Terrano 2.4i SWB - Advice please:)

Hello!

Just wondered if anyone has any advice or what to watch out for?

I'm going to look at a 'P' reg 2.4i SWB for my mate tommoz, Its got 112k on the clock, towbar so its obviously towed, 6months mot & tax, bodged repair to centre box. Advertised for £1,200.

Any ideas on replacent box cost? (supply only)
Milage any good for petrol engine?
Price any good? looks to be in decent nick (had a nosey in the dark tonight

He's not going to be towing so not fussed on towing performance.

Any advice much appreciated

Daz

I don't have a problem with one of these motors having a towbar, pretty much made to tow. I prefer the diesel version. Check for rotten sills and rear seat belt mounts in the rear wheel arch. These can be fixed but you can use it as a tool to knock price down. Of course the 4wd system too, the front hubs. Check Ebay or Milners for exhaust.

Jim

jims-terrano said:

I don't have a problem with one of these motors having a towbar, pretty much made to tow. I prefer the diesel version. Check for rotten sills and rear seat belt mounts in the rear wheel arch. These can be fixed but you can use it as a tool to knock price down. Of course the 4wd system too, the front hubs. Check Ebay or Milners for exhaust.

Jim

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Hi Jim

Thanks for quick reply! I forgot about Milner i'll have a look, ta.

Good tip's for Rott, i'll make sure i have a dig about.

Point noted on towing I was more concerned with the petrol engine after 112k on the clock and possibly a hard tow life?

Many thanks

Daz

petrol 2.4 is a good engine, just give it a good thrashing to make sure it pulls hard all the way through the gears . Electronics can be a pain to sort.
BUT 1200 squid is way too expensive the last half dozen through ebay went for around 650 and they were newer :augie

makeitfit said:

petrol 2.4 is a good engine, just give it a good thrashing to make sure it pulls hard all the way through the gears . Electronics can be a pain to sort.
BUT 1200 squid is way too expensive the last half dozen through ebay went for around 650 and they were newer :augie

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Very interesting Cheers guy's!

I was thinking more like £850 but sounds like we'd better have a look around!!!

Thanks again

Daz

I did try and post yesterday but was away from home and although I got on line for a while I lost it trying to post a reply to you, so hope I am not too late, but what I said was you need to hear these engines from overnight cold, if they rattle it is one of two things ends worn or timing chain, and if it rattles it is wearing away the water pump housing (only while it is rattling before the oil tensioner take over) water in the sump is not good, problem is if the engine was even turned on the starter till oil light goes out then you come along cold engine no noise, then first time you start it in the morning you may hear the rattle that was not there before, if the ends are worn then they will rattle when starting warm after say an hour of stopping but the timing chain will not as it takes many hours for the oil to drain from the oil tensioner, hope that all makes sense, timing chain is not too bad to do and about £100 for parts, and I also was going to say that £1200 was too much, unless it is nigh on perfect, Rick

CHAIN. dont they generally need doing at around 100k miles give or take??

definately asking too much money i think, for a Petrol, especially if it needs a replacement gear box!?

clivvy said:

CHAIN. dont they generally need doing at around 100k miles give or take??

definately asking too much money i think, for a Petrol, especially if it needs a replacement gear box!?

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I could be wrong but I thought the "bodged repair to center box" was on the exhaust, and the problem with these is not the chain itself but the long bar tensioner breaks up, early ones were plastic later metal with plastic cover, Rick

Hello,

Thanks for extra pointers

Just went to have a look and he brought it Got it for £850 and he's chuffed so...

Turns out it had FSH up until 85k, no rust/rott, quiet on start up (got there early to make sure )

Yes, did mean centre exhaust box. apart from that it had a wheel imbalance and a sticky clutch pedal (hopefully just pedel!!)

Just gotta sort out the few bits and bob's, questions comin soon

Thanks again for input, much appreciated

Daz

and any pics then ??

Chain

Yep check that chain.I had one that used to rattle on start up and it can do a bit of nonesense if left unattended.Not too bad on fuel but headlights were poor.Replaced the bulbs with decent ones and no prob.Other than that it was a good one.:thumb2

Daz__ said:

Very interesting Cheers guy's!

I was thinking more like £850 but sounds like we'd better have a look around!!!

Thanks again

Daz

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Just noticed you are Sussex , you are welcome to pop in for a visit just pm me Rick

solarman216 said:

Just noticed you are Sussex , you are welcome to pop in for a visit just pm me Rick

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Ah, didnt spot that! Will do mate

Daz__ said:

Ah, didnt spot that! Will do mate

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Welcome any time but we do go AWOL a lot so do give enough notice, Rick

Popped round to have a better look today and damn thing does rattle on start up! waited around a couple of hours and tried again and no rattle so will presume chain.

Here's a pick (hopefully attached)!

the chain itself will probably be fine, it is the tensioner arm that goes it will be in the sump, I have not done one in situe but the hard bit is the cover is sat between the head and the sump so one has to be loosened in order to remove the cover the sump is cheapest but not easy as it cannot be removed completely, totally impossible even if you remove the front diff I do not think you can get it away completely so cleaning the old sticky stuff off and applying new is difficult to say the least, do not go to nissan if your chain is worn they want an arm and a leg for some thing that cost peanuts just cos it has two links on it for timing purposes, buy a chain from alternative sources £20 max against their £85, tensioner and gaskets (most important oil feed specials) from Nissan are reasonable price, if you look back on my post I did say about cold overnight start is the only way to show it up, Rick

The first maverick I had was a spares repair jobbie with a knackered "chain".
As you say it was the tensioner but we did get the front cover off without undoing the head or sump. There was a bit of fiddling to reseal the bugger I recall:augie Check the oil pump while you're there too:thumbs