Info on a patrol

[Nathan_]

Hey, im new to this forum and was interested in buying a nissan patrol soon, but am not to sure what models i should steer clear from and be looking for, i have found one and was hoping to get some feedback on it? Cheers for any help

[Cuppa]

Welcome to the forum Nathan. A bit of info on what you've found might get a bit more feedback. ;) Depends what use you have in mind for one as to what is the best buy. I have only owned a TD42i engined model & consider it was a great choice - best car I've ever owned, reliable & trustworthy, & excellent off road - just what I wanted for remote area touring. Later model 3.0 litre jobbies are cheaper to buy & plenty get a pretty reasonable mileage out of them, but as you are probably aware some of the earlier 3.0's did gain a reputation for going bang & now & then someone posts with a tale of woe, but far less often than the reputation would lead you to expect. Hopefully you'll get a few others here who will be able to tell you about a couple of simple things you can do to prevent this happening, & which particular models created the reputation.

[Fireblade]

id say get a 3.0L crd about 2008 or newer, the older 3.0L Di were know for issues.
alot of people like the 4.2L simple and reliable but abit slower from what im told

what have you found?

[Nathan_]

ahahha sorry i forgot to add the info somehow, but heres some info about it

2011 Nissan Patrol GU 6 MY10 DX
Coil Cab
121,933km
Priced at $30,000

[Fireblade]

sounds fair,
things to note on the 3.0L crd engine
the exhaust manifold is common to warp and snap studs. it will cause a squeal under acceleration. fix is replacing the manifold and all the studs.
also the egr pipe around the back of the head can crack and cause the squeal to.
some people mistake if for belt squeal. and the belt tensioners do also fail.

put a oil catch can on it and a 2nd fuel filter for finer filtration.

thats my 2 cents
i own a 2008 3.0L crd wagon 205,000km and have it for 4 years and 45,000km

[Nathan_]

Sweet man thanks, is there anything else i should be watching out for?

[mudnut]

Welcome to the forum. Check the rear spring mounts for cracking and stretching. It is a known fault and there are kits available to prevent and rectify it.

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate

[Nathan_]

Have seen a 2005 TD42/coil for $34,995 with 161,203km, guessing these are more popular due to the price increase ahahah

[growler2058]

Have seen a 2005 TD42/coil for $34,995 with 161,203km, guessing these are more popular due to the price increase ahahah

Buy it!!!!!!!

[MB]

If it’s a genuine low kms and relative condition overall I reckon he’ll get what he’s asking out there.
Two factors, it’s nearly the last of the TD42Ti faithful donks ever made (ended late 2006 / very early 2007) and they are good for over 1,000,000 kms [emoji106]
Coil cab rear suspension ute 4.2L diesels were far less produced than their leafy sprung work horse brothers but outperformed the leafy’s a lot lot better off road due to better flex and the H233 wagon rear diff used cleared ruts better too than the big tough H260 beast work plow leafy diff[emoji106]


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