ha ha ha. (not the 1700 bit though.........ouch)
ours works fine, its just the gremlins playing with the light switch. But yes, ours also didn't make it up a sand hill that a terracan and old pajero did. (he pulled us over it)
3L Nissan Patrols..........
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ours works fine, its just the gremlins playing with the light switch. But yes, ours also didn't make it up a sand hill that a terracan and old pajero did. (he pulled us over it)
yours looks just like ours, but we had none of those symptoms at all. Plus our flywheel was black. just a slight increase in revs going up a hill in 4th and changing between 3rd and 4th occasionally last saturday.
So should we be in low range reversing?? the only hill we reverse up is our kerb.
For me personally now. I now always reverse in low range with the van on the back. Up a hill or not. Cheap insurance, as i doubt Nissan will be so kind as to replace another kit for me! FYI, they had to do it twice as the first replacement the thrust bearing was stuffed. This all happened over xmas and new year. Great time to be without a car!
It will pay to get a second opinion too. See if you can get photos of everything, especially the fingers on the pressure plate. They should be nice a neat, and even without any "distortion"
i really hope it works out. And if Nissan want to slug you 6G, try a gearbox specialist. However getting the car there could now be an issue.
It will pay to get a second opinion too. See if you can get photos of everything, especially the fingers on the pressure plate. They should be nice a neat, and even without any "distortion"
i really hope it works out. And if Nissan want to slug you 6G, try a gearbox specialist. However getting the car there could now be an issue.
I never noticed when my clutch went, we had been following 2 "over width" trucks at 40Km on Gt Northern hwy
when they turned onto Brand, like me I thought "Bugga"
when they turned off at Badgingarra, I noticed the clutch then, as it didnt want to go up that hill............ not without "burning smell"
by the time we got to Warramal, I had worked out the clutch was cactus, anything over 2500rpm, more revs, no movement.............
got the Van to Gerro, then turned around and drove home to get the Bosses car, by the time I got home to the swan valley, I couldnt raise the revs over 1500rpm without it slipping like mad
total cost.......
new clutch & parts - $800 (gerro remember)
got it fitted by Ultra tune Midland (DONT EVER GO THERE)
2 weeks, $1400, AND they set fire to the underneath trying to burn the bolts out they snapped
if @expanda would let me swear on here, it would be similar to -
"oh dear, the bounders have messed up my car, gosh, what ever shall I do???"
so moral of the story - Mr Nissan isnt always a tosser.......
when they turned onto Brand, like me I thought "Bugga"
when they turned off at Badgingarra, I noticed the clutch then, as it didnt want to go up that hill............ not without "burning smell"
by the time we got to Warramal, I had worked out the clutch was cactus, anything over 2500rpm, more revs, no movement.............
got the Van to Gerro, then turned around and drove home to get the Bosses car, by the time I got home to the swan valley, I couldnt raise the revs over 1500rpm without it slipping like mad
total cost.......
new clutch & parts - $800 (gerro remember)
got it fitted by Ultra tune Midland (DONT EVER GO THERE)
2 weeks, $1400, AND they set fire to the underneath trying to burn the bolts out they snapped
if @expanda would let me swear on here, it would be similar to -
"oh dear, the bounders have messed up my car, gosh, what ever shall I do???"
so moral of the story - Mr Nissan isnt always a tosser.......
Rang car yard, no news yet. Hope that's a good sign. But means I'm stuck with a piddly little sedan for longer.
Boys upset as #2 son bought himself a surfboard yesterday and wants to christen it. Can't fit boys n boards into car.
Oh well.
(Thinking clutch may have been cactus from the start, as it always struggled up hills. Otherwise had no acceleration issues or power ones. Except when towing)
Boys upset as #2 son bought himself a surfboard yesterday and wants to christen it. Can't fit boys n boards into car.
Oh well.
(Thinking clutch may have been cactus from the start, as it always struggled up hills. Otherwise had no acceleration issues or power ones. Except when towing)
something along the lines of
shttingmongralbastardthievingshtforbrainpieceofcraptosser
that better???
shttingmongralbastardthievingshtforbrainpieceofcraptosser
that better???
lets just say, they were surprised I turned up with a mate (hairy bikie, from a certain bikie club.......), and even more surprised when they found out he was there to PROTECT them
from ME
they thought he was joking, until he had to grab me and hold me back............
from ME
they thought he was joking, until he had to grab me and hold me back............
maybe because your an old man with an Auto.................????????????
hehehehehehehehe
YAY, i got the car back today. Stalled it 3 times before I got it out of the dealership as the clutch is different to what it was. You just look at it and it drops to the floor, and the gear changes, WOW! It actually feels like a normal car when changing gears. No more workouts for me. However....if the revs are up and you are changing from 2nd to 3rd, the gear stick jumps out of 2nd just by touching the stick...hmmmm.
Then, picked the kids up and the first thing they notice, other than having the beast home, is the lack of clock on the radio screen. ...... another hmmmm.
So an email will be sent off letting them know, just in case, and to get them to fix the clock up. I reckon the clutch had problems from the start. Be interesting how it goes towing the panda wagon to coral bay in 3 and a half weeks.
Then, picked the kids up and the first thing they notice, other than having the beast home, is the lack of clock on the radio screen. ...... another hmmmm.
So an email will be sent off letting them know, just in case, and to get them to fix the clock up. I reckon the clutch had problems from the start. Be interesting how it goes towing the panda wagon to coral bay in 3 and a half weeks.
Already got the munchies packed. Open the top cupboards above the slide out and it looks like the chip n bikkie isles in coles or woolies!
And, even though we have a huge van, my rule remains. You only get to take 2 of everything (which means boardies, shirts n undies. Nothing else)
Yes they did @cruza driver . Although it was the good will warrantee. I was expecting to pay for the labour but didn't pay a cent towards it. Only paid for the service, which thankfully they remembered to do. The guy I deal with didn't even charge me the $320 for the loan car $40/day), so I was REALLY happy.
Now all I need is for our rental property to get rented out to someone nice, and I'm set!