Nissan merging with Renault was such a dud deal for Nissan, and just think about the knob that buys an X Class and thinks they are buying King Techno Chariot when really it's a Navara with a shitty Renault engine, talk about soul destroying.
Every time i see this vids about new engines it answers me Why i keep my old 2011 Navara at home. I know ..i know it has some small rattling noise at cold start in the timing chain but i only buy oil and filters and a pair of struts and she is still going. Love your channel.Cheers from Chile.
Hi Des love the vids i still have my D40 dual cab @159699km. I change the oil myself every 3k or 5k with full synthetic oil. The diesel filter i always use a nissan OEM. A good work horse
Talking about who will supply the spares I know its a long time ago but when LDV used the peugeot TD engine, rover used to sell the peugeot branded spares for that engine
I nearly brought one of these Nissan over here in nz when they came out. So glad I didn't after hearing this stuff. Nissan should never use someone else's engines they know how to build arguably the best engines in the world then they go and put some Renault shit in there trucks. So sad to see!!
I live in Canada. I was looking at the Nissan pickup truck. Over here Nissan calls it the Frontier. It comes standard with a 6 cylinder 4 Liter gasoline engine. I was told by the dealer it is a Nissan manufactured engine.
I have one of these in NZ 2015 np300 ST-X 4x4 80000 klm no issues so far was worried about the trans fluid not being changed but have been told they have a fluid tester? Loving the 20000 oil changes. My last nissan was a 1996 R50 Q3.2 diesel GM3r Terrano had it for 220000k over 9 years did not ever miss a beat, before that was a 91 D21 GM3r 2.7 turbo diesel terrano awesome!!! same again never missed a beat apart from the rocker pads disappearing at around 220000k added non return valves in the fuel lines too what a difference that made. My NP is averaging 8.1 liters per 100 km hiway/town compared to 14-15 for the terrano. NP dose go if you hammer it, gets to 100klm pretty damn quick also is a smooth ride and not so many wrattles yet. Regardless i'm liking it so far. May tune out the ERG and delete the DPF yet still thinking on it. We also have five diesel D40s at work all 4x4s all going strong keep up the good work you guys rock.
@@MrKrueger88 Yeah that's one of the reasons I got it. It takes 6.1 liters and 6.4 with filter full syn I think the oil is still mint no soot yet.. They recommend you change the trans fluid at 100000k crazy!!! good for the environment tho I suppose.
@@barringtonbrown736 I changed my synthetic trans oil every 40k ... I do it myself , it's easy to do . And oil and filter every 10 k with synthetic . Best prevention !!!
@@MrKrueger88 yep i wondered. I'm getting fluids organized asap. I'm also considering both a aux oil and trans cooler too, all my others had that mod, cant hurt. However I don't know how the brain will react to the extra fluids or even if it would. My NP300 out of warranty.
@@barringtonbrown736 it's the best insurance you can have , regular , good quality oils make all the difference . As for the computer , it won't know the difference . You only need oil pressure for the oil light to go off . And the coolers are good too , as high temps kill oils .
Really how come have all this problems I'm own one in Australia nissan navara st-x 2015 until now don around 70000 ks nothing wrong even I do services by myself
I have had the x class now for a year and it’s been faultless, the only things they share with the Navara are the motor and the door handles.. As far as I’ve read MB even had workers on the assembly lines at Nissan.. Even the paint is MB which is their own blend of water based acrylic they developed themselves.. I had a Navara before I purchased the x class and they are miles apart..
But the Mercedes has a wider track so not 100% Nissan. I also have the 2017 np 300 st-x. And it’s fine so far. Will keep Your views in mind though and see if any of these occur
How come you are having so much trouble with your engines in England we don't seem to be having the same problem over here in Australia or at least i have not heard of any.
Same here in NZ, I'm on my 3rd D40 and apart from little things mine have all gone fine. Regular servicing and fixing the little things before they become a big thing is the go.
Regarding engines, there are lemons from each and every manufacturer. Your luck you don't get one. Aside from this fact we ignore how the poor thing has been treated by its owner. More than many times this is the result of abuse, improper fuel, or lack of basic maintenance or inspection. A loose hose clamp will cook your engine if you don't pay basic attention to things.
5yr warranty or 100k whichever comes first, yet you have one with only 15k miles. Hmmmm, something doesn't add up. Why wouldn't the owner use the warranty on a fault that is clearly covered?
Just wondering why are you repairing a 1 year old NP300 with 15000 miles on the clock when it has a 5 year 100000 mile warranty? Are you a certified warranty repair centre? If not I'd be getting Nissan to fix it for free.
