More work on the 1992 Nissan Patrol GR. I finally got around to doing a long overdue engine oil change on the truck.
Follow me along in this video as I show you how to drain the engine oil, locate & remove the 2 old oil filters, prepare the new ones for instillation, fitment of the new filters & re-filling the engine with new oil.
Nissan's workshop manual states around 9.2 liters of engine oil should be required when replacing the two filters. My truck seems to always take around 11 liters, though I have no idea why so much more. Its definitely the correct dip stick for the TD42 engine, maybe, since it was originally built for the Australian market, it has a larger capacity sump? Any ideas then let me know!
The Patrol GR of this vintage is, truly an amazing feat of engineering. Sure, it may not be the best performing off road vehicle, it may not be the most stylish either, though that's more a personal thing.
This vehicle cost me 2,000 UK pounds back in 2006, its served me for over 10 years and hasn't missed a heart beat, never failed me, never let me down. Its towed huge loads 1,000kg over its maximum towing weight for over 6,000km through the most desolate roads in Europe in freezing wintry conditions with temperatures dropping below -15 deg C on a night.
This vehicle is in itself a tribute to what Nissan can achieve. An ageless, totally dependable truck & one I hope will last me for another 24 years!
As time rolls on there will be a multitude of workshop tasks done on this old truck so watch out for the next video in what will be a long series helping keep this machine on the road and doing what it does best...
Any questions or comments just add them below & I'll do my best to get back to you...
Andy Mechanic!
