"New" 2001 Patrol 4500 bought in Jordan, loving it despite teething troubles!

[Dboman]

Loving our new truck. But Christ is it difficult buying a car in Jordan. I'm from the UK where I used to sell cars for 15 years and now teach here. I bet buying in Aus is so much easier.
Not only are all the cars ridiculously expensive, but you have no idea about their history!
So far... corroded battery terminal which seems to need periodic cleaning to keep the connection, the sub tank light is on (and I've checked the fuse) so don't know what to do about that- I mistakenly put 20 litres of gas in thinking that might put the light out- now it teases me when I run low that I can't get to all this spare fuel!
Thankfully fuel is cheap here otherwise my first tank of 13mpg might have been more scary.
Despite all this, my wife and kids love our new truck- the kids call in Nelly cos it's a bit big! Comfy on long journeys and you don't get bullied so much when you have big bull-bars!

[growler2058]

Gday mate welcome aboard

[MEGOMONSTER]

Welcome mate, surely the best forum on the net. If you need it, you can get it, if you want to know it, just ask it.
If you want to find it, go to the search bar for a universe of information.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the greatest show on earth.

[AB]

Welcome to the forum mate, feel free to ask any questions and join in the conversations.

[trekster]

G'day and welcome to the best patrol forum around! Make sure to post up some pics of your beast in the members ride section ;)


Members Rides (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/forumdisplay.php?43-Members-Rides)



This thread has alot of useful threads linked
(http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?16195-GC-Index-to-useful-threads)


Some mechanical threads that may be of interest:


Why Diesels Smoke (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?12450-Why-Diesels-Smoke)

Checking and cleaning MAF sensors (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?597-Checking-and-cleaning-MAF-sensors)

NADS discussion (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5526-Snicko-doing-the-NADS)


Recovery and safety!

Recovery Bible (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?13556-Recovery-Bible)

Towballs are not recovery points (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5725-Tow-balls-are-not-to-be-used-as-recovery-points)

Recovery: The Fundamentals (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?1984-Recovery-The-Fundamentals)



and lastly this should be read and passed on to anyone that is not aware of the fact

Deaths from towballs (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?11239-Deaths-from-towballs)


Last but not least enjoy the forum and everything it has to offer, Don't be afraid to ask questions as we are all here to help each other out!


Cheers,
Eric.

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate.

[Stropp]

Welcome along mate enjoy your stay with us and get involved!

[my third 256]

hi and welcome to the forum a great mob of people here and a lot of very usefull information
best wishes with your patrolling
stephen
disconect battery for 2 hours and then reconect it will reset the cpu and all should be fine for the pump

[Stropp]

dboman with the battery terminal get boiling water and pour over it, this will wash the corrosion away and then cover with a liberal amount of vaseline to protect it and slow the corrosion down. this in conjunction with making sure that both the terminal and battery pole are clean should fix it.

[threedogs]

Hello and welcome to the forum,
Jump in anytime and enjoy

[Dboman]

Thanks to all for the welcome and to Stropp and my third 256 for the specific advice- will try tonight!

[happygu]

Dboman,

Congrats on the new Patrol ... and welcome aboard.

You should be able to get these little issues sorted easily enough with a bit of elbow grease

Mic

[Dave_H]

Welcome to the forum mate.