GQ/Maverick Problems

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This thread is to chart problems people have had with their GQ's and Mavericks so we all know what to look for/expect as they get on in km's.. If you could include the following info it would be appreciated:

Month & Year of Build:
Engine Type:
Body Type (Wagon etc):
Current Mileage:
Auto or Manual:

Then include the problems you have had, and the approx milage you had done when the problem occured.. If it was self inflicted - e.g. you broke a CV after you jumped it 20m - please also note that it was self inflicted.. If it was replaced under warranty please advise this also..

Example:
60,000km: Replaced clutch
65,000km: Cracked Head
70,000km: Busted CV (Self Inflicted)

After we've collected responses for a while, I'll chart it out properly as a quick guide for everyone..

No chit chat please - just start up another thread if you wish to discuss something of note from here..

[ozy1]

Month & Year of Build: 1991
Engine Type: TD42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 297000
Auto or Manual: manual

285000K - rear crown wheel bolts came loose, pulled and rewtensioned it was the first time i had ever pulled the diff apart
270000k - bent rear trailing arms (self inflicted)
290000k - cracked replacement custom trailing arms (slef inflicted)
293000K - slow leaking power steer pump

[Freakazoid]

Month & Year of Build: 1994
Engine Type: TB42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 160000km
Auto or Manual: manual

120 000km Fuel Pump Dripping Oil - Replaced
140 000km All 4 calipers rusted bores. Cleaned and replaced all seals.

[Link]

Month & Year of Build: 1988
Engine Type: TB42 now 350 Chev
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon now Ute
Current Mileage: Approx 240,000km
Auto or Manual: Auto, now T700 Auto

240,000 Cracked upper front panhard mount (apparently there was a factory recall for this?)
240,020 Cracked the Chassis just behind front upper panhard mount

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[Fat Guts]

Month & Year of Build: 1992
Engine Type: TD42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: Approx 350,000km
Auto or Manual: Manual


Alternator at 330,000
RH rear axle seal 340,000
Top seal on injextor pump about 12 months ago. I dont know th e miles as the old man owned it then & it was in WA

It currently needs springs, shocks, panhard rod bushes & an injector service.

[MADOUG]

Month & Year of Build: 89
Engine Type: TD42
Body Type :Wagon
Current Mileage:298000km
Auto or Manual: manual

purchased at 268000km

27000km over heating can not fix. :?:
28500km altanator died to mutch mud. :cry:
28800km cluch slave cylinder leaking. :cry:
29000km cracked exhaust header. :cry:
29800km noisy diff pinion bearing stuffed. :cry:

[GQ]

Month & Year of Build: late 96
Engine Type: RD28T
Body Type :Wagon
Current Mileage:240,000
Auto or Manual: manual

Purchased at 180,000

Broken exhaust mount on gearbox at 190,000
Viscious fan coupling dies at 200,000
starter motor dies at 235,000
clutch dies at 240,000

[hottiemonster]

Month & Year of Build: 1992
Engine Type: TB42
Body Type (Wagon etc): SWB
Current Mileage: 220150km
Auto or Manual: manual

purchased at 199000km

Steering box 217000- cracked
Fuel pump 208000- leaking oil
Rear Panhard Rod 210000- snapped on 4wd track
Water Hoses x 2 219000 - pissing out water
Starter Motor 217000 - didnt like starting

[HeathGQ]

Month & Year of Build: Dec 1994
Engine Type: TD42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 175,000
Auto or Manual: Manual

160,000km: Replaced clutch (self Inflicted, but was on its way out.... was original clutch)
Replaced Starter Motor - Not starting regulary, and very poor even then, but being sunken in mud at Levuka didnt help.
165,000km: Replaced Water Pump.....
168,000km: Panhard Rod Bushes
170,000km: Radius Arm Bushes
175,000km: Rear transfer seal.
180,000km: Drivers side CV and Wheel bearings. Drivers side WB's replaced, passenger re-packed.
185,000km: Front drive shaft uni's. Front transfer seal.

