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I haven't checked in for quite a while mainly because I've been out on the wallaby. Just completed an 18,994km trip around Australia which included a loop through the Kimberley. I won't turn this into a travelogue but will concentrate on how my Navara performed. Problems started on Day 2 on...

Thought you guys might be interested in seeing this. Happened out on the Halligans Bay (Lake Eyre) to William Creek road a couple of weeks back. The guy, towing a Conqueror Caravan, crested a rise to find himself in an unsighted water-filled hole. The resulting impact bent the chassis (no...

For the 3rd time in a month my ute is in with Dr Nissan. This time the injector pump o-ring has blown and have a substantial oil leak. Two days to fix....good thing I have some party hours to participate in up in Nowra this week eh?

Just wondering if anyone else on this forum uses fuely.com to keep track of their fuel consumption. I've been doing this for quite a while now and if anyone is interested they can have a look at my diesel guzzling D40 at the link below...

Just thought that this publication by Repco might be useful to others. http://www.repcotrade.com.au/files/dmfile/NissanHiddenPartsAAEmAugSep10.pdf

My ute just got picked up for a free ride to Nowra City Nissan........lack of electrical supply to the started, dash, headlights etc etc etc. Even the door locks won't operate. Couldn't find any fuseable links/fuses blown and did the usual microsoft solution approach of disconnecting the...

OK folks I've just got my car back after having the 120,000km service done and when I dropped it off I happened to mention: 1. There was a slight oil weepage at the inside of both rear wheels 2. That I either had a noisy injector or the timing chain was starting to rattle. Item 1 will be...

Just received notice of a recall on the towbar for my D40 (yep I have a genuine one). Just thought I'd post it here in case any of the guys with 2nd hand D40s don't get the advice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BQ158NgNoPI Some pretty ordinary and some downright dangerous recovery techniques being used in this video.

I have a relatively steep driveway and after parking with the rear of the vehicle downhill overnight the other night I learnt something new about the car. I've been doing some maintenance on the storage unit and auxiliary power supply etc that I have built into the tub and was parked rear into...

I don't know the substance of the case but it seems that someone has achieved getting Nissan before the ACCC re the suspension on the D40. Frankly I've never had an issue with the suspension and there was a recall done a couple of years back. Check here...

Absolutely nothing to do with the Navara except that this is about its great grandparents.....this is a scan of the very first brochure published in Australia with the release of the very first Datsun Patrol. Just thought those Nissanophiles amongst us might enjoy.

Just thought I'd share a few pics of my recent trek along the Old Telegraph Track on Cape York. I had to recover a couple of times.....sunk in the mud in Logan's Lagoon (just to the south of Nolan's Brook) and did a self recovery out of Cannibal Creek. As we all know the D40 is not the...

Just thought I'd put it out there for all to think about when buying a long range fuel tank. I originally installed an Opposite Lock 160 ltr steel tank. This is an excellent looking tank that appears to be very well made....and it is...on the surface. Unfortunately as many of you would know...

Latest thing to go wrong with my D40 is the starter motor. Solenoid engages but nothing turning over. Nissan Roadside Assist (great to deal with BTW) picked up the ute on a flat bed and took it the 70 odd kms to Nowra for a warranty fix. Now awaiting parts from Melbourne (2+ days) and hope to...

I was doing a post trip check over my D40 on return home from Cape York - looking for loose things, torn boots, worn rubbers etc, and guess what.......the linkage from the front stabilizer to the lower control arm on the driver's side of the car was missing - WTF. Took the car to Mr Nissan and...

Nearing the end of my trip to Cape York and just 50km from the Daintree River heading south and my auto transmission belched the entire contents of oil onto the road. In a bit of a precarious position on the northern approach of Mt Donovan and probably the steepest part of the Cape...

Just had a pre-trip inspection done at my favourite off road centre (Hume Off Road in Canberra) and they told me about a guy in Brisbane who has recently done some design work irt timing change set ups and clutches/flywheels. Don't know much other than the website www.yd25.com.au - could prove...

Got the recall notice to replace my alloy wheels this week....now just have to find the time to get it into the dealer to get the changeover done.

I've done a search but didn't find anything much on this but over on the Exploroz Forum (Nissan Navara D40 Diff problems.... @ ExplorOz Forum) there is a thread talking about a bunch of issues that I've not seen in my car nor head about.....well not all of them anyway. What about you guys are...