Diesel Boy

You can also spray your belts with CRC or what ever you guys get over there and it should shut them up temporarily if thats the cause. Worn, or slightly loose belts can make that sort of sound

Or sucked some crap up from the bottom of the tank and blocked the filter..............

Well does it look like the seal you pulled out?? Do the numbers match?? Does it measure up to be the same??

How did you get on with this in the end?? Just to clear up the glow plug thing: On a TD27, the Glow plugs turn off soon after light goes out. Pre-Combustion chambers have been heated to a temperature suitable to allow engine to run. The intake manifold heater then kicks in and heats the intake manifold and the air passing through it to enable the engine to warm up quickly. You can double glow the engine if its very cold outside, glo, turn key off then back on again and wait for the light to go out the second time. Sounds to me like their is something funny with the pic up in the fuel tank, or a small sealing problem in one of the fuel lines. Easiesy way to check is to remoce the tank inpection cover from under the carpet in the rear of the vehicle, remove the intake fuel like and pressurise with compressed air (carefully) look for a gradual decrease in pressure in the fuel line (may need to rig up a pressure gauge too). Either that or get some one to folow the fuels lines looking for fuel spraying out. Could be something as simple as a loose hose clamp..........ya never know. Cheers, Pete.

It could be the coil. Coils can start to break down when hot. Could also be the cold start circut on the engine not switching off when up to opperating temp, and the engine is actually overfueling causing it to run rough. There will be a vacum hose that can be dissconnected and blocked off to make a simple test to rule out the cold start circut out. Someone with the v6 will point out were to look for the hose!!

Sorry!! Sorry!! But if it gives someone inspriation to do the same to a PF that has longer travel IFS to start with than a Toymotor, than am i excused??

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Hmm. But if a power steering hose burst or an oil feed to a turbo........ But the chances of that happening???

Tell her to call an autosparky (automotive electrician) out to have look. Also check the linkage onto the side of the gearbox from the shift lever. Best start looking for a second hand trans if those two things check out to be all right.

The best tool for the ol filter is a special filter wrench that is a circular band or steel that slips over the filter and as you lever on the handle it tightens the band of steel onto the filter and locks so you can undo it. Then there's the part of actually getting the filter out of the engine bay after you've taken it off....... Make sure you do it some where you don't mind spilling oil on. You will get it everywhere!!!!!! If ya want a pic of the filter wrench so you can track one down i'l get one for ya. There really cheap and make the job so much easier!!!! Pete. PS,You have proper diesel engine oil for it don't you?? Not just ordinary motor oil!!!!

Right on the money with that one!!!!! If you don't have an inter cooler, which i know you don't, spin it round the other way so it draws hot air out of the engine bay. Just don't do anything stupid like this: YUK!!!!

Pull an insurence scam. Ring up, get the cover changed to full with windscreen cover, they will send ya the bill with the date when you need to pay by and when cover expires if you haven't payed, then wait a week, ring them up and claim, and then cancel the full back to third party cover when ya have your new screen. Getting the old windscreen is tha biggest mission. Glass every where etc etc. Best way to do it is with a piece of wire or a guitar string, get it through behind the windscreen and work it back and forth so it cuts the glue the whole way round screen. Its a mission. Then ya gotta try and get the remains of the old glue off, and glue the new one in. Not at all easy!!!!

You often need to take a step back and have another look at it. I usualy go have a beer, then come back to it.

Step up?? Set side ways possibly. It produces less power than the VG30, but you know that, as its a diesel right?? 650 K's on a long trip to a tank thats the same size as your pathfinders 450 easily round town. Biggest bonus is the relativly trouble free nature of a diesel if oil and coolent kept up to scratch. I imagine first impressions would be a slow sluggish engine with no accelleration. But Nissan diesels are designed like that, they go the distance. If ya want performance, stick with the VG30!! For antything else, go with the TD27

Hey, just try me, i will dissagree with anything and everything you want