Very bad timing

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Very bad timing

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THE timing chain on my Nissan Navara D40 diesel snapped and the motor was destroyed. It has just run out of warranty and Nissan wants to charge me well over $16,000 for a new motor. The company won't accept any responsibility under their ``Goodwill Program'', even though I understand it to be a big problem with this model. I find that astounding. I will never again buy a Nissan if they treat customers with such blatant disregard. Perhaps other people will learn from my expensive mistake and steer away from the Nissan brand.

Answered by CarsGuide

6 March 2009

Graham Smith

INDEPENDENT Nissan service specialist Jerry Newman isn't aware of a widespread problem with the Nissan timing chain. Chains rarely break by themselves, he says, unless they've done a lot of kilometres without being serviced. The usual cause is a problem with the tensioner that leads to the failure of the chain. Get the people who pulled the engine apart to give you a report on the failure; they are best placed to determine the cause.

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Very bad timing

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