Great news Mr & Mrs Goat :beer: but you know, we're still waiting on the celebration night pics:tongue:
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Great news Mr & Mrs Goat :beer: but you know, we're still waiting on the celebration night pics:tongue:
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Originally Posted by Drew
It'll be a long wait, Drew!!!
Just an update. We have received the paperwork for the extension to our warranty - 2 years or 50,000 kms. And the dealer has paid the total price for the coring of the radiator. Thinking they probably got out of it fairly cheaply. But at least its done and dusted. The Patrol is running like a dream - hard to keep it to the speed limit these days. Wants to get up and go!!
What a story! Good to hear its all good now mate.
Enjoy!!!!!!
Well done Goat, I take it Mrs Goat is happy again, By the way did they ever say sorry?
I mean really say sorry. Good to hear the Goatmobile likes to get up and boogy.
Thought the worst when I saw this thread again, thought it was all sorted, Don't scare me like that
A lot of late nights posting here, lol cheers, now pics of holidays Goat
Damn what a bloody mess!
Glad to hear you got everything sorted Goat and that you're back on the road.
As a byline, I just picked my new Patrol this week from the same dealer. It looks like the "mechanic" that was looking into your problems may have done the pre-delivery service on my new GU.
I checked the tyres when I got home from the dealership as the steering felt really light, 44psi in the front, 46 and 48 in the rear! Checked his worksheet and apart from ticking the box stating tyre pressures were checked/adjusted he even verified that my GPS and reversing camera were all working correctly....I don't have either.
Contacted the dealership expressing my concerns about what other boxes might have been ticked without the work having actually been done. Will see what happens on Monday.
Nothing compared to your woes Goat, just another instance of the quality of "workmanship" from that particular dealership.
Lonicus Think you should start your own thread, sounds interesting to say the least. lol
No names but they really need to lift their game
No worries Threedogs. Not really thread-worthy was just a mention about the dealership.
Try talking to the dealer principal. I found he was very approachable, apologised to the missus so many times about this that we thought he may wear out the knees of his pants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonicus
Pulled out the Micheal Jackson Knee pads ,great stuff and so he should.
They should have even given you a voucher or something so You and Mrs Goat could go into
town and have a meal on them.Trust all going great now?
I get nervous everytime I see this thread pop up. now lol
All good Goat, nothing to really worry about, I'll save the Principal card for later if needed.
Hopefully your problems are a thing of the past now!
Thought twice about replying as I didn't want to stress out Threedogs in his current state :)
All is going fine, thanks, threedogs! Had a trip to Sydney in the Patrol on Saturday. No worries going up Mt Victoria or River Lett Hill. The holiday will have to wait until later on now. Possibly autumn 2013, though after the snow on Friday, one wonders if the Carbon Tax is working already!Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
Alls good Lonicus, just scared me seeing this thread pop up. took a lot out of a few people.
but who doesn't like a happy ending. Plus its great to see the Goatmobile getting some miles
Same Problem here.
My patrol a 2010 GU DX Wagon Auto start to overheat at around 40Ks under load, but as far as I know it never went too far, I always stop way before it ot to the red line.
After three trips to my local nissan and no luck finding the problem, I decide to drop the trool there until they get it fixed.
Took Nissan a couple of weeks to find out that was a badly blocked radiator (nearly 80%). In the mean time I got the fan clutch, radiator caps, water pump, and thermostat replaced. In their way down to the water pump they found that the belt tensioner was a bit suspicious, so they replaced it too.
So after all the troubles of not having my car for more than two weeks, they cphone me one day and said that the car was fixed and the problem was the radiatro badly blocked. I didn't have time to tell them anything when they said, it's not possible for a nearly new car to have a radiator like that, so Nissan took ownership of the problem. I went back pick up my car and hasn't overheat ever since.
At the end, I didn't have to pay or even ask for warranty fix... they said that was their fault.
