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Hi all, Update: Had a diesel mechanic come out as a second set of eyes, etc, this morning... We removed the glow plugs and cranked the engine some. Verdict: 2 bent / sticky intake valves (and, of course, the broken dowel - we set up a test harness, as it were, using a cut piece of an...

Agreed - I did have a quick look at them, but didn't rotate the engine and check the 6-odd that were down. All of those were being pushed down by cam lobes, but it's certainly a possibility that one of them won't come back up ;-) Enjoy your trip :-) Cheers, Mattt.

Awww, crap... Just spoke to Nissan about where I could pick up a new cam sprocket (as that's the only way to buy the 20c dowel...) this afternoon as they're not open on Saturdays. The only one in Australia is in Alice Springs :-( Cheers, Mattt.

Hi Shonky, I rather tend to agree, hence being hesitant to even touch it again until I know exactly what's going on here. There are no unusual mechanical noises (other than an occasional "clack" when I release the key, but I don't know whether it's normal and we're just hearing it a lot louder...

Hi Dave, Thanks, but I already (now) have the Patrol / ZD30 service manual - for our purposes, the information is accurate ;-) My main concern presently is why does it keep breaking that dowel? I spoke to Nissan again this morning, and they tell me the only *known* issue with that dowel is...

Greetings, Agreed to help out a mate with an 02 D22 ZD30. He'd been told he needed a new head, and quoted $4,500 for the work. He doesn't have that kinda money available presently (he's had a shocking year), but desperately needs the truck running again so he can get up to Gladstone to be with...