Nissan Navara engine
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I have an 06 navara which has an engine issue. done 44k miles, just before the warranty ran out we took it in for a few bits, I had said to them the engine sounded odd. Just had the engine looked at down a friends garage and they have said its knackered, I have heard some dodgy things about these engines.. Anyone know anything.
Blown out of proportion in my opinion 
i know of 2 high mileage Navaras with no problems whatsoever 
i might add that both are seviced at 6/7k without fail and treated properly as in not cained from cold etc,still treat any engine like s
t and what can you expect 
i bet most engines that have failed are run by tradesman(worst culprits)instead of treating the vehicle like a valuable work tool they just hammer it then complain when it breaks 
don't even lift the bonnet between services 
i know of 2 high mileage Navaras with no problems whatsoever i might add that both are seviced at 6/7k without fail and treated properly as in not cained from cold etc,still treat any engine like st and what can you expect i bet most engines that have failed are run by tradesman(worst culprits)instead of treating the vehicle like a valuable work tool they just hammer it then complain when it breaks don't even lift the bonnet between services Pushrod-Power said:
Blown out of proportion in my opinion i know of 2 high mileage Navaras with no problems whatsoever i might add that both are seviced at 6/7k without fail and treated properly as in not cained from cold etc,still treat any engine like st and what can you expect i bet most engines that have failed are run by tradesman(worst culprits)instead of treating the vehicle like a valuable work tool they just hammer it then complain when it breaks don't even lift the bonnet between services
this one belongs to my wife, serviced properly, had lots of warranty work, never cained probably towed 3 or 4 times. i know of 2 high mileage Navaras with no problems whatsoever i might add that both are seviced at 6/7k without fail and treated properly as in not cained from cold etc,still treat any engine like st and what can you expect i bet most engines that have failed are run by tradesman(worst culprits)instead of treating the vehicle like a valuable work tool they just hammer it then complain when it breaks don't even lift the bonnet between services you know of two high mileage navaras. hhhmmm thats quite a lot more than one. How many have been built.
If a motor is bad its bad be it 2 or 20 
why would i want to know how many are made i dislike this kind of vehicle anyway :
i bet plenty of these failures are down to dealers not carrying out neccesary oil & filter changes and oh yes they do why? because they can 
then blame the fact that its Diesel when you pull them up about the colour of the oil after only 50 miles later this is more wide spead than you would believe 
and hard to prove,and obviously very detrimental to the engines life.
Have you any idea how muck research and development the Japanese put into an engine,no?
lets just say its not little.
why would i want to know how many are made i dislike this kind of vehicle anyway : i bet plenty of these failures are down to dealers not carrying out neccesary oil & filter changes and oh yes they do why? because they can then blame the fact that its Diesel when you pull them up about the colour of the oil after only 50 miles later this is more wide spead than you would believe and hard to prove,and obviously very detrimental to the engines life.Have you any idea how muck research and development the Japanese put into an engine,no?
lets just say its not little. Edited by Pushrod-Power on Saturday 16th January 20:19
neiljohnson said:
Seen a few engine failures its normally big ends (which knacker the crank)around 40-50k mark Nissan are aware of the problem & have changed a few under goodwill outside of warranty.
at last an answer from someone sensible.Rattles at start up with a lot of emmission smoke. could be a ring problem as well. when i say knackered, i dont mean all the ancillaries as well. Why would I.
I was a performance engine builder in the nineties, I am not now so, I do understand engines, I know when there is a problem, I needed an opinion from a garage as I dont do that anymore.
they're known for having issues with the crank, I've had a read and some say its to do with bearing sizes, some say its lack of strength in the main bearing cradles.. personally I don't know.
If it's in warrenty then take it back to nissan, if out of warrenty, go back to them saying that when you asked them to look at it before they've obviously misses a fault. If you requesting them look over the engine was ever writen down then they'll be required to do something about the engine. See if the fault was logged with nissan before warrenty expired.
