Nissan 3ltr pickup - engine failure 67,000 miles

[bobkins]

Bought 2nd hand 03 a Nissan hard body double cab.

The engine blew up big style at 67,000 was re-built under the sellers warranty (cost warranty insurance over 4k) ran for another 20,00 the the head gasket went/or head cracked and cooked the engine.

I don't expect a £9,500 truck to blow up at this mileage.

Sourced a 2nd hand engine supposedly under 30k on it, fitted in our work shop, which took 8hrs labour for two men (these engines are pig to change as you have to remove torsion bars, gear box etc). After starting the vehicle this engine was on 3 cylinders and blew its oil into the turbo smoking out the work shop. we subsequently removed the engine (3hrs) and sent it back to the supplier. It had a hole in one piston as i suspected - we are now waiting for now another engine and at the moment and the supplier is being helpful.

we will have to wait and see!!!

My opinion of Nissan is now the only fit place for them is in a car crusher and would also recommend when renewing a warranty privately after the 1st year read the small print - as that is a rip off aswell.

watch this space - i will keep you updated with my progress if i have not scrapped it at the local scrap yard - which i will video and send to Top Gear

[tom]

my knackered navara has now been fixed. 2 thirds in labour and a new engine paid for by nissan, with a years warranty.. mariah white cannot be praised enough. she sorted it all out very very efficiently and with no real problems. have now got my truck back and its doing what its meant to be doing!! just hope that this "modified" engine is what it says it is and doesnt inherit its predacessors problems.. hopefully nissan have now taken it on the nose with this one and sorted out these problems with an otherwise great truck.. excellent drive brilliant towing capabilities... now it just needs to earn its keep.. there is light at the end of the tunnel people. keep going with it... or buy a hilux!!!
anyways happy ending here wish the same to all of the other owners out there many thanks to all the people who run the site and also to mariah white. as i said i cant praise her enough... oh and people. donate your pound its got to be worth that!! without this site no one would have a happy ending.....