[diesel4me]

Month & Year of Build: Feb 1989
Engine Type: TD42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 280,300km
Auto or Manual: Manual

279.000km purchased

275,000km Clutch and clutch cylinder/booster etc.
279,500km Water pump
279,500km All belts
279.500km Front panhard bushes
279,500km Front/rear coils and shockers and steering damper
280,000km Front draglink heavy duty CHEEZY one fitted
280,200km Top seal on injector pump

[mattys_patrol]

Month & Year of Build: 1988
Engine Type: 4.2L petrol
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 200,000km +
Auto or Manual: Manual


only just bought it

camshaft pully oil seal
fuel pump leaking.
rear axle oil seals.
hand brake <leaking>
radiator craked
speedo kms counter and meter counter stopped working
speedo some time stops working < electronic>
currently can hear somthing on its way out ,eg, water pump or air con or somthing

[embryo]

problems? i own a GQ not a toyota :lol:


sorry i had too!

umm lets see all at around the 210 to 230k mark in a 90' TD42

water pump, alternator, starter motor, clutch master cylinder, and the most recent injector pump leak :twisted: (f#@*k) so i thought ill go the injectors as well while i was there. and rebuilt swivel hubs. this was all fair wear and tear.

self inflicted was one broken exhaust mount. which is what happens when a bloody tojo driver gets his ass behind the wheel and lands it on top of a sand dune

[Sir Rollsalot]

Month & Year of Build: 1988
Engine Type: TD42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Shorty
Current Mileage: 136000 (jap import, km's could be dodge but **** happens)
Auto or Manual: Manual
Km's when bought: 116000

116020kms - Spring lift fitted
116100kms - bent rear arms (self inflicted)
120000kms - buggered steering dampener (self inflicted, didnt see a ditch
going up a sand dune down at stockton beach)
130000kms - speedo,odometer and trip meter stop working. Cant be fixed
say electronics place so i put it back in till i got a new one,
two weeks later starts working again :D
131000kms - Front airlocker and 2 1/2" extractors and exhaust fitted
134000kms - snapped passenger side sidestep mounts in carnage
canyon,ormeau ( self inflicted)
135000kms - Front diff seal leaking (gotta take it back to ARB southside)
136000kms - Broke my cigarette lighter thing in the back of the car. I cant
pump up my floaty air bed now :cry: Lucky i got a compressor

[TUFFRANGIE]

Month & Year of Build: July 1989
Engine Type: TB42
Body Type (Wagon etc): Shorty
Current Mileage: 210000km
Auto or Manual: Manual

Unknown km but i think we all know about the dodgy seat mounts that rattle when worn

200000km: Master & Slave Cylinder and new clutch (was installed just before i bought the car)
200000km: New body mount rubbers needed
205000km: Front Wheel bearings (they were old and mud driving doesn't help)
205000km: Power Steering Hose x2 (happened twice in 1 month in
different spots)
210000km: Needs new front disc rotors
210000km: Altenator-now 120amp
210000km: Cracked inner guard below battery tray
210000km: Melted wiring somewhere (still unknown where and why but i need to disconnect the battery when i park so that it doesn't go flat, bad news, chassis has power running through it)
210000km: Thermostat stuck-not big problem but a PITA gotta get off my arse and fix it

[Fernbay]

Month & Year of Build: 1990
Engine Type: TB42 -Petrol/LPG
Body Type (Wagon etc): SWB
Current Mileage: 207000km
Auto or Manual: Auto

Bought this one 7000Km's ago
So far found...

