Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hi . I can't believe its been 10 months since last on this forum travelling from the cape up to Limpopo . The prob with my 30 grx 2001 then was jerking , power loss and high egt going up steep mountain passes esp between graaf reinett and cradock . I eventual ly went to Nissan bela bela and the mech...

Thanks unkredible . In bela bela Nissan now . keeping a close eye on the stealers . pretty receptionist at least .

Hi out there fellow Patrolers My 30td started jerking badly . Plugged it in at mechanic's laptop and it said "error crank sensor" . Now a new one costs R1200 , not the end of the world , but will take 4 to 6 weeks backorder from Japan . We took the old one out and cleaned it , it was full ...

Hi . The people in the other car were uninjured . my current tires are Hankkook 265 / 65' MT . I believe they are in the top 5 , according to the last Drive Out tyre test . Regards
From a wet and muddy bushveld Troll loves it

Hallo out there As far as breaking is concerned . I learned the hard way , or at least the vehicle in front of me did , 3 tonnes of patrol does not stop quickly . Driving thru jozi in december from witsand to vaalwater (yes I made it , respect to my oilburner ) a vehicle stopped dead infront of me ,...

Hi guys . I drove from witsand to graaf reinet . 600 km , then my troll , 30td , started ooverheating , egt almost 700 . Also lost power drasticly going up steep passes , i,m tatalking doing 60 kmph at 3000 rpm , car also started jerking and hiccuping . Madman showed overboost and high oil temp , hi...

Hi Dungbeetle . I got a quote a few years back for a new diesel pump for my Hardbody 3.0 tdi Ellisras Nissan 42 k ! Towed it to Nysltroom Nissan , got call 3 hours later to fetch vehicle , fixed (hairline crack in fuel pipe )and serviced R 2 700 . Did you get that radiator from lephalalle Nissan ?? ...

So much for an innocent question . I suppose in that case I'm a fan of those fan's . Liggaim

Hi There . Is an intercooler fan standard ? I mean would my 2001 grx 3.0 have come out with one and if so where would it be situated ? If not why should I have one installed ???

Thanks Tinus . I think I understand the aversion to an all out tire firefight . Sounds like the previous owner did me a huge favour my fitting my MT's .