bertweed Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hi there folks, I live in South Africa and have recently acquired a 2006 Pathfinder 2.5 diesel (manual transmission) with about 60 000 km’s (37 000 miles) on the clock. It’s a smooth ride both on and off road. My Pathy makes me happy I must admit. There is however not many Pathfinder enthusiasts in South Africa so I’m turning to this forum for help and advice. I notice that most members have older Pathfinders (something that we don’t have in South Africa since Pathfinder was only introduced here in 2006 together with the Navarra twincab pick-up truck). I’m still hopeful that there are members that can advise me on my 2006 model. So, I hope it’s not rude to ask in my intro already but I would like to know what the best revving rate would be for the 2.5 Dci engine in terms of longevity and economy, especially traveling long distances. Someone said to me that low revs can be bad for the engine. Thanks for hosting this site! Regards Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hi there folks,I live in South Africa and have recently acquired a 2006 Pathfinder 2.5 diesel (manual transmission) with about 60 000 km’s (37 000 miles) on the clock. It’s a smooth ride both on and off road. My Pathy makes me happy I must admit. There is however not many Pathfinder enthusiasts in South Africa so I’m turning to this forum for help and advice. I notice that most members have older Pathfinders (something that we don’t have in South Africa since Pathfinder was only introduced here in 2006 together with the Navarra twincab pick-up truck). I’m still hopeful that there are members that can advise me on my 2006 model. So, I hope it’s not rude to ask in my intro already but I would like to know what the best revving rate would be for the 2.5 Dci engine in terms of longevity and economy, especially traveling long distances. Someone said to me that low revs can be bad for the engine. Thanks for hosting this site! Regards Al Welcome to the boards. I'm sure you'll find plenty of people here to support you in your quest for knowledge. I personally have a gas powered WD21 so I can't answer your question directly but when I run at nominal highway speed of 55 to 60 mph, the RPM's run about 3500 to 4000. I think the idea of low RPMs being bad is that there is lot of work being done by the engine with low RPM/high torque and would promote wear. anyone else??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Welcome, most US Pathy's are Gas burners. Regardless hope you find the information your looking for. Please feel free to post any off-road pics and tell the stories with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 HI there, welcome to the board. You may want to check out the aussie pathy board, as a lot of the members there have the R51, and those lucky beggers also get the diesel pathfinders. http://pcoa.org.au/forum/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerranoNZ Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Welcome to the family Good luck in your search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 hello and welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertweed Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Thanks guys for the replies and the advice. I'm on to it! Regards Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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