Recent content by aussieguycq

Good News lads, got my car back after 3 months of being off the road with the brand new engine, but they stung me for $50.00 for a brand new dipstick because that isn't covered under warranty haha...... drove it back out west and now its leaking OIL like no tomorrow. So have to get that sorted...

Some lads on another forum asked me how I got lucky and I said........ 2007, Regularly Serviced, Wrote a letter with backing of some friends who are automotive engineers, quoted everything nissan ever said on the phone to me in the letter. Happened on a flat highway. Showed my evidence of paying...

Haven't asked about towing costs yet, cost $3000, but don't want to push my luck until I have the keys in my hand with a new engine...yeah let's hope to get 300,000km out of this one haha

Yeah It is such a relief knowing I don't have to spend many thousands of dollars getting the rig fixed, or buy another 4wd.

I know a lot of you doubted this claim and reckond to not even involve Nissan, but just wanted to all let you the Good News, my Goodwill Warranty Claim was approved by Nissan. New Engine + Labour at their cost. A win for the customer. So freaking Happy. Gladstone Nissan (4680 QLD) couldn't have...

Good News, my Goodwill Warranty Claim was approved by Nissan Today.. New Engine + Labour at their cost. A win for the customer. So freaking Happy. Gladstone Nissan (4680 QLD) couldn't have been more helpful throughout this process.

Just to keep you guys updated, it cost me almost $3000 to get my vehicle transported from where I live (in the outback QLD), to the nearest Nissan Dealer and they put in my Goodwill(Luck) Warranty Claim for a new engine on Friday, fingers cross it gets approved. The Nissan Mechanic said in the...

I never had an issue with my Navara, it has been the best vehicle I have ever driven, and favourite. I am looking at putting in another engine, Yd 25 are the most expensive refurbished engines out their though :(

Yeah, I was towed in by RACQ and the I had the local mechanical workshop assess it as I live 700km from the nearest Nissan Dealer. The chain is most certainly snapped and in their words 'It's f*&ked'.....

Details. 2007 Spanish Built D40, 122,00Km, regular servicing, serviced the week this happened, no warning signs to even think something was wrong, it snapped when was doing 110Kmh down the highway at the time. It's out of normal nissan warranty, but I'm praying their will come good with a good...

Last week my timing chain snapped on my engine. If Nissan doesn't come to the party in replacing my engine I am weighing up the Replacing Engine vs Rebuilding. What is everyone's experiences/costs with this? Cheers

2007 Rx D40 yd 25 engine with only 122,000Km well looked after and good service history. Timing Chain snapped on the highway that is used many times by road trains. A) thank the lord there wasn't a road train behind me when this happened b) I rang nissan and they said if I get it to a nissan...