heartbroken and sorry to you all .....the story

[briggie]

i decided to go for a drive to ikley , the car drove absolutely superb , flying up hills , really smooth , when i got to ikley and was about to turn the engine off , i noticed a rattling noise coming from what i guessed was the exhaust , so i drove the car to one of those tast fit places and asked if they could tighten the exhaust up ,they put it on a ramp and said the exhaust is fine very tight and not rattling , they said the noise apears to be coming from the engine , one of the guys said he thought it was the crankshaft , anyway , after a big argument with the rac they admitted they had miscalculated the amount of call outs i had , and sent a recovery truck to take me to elland , at first they said they dont think its the crankshaft , because the noise goes when you rev it , but i cant hear very well so its possible its still there , later on they rung me to say it isnt the timing chain , and the engine is knackered

i feel really bad because of the amazing generosity of the members and i feel as though ive let you all down .

i know i havent let you down because there is nothing i could have done to forsee this , i will try and update you as to my decision , maybe if anyone wants some bits ?

kind regards and many sincere thanks

pete

 

[Loz]

Oh dear Briggie I really feel you mate, keep your chin up

Maybe we could have an engine swap party, you supply the tea & we'll bring the spanners :thumb2

 

[jims-terrano]

Pete mate I was real sorry to hear this morning when I got the text off Clivvy. I have to say it's unusual for the engine to go like that. Surely it's something else? what about something with the gearbox?

Jim

 

[patbhoy]

Ending soon on fleaby.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-TERRAN...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3cac2e59c0

 

[makeitfit]

Night mare mate, what a bum deal
You must have trodden on a lot of worms
I'll help in engine party entertainment if you need
Maybe we could stick a nice TDi lump in it:sly

 

[clivvy]

it HAS to be something else..i mean, in what way KNACKERED??? whats nackered? I heard it running myself, it sounded excellent. End of the day, these engines wear down, they dont just break! i am amazed and speachless that this has happened but i feel I seriously need to see what is wrong. To me, unless a piston has blown out the engine, it cant be knackered if it was running ok when revved. If the noise is there at Idle, cant it be something else?

arrggghhhh. where in Elland is this garage Pete? I'm in Elland Saturday for an MOT, my guy knows everyone there, and I bet he knows this garage, so let me speak to them, then I will speak to a mechanic we know there called Chris, with luck, he will pick up your Mistral and take a look either for a small fee, or for nothing, to let us know what the problem is??

 

[Loz]

If the engine had 'gone' so severely why is it still running, that's what I don't understand, after all Briggie drove it to the exhaust place. :\

 

[clivvy]

exactly, makes no sense. I dont generally trust garages, let alone one that at first thought timing chain, and then thought "its nackered", i mean come on?

I'm over there Saturday morning, so will pop in and speak to them. I'm going to ask them to show me whats knackered. if they cant, i'm going to speak to a mechanic we know there, and beg them to pick it up and have a look, or at least give us a second opinion. I will keep you all informed, and I will call Paul (bat21) and Pete with my findings.

 

[briggie]

exactly, makes no sense. I dont generally trust garages, let alone one that at first thought timing chain, and then thought "its nackered", i mean come on?

I'm over there Saturday morning, so will pop in and speak to them. I'm going to ask them to show me whats knackered. if they cant, i'm going to speak to a mechanic we know there, and beg them to pick it up and have a look, or at least give us a second opinion. I will keep you all informed, and I will call Paul (bat21) and Pete with my findings.

was me that said its knackered , they said i need a new engine

 

[briggie]

was me that said its knackered , they said i need a new engine

same diff really i spose

 

[clivvy]

well, what they say and what it actually needs may be two different things. when my Mav failed its mot, i was told it needed £700/800 worth of work, and it didnt. Had similar issues with my mazda, had a broken engine mount bolt, i was told by mechanic to patch it up and get rid.

fo rthe sake of hanging on a few more days, let me speak to them and see for myself, seems i'm over there, then we can weigh it up.

 

[lacroupade]

Well in case Briggie isn't aware, this is the same engine (without the turbo) thats regularly done astronomical (like 300-400-500k miles) in the Fairway FX4 London cab......I just don't buy "its knackered" - been on and off this forum since 2005 and never heard of a diesel dying in one of these....the car usually falls apart around it first!

Clivvys plan sounds top-drawer!!:thumb2:thumb2:thumb2

 

[Deleted account DD]

Well in case Briggie isn't aware, this is the same engine (without the turbo) thats regularly done astronomical (like 300-400-500k miles) in the Fairway FX4 London cab......I just don't buy "its knackered" - been on and off this forum since 2005 and never heard of a diesel dying in one of these....the car usually falls apart around it first!

Clivvys plan sounds top-drawer!!:thumb2:thumb2:thumb2

I'll second that.Before I got my terranno I did a lot of research, knew bot all about them. People were reporting problems, fair enough , but overall death in the manner of a ford cvh............ nope.

 

[willow]

:clapIts not knacked it just needs someone who understands:thumbs
I was told to scrap mine:lol its old it leaked oil everywhere 4 wheeldrive didn't work Its still hard to get into 1st gear... :nenau It had its glow plugs changed and it did'nt like it :doh so I put the old ones back in and its been fine for 2 winters:nenau I love it:lol
Don't give up:thumbs
lots of good people here trying to help:thumbs
Good luck

 

[briggie]

:clapIts not knacked it just needs someone who understands:thumbs
I was told to scrap mine:lol its old it leaked oil everywhere 4 wheeldrive didn't work Its still hard to get into 1st gear... :nenau It had its glow plugs changed and it did'nt like it :doh so I put the old ones back in and its been fine for 2 winters:nenau I love it:lol
Don't give up:thumbs
lots of good people here trying to help:thumbs
Good luck

according to the manual , it has a timing chain , its on page 26 of the em bit .

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

 

[rayf3262]

I think you will find that the fist part of the manual refers to the ZD30 3.0L engine, which does indeed have a chain.
Look further on in the TD27 headed area this is relevant to your engine.

 

[briggie]

incidently , if the odometer is to be believed ...... and i see no reason why not considering the condition generally of the car ... its only done around 80,000 miles .

 

[briggie]

I think you will find that the fist part of the manual refers to the ZD30 3.0L engine, which does indeed have a chain.
Look further on in the TD27 headed area this is relevant to your engine.

thanks mate ..... strange thing is , now i think about it , the noise is just like a loose chain , but when you rev the engine , its like the slack is taken up and the noise goes .... or perhaps its that fast i cant hear it ...... strange innit ?

 

[briggie]

thanks mate ..... strange thing is , now i think about it , the noise is just like a loose chain , but when you rev the engine , its like the slack is taken up and the noise goes .... or perhaps its that fast i cant hear it ...... strange innit ?

any suggestions on what it could be then ?:nenau

 

[rayf3262]

any suggestions on what it could be then ?:nenau

Electronics is my thing, so no, I could only guess which would probably not be helpful.
I am sure others will have some thoughts on what may be at fault though.