Datsunman

I thought it might be useful to post up the part numbers for some of the common service parts I've found for my Terrano for the benefit of others who have a JDM diesel Terrano. If you can contribute part numbers for either OEM or aftermarket parts please do! Here's some of the ones I have so far. I'll add any more whenever I discover a new one through replacing parts Oil Filter Nissan #15208-20N10 Ryco #Z416 Ryco #Z502 MAX Nippon filter (Diakuan Filter co.) #MO-229 Axcela #4NC-109 Fuel Filter Nissan #16403-59E00 Ryco #Z332 Nissan #16403-59E00 Nissan #16403-59E00AU AC belt Nissan #02117-92023 PAS belt Nissan #11950-43G00 Nissan #A195A-43G0A-GA) Alternator belt 11720-02N04 Rear brake pads First Line #FBP3209 (same as UK spec R20 Terrano II & Ford Maverick)

My terrano is barely run it yet at just under 42,000 miles I doubt it'll ever see much over 200k here in the UK ...there's nowhere THAT far away here

It's an aftermarket Nismo GT-pro clutch type 2-way diff. It has adjustable breakaway (3 settings) but I'll have to find the paperwork that came with it to find out what the actual settings are. It used normal shafts, not the VLSD type ones. I need to rebuild my rear diff before I get involved in upgrading the front but I'm just trying to figure wether this Nismo diff is worth holding on to.

I think the late 300ZX turbo might be the only model that came with a plate type LSD from the factory which might be why that's the sought after one. I'm not sure wether the 300ZX diff has the 12mm ring gear bolts or not. I'll do some more digging and get over to nissan4wheelers. -Ed

I've read that the front diff in the WD21 is an R200. I know there's more than one type of R200 so my question is, does anyone know the specs of the WD21 diff? As far as I know, early R200's have 10mm ring gear bolts and 29 splines on the stub axles and late ones have 12mm ring gear bolts and 30 spline axles. Also, I think the snap rings on the stub axles are located in a slightly different place. Anyone had one apart? The reason for the enquiry is I have a nice Nismo two way adjustable LSD for an R200 and I'm wondering if it'll go in my Terrano The diff was originally in my Nissan 200SX (S13) which was a 1990 model same as my Terrano. -Ed

Does that mean the rear pads are also the same? Mine has vented discs on the back.. that the same as a US spec VG one? Does anyone happen to have a Nissan part number for the rear pads to hand.. I need to replace mine real soon! Thanks, Ed

When I'm driving a great deal of the time I can hear the viscous fan whirring away and every now and then I hear the sound die away but after a minute or so it'll be back...usually after slowing to a junction or stopping. It seems to me that the engine is driving the fan a great deal more than it should as the engine (TD27T) temperature is stable and it makes no difference what the ambient temperature outside is. If I turn the fan when the engine is stationary and cold, it turns on the coupling but there's quite a bit of resistance so I'm thinking there's something up with it. Most others I have ever had spin freely. It looks to me like the viscous coupling cannot be removed from the water pump... it this the case? Would a thermo electric fan be better anyway? I'm thinking of maybe pulling the fan off of the viscous coupling and sliding a thermo fan in there instead. Is this any better than the engine driven fan or should I just try to locate a functional viscous coupling? Cheers, Ed

Geordie, do you know what type of turbo is fitted? I just wonder if there's an aftermarket dump pipe available for something else that would fit. There's so much heatshielding around the turbo it's hard to see what type it is. If not, the guy I use to get stainless exhausts done should be able to fabricate one up. I did wonder about removing the EGR from mine as I don't need it to be legal or roadworthy here. Is it beneficial to do so? Cheers, Ed

Wow, I've never heard of that being done before. Very interesting, especially as LPG is now widely available here. -Ed

Thanks for the info I've wondered why some diesels have a throttle body and some don't before. At part throttle at about 65mph mine seems to make a faint high pitched whistle which dissapears if I either increase throttle or back off a little. Ditching it would be an easy fix for that I haven't yet looked into a location for the IC but you top mount looks pretty good. I need to get a new exhaust soon anyway as mine is getting some perforations in it here and there. I'll be getting a custom made stainless steel one done for it ..what sort of pipe diameter should I go for ... would 2.5 inch be okay? I have a K&N filter I can use on it already. My engine has only done about 67,000km from new and seems to have been regularly serviced according to the paperwork so I'd guess the injectors would still be pretty good. Do you think it'd still be worth fitting new ones (or getting them rebuilt?) My neighbour runs an engineering place that specialises in overhauling diesel pumps and injectors so getting them done should be no worries.

I nearly ran out of diesel this morning but luckily was near a small store in a village so I bought a litre of veg oil just to get me to the gas station. The TD27T seemed to run fine on it. Idle was a bit lower but I didn't notice any difference in power and it ran smoothly. I might have to give it a more major test at some point. I've no idea what kind of mileage you'd get. I'd wager it'd be marginally less than with diesel but probably not by much. It does stink a bit though. Even after putting another 30 litres of diesel in the tank the smell of cooking is still apparent -Ed

I was thinking of adding one from an Isuzu Piazza (I think that's called an Impulse in the US) which is a core about 8 inches square and maybe 2.5 inches thick so not huge but I'm lead to believe, quite efficient. Time to start reading up on diesel tuning!

