New GU a bit of a slug ?

A question to the learnard , just picked up my new GU , i brought an auto , aim getting too old to bother changing gears , heres the question , i had been loaned a 2007 3 ltr turbo diesel auto which i used for a week , and it went like a cut cat , i was very impressed , now I've picked up my newby, and it seems like a slug , now i know its new and all , but i wouldn't have expected in this modern age to require much running in ??? but to say its a slug is an under statement , you put your foot to the floor and nothing happens , it slowly builds revs and eventually does something , this is after screaming through a hand full of gears , no i haven't asked the stealer yet , i don't want to look like a dick , is there something aim doing wrong ? or is there really some sort of break in period , all in all aim pretty dissapointed

Steve. If it's a brand spanker like you say it is, and if it is as bad as you describe it, then dealer is your best bet. New car shouldn't be sluggish like that.
And you should not be looking like a dick if you walk in there mate, it's your hard earned $$$ you handed over for a product they possibly didn't deliver. I'd walk in and begin asking questions.

As for a mechanical answer. It all sounds like turbo lag to me?? Hope someone more experienced can think of something else.

Well it is yes , i jumped out of a D-40 manual , and seriously this would have been to the pub and back and would have skulled 3 beers before i even arrived in the GU , i hope its some run in issue or a mechanical thing , or aim not going to be a happy camper

And yes , i would agree , it hardly seems like the turbo is working , you could hear it on the D-40 , but you can hardly hear it on this , and i know what its like when the turbo dies , as it done it on the D-40 and this feels like that all the time , although it is working , i think , i can hear a little , but something is not right , it can't be this bad , or they would never sell one

Don't take any crap from the dealer, they will probably try and tell some load of rubbish.

where are you at

Iam in upwey vic

Gday.

To get a comparison why not go into another dealer and take the same model for a test drive.

Go out to Brewick Nissan, sounds like a dirty MAF to me.
but see if its bringing up any faults first, Maf you can clean yourself

A GU is not sluggish by any means

Surely the MAF wouldn't be gunked up on a brand newy??

Could be its only new to him isn't it,,,, its not a 2014 model no reference to year
or could simply be a loose hose[Vacuum] somewhere

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Could be its only new to him isn't it its not a 2014 model
or could simply be a loose hose[Vacuum] somewhere

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From what I understood in his initial post, it's a brand spanker? MAF is unlikely, but not impossible. Worth a look. But if it is a brand new car, definitely take it to dealer.

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Could be its only new to him isn't it its not a 2014 model
or could simply be a loose hose[Vacuum] somewhere

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Its new if you read the first post. The running in quote kind of gives it away.

The crd is much better in regards to mafs and turbo controll than the di.

Its brand new , done a total of 175 ks , and i had a 2007 auto loaner for a week which went like a cut cat , took it for a drive today in won't even hold 100 ks on the monash freeway with cruise control on , drops back to 80 ish and the cruise cuts out

it will be going back to the dealer in the morning , but i thought i would ask here first

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Its brand new , done a total of 175 ks , and i had a 2007 auto loaner for a week which went like a cut cat , took it for a drive today in won't even hold 100 ks on the monash freeway with cruise control on , drops back to 80 ish and the cruise cuts out

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Take it back mate that is woeful it should do that easily. Something is definitely not right. Possibly something has been missed in the dealers pre delivery.

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...d/IMG_2381.jpg


pic of the new " slug " hope they can fix it in the morning

Pretty when they are new,
yeah hopefully its only a minor thing that wont put you off

And the cupie doll and teady bear goes to the bloke who said vacuume line to the turbo , it had split just where it plugs in , goes like a cut cat now , very happy , and got the 2 inch lift today as well

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And the cupie doll and teady bear goes to the bloke who said vaccume line to the turbo , it had split just where it plugs in

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Thanks for the update mate. Glad it was something simple.

Thankfully something simple
Still bit shitty being split already

Tell me , i was crapping lol but very happy now and the rig is pretty much as i want it for the moment , will do a little more through the year , but basically setting it up for a long service trip

I had the same problem with mine, easy fix.

They tend to go better with the Snorkel fitted to, which I see yours has!