Drivers side window regulator
Rubber shot inside drivers window motor (welded a big washer over it - all's good ;))
Staicy factory radio (pulling open & adjusting the FM Trap pot fixed it - then replaced a few weeks ago of a Radio/CD/MP3/USB deck from Ebay for $160 :)
Replaced crap rear door speakers
Trying to source 35mm deep speakers to fit front doors (they are flogged out too)
Replaced plugs & points
Water pump is leaking & on the weekends hitlist

[Kenwood Maverick]

Month & Year of Build: 1991
Engine Type: TB42 -Petrol
Body Type (Wagon etc): LWB Wagon
Current Mileage: 246000 ish
Auto or Manual: Manual

Bought her at about 210000

Before me i know clutch twice, and all the seals/bearings front and rear

1. speakers were all dead in rear and **** in front, bought new speakers that didn't fit due to mounting depth- made cusotm door trims out of 12mm MDF and fixed
2. Drivers Side window regulator (no window for a week)
3. fracture in fuel pipe (above rear spring housing)
4. cracked clutch hose (passenger firewall to slace cylinda)
5. Temp gauge died- replaced with cheapo water temp unit from ebay
6. now needs new front rotors and pads
7. axle seal went prior to me and messing up drivers side swival hub, will fix one day

[BearGQ]

Month & Year of Build: 1996
Engine Type: 2.8TD
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 270000
Auto or Manual: manual

230000K - Replaced Auto hubs with manual ones when 1 of the auto hubs died and Nissan wanted nearly $700 ea. Got manuals from wreckers $190 pair
240000k - Refurbished Diesel pump, tweeked turbo, new injectors, installed safari snorkel, installed larger exhaust. Then dynoed, gave me 25% more power
270000 - About to do pins or whatever else is needed in bonnet hinge to stop bad rattle.

Have heaps of rattles etc that have continuously repaired.

Addition. Just hit 180K re-padded front seats, better than new ones now.
Also, remembered that I had timing belt done at about 230K. Also, traded the crappy B/Stone duelers in at about 250K and got Coopers AT Discoverers and they are like chalk and cheese.

[Have Mav Will Travel]

Year of Build: June 89
Engine Type: TD42 - with a/m Turbo
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: 194000km
Auto or Manual: Manual

Owned Since New (Was my dad's) apart from a sojourn with an evil thief

80k evil step mother collected a tree (wrote off custom bull bar) pan hard rod replaced
140k the seat bolts (and I thought it was cos my dad was a big fella)
150k steering wheel loose (compound seperated from core)
170k lhf door/seals loose
oil leak from return hose off turbo (rivet crook)
radiator hose shot
185k STOLEN WATERPUMP, CUSTOM AIRBOX, RADIATOR, Mirrors, Interior Plastics, Batteries & Front panels stolen
189k Recovered.... looked very sad....
193k 2nd gear died (very expensive gbox rebuild) and new hd clutch
194k Theromstatic clutch fan replaced (still overheats)

also: overheating a constant problem
leaking w/washer reservoir
reversed into tree... bent door with wheel carrier
oils changed frequently as result of diffs drowning
have become more thorough with radiator cleaning (karcher)

There is more thats been done but I can't think of the probs at the moment

[JamGQ]

Year of Build: 92'
Engine Type: TB42E
Body Type (Wagon etc): LWB
Current Mileage: 270000
Manual 5 spd


Brought cheap off Ebay with 267000km so,

slipping clutch (replaced and machined flywheel)
2nd gear synchro. crunchy when cold (changed gearbox oil, fault minimised)
fuel sender unit died.....drove by guessing Kms per lts, until....
odometer/tripmeter died (speedo still works fine)
drivers and front passenger door hinges and checkstraps died
numerous tyre punctures...(SIME tyres), self-inflicted driven on rocks
noisey p/steer pump (only when cold)

[Iggy]

Year of build: 1997
Engine: RD28T?
Body Type: LWB
Current Mileage: 200,000 km
5 Speed manual

138,000 km - purchased
142,000 km - hard to start (new battery and glow plugs fitted)
145,000 km - wouldn't start (starter moter rebuilt)
180,000 km - accelerator sticking when cold (fuel treatment rectified problem)
185,000 km - hard to start again (new glow plugs and beefier relay fitted)
200,000 km - new clutch fitted

None of these problems were self inflicted (that i know of) and is now running fine.