We said the same but it was bought with a no warranty from Nissan due to a company buying them at a cheap rate from Nissan. Because the motor had run with a water leak and cooked the cylinder head the company would not stand the warranty sad to say
That explains it. I bought an NP300 in March 2016 when they were first launched in the UK and had a couple of niggles but Nissan have been very helpful and resolved the issues quickly, even giving me a free 4 year service plan for my inconvenience worth easily £900. PS. Keep up the great work.
in Australia we have a different engine, Nissan markets the new 2.3 diesel made in Thailand as the YS23DDTT engine plus others, the reason is we have fuel below euro 4 standards, in Europe you have euro 5 fuel so Nissan can't use this engine, instead Nissan uses the NV400 Renault nee Nissan engine, its a good thing for us as Europe is the testing ground for crap engines so we know beforehand if they come here, and I ticked the box for like.
I think you will find that the ys23ddtt is also the mercedes om699 which is made in collaboration with renault. Its based of the renault m9x engine just had more displacement. They are infact the same engine as in the video. Its not the first time they have used a renault/renault based engine as the D40 STX 550 has the V9X 3l V6 which is a beast for towing!
Hi, manufacturers re-badging others cars has gone on for years. Honda sold the Isuzu Bighorn, Toyota sold the Holden Commodore and Holden sold the Toyota Camry, it's a long standing tradition. Nissan's having Renault motors is not new, they have owned each other for years. Merc wanting to sell them isn't that surprising and of course they will ramp up the prices, they are Mercedes Benz, that's what they do! And you think you have it bad in the UK, try buying European car parts in Australia or NZ, you pay 2 - 3 times the price here. MB are doing it for no other reason that they want to get into a market without setting up to do full production. Having a re-badged Nissan/Renault will come back to bite them on the bottom but they will do as they have always done, shrug it off and have a go elsewhere. A quick note - the tape isn't really covering the licence plate properly, you can still read it quite clearly. Bill.
Just what has Renault done to poor Nissan. Initially a saviour but not its worst enemy. Renault should leave all engine development to Nissan in future.
think of it like this , you are going on a picnic , A- the basket is Japanese made and the French have done the food ,or would rather option B- a French made basket , which would be quite stylish , but likely to break , and Japanese food , I'd go for option A
even a 1968-70 Rolls-Royce had usa auto box and French suspension! but more than that the new currant pick ups have got to much electronic shit on them, as with all cars today, even the americans messed up the ford f150 raptor with a v6 eco boost pile of crap, the inline 4 cylinder eco boost fouls up pots 2and 3 you start to get rough idle on tick over first signs of coking up! head of time, old basic cars and trucks are the best,
Surely this contravenes Consumer Legislation...???? If I were to purchase a Mercedes I would expect a merc engine not a Renault molecule should be in it.
More badge engineered crap. Mind you, Mercedes have been pretty poor over recent years, not to mention that they were dismal in the 90`s. First time I saw one of those Mercs on the road, I immediately thought it must have been somebody elses platform.
Very bad country.....never heard something like that in sweden....we have many Navara in sweden with more then 500000 km and no major issues.....UK is crazy...
Nissan merging with Renault was such a dud deal for Nissan, and just think about the knob that buys an X Class and thinks they are buying King Techno Chariot when really it's a Navara with a shitty Renault engine, talk about soul destroying.
In my country we have the 2.5 in stead I think is the older version! But I don't know if it's a renault
More research required on your behalf knob head haha.. a Navara is a Navara with a shitty Renault engine.
15000km is under warranty ,why they brought to you?
Things to improve:
Remove the horrendous intro
Get a mic
Get a mic
Invest on a bloody mic
plz get a mic it is so hard to hear you talking thanks
Also lower the music, the royalty free music is terrible. It's like 009 sound system all over again.
I feel like him take all my energy when he speak.
Every time i see this vids about new engines it answers me Why i keep my old 2011 Navara at home. I know ..i know it has some small rattling noise at cold start in the timing chain but i only buy oil and filters and a pair of struts and she is still going. Love your channel.Cheers from Chile.
Mines 08 stx dual cab diesel i do the same do my own oil and front diff oil gearbox centre transfer case and rear diff
Great vid man!
Hi Des love the vids i still have my D40 dual cab @159699km. I change the oil myself every 3k or 5k with full synthetic oil. The diesel filter i always use a nissan OEM. A good work horse
Good video. Iam watching u from north africa
Loving your vids mate, keep them coming. any chance of doing a review on an amarok. Think you should do more reviews. Your style is ace.
