Thread: 4.2tdi

Not unusual, the engine is out of the Nissan light truck line so built a lot heavier than automotive light vehicle engines. It runs a lot lighter loaded than the equivalent car engine, with heavier bearing surfaces for lighter bearing surface pressure. The consequence is higher bulk and vehicle weight, which has an effect on rubber components and consumable wear. I went through four sets of engine mounts in my SWB before I gave up and built the set it still has in it running fine... It's a trade off, and things like the modern Rangers and Hiluxes etc are totally different riding vehicles. I got out of a Safari and into a PXII ranger, drove Tauranga-Whangarei and got out feeling like I hadn't left. I couldn't do that in the Safari.