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I just spent $14K rebuilding my 11 year old D40 YD25 engine. She'd done 360,000km, a lot of that towing a decent size trailer. KVK at Yennora did a great job. When I looked at it, I had the car setup the way I liked it. She drove well and was in generally good condition. For an equal amount of...

Can anybody recommend a good engine rebuild/recondition shop in Sydney. On a long drive my STX D40 started overheating, I pulled over to the side of the road, stopped and that's where she stayed :-( Engine wouldn't restart. Loss of compression. Still don't know what the problem is - no...

Seeing Red!!! Blatant theft by dealer! Thanks for the responses. In the end I decided to take the car back to my Nissan Dealer to be repaired. I just figgered I'd pay the money and get it done right....how wrong was I!!! I picked up the car this morning, Good Friday, they left it out for me...

My steering wheel, all the window switch and door handle trims started peeling too. It's just a very very poor finish. I tried to get them replaced via my dealer and Nissan direct but they both washed their hands of it as the car is now out of warranty (5yrs old). Thanks very much...

Hi All, First Post! My Navara STX (Diesel, Automatic,11/2008 Build) has developed a coolant leak where the Heater Core Pipe joins to the Heater Core Hose just forward of the firewall. On further investigation the plastic end of the core pipe which the hose clamps around has actually now parted...