advice on a poorly Patrol

Sounds like you got out of it reasonably lucky, $4.5K not too bad. Best of luck with it from now.

Paul

Just a thought - if the motor is out, you might check a few things. Your mechanic has probably covered this, but replace the bushing in the rear of the crankshaft that supports the "nose" of the gearbox input shaft. Can't translate that - but it should make sense to your mechanic. Also, an opportunity to inspect and replace/recondition your flywheel and clutch. Don't forget the clutch slave cylinder. The starter motor has had to come out, at least replace the brushes, maybe bearing too, (possibly a diy job for you - definitely a learning experience). And with the motor out of the way, you might learn a few things about your vehicle by looking inside the engine bay - look for "loose ends", oil stains, broken things, etc. Try to make sure that everything you see in there is in place, is not damaged and has a home to go to. Ask questions.

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Originally Posted by tkn

Just a thought - if the motor is out, you might check a few things. Your mechanic has probably covered this, but replace the bushing in the rear of the crankshaft that supports the "nose" of the gearbox input shaft. Can't translate that - but it should make sense to your mechanic. Also, an opportunity to inspect and replace/recondition your flywheel and clutch. Don't forget the clutch slave cylinder. The starter motor has had to come out, at least replace the brushes, maybe bearing too, (possibly a diy job for you - definitely a learning experience). And with the motor out of the way, you might learn a few things about your vehicle by looking inside the engine bay - look for "loose ends", oil stains, broken things, etc. Try to make sure that everything you see in there is in place, is not damaged and has a home to go to. Ask questions.

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Thanks tkn - the work has all been done now, and we've been driving around for a few weeks :)
The clutch was replaced the week we bought the patrol (the guy selling it arranged this)

All is good, except a couple of things:
- the glow plugs light flashes when the patrol is running. It starts fine, and the mechanic has tested the glow plugs and they are fine - however we will get them all replaced when it's at the garage next
- we noticed a rubber bushing on the driveway at the weekend - it may not be from the patrol, but wanna get it checked out anyways. It was round, black rubber, maybe 3-4cm across, about 1cm deep, with a hole in the middle (yep, i know that is probably really un-useful - but just incase anyone knows what it is). It was worn, so we're gonna get it checked over, just incase.
- there is a bit of vibration/noise when running, but in neutral with the clutch out - put the clutch in and some of the vibration/noise goes (this is since we bought it)

any advice? We're gonna take it to the mechanic tomorrow, but just thought i'd check with you clever folk :D

Cheers, Trace

We leave on Sunday for an 1300 km round trip, so wanna make sure it's all good :)

well the good news is that the bushing we found isnt from the patrol :)
So we're all good for our trip now - the other stuff can be checked out later.

Good luck with it all & have a great trip. It will do you & the Patrol a world of good...lol