moosh
4th October 2014, 09:34 PM
Hi, I am really hoping someone can shed some light on the problem I am having. I have owned two Patrols 4.2 petrol. The first one had to be scrapped because of rust and a problem with the engine. The second has developed the same engine problems after a similar repair. Here's the story.
So Patrol No.1
I purchased from new in 1996. A couple of years ago due to rust it needed its fuel lines replaced. After this was repaired the engine would not make power. It struggled to pull its self up hills. Some times on start up it would not run on all cylinders, and when this happened you would here a loud clicking noise which sounded to be coming from the near side back. Some times it would start up and the idle would be rough. Anyway I tied getting it fixed but know one here could fix it. In the end because I love the Patrol so much I went on the hunt for another.
December 2013 I came across a 1995 white 4.2 petrol Patrol the same as the one I owned. The main difference was that the 1 owner had rust sealed everywhere and she was in really good condition. The engine sounded great and drove perfectly. So over the last 10 months I have been restoring her to as new condition. I completely resprayed her, changed over warn parts, replaced all the lights, new truck horn fitted, spot lights, etc, etc. I was so happy with the Patrol and was determined to look after her and keep her in perfect condition.
So last month the Patrol developed a fuel leak. I took her in to a Nissan center to repair it. They ended up replacing the fuel tank, fuel sender and some pipes. I collected the Patrol yesterday from the garage and to my dismay the engine was behaving exactly like the old one with all the same problems. Gutted is not the word!
So now the garage is trying to wash their hands of the problem saying it was nothing to do with them.
To be honest I don't care about who's responsible I just want her to work. I just want my lovely Patrol to run the way she did before they repaired it.
In the UK no one seems to know anything about these 4x4's so I am hoping the someone on this forum will have seen this before and help me resolve and fix the issue. I thought Maf sensor? I just don't know.
As crazy as this might sound, I am so so upset. I love my Patrol and this one was my last chance of owning one. You just never see the in the UK that are not rust buckets.
So Patrol No.1
I purchased from new in 1996. A couple of years ago due to rust it needed its fuel lines replaced. After this was repaired the engine would not make power. It struggled to pull its self up hills. Some times on start up it would not run on all cylinders, and when this happened you would here a loud clicking noise which sounded to be coming from the near side back. Some times it would start up and the idle would be rough. Anyway I tied getting it fixed but know one here could fix it. In the end because I love the Patrol so much I went on the hunt for another.
December 2013 I came across a 1995 white 4.2 petrol Patrol the same as the one I owned. The main difference was that the 1 owner had rust sealed everywhere and she was in really good condition. The engine sounded great and drove perfectly. So over the last 10 months I have been restoring her to as new condition. I completely resprayed her, changed over warn parts, replaced all the lights, new truck horn fitted, spot lights, etc, etc. I was so happy with the Patrol and was determined to look after her and keep her in perfect condition.
So last month the Patrol developed a fuel leak. I took her in to a Nissan center to repair it. They ended up replacing the fuel tank, fuel sender and some pipes. I collected the Patrol yesterday from the garage and to my dismay the engine was behaving exactly like the old one with all the same problems. Gutted is not the word!
So now the garage is trying to wash their hands of the problem saying it was nothing to do with them.
To be honest I don't care about who's responsible I just want her to work. I just want my lovely Patrol to run the way she did before they repaired it.
In the UK no one seems to know anything about these 4x4's so I am hoping the someone on this forum will have seen this before and help me resolve and fix the issue. I thought Maf sensor? I just don't know.
As crazy as this might sound, I am so so upset. I love my Patrol and this one was my last chance of owning one. You just never see the in the UK that are not rust buckets.