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    Nissan Patrol 2000: Does the GUII have the same turbo-diesel problem?

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    I HAVE read about problems that affect the 3.0-litre turbodiesel engine in the Nissan Patrol. Will my 2000 GUII Patrol have a problem? I don't want to be stuck out the back of Woop Woop with a blown engine.

    Answered by CarsGuide
    22 June 2006
    Graham Smith

    THE 3.0-litre turbodiesel engine had problems when it was launched. The main one was a lack of oil capacity, which resulted in piston meltdown. It tended to occur when the Patrol was driven on the highway at high speed. The problem was traced to insufficient oil in the engine, which affected the cooling of the pistons. Nissan claims to have fixed the problem by increasing the oil fill by about two litres, simply by replacing the oil dipstick with one that has markings farther up the stick. The change was supposed to be carried out by dealers as the cars came in for servicing. Your GUII would have had the new dipstick from new, so you should have no problem.

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