I have an old 4x4, despite its age it is very popular in Australia, Africa etc and Nissan has retained manufacturing rights to most of the parts for it. That means the parts are rare and expensive. My gearbox has had it (long story) and I'm having it rebuilt. At the moment its in bits at the garage and the mechanic has a long list of parts it needs (ie, its going to be expensive, will find out how much tomorrow).
In the meantime I posted on the Nissan 4x4 Owners forum and I've been offered this:
In my garage I have a 5 speed manual Y60 4.2D gearbox that has done 5,000 miles... yes 5,000 miles.It was from an almost new 1993 Patrol. The owner of said vehicle complained that there was a problem with it, his vehicle was road tested by many Nissan technicians who all said the gear box was fine. The owner was adamant that he wanted it replaced under warranty.
Eventually Nissan offered to replace the box as a gesture of goodwill and, due to its size and weight, it was never returned to Japan.
I was keeping the box for my Y60 but alas, I think it now needs more than a gearbox
Question: He says "Open to offers" - but what on earth should I offer? There are none on the market for me to compare costs with.
