Czechmate
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Nope not serviced by nissan. I bought an 07 STX second hand in 2013 with less than 30,000 on the clock. It was already way out of warranty so i serviced it myself every 5000ks with genuine oil filters and Liqui moly dpf friendly oil ($90+ for 5 litres!!!)
There was no audible rattle or any other sign from the timing chain. I listened to the timing case with a mechanics stethoscope thingie regularly, and had my local mechanic who is a mate have a look at about 60,000 ks
He saw no sign for concern, so i said screw it, ill wait till 100,000 ks and upgrade the chain then for peace of mind
Then the ******* snapped 6 months later powering up a long steep hill on the way to my mates 30th
It was literally the first time i had ever really pushed the d40, let the turbo sing all the way up a huge hill.. I regretted it pretty quickly obviously
That said, the last couple years ive been boosting hard around the place and with the new chain in it i have plenty of confidence in the yd25
Front diffs i know bugger all about, ive never had to fix a diff as ive only had datsuns, ke corollas and the indestructible mazda b2600 before the d40
There was no audible rattle or any other sign from the timing chain. I listened to the timing case with a mechanics stethoscope thingie regularly, and had my local mechanic who is a mate have a look at about 60,000 ks
He saw no sign for concern, so i said screw it, ill wait till 100,000 ks and upgrade the chain then for peace of mind
Then the ******* snapped 6 months later powering up a long steep hill on the way to my mates 30th
It was literally the first time i had ever really pushed the d40, let the turbo sing all the way up a huge hill.. I regretted it pretty quickly obviously
That said, the last couple years ive been boosting hard around the place and with the new chain in it i have plenty of confidence in the yd25
Front diffs i know bugger all about, ive never had to fix a diff as ive only had datsuns, ke corollas and the indestructible mazda b2600 before the d40