Well through the good and the mostly bad, we've finally decided to let our X-Trail go. It was a Series 1, S/T, QR25DE, AWD, with M/T. Some pictures remembering how it was:
Thx Jalal, I'll let you guys know what will be next in the garage once all details are finalized. It was pretty sad seeing the X go, but I just knew that it was bound to be more troublesome in the future.
BTW, there have been 6-7 confirmed manufacturing defects on X-Trails by Nissan by accounts of my local dealer. My X suffered 6
1. Throttle body clogging by excess oil blow-by.
2. Differential overheating and failure.
3. Butterfly screw ingestion.
4. Pre-cat desintegration.
5. Dual mass flywheel & clutch failure.
6. MAF sensor failure.
7. Excessive oil consumption.
BTW there are also fit & finish problems ranging from rust on the rear panels, chasis rust, ill fitting dash panels, etc. Most of these are served on a problem-solving basis for each customer that arrives at the dealership.
Other Nissans aren't exempt also. For example:
1. Our Spaniard Nissan Pathfinder with the YD25DDTi suffers from turbo plumbing failure and loosening screws on the center yoke.
2. The Nissan Patrol and Frontier with the ZD30DDTi suffer from excessive oil consumption.
3. The Nissan Almera loses its air conditioning thanks to short compressor wires that are burnt on the exhaust manifold.
4. The Nissan Platina suffers from plastic pulleys which shatter and take the whole valvetrain with it.
Yep, I took off everything that I still had stock parts laying around to swap with. The only things left were the exhaust, header, and clutch/flywheel combo. All the rest was sold with only the rear wing and mud flaps pending.
BTW the X only had 37k on it, never had seen a beach and the front subframe chasis was beginning to rust O_O
Hey Terranismo, sorry to hear about all the problems you had with the exy in the time you owned it. I understand it is not a nice feeling at all, but with cars these days it is a draw of luck sometimes.
I still consider the exy a very tough SUV and a very durable one. I had no major problems in the almost 5 years and 81,000kms I had it with me.
Your exy might have suffered from the "over modifying" factor LOL (just kidding)
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Jalal (Sydney, Australia)
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Exactly what I did. The only reason I didn't pull the header and clutch/flywheel combo was because of time constraints (I already had the buyer lined up). If any of you guys have ever pulled a transmision out of an X-Trail you'll know how much a pain in the rear it can be. Not to mention pulling out the alternator in order to get to one of the bolts holding the header.
(just kidding)
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