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gday everyone iam about to replace the two plastic parts on the steering wheel - i have watched & watched the you tube video on how to get the air bag center part off ..and no just cant get it to pop off as the say it does and shows ..has anyone have any ideas on this cheers Kev

totally agree same as my 07 model does exactly the same thing, Nothing to do with AC fan ..even does it if you open n shut the doors etc any movement of the body triggers it

The ute goes in Tomorrow for a new set of injectors diesel specialist has run the diagnostic on it it showed a variance but idling quite smooth, he described the symtoms down to a tee when the engine was started and driven form cold in his words" sounds likes a ball bearing racing around in...

Went to YD25 first up not bloody impressed expecting a workshop "forget it" there isnt one! ... Inspected the timing chains 2-21/2 hrs wasnt asked to ! Then he put on the nissan tool to diagnose the problem "didnt have a clue how to use it" not what i was told via the phone ! then had the bloody...

nah hardly anything in the catch can, nah just done oil n filter change all ok there its slightly overfill surely that wouldnt do it would it Tony ? Ill let you know the outcome tomorrow Ive had a EGR blank plate in for sometime now Cheers Kev

I didnt wonder about the EGR Tony how would i know that ? i have put a catch can on and i had been a trip into the city today and where it would normally smoke after a run and idling at the lights nothing at all ... iam taking the ute into Paul in the morning he is going to check the injectors...

g'day tony yeah the ute has done it two more occasions, weird thou i can leave it turned off for 10-20 mins and start the ute again and no more (blue smoke) i have been and bought a catch can ...i also spoke with a Paul at YD25 and he tells me they dont have a PCV valve so is that just a vent at...

hi guys -- iam wanting to put a Catch Can on the D40 ... what sort are people using etc advise on installation would be great as well. Photos would be excellent as well can be emailed to me at [email protected] Cheers Kev

I checked a few things this morning oil level is ok full, turbo spinning freely, took the air flow restrictor off, there was oil in it ..let drain prob be 10-20ml come out is this normal ? where is the PCV valve situated ... want to mmake sure is going to be ok got a 1100klm trip with the van...

hi Old Tony yeah wondered it might have been that as well... dumb qusetion mate wheres the PCV ? replace it ? ill chk oil this morning ,,no was driving normal lot of traffic so nah wasnt hard driving at all Cheers Kev

hi people just been into Brisbane city ute has been going great once we got off the highway .. noticed alot of blue smoke thought it was the old ute behind me ...but no it was the my D40 ... was a very blue smoke ... everytime took off from the lights big puff of blue smoke ....straight away...

HI everyone I have been reading the threads on oils ive removed the DPF now what grades can I safely use in the engine now ....

D40 3 inch exhaust Just reading this thread and i have been informed by a very reliable source that the 3 inch upgrade on the D40 make the turbo spool way to quick and could spike the turbo so thats why they recommend the 2.3/4 inch pipe. Cheers Kev

I spoke with Paul from the YD25 web site he advised me that it would more than likely be the top chain tensioner, as it turned out it was ! replaced the tensioner ($123) pretty easy to do job hardest part being the removing the EGR pipe work, inspected for chain wear and teeth wear all seemed to...

hi there i have been reading through the forum in regards to the timing chain on this model we are in adelaide and spoke with a bloke this morning from the website YD25 and he strongly recomends i get it sorted before it buggers it up completly as we have to get back to brisbane ...does anyone...

i put the ironman load helpers along with new shocks the original shocks were buggered, the load helpers were good to begin with but we are towing our van 23ft most of the time on the road the rear started bottoming out on the U bolts of the load helper against the chassis rail i have removed...

hi everyone i have a question regarding the leaf springs i have put new shocks in, the old ones buggered and a set of Ironman load helper, they helped for a short while but now it bottoming out on the chassis rail (load helper U bolt) removed them yesterday, We are towing our caravan and im...

hi we leave it in "D" we tow a 23 foot Jayco all the time as we are on the road ..apart from having a issues from the Dpf which is going to get sorted out .. only time she comes out of D is when i come to a steeper hill i use the overdrive off button and works well :-)

thanks Tony it prob is burnt all of the soot out as it was working hard in fourth for a while, at the moment ive been emailing Robert at Chipit regarding the Delete pipe and EGr blanking plate, he seems to think its blocking up ... honestly no restriction of a egr and DPF its has to be better...

hi guys my 2007 D40 auto the DPF has been fine untill now about 2 weeks ago the DPF light came on drove it has the handbook suggests and sure enough the light went out, after that and just prior it lacked power and heavy fuel consumption, .. and prior to that the exhaust pipe was so clean for a...