Nissan Patrol Problems

You said it yourself; it's tired, so I wouldn't fit a turbocharger without rebuilding the engine. You'd be asking for trouble to do it without doing the engine.

The towing rating is the main thing you need to get right, and your need to tow a horse float with two horses means you need a heavy four-wheel drive, like a Landcruiser or Patrol. Either one will be up to the towing task, and could be driven by a novice, but would be chore to drive around town.

The 4.8-litre six-cylinder petrol engine was last used in the GU 7 in 2012.

Peter Fadeyev from Nissan Australia promises he will be calling you soon with details of the closest dealer with a silver patrol, although it will be up to you to get the best deal.

It seems like another case of perfect preparation preventing poor performance.

You need to talk directly to the dealer and explain that you believe they have sold you a car with defective engine mounts and ask that they replace them for you. Even though the warranty has expired they might be willing to fix the problem on the basis of goodwill, but you will only know that if you talk to them.

There are changes to the latest Patrols including repositioning of the gearlever but the basics are still the same. The biggest problem is that resale will be based on the build year, not compliance. Even Nissan insiders admit you should push for a bigger discount than the recent cut from $93,390 to $69,990 for the 2015 Patrol.

Things are about to change after a major price cut of more than $20,000 for the all-new V8 Patrol, which was hugely overpriced when it first hit Australia.

If it's fuel-injected pumping it won't make any difference, in fact it could confuse the computer and make it more difficult to start. Check the fuel pressure and depending on the result of that check the fuel pump.

Nissan spokesman, Peter Fadeyev, replies: "Nissan replaced the diff-lock solenoid and diff-lock actuator on Mr Antoney's vehicle under its New Vehicle Warranty. More than 18 months later the customer sought a replacement differential but the problem was not due to a manufacturing fault so it was not repaired or replaced by Nissan. As the original differential problem was not repairable under the terms of his car's warranty, and the replacement differential was a second-hand unit and not replaced by an authorised Nissan workshop, Nissan is unable to reimburse Mr Antoney for its cost".