I have a couple of friends here who run straight vegatable oil in their Nissan Patrols. Usually they run around a 50/50 mix with diesel but in summer one guy I know runs pure veg oil (in an RD28T I think) and it goes fine. Power is a tiny bit down but it costs half the price of diesel. It was kind of funny goung into a supermarket with him once and buying eight four litre bottles of veg oil. Certainly got us some weird looks at the checkout I've not tried it on my Terrano yet as not diesels can run on it without it damaging the injection pump. Not sure if mine can or not so I'm not chancing it for now. -Ed

I notice that when first started and the engine is still cold the TD27T in my Terrano pulls noticeable stronger than when warmed up, especially evident when towing. I'm guessing this is down to the increased intake temperature once it's hot so how do I go about adding an intercooler? Do I need to adjust fuelling to allow for an IC or can I just install one and plumb it in? I've never dabdled with turbo diesels before so appologies if this seems like a dumb question! Cheers, Ed

Just thought I'd add something on blow-by. PCV systems don't work as well on turbo engines as they do on n/a ones due to the intake being under positive pressure some of the time. In an n/a engine there is never positive pressure in the intake so the PCV valve can vent crankcase gasses fine but the system is less efficient in a turbo. This, combined with higher cylinder pressures results in more blow-by gasses accumulating in the crankcase whereupon the systen has to vent excess pressure back via the valve cover and intake piping, usually the way fresh air is drawn in. This is where oil enters the intake and accumulates in the piping. Although I've not done it on a diesel yet, you can add in a T-piece into the the breater piping and attach a couple of one way valves to allow excess pressure to vent to a catch can when the engine is under load rather than back into the intake. -Ed

My everyday car ('76 Datsun 610) got a heart transplant last week and on Sunday I took it to the strip for some testing. Even with really poor traction of the line (only had 185/60x14 tyres it) it suprised a few spectators Here's a slightly poor quality video clip. The car in the other lane was a Ford Capri 3100RS ..I bet he wasn't expecting to get smoked by an old Datsun My Terrano got it's first workout as a tow vehicle too by towing the Datsun there and back. Gotta be the best tow vehicle I've ever had! Towed it like it wasn't there and the all wheel disc brakes haul up the car and trailer really easily -Ed

No, the Cedric and Gloria range were one size up from the Skyline and Laurel ranges. The only model above the Cedric until the 1990's was the President (4.4L V8 ...later ones were sold in the US as an Infinity Q45). Roadsters were never sold here in the UK and there's only about a dozen or so here. I have owned a couple of ones in need of resto but never had one that was roadworthy. One day, I'd like to import a nice one. Good move on the G35 We get nothing like that here ..no Infinitis at all and Nissan range is now pitifully small compared with how it used to be. I have a new Pathfinder (they sell that here now in place of the Patrol) as they look pretty cool but waaaay out of my budget!

I got a whole load of old Datsuns and a '69 AMC Javelin. The Javelin now needs and engine rebuild and some minor body resto. One day when I get time Some info pics of it HERE Here's some of the Datsuns... The oldest Datsun I have is a 1962 Bluebird wagon from Australia. My favorite is my Datsun 510 which is modified for track use. I'm currently restoring a Datsun Sunny pickup which is from South Africa. I've project cars galore but rarest of the bunch is a 1977 Nissan Cedric 2800 GLE which is a pillarless sedan imported from Japan. It's probably the only one in Europe. My daily driver is a 1976 Datsun Bluebird into which I have just fitted THIS It get's it first test run on Sunday at the strip. I can't wait to suprise some Porsche drivers on the street -Ed

Ice cold ...mmmm

I'd let you have it but you wouldn't want all that trouble of shipping and paperwork now You could always buy yourself one from the place I did ...they ship cars all over the place Mine cost me £1770, including shipping and all the taxes. WD21's don't appear on their stock list often though. I bought an R33 Skyline sedan from them last year which cost me £1300 all in and it only had 50k on the clock. In amongst all the wrecks they have some real gems! -Ed

Makes me glad I got a TD27T too Where I live is pretty rural so no traffic and hardly any hills which means about 800km on a full tank with speeds between 50 and 80mph depending on the road. That said my experience of VG30E's in other Nissans has been pretty favorable as far as fuel consumption is concerned. The big Nissan 300C sedans we used to get here would do 35mpg on a good day ...BTW, that's a UK gallon (4.55lt) not a US one (3.75lt). -Ed

My Terrano arrived from Japan with this steering wheel made by Black Racing. It's got a pretty nice feel to it. If it didn't already have this one i'd have probably fitted a Nardi Classic in black. -Ed

I'm in the UK. The company I bought my truck off sorted the transport and loading that end and all I had to do was sort the paperwork and customs clearance this end. If you're in the air force you should be able to get yours transported that way. I had a friend in the RAF here and he sent a couple of cars to the States on transport planes and it cost next to nothing. -Ed

I just refilled my Terrano to the top again after doing 622km from the last fill up and it used 67.7lt of diesel so it's working out at 9.18km/lt or 10.88lt per 100km. Incidentally it was still reading about midway between 1/4 and empty on the guage so assuming the guage is accurate I guess I could possibly see 700km from a full tank to empty. -Ed

The Nissan one I tried that didn't fit was identified by cross referencing from the old filter that was on it which was on it. I did wonder if it was a case of the aftermarket one being a replacement that could replace both the long and short tube type and it looks like that's the case. Don't go out of you way to go down the parts place just to check for me. I reckon I can use the info you have already given. I haven't had time to go down the Nissan dealer yet as I'm in the middle of an engine transplant that's got be finished by the weekend. -Ed