One thing that I could notice was that the fan wasn't working when the car was hot, which makes me think that the radiator was always crook and it never came out until the silicone inside the thermofan gave up.
Possibly the Japanesse fellow that is supossed to clean the radiators before they get installed had a bad day or just went to the dunny for a couple of hours.
Anyway, I had a pretty good outcome and I didn't want to post here until I was 100 % sure that the problem was fixed, but interestinly it happens pretty much at the same time that this Thread was going around.
Cheers,
Sounds like there is an inherent issue - though I wonder how prevalent it is? Haven't seen a lot of reports on this - did they give you any indication of why/how it was so blocked?
Jas
Could be casting sand left in the block.
I know theses posts were a while ago but having a read of it all, wow what a relief for goat!!
I have a 2010 gu patrol cab chasis with 75,000ks and I'm experiencing the exact same problem and cant figure it out and also the mechanic has gave It a flush but still over heats, maybe coring of the radiator like goat has done should finalise this problem!!!!
just curious goat did you have pressure in the radiator hoses when you had this problem???
any replies would be awesome and great help thanks guys!
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Originally Posted by pellatt
mate first thing is to check the viscous hub and to make sure there is no mud build up in the radiator or behind it in the cowl if that hasnt been done,there was a heap in mine and that was restricting the airflow and cooling and get it cored as well, for the cost its worth checking it all.
@ pellatt Might want to jump over to the intros as well, just something the forum asks of us all.
You could use the car wash but DON"T pull the trigger you'll blow holes
Freaks me out big time when old threads get pull out especially this one
At the risk of giving threedogs heart failure, we have a continuing saga with the Patrol. In November last year (2013) the EGR pipe split in two and we had to have that replaced, along with the manifold which was warped (done in Sydney while I was in hospital having stag horns removed from the kidneys - a regular occurrence!) Now the Patrol is back at the dealership again with (so they have told me) a blown manifold gasket. This is being taken care of under the extended warranty supplied by Nissan after the blocked radiator fiasco..
The dealer/principal of the Nissan dealership did not hesitate to come good with a courtesy car this time, and I am running around in a Suzuki SX4. Neat little vehicle. I will find out today if the Patrol is back on the road, otherwise it will stay there until its fixed. A mechanic friend thought the problem (a high pitched squealing sound when the engine is revved) may have been the turbo on the way out. We shall see. They haven't rung me to say the Patrol is OK to go, so perhaps the parts haven't turned up.......
Hi Goat hope your health is ok, as for your Patrol seems a common thing on some models ,
All I would suggest is fit an EGT Gauge and block your EGR off completely.And yes I got a startle
seeing this thread again, great to hear Nissan are doing the right this time. Your motor will be better off with the EGR block.
And hope you're up and at them soon ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Cheers TD
Interestingly I had(?) the same issue, I bought a (company) used Patrol a couple of weeks ago and went on an unexpected trip uphill. The engine started to heat up (boiling). I am gald that I went on that trip which triggered the overheating issue.
I came back and read this thread and call back the dealer (as it is still under 3 month statutory warranty) and told the issue and asked him to clean the radiator too. The dealer without any hesitation cleaned the radiator and told me that this is a common thing with Nissan (Patrols?), he said it is crystalization of the coolant.
I am yet to test the patrol after the cleanup. Hope everything's alright now!
Cheers
Hi, just letting you know for the sake of this thread that the same thing happened with my 2010 patrol, had a radiator flush and fixed it but Nissan wouldn't take ownership of the problem, they said that even though it was still in warranty at the time, the previous owner had it serviced by a mechanic not affiliated with Nissan and because the coolant wasn't Nissan coolant it voided the warranty, meaning we were out of pocket $650! I honestly believe something happened on the factory line with this model. All fine ever since.
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Holly crap batman,I'm glad to hear all's well that ends well.
reading the whole ordeal, was wondering what it all did longevity wise to engine.
