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It's possibly a TCV connection or connection to #1 injector.
Check connections and hit them all with some Crc of similar . Try that first.
Connector is under the pump and you'll invent new swear...

Welcome back mate and looking forward to hearing about your ventures...

No worries, I removed the "no longer available" from the tread title and in the post, so people won't know until they click on the link now and see sold

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Hello Danny and welcome! A shame about the car! Perhaps a diesel conversion instead of binning it altogether?
Some of the members a lot more experienced than I may be able to offer advice in this...

Cheap one here http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nissan-Patrol-GU-III-4-2-Turbo-Diesel-/182006547216?hash=item2a606f8310:g:YvQAAOSwFqJWnePv

Pm macca86 I recall him selling his though it may be a bit out of your budget. And he's around the corner from us

Found his thread looks like its Nfs anymore ...

There's a few good TD42's knocking around on gumtree atm mate. Best to look at a non turbo as it's likely to be better for reliability. Been happy with mine, just a little slow around town haha.

No I didnt , bolt a piece of 40mm x 6 mm across the OE rails and mark where the Strato bolt holes are.
From memory they are 350mm apart but check to be sure, very easy to re fit to OE rails IMHO

worth checking but keep in mind the ecu talk and dash gauge read of seperate senders, the gauge sender is a single wire sender, and the ecu talk reads the temp sensor which has a bigger plug/multiple...

I think you should check your temp sender is working properly. Pull it out and stick it in a pot of water and use a thermometer to measure the water then compare with the ecu talk reading. Do this...

Depending on whether you wanna use original Nissan parts or aftermarkets, it shouldn't cost anywhere near 5k, if you can do the above list of jobs yourself. The overheating problem is apparently a...

Fair enough...
So you know the engine passes compression checks etc. which is good news but a litre of coolant maybe dodgy over only 1000 K's.
Might be air in the system or somesuch

Obviously...

Most here would agree that you only use an OE thermostat from Mr Nissan.
I just poured this into my radiator to fix a head problem, not ideal but gives me time
to sort out what I want to do with...

That's right folks, we finally have Issue 2 of the famous NissanPatrol.com.au magazine hot off the press below!

I cannot believe It's been two months since Issue 1, how time flies!

I would like...