Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

AndriesS wrote:Ek het n 2005 4.8 GL en daar is min wat fout kan gaan wat n extended waaborg sal guarantee, en die meeste keer sal dit n wear component (clutch) wees waar hulle dan gewoonlik nie alles wil betaal nie.

Jou grootste probleem is om die smile van jou gesig te kry en 2de is tyds verdryf waar jy en mede eienaars chat en staan kyk en se "awesome kar" - dit gebreur baie

Myne het nou 240k.
Hier is die goed wat ek al moes doen:
Wobble; beter balanseering van wiele het probleem opgelos maar het panhard bushes vervang,
Starter skoonmaak op skat so 160k en toe hom hier erens in die 200k vervang
Vorige eienaar was heavy op clutch en die friction lining het starter bemors
heater radiator het begin lek maar was maklik on te fix
wiel seel op diff agter

verder was dit net diens goed
baie petrol
2 stelle bande
Remblokke voor x3 , agter x1
Plugs
belde en aircon tensioner se bearing
alle vloeistowe


En dis dit.

Baie dankie Andries.

Ek hou baie van die twee grootste probleme wat jy noem

Will the 6th and 7th seats from the GRX be mountable in a GL if purchased seperately?

I think so.... Mine is a GL and has the seatbelts in the cargo bay, but I have a drawer system in mine so cannot see.

My '98 GL had the seats and they fitted Ian's '99 GRX so unless something changed it is no problem.

Baie gl models het die mounts ander nie maar andries het hulle ingesit en seats is baie maklik om te kry ....ek is amper seker jy moet bietjie uitmaak met die mounts maar glad nie moeilik nie

AndriesS did it and described the process in detail, just search the forum and you will find it.

So I got the Patrol yesterday. Dit is vet pret.

Very big thank you to Cedric (ricster) for taking time to come to my house and checking if the diff lock and all other obvious things are working as they should.

I had to remove a few things from the roof rack last night to make it fit in the garage, but even that had me wearing a smile.

I have chosen a name for the Patrol. Olivia it is. Cedric inspired me with his story of Iron Maiden, and with a keen love for good music myself, this song inspired the name. Have a look/listen:

There are few negatives, as could be expected though.

I have two warning/indicator lights coming on.

The first is the SUB TANK amber light (situated in the warning light section below the fuel gauges) staying on. The owners manual says I should have ot checked out by Nissan. I remains on even after filling up. I will have a look for earlier threads about this on the forum, but might need to have Graham look into it.

The other seems to be a figure indicating the airbag flashing red, in the centre warning light section in the top middle between the speedo and rev counter. I don't see anything about this in the manual, but will also check on the forum for previous threads.

DirkErasmus wrote:There are few negatives, as could be expected though.

I have two warning/indicator lights coming on.

The first is the SUB TANK amber light (situated in the warning light section below the fuel gauges) staying on. The owners manual says I should have ot checked out by Nissan. I remains on even after filling up. I will have a look for earlier threads about this on the forum, but might need to have Graham look into it.

The other seems to be a figure indicating the airbag flashing red, in the centre warning light section in the top middle between the speedo and rev counter. I don't see anything about this in the manual, but will also check on the forum for previous threads.

Hi Dirk,

I had both those problems at some stage over the past 6 years.
The first should be simple. Does the sub tank pump work? It should work, but only if there is some fuel in the sub tank and the main tank is below 3 quarters.
If it is not working, then the two issues are most likely related. Disconnect the car batteries for at least 5 minutes to ensure the car shuts down. Reconnect. Then the problem may go away. Else, it is a contact issue which Graham can sort.

The second problem is a pain in the back side. In theory it means that the safety check for one of your airbags returns negative.
My first step here would be to take it to Nissan en find out if your model is one that needs to be returned and checked for airbags malfunctioning. There is a recall on at the moment.
Look here: http://patrol4x4.co.za/viewtopic.php?f= ... all#p79966

If that does not sort it out:
In my case I could not resolve it, other than to eventually have the light bulb behind the dash taken out.
I know that is "cheating", but I was at my wits' end. The flashing air bag light drove me nuts.
Do not be fooled by someone that plugs his electronic diagnositcs sensor into your car.
If all they do is to "reset" the car, the light will go away for a few days or weeks, only to return. Very annoying.

DirkErasmus wrote:So I got the Patrol yesterday. Dit is vet pret.

Very big thank you to Cedric (ricster) for taking time to come to my house and checking if the diff lock and all other obvious things are working as they should.

I had to remove a few things from the roof rack last night to make it fit in the garage, but even that had me wearing a smile.

I have chosen a name for the Patrol. Olivia it is. Cedric inspired me with his story of Iron Maiden, and with a keen love for good music myself, this song inspired the name. Have a look/listen:

It was great to meet up with you bud.... and only about 3 streets away from me..... .... Long live Rock music !!...