janolopsen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) Hi: I´m from Buenos Aires Argentina Haven´t been around for a while because i had some big problems with my car. I made the second largest trip with my Pathy to Brasil and everything went really fine. Made 1800 Kms from Buenos Aires Argentina to Florianopolis Brasil with no problems at all. The trip was mostly in highways and paved roads. Never drived at more than 75 or 80 MPH and the Pathy was doing a really good job. But after 24 days of vacations and in my way back to Argentina after 600 Kms and 1400 Kms away from home with my family (wife and 3 kids) while I was driving into Porto Alegre in a 3 way Highway a sudden Bumb in the front part of my car froze my blood. The engine broked. No hints no advice. Was driving like in a jet plane at 65 Mph (100 Km/h) with cruis control at 2100 Rpm, no noise, no smoke, no sudden movements. The engine didn´t even consumed any extra oil. (Even in my house´s parking lot was not a single drop of it or water) but.... After 3 days of ordeal taking my family and SUV to Buenos Aires argentina... The Mechanic took a look at the Pathy and found a big hole in the dry sump engine oil tank. The Prognosis... A Piston Rod broke of and damaged the block. The problem is that here in Argentina we do not have to much spare parts for this model (SE V6 3.0 ). Do you know of any adaptation or alternative that lets the Pathy be fully functional again? I mean Diesel or Gas Engine alternative even from other brands like Hyundai, Toyota, Ford of GM... because no new replacement prebuild engines are available here in my country for my badly injured Pathy. Have anyone adapted other Nissan engines to the Nissan SE V6? I mean Diesel`s like D21 or D22 etc. or Car Engines like the Datson or Nissan Coupes?? Please let me know Meanwhile I´ll post some pics of the Piston Rod damaged. Edited March 14, 2009 by janolopsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexrex20 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 time to swap in a V8. unless it's a VG30E, it's going to take some custom work to fit anything else, so might as well make it worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavefromOZ Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Turbo deisel can be done (mine is factory TD), but I believe would require whole new fuel system. Or as Alex said, spend the time and drop in something with a bit more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Is the actual engine block damaged, or did it just go through the oil pan? If the block is not cracked, talk to a machine shop about putting a sleeve in that cylinder. If the block is cracked, it's garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janolopsen Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) As far as we know it´s possible the block is damaged, although we haven´t taken off the engine yet, my mechanic poured some water in it and the liquid spilled all over the floor, so maybe the fluids circuit of the engine is compromised too... Edited March 14, 2009 by janolopsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I don't have any information for you...I'm just writing to show some support...Hang in there...I hope you find some sort of solution that won't screw up your budget too much.. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Swap a 350 into that baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 yeah, chevy block has been done.. maybe even a vg33 but if you can't find a vg30 block, i'd imagine vg33 will be hard to find too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If you're planning on doing anything with it, the motor would have to come out anyways, so get it pulled, and take the oil pan off it. Get a good look at what your dealing with, then decide if you can fix the existing, or go for a full swap. You might decide that its not worth putting that much money into it anyways, and just look for a complete used truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittamaru Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Dude... how... wtf? What failed? That really sucks man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Dude... how... wtf? What failed? That really sucks man... Looks like a main bearing failure, or one of the bearing cap bolts came loose and fell off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The Holden (GMC/Chevy?) 4.3 liter swap is popular down in Australia, but I don't remember what is required to bolt it up. I can try to search for it later. The 2.4 liter motor can be used but you would need the tranny and perhaps drive shafts so a donor vehicle would be best. It is a weak motor though. The 3.3 liter out of a 1996-2000 Terrano would be the best/easiest swap. The 2.7 liter diesel is also a good choice; I believe they use the same tranny. Honestly, your best bet would be to find/import a crashed vehicle as a donor/parts car. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janolopsen Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 Well. have some good news 1rst. the reason why the rod came out the block was that one piston got stuck!. The reason? I think there was some foul play with my mechanic´s new asistant. He told me with his voice trembling that he had taken the truck to change oil and his voice was trembling while he showed me the empty can of "Elf Competition semi-syntetic oil" I`ve found same procedure with my gearbox oil a couple a months before the engine incident. So the guy made my motor get seriously injured just to rip me off of 50 o 100 U$s!!!! Next time I´ll take the truck by myself to change the oil. The result was an Engine Block injured in the bottom corner with a hole of aprox. 9 centimeters a broken piston, a twisted rod, a punctured cylinder chamber, etc. etc. etc. The good news. BOUGHT A NEW ENGINE. Here in Argentina for 1300 U$s (give or take) Now I have my new engine block. The rebuilding process will start as soon I collect the money. more news to come and thnxs again for the support... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano1992 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 The 2.7 liter diesel is also a good choice; I believe they use the same tranny. In a word - no. FS5R30A manual tranny for VG30i/VG30E, FS5W71C for TD27T (diesel). They are not interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I'm not sure I understand why it happened, but congrats on finding a new engine!! I hope the install goes as smoothly as possible and that you are back on the road (or off it ) as soon as possible!! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janolopsen Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) I'm not sure I understand why it happened, but congrats on finding a new engine!! I hope the install goes as smoothly as possible and that you are back on the road (or off it ) as soon as possible!! B what i was trying to say is that I suspect that my EX mechanic asistant put 2nd class oil in my engine instead of semi syntetic ELF OIL as is ordered... just to make a difference with the price at my expense... the problem is that i have no sustainable evidence of it that caused the piston to stuck and the rod to break the block... Edited May 25, 2009 by janolopsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovemyPathfinder Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 that blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janolopsen Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 have a new VG30E ready to install hope it works fine... was difficult to find a new engine around here in Argentina want to share it with the forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPathyGo Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Nice! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 looks nice and clean. Good luck with the install! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Looking good!! Make sure you get the timing belt right... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 put some headers on too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismojunky Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 dont forget to prime your oil pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Excellent! The Pathy will roll once more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 wooohhhhooo This thing is screaming "put me in, put me in !!" hahaha.... Good luck for the pathy's second life ! S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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