Your still going so that's great news.
threads old, but trying to get head around what actually caused the problem.
These car are made in Japan Correct!.
Run and tested and good to go before leavening Japan correct!.
Before leaving Japan do they drain all fluids to lighten the load for shipping??.
Would give a good amount of time for crap to develop a peel off within the block ready to block the radiator when it's next filled up with fresh fluids.
Suggest the system was never flushed when it landed in Aus.
And your system partially blocked from day 1 here.
And or when turbo was done cooling system dried out and the crap peeled off then and problem started OR multiplied then.
Crap going to the radiator to block it up.
Humm
Recently removed TB42 from Mav and replaced cracked head.
with in a week that much crap had dried and peeled off the bottom of cooling area in block, that I rolled engine on stand and blew compressed air for the next 10 min's to remove as much crap as I could before reassembly .
Was very amazed how much rubbish feel on the floor, given had looked after the engine maintance wise flushing etc.
Anyway Cheers.
I think you'll find Robbo along the line some how coolants are mixed which in turn , turns the coolant into Gel
Stop dragging up this thread its going to give me Heart failure
I have a 2012 wagon with the same issues. Turn out the radiator was full of casting sand. The dealer tells me that this is a common issue and would only show up when towing or full load up hill.
Lucky for me they replaced yonder warranty with a thermostat and viscous hub
Sorry threedogs but dragging this one up for you.
2013 GU just over 63,000km. Started seeing low to mid 90 degrees WT onthe scangauge. Drove to Brissy last week about 60km on flat highway, not towing, and WT got to 103 degrees. Nissan removed radiator, flushed etc and 50% blocked due to 'gumming' of coolant etc. They said they had seen this before. I asked when do they flush/replace coolant he said not until 80k service. So anyone with late model buy yourself a scangauge as without it you may be getting high temps without knowing. At worst get a full flush on your next service if not already done.
Nissan also said there was some mud buildup behind the radiator but either way the radiator was slowly blocking up internally.
Cheers
Good post hemp. I always keep an eye on my scangauge rather than the dash needle. Just curious what yours are at normally ? My 2009 is about to hit 65k, I know there is some mud buildup behind radiator, and mine usually sits on 87C, 86C when really cold and car is warmed up. Hits 88 when I push it, and sometimes 89-91 when it's really pushed.
Hi Hodge, my temps are exactly the same as you mentioned. normal driving around 87, up the range going home maybe 90-91 in summer. Hence the concern when started getting higher, and higher.
Meant to also note the service guy said the flush at 80,000 may not rectify as they aren't doing a full clean out of the radiator? Someone more technical could probably clarify what they do and don't do at this 80k service.
Was talking to a friend from Ford service today and he said he knows of others with late model Patrols with same issue.
CHeers
All good Hempo the more info the better the thread, interestingly I was in SCA the othe day after some coolant.Quote:
Originally Posted by hempo
And was looking at Tecalloy brand if you read it says compatible with other coolants , but its cheap enough to use one
coolant at a time. believe it or not Ive been running water only for 2 years now with nill problems, as Im trying to find a leak.
Hi Goat My2011 Nissan boiled towing 3ton van 2yrs ago picked up by Nissan dealer found 60% blockage in block full of casting sand
In case anyone is still reading this thread!
I had the exact same problem as GOAT, overheating on hills etc. Took it to Nissan - one new radiator and thermostat later and the GU 2013 is still overheating - this time on hills and in particular as soon as you turn on the aircon. Nissan are adamant the cooling system etc is perfect. They did say that my shroud has parts missing and or/broken off, which they have ordered and will be fixed tomorrow.
Question is - can parts missing off the shroud cause these overheating issues? If I keep the car on the straight and not push it hard it doesn't overheat - as soon as I switch on aircon or give it a bit on a hill it overheats.
Cheers
Damo
be still my beating heart , lol a few things to check on your other post