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Dynamics · 02-05-2013, 22:07

Hello and welcome.

xdonald · 09-05-2013, 14:41

Just paid my membership fee. Feels like getting a driver's license. I tried to take a few pictures of the cylinderhead in question, but it is quite well hidden. Don't know if any of you guys can make something of it. It would also help to learn what this disconnected plug is for. Anyone? By the way: Is it still ok to continue with this subject here or should I move it to he tech-thread?

CliveG · 09-05-2013, 16:20

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Originally Posted by xdonald

Hi,

I live in Nairobi, recently bought a Terrano II 2.7 (92KW, YOM 2003) here. Seems like a good car, is a bit slow though. Reason may be that the previous owner replaced the original cylinderhead with one used in the Nissan minibuses around here, which is a non-turbo. Found out about that too late. Although it seems to be working so far, I just don't like the idea. So my first task on the car is to find a good cylinderhead replacement (complete with valves, cam shaft etc.) either in Kenya or in the UK. Any help is highly appreciated.

Apart from that: Hakuna Matata.

Michael

Greetings from a new member in France.

96terrano · 09-05-2013, 16:55

greetings from the heart of Scotland

that cylinder head looks like a normal Terrano one

briggie · 09-05-2013, 17:01

the simplest solution to your " plug problem " is to look within reach of it for a socket it could fit in ......... but then I know nuffin

Barrbeast · 09-05-2013, 17:37

Welcome from the Scottish East!

Can't help you with the Terrano I'm afraid as I'm a Troll man but I know my 3.0TD Troll is definitely less sprightly than my previous (and 9 years older) 2.8TD Shogun

...

... she does weigh around 500kg more though and the fact I have no doubt she could pull a house down if need be more than makes up for it!

Lazy-Ferret · 09-05-2013, 18:50

Hi and welcome..

What little of the cylinder head that you can see, looks the same as mine.

Not sure if this helps with your connector...

I will try and get some better pictures later.

melissachels · 09-05-2013, 18:55

hi & welcome again from scotland tho the west this time

Lazy-Ferret · 09-05-2013, 19:05

Not sure what it does, but it looks like the plug you have disconnected should connect to a pair of wires that go to number one injector.

Lazy-Ferret · 09-05-2013, 21:56

This is the best I could get...

Hope it helps.

96terrano · 09-05-2013, 22:28

The tdi engine bays are packed compared to the TD

xdonald · 20-05-2013, 09:46

Hi,

everybody, thanks for the welcomes!

Lazy-Ferret: Thanks for your pics. I tried to put your and mine together to compare. As it seems, the plug I don't know where to put belongs to that socket holder. In my case the countering socket is missing. Does anyone know where it should come from and what it does?

Silly questions, sorry, but there is only one Nissan workshop in Kenya and they have really no idea what they're doing.

Thanks,

Michael

By the way: had a great ride yesterday to one of the salt lakes in Kenya called Lake Magadi (here's a google maps link). Shot a picture for you Terrano connaisseurs. Raining season is over, parts of the lake have fallen dry, that's where the road is now.

Lazy-Ferret · 20-05-2013, 13:25

What a great picture...

That is the socket I mentioned above, it has 2 wires that run from it, to the number 1 injector, but I have no idea what it is for, as from what I was told, the injectors are not electrically controlled, so all I can assume is it is a sensor of some sort.

******************************

Just looked in the manual, and it is called a "Needle Lift Sensor" and is most likely your issue, as it controls how the pump delivers the fuel... Have a look on page 380 here..

http://bebrs.pie-dabas.net/Webs/Terrano/R20/ec.pdf

Basically it is a special injector, and I guess more expensive one than the other 3, as it can only be repaired by Bosch, rather then any diesel specialist like the other 3.

xdonald · 21-05-2013, 13:27

Thanks, that helped. I searched a while to find a good picture of an injector with the needle lift sensor, found one, compared it with the loose plug and am pretty sure now, this could be the problem. If the Terrano's engine control needs to know about the status of the injector needle but doesn't, the injection may come at the wrong time and the engine doesn't develop its full power. Of course, if they really put another cylinderhead in this car, the appropriate injector may not fit in, but at least I have a solid theory now.