[pedrok]

Year of build: 1994
Engine: Petrol 4.2EFI (TB42E)
Body Type: LWB
Current Mileage: 180,000 km
Auto

105,000 km - purchased
125,000 km - oil sender sensor - but I think that may have been self inflicted
130,000 km - plactic in rear door central locking actuater broke (now a manual door)
147,000 km - split exhaust (at the right angle bend under the heat shielding) It was on Cape corrogations - however would have happened anywhere as rust had attacked it (welded up)
147,050 km - another split smaller left it for three weeks then replaced on return from Cape)
148,000 km - trip meter started its "on and Ogg" again scenario - still unreliable
155,000 km - rear axle seal
175,000 km - lost cigi lighter
178, 000 km - crank sensor dead

[billy the kid]

Year of build: 1990
Engine: Petrol 4.2 (TB42)
Body Type: LWB
Current Mileage: 205,000 km
manual

181,000 compressor for rear locker hooked in (centre was in . no switches or comp ?? )
182,000 muffler dies - new muffler
192,000 short side power steering hose broke
205,000 (yesterday) pressure line on power steering burst long side
$80 mobile hose fixers hemmant :) nissan wanted $250

plus all the factory squeaks and rattles and wobbles that nissan add in :)

[Gee_Q]

nissan

[hairy1]

luv u'r mavvy m8...hopin' 2 make mine look similar...just got it ('91 swb auto black xlt).........they just look so tough lifted and big wheeled...cheers
hairy1

[hairy1]

that post woz 4 hottiemonsters site...(sorry new to this)

[oondy]

Month & Year of Build: 1995
Engine Type: TD42 non turbo
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: Approx 222,000km
Auto or Manual: manwel

222,000 - rear brake disc shields - mounts cracked through completely. easy to fabricate and repair.

thats about all....it is a nissan after all, they don't have the reputation as one of the toughest veeee-hickles for nothing i spose

cheers

OONDY

[thomoinagq]

Year of Build: 1995
Engine Type: TD42 non turbo
Body Type (Wagon etc): Wagon
Current Mileage: Approx 240,000km
Auto or Manual: manual
Purchased at 160,000


Clutch at 180,000
Exhaust 200,000
(just the resignator was leaking but good excuse for 2 1/2 inch)
Water pump 210,000
Alternator 210.000
Glow plug control unit 210000 (had a good run!!!)
Front wheel brearings 22000
Starter motor 230000

I don't think playing in a heap of mud has helped my cause over the years.

[crazypossum]

year of build: 89
engine type: 4..2 diesel
body type: wagon
current mileage: 115000 (import with log books to prove mileage and service history)
purchased at: 102000

when purchased the dealer replaced the clutch as the throw out bearing was screwd

115000 real bad front wheel shimmy: problem is loosness at the front getting swivil hub bearings preloaded and replaceing any old bushes should be sweet after that.
half self in flicted i think? gave it heaps at landcuiser park.

[mrmav]

Month & Year of Build: 1988
Engine Type: TD42 non turbo
Body Type (Wagon etc): swb
Current Mileage: Approx 537,200
Auto or Manual: manwel

purchased 517,000
snapped a shocker @ 518,000 fitted new suspension
slave cylinder leaking (clutch) 521,000
swivel hubs re-kit @ 527,000
serviced starter motor and fitted new brushes to alternator @ 530,000
slave cylinder leaking AGAIN @ 536,000

[hi-luxmadness]

Month & Year of Build:6/93
Engine Type:TB42
Body Type (Wagon etc):LWB wagon
Current Mileage:157000
Auto or Manual:manual

bent rear trailing arm and rear panhard_ self inflicted
140,000 clutch packed it in on stockton beach
electric window probs, and leaking steering box.
bent gearbox crossmember self inflicted at willowglen challenge
have also had a couple of heater hoses fail recently

[Buick]

Build: 1992
Engine: 4.2 ltr. petrol - automatic
Body: LWB
Current: 206,000 km

200,000 km - purchased
202,000 km - left front hub replaced
204,000 km - something with the brakes, I have to check what exactly.
206,500 km - left front hub replaced
206,500 km - right front hub rattles
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207,000 km - left and right hub replaced. Happy now.