Are RD28 reliable?
The RD28 is a good motor, though a little small in a Patrol. As long as they’re not heavily loaded they go quite well on the highway. With a fully loaded camper on the back you have to expect them to slow down on hills. With a big exhaust and a tune up they go a lot better.
Are there any problems with the Nissan Patrol RD28?
The RD28 arrived down under in the engine bay of the 1995 GQ Patrol. Cracked cylinder heads can be another problem with the RB28 and a weeping head gasket can be the first sign of trouble with the head. Fuel-injection pumps are also known to be troublesome and expensive to replace.
What kind of engine does a Nissan RD28 have?
Speaking of which, the RD28 arrived down under in the engine bay of the 1995 GQ Patrol, selling alongside the 4.2 and the two petrol engine options (one of which was a carburetted version of the RB30 engine, meaning that both petrol and diesel derivatives of the one engine were available from the same showroom at the same time.
What kind of engine does the Nissan Patrol have?
Overall, the RD28-powered Patrol is destined to be seen as the poor relation when it comes to Nissan Patrols, and the only thing that saves its reputation even a little is that the engine that replaced it, the four-cylinder diesel ZD30 engine, was even worse when it came to reliability.
Why is my RD28T head not working properly?
The reason for no. 6 cylinder being the problem is that the cooling vanes in the head are too tightly made so the water going to cool the last cylinder flows a bit too slow. This is what I’ve been told. Would be happy to have a bit more details from a guy who has done this operation many times.
The RD28 arrived down under in the engine bay of the 1995 GQ Patrol. Cracked cylinder heads can be another problem with the RB28 and a weeping head gasket can be the first sign of trouble with the head. Fuel-injection pumps are also known to be troublesome and expensive to replace.
Speaking of which, the RD28 arrived down under in the engine bay of the 1995 GQ Patrol, selling alongside the 4.2 and the two petrol engine options (one of which was a carburetted version of the RB30 engine, meaning that both petrol and diesel derivatives of the one engine were available from the same showroom at the same time.
What kind of power does a Nissan Patrol have?
In GQ Patrol tune, the RD28 was good for 85kW of power and 235Nm of torque or about the same as the non-turbo 4.2-litre diesel was offering in the same vehicle.
Is the timing belt normal on a RD28?
The timing belt will move round at a different pace to that of the timing gears so what you experienced is normal. So is low power and high fuel consumption – it’s a RD28 ! Re check the timing and use a dti to set up the fuel pump, after that you’re into fitting go-faster parts – but don’t forget, it is a RD28…