Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

This makes me think a 4.8 might be the better option if comparing to a Crd. Taking into acount the power, reliability, and the price difrence between the Crd and a 4.8. As of late should a Crd come into the market it also has huge price tag. To me it seems people put a huge price tag on consumption...

Hi Rahul I do not have a CRD and once had a Di. The Di gave me around 8km/l with roof rack, but averaging around 100km/h. Currently I have a GQ with 4.8 Spitronix conversion and manual box (and 4.375 ratios), fully kitted similar to your 4.8 and at 100km/h I average 6km/l. If I push is harder, it do...

So, is it all sorted now?
Maybe a bad connection somewhere that got a bump?

Interesting idea to put the spare wheel back to front.

- Manual hub allows you to go 2x4 in low range. I.e. without the front wheels being driven. It is a slight advantage in slow traffic on tarmac, saves the clutch a bit if you move very slowly. With auto locking hubs you cannot do this unless you are on dirt roads, since then you can damage the drive ...

Portals is just something that I would love to have, but it doesnt make financial sense to me at the moment . Nice to have, but I think our vehicles with big lifts will have to do for now... Till I win the Lotto :rolling: I don't think portal axles ever made financial sense, to anyone, ever! :rolli...

It says that it is a TD42 turbo. If it is a factory turbo, those TD42s have the more effective oil cooling. Not sure how it works but runs much cooler than after market turbos. I had a factory turbo Td42 with top mount intercooler in a Series 4 station wagon and it never got hot. In fact the max wat...

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I'm no expert, but I'd say a combination of age and the water on a hot coil or water on the voltage supply to the coils. That's why one should only buy TD42 patrols or ZD30 if your name is Reenen. :biggrin: I did not know this was a risk for coils. Wilfred, do you think the "puddle of mud wate...

Ja, I won't go the Portal route. I have more than enough clearance on Toro, and as PC says, the reduction is marginal. It is the crawler gear that I would have really liked, and that is not available for Safari MK/MQ,160 models. I still would like to have an clever drivetrain engineer (Like PC's) op...