Ive got a 2011 model auto and they are slugs mate.

well seems to go pretty well now , so all happy

Good to ear it was only something simple as suggested.

phew, Ive just done 4900 ks since new in mine (manual) and really happy with the performance, I can feel it getting more power as the weeks go on. fyi i was getn 12.6 litres at 2000ks, and at 4000 im now averaging 11.8 litres. Yep more power less fuel. Id be interested to see how yours does so keep us posted if you dont mind.

just quickly

I had a vibration under the dash, told them straight away but advised them to leave it with me as i was puttin a new stereo and speakers in, removed the glove box, stereo, flhs pillar cover, it got louder so i was onto it, drove down hume upside down tryin to locate it, missus recons it was the nissan snorkel, i said air vent, had it back to Nissan twice, Found the problem, the snorkel inner tube inside the guard was mounted 1mm from it, Just as well i was right about the snorkel ey. you know the story....

just thought id mention it, just incase, pretty sure ARB prob did yours too

Congrats and enjoy old steve.

Howdy Smoothrun , no my snorkel is genuine Nissan , no noises or rattles , very happy now that's sorted out and it goes well , using around 13.5 litres per hundred at the moment , but only done 1300 ks , I have one small issue , which is a wheel alignment , but the bloody suspension place should have done it when I got the springs fitted , well lesson learned there , but all in all iam very happy ill keep intouch as its good to know people with the same age newbies

cheers Steve

smoothfun , heres a few pics

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...d/IMG_2397.jpg

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...d/IMG_2399.jpg

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...d/IMG_2398.jpg

White is the best color. I should have got color coded bar too. Looks the business mate.

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Howdy Smoothrun , no my snorkel is genuine Nissan , no noises or rattles , very happy now that's sorted out and it goes well , using around 13.5 litres per hundred at the moment , but only done 1300 ks , I have one small issue , which is a wheel alignment , but the bloody suspension place should have done it when I got the springs fitted , well lesson learned there , but all in all iam very happy ill keep intouch as its good to know people with the same age newbies

cheers Steve

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Have you got the dread 80k wobbles now Steve. That comes free with every lift in a Patrol... :) Nice looking rig too mate.

Gotta be quick at work. My snorkel was genuine too. My bbar was an orig nissan when i bought the rig. Yours looks heaps tougher. 2 x things were done at arb. Workmanship was dissapointing. But ill see how i go personally in future. Just filled up at 4999 ks so ill tell ya me ks average shortly. Very nice unit mate. Looks great

Cheers
Dave

Thanks Hodge , iam pretty happy with it , few more things to re fit from the old nag , mostly electronic stuff and the winch

Hi Mudski, no wobbles at all ,although i decided to fit 265x70x17 tires instead of the 285's most people fit or larger , maybe thats it , don't know , having said that , i would probably got the 285's if i had done the lift first , happy so far , and thanks , getting there , although the outside won't change much now,

ohhh i had adjustable caster bushes fitted with the lift if that makes any diff

Thanks Dave , yes ARB stuff is a bit hit n miss these days , quality has gone to the dogs , chasing the almighty dollar

just checked fuel ratio and back up to 12.42, i remember doing the hume hwy a few weeks back so its pretty much the same as it was 2 months ago.

cheers Dave

pm me anytime you wanna compare or check anything mate ok, ill do same

My GU turned into a real dog, until I found the vacuum line to the turbo lifter was split--could be yours is simply off. Easy check

All fixed now Dr Gary and very happy

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just checked fuel ratio and back up to 12.42, i remember doing the hume hwy a few weeks back so its pretty much the same as it was 2 months ago.

cheers Dave

pm me anytime you wanna compare or check anything mate ok, ill do same

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Yes will do and ditto

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Hi Mudski, no wobbles at all ,although i decided to fit 265x70x17 tires instead of the 285's most people fit or larger , maybe thats it , don't know , having said that , i would probably got the 285's if i had done the lift first , happy so far , and thanks , getting there , although the outside won't change much now,

ohhh i had adjustable caster bushes fitted with the lift if that makes any diff

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What size lift you get?