If it's in warrenty then take it back to nissan, if out of warrenty, go back to them saying that when you asked them to look at it before they've obviously misses a fault. If you requesting them look over the engine was ever writen down then they'll be required to do something about the engine. See if the fault was logged with nissan before warrenty expired.
jdwcd said:
neiljohnson said:
Seen a few engine failures its normally big ends (which knacker the crank)around 40-50k mark Nissan are aware of the problem & have changed a few under goodwill outside of warranty.
at last an answer from someone sensible.Rattles at start up with a lot of emmission smoke. could be a ring problem as well. when i say knackered, i dont mean all the ancillaries as well. Why would I.
I was a performance engine builder in the nineties, I am not now so, I do understand engines, I know when there is a problem, I needed an opinion from a garage as I dont do that anymore.
Iv worked on these engines a few times and it nearly always is no 3 big end failure which in turn destroys the shaft or timing chain tensioner and guide problems the navara engine is a pile of c##p as far as iv seen, plus for the amount of power you get in return for dire fuel consumption it's a joke of an engine.
HI,
I have a 54 plate Navara D22 81K, regularly serviced by Nissan dealership, never towed, never driven hard and not used by 'builders', it suffered'catastrophic engine failure' last October on A23.3rd cylinder con rod, We were never told of this inherent fault, first we knew was from the RAC recovery guy, it was taken to a local garage, Nissan we contacted, they said they could not help, even though in fell completly into the catch net, under 5 years old, below 93k mileage, as it was imported into Britian via Cyprus, even though it was built in Japan and supposidly cover ed by the pan european warrenty.
WE had a replacement engine fitted, all is great now, although it was difficult to find a refurb engine...I wonder why!
But brighter news Nissan are again looking into my case
Wendy
I have a 54 plate Navara D22 81K, regularly serviced by Nissan dealership, never towed, never driven hard and not used by 'builders', it suffered'catastrophic engine failure' last October on A23.3rd cylinder con rod, We were never told of this inherent fault, first we knew was from the RAC recovery guy, it was taken to a local garage, Nissan we contacted, they said they could not help, even though in fell completly into the catch net, under 5 years old, below 93k mileage, as it was imported into Britian via Cyprus, even though it was built in Japan and supposidly cover ed by the pan european warrenty.
WE had a replacement engine fitted, all is great now, although it was difficult to find a refurb engine...I wonder why!
But brighter news Nissan are again looking into my case
Wendy
I work for a nissan dealer.
The D22s knock the big end shells out normaly on number 3. What you need to do is speak to your nissan dealer. Its your and there attidude that swings Nissan. We have put a short motor in a 6year old d22 before.
Does it have FULL history using genuine parts?
Did you buy it from a nissan dealer?
Do you own any other nissans or have you had any before?
those are the sort of questions asked by Nissan GB.
The D22s knock the big end shells out normaly on number 3. What you need to do is speak to your nissan dealer. Its your and there attidude that swings Nissan. We have put a short motor in a 6year old d22 before.
Does it have FULL history using genuine parts?
Did you buy it from a nissan dealer?
Do you own any other nissans or have you had any before?
those are the sort of questions asked by Nissan GB.
Not a Navara but our X-Trail has had a new turbo at approx 48K miles and 2 x wheel bearings at between 60 & 80K miles, despite being serviced on schedule and never been off road. It is used to commute daily into the Peak District & to tow a race car about 6-8 times a year.
It seems to me that Nissan are building 4x4s to a budget & using car parts or low spec parts in the belief that they won't work too hard. However, the extra weight and unsprung weight of a 4 x 4 seems to put stress on parts that were not intended.
It seems to me that Nissan are building 4x4s to a budget & using car parts or low spec parts in the belief that they won't work too hard. However, the extra weight and unsprung weight of a 4 x 4 seems to put stress on parts that were not intended.
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