is a total POS idea

None of which means I wouldn't buy one at the appropriate price.
Once a vehicle is past 10 to 12 years old I tend to look less at the engine etc as the 'value' is in the whole package and often a shopping trolley is better buying than an offroad toy that has been knocked about a bit

**LostBenji** · 12th June 2016, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by the evil twin

Nah... never happen, Clunk is still here for starters.

LOL, I am still here too, kind of over the warnings and indications from touchy-feely mods tough

**Clunk** · 12th June 2016, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by LostBenji

LOL, I am still here too, kind of over the warnings and indications from touchy-feely mods tough

Sure you've got the right place?

**Maxhead** · 12th June 2016, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by LostBenji

LOL, I am still here too, kind of over the warnings and indications from touchy-feely mods tough

Yep, there's a farkwit in every group and you sir are it

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