Fuel transfer repair.

[Cuppa]

Hi cuppa, long time no read mate. I am no help at all because I have no idea how the system works but I want to follow this thread because I have no idea how the system works! Feel free to post any system diagrams here and keep us updated while you work through it. I would appreciate the info. Cheers

The 'system' where fuel can only be supplied direct to the motor from the main tank, which is situated right at the rear of the vehicle, & is controlled by rudimentary computerisation is the stupidest part of the Patrol's design. Admittedly the two horizontal oil filters in a hard to reach spot are stupid, but the fuel transfer system is king of stupid.
Whoever decided that being able to pump from either tank at will was not a good idea, or that putting the weight of the tank which must be used behind the rear axle made sense was a moron with no idea of good off road design. Hate to say it but Nissan should have employed the Toyota designer for the fuel transfer system.

I tried to work with the supposed computer diagnosis when on the OTT. Can't recall exactly the procedure now, something like Turn on ignition, press brake pedal 3 times, stick your finger in your ear & say 3 'hail nary's ......& then count the number of times a light flashes & refer to manual for what that means. All well & good but I got no light flashes & I'm pretty sure that I followed the instructions to the letter several times.

When we left home I had a sense that carrying a jiggler hose with us would be a wise idea, tested it to ensure I could get most of the sub tank contents with it, into jerries. Just as well or we might still be at Canal Creek!