02-05-2013, 22:07	#16
Dynamics Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Nelson's County Vehicle: TERRANO SWB 2.4 Petrol Posts: 568	Hello and welcome.

09-05-2013, 14:41	#17
xdonald Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kenya Vehicle: Terrano II Posts: 6	Just paid my membership fee. Feels like getting a driver's license. I tried to take a few pictures of the cylinderhead in question, but it is quite well hidden. Don't know if any of you guys can make something of it. It would also help to learn what this disconnected plug is for. Anyone? By the way: Is it still ok to continue with this subject here or should I move it to he tech-thread?

09-05-2013, 16:55	#19
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	greetings from the heart of Scotland that cylinder head looks like a normal Terrano one

09-05-2013, 17:01	#20
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	the simplest solution to your " plug problem " is to look within reach of it for a socket it could fit in ......... but then I know nuffin

09-05-2013, 17:37	#21
Barrbeast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: 1990 4.2 SWB Safari Posts: 2,615	Welcome from the Scottish East! Can't help you with the Terrano I'm afraid as I'm a Troll man but I know my 3.0TD Troll is definitely less sprightly than my previous (and 9 years older) 2.8TD Shogun ... ... she does weigh around 500kg more though and the fact I have no doubt she could pull a house down if need be more than makes up for it!

09-05-2013, 18:50	#22
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	Hi and welcome.. What little of the cylinder head that you can see, looks the same as mine. Not sure if this helps with your connector... I will try and get some better pictures later.

09-05-2013, 18:55	#23
melissachels Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near Armagh, Northern Ireland Vehicle: half of a T2 2.7td swb Posts: 1,216	hi & welcome again from scotland tho the west this time

09-05-2013, 19:05	#24
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	Not sure what it does, but it looks like the plug you have disconnected should connect to a pair of wires that go to number one injector.

09-05-2013, 21:56	#25
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	This is the best I could get... Hope it helps.

09-05-2013, 22:28	#26
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	The tdi engine bays are packed compared to the TD

20-05-2013, 09:46	#27
xdonald Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kenya Vehicle: Terrano II Posts: 6	Hi, everybody, thanks for the welcomes! Lazy-Ferret: Thanks for your pics. I tried to put your and mine together to compare. As it seems, the plug I don't know where to put belongs to that socket holder. In my case the countering socket is missing. Does anyone know where it should come from and what it does? Silly questions, sorry, but there is only one Nissan workshop in Kenya and they have really no idea what they're doing. Thanks, Michael By the way: had a great ride yesterday to one of the salt lakes in Kenya called Lake Magadi (here's a google maps link). Shot a picture for you Terrano connaisseurs. Raining season is over, parts of the lake have fallen dry, that's where the road is now.

20-05-2013, 13:25	#28
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	What a great picture... That is the socket I mentioned above, it has 2 wires that run from it, to the number 1 injector, but I have no idea what it is for, as from what I was told, the injectors are not electrically controlled, so all I can assume is it is a sensor of some sort. ****************************** Just looked in the manual, and it is called a "Needle Lift Sensor" and is most likely your issue, as it controls how the pump delivers the fuel... Have a look on page 380 here.. http://bebrs.pie-dabas.net/Webs/Terrano/R20/ec.pdf Basically it is a special injector, and I guess more expensive one than the other 3, as it can only be repaired by Bosch, rather then any diesel specialist like the other 3.

21-05-2013, 13:27	#29
xdonald Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kenya Vehicle: Terrano II Posts: 6	Thanks, that helped. I searched a while to find a good picture of an injector with the needle lift sensor, found one, compared it with the loose plug and am pretty sure now, this could be the problem. If the Terrano's engine control needs to know about the status of the injector needle but doesn't, the injection may come at the wrong time and the engine doesn't develop its full power. Of course, if they really put another cylinderhead in this car, the appropriate injector may not fit in, but at least I have a solid theory now.