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Old 06-02-2019, 07:31   #2
macabethiel
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Exclamation Engine risk ?

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Originally Posted by wisco888 View Post
hello everybody new bloke from swansea here,had my new (05) navara d22 delivered in the dark last night,cant wait for it to get light so i can get out there & start playing with it,been driving a motorhome around for the last 5 years it will be nice to get back into a 4x4 after all that time.
I like the look of them but as you probably know they have had issues with the engines that affected about 5% of those made. I understand it was often poor maintenance that was a contributing factor. Nissan extended the warranty on the engines to restore faith after they fixed the cause of bent con rods. Yours might have been fixed when it was under warranty so service history is a must I guess.

Sorry to give the news if you are not aware. There is a lot of info on the www
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/...f=23&t=1460365

My brother in law had one but after head gasket failure and some reliability issues he got rid after less than a years ownership.
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