Nice video :) i was wondering why they can make the 1.5 dci so good. but not the 2.3 dci ?
Which one is better? The YD 25 or YD23 twin turbo? In indonesia we only get Yd25, even on the new 2018 NP300
Talking about who will supply the spares
I know its a long time ago but when LDV used the peugeot TD engine, rover used to sell the peugeot branded spares for that engine
Just had the 30,000 kms service done on my NP300 here in Spain, it cost me 235 euros at a Nissan dealer, although I was given some discount.
Top of the range Navara in Australia is $65k.
Top of the line Mercedes 4cyl (x250d) is $55k as of last year 👍🏼
Guess what I bought.?
I nearly brought one of these Nissan over here in nz when they came out. So glad I didn't after hearing this stuff. Nissan should never use someone else's engines they know how to build arguably the best engines in the world then they go and put some Renault shit in there trucks. So sad to see!!
Look at the GTR34 well made all Nissan
Nissan make the best engines? Wow how wrong you are
Now have Toyota selling a BMW car, shouldn't be surprised, they sell a Subaru.
Nissan are using their engines, It's Mercedes that are using Renault engine which is a sister to Nissan.
I live in Canada. I was looking at the Nissan pickup truck. Over here Nissan calls it the Frontier. It comes standard with a 6 cylinder 4 Liter gasoline engine. I was told by the dealer it is a Nissan manufactured engine.
Please get a Mic so we can hear you better..and luv your channel..keep it up m8😁😁
Think I will stick to our d21s with a td27
I have one of these in NZ 2015 np300 ST-X 4x4 80000 klm no issues so far was worried about the trans fluid not being changed but have been told they have a fluid tester? Loving the 20000 oil changes. My last nissan was a 1996 R50 Q3.2 diesel GM3r Terrano had it for 220000k over 9 years did not ever miss a beat, before that was a 91 D21 GM3r 2.7 turbo diesel terrano awesome!!! same again never missed a beat apart from the rocker pads disappearing at around 220000k added non return valves in the fuel lines too what a difference that made.
My NP is averaging 8.1 liters per 100 km hiway/town compared to 14-15 for the terrano. NP dose go if you hammer it, gets to 100klm pretty damn quick also is a smooth ride and not so many wrattles yet. Regardless i'm liking it so far. May tune out the ERG and delete the DPF yet still thinking on it. We also have five diesel D40s at work all 4x4s all going strong keep up the good work you guys rock.
Did you mean 20,000klm oil change internal ? If so , that's crazy , and premature death to every component.
@@MrKrueger88 Yeah that's one of the reasons I got it. It takes 6.1 liters and 6.4 with filter full syn I think the oil is still mint no soot yet.. They recommend you change the trans fluid at 100000k crazy!!! good for the environment tho I suppose.
@@barringtonbrown736 I changed my synthetic trans oil every 40k ... I do it myself , it's easy to do . And oil and filter every 10 k with synthetic . Best prevention !!!
@@MrKrueger88 yep i wondered. I'm getting fluids organized asap. I'm also considering both a aux oil and trans cooler too, all my others had that mod, cant hurt. However I don't know how the brain will react to the extra fluids or even if it would. My NP300 out of warranty.
@@barringtonbrown736 it's the best insurance you can have , regular , good quality oils make all the difference . As for the computer , it won't know the difference . You only need oil pressure for the oil light to go off . And the coolers are good too , as high temps kill oils .
A tip: use OBS to capture other video sources if unable to download and don't just use a camera to record of a display..
in australia its $547 for the first service, simmilar for 2nd, 3rd is the major at $721 and these are at every 20,000ks
trent probably because Australia version is made in Thailand and Europe version made in Spain ( I am not Sure np300 but d40 is made in Spain)
Really how come have all this problems I'm own one in Australia nissan navara st-x 2015 until now don around 70000 ks nothing wrong even I do services by myself
I have had the x class now for a year and it’s been faultless, the only things they share with the Navara are the motor and the door handles.. As far as I’ve read MB even had workers on the assembly lines at Nissan.. Even the paint is MB which is their own blend of water based acrylic they developed themselves.. I had a Navara before I purchased the x class and they are miles apart..
Nice 👍
I LOVE my R51 Pathy...my kids named it Twinkle ((*.*))
I have a d40 st-x 550 it’s also a Renault engine but could not be happier with it. Heaps of power it’s smooth and quiet
But the Mercedes has a wider track so not 100% Nissan. I also have the 2017 np 300 st-x. And it’s fine so far. Will keep
Your views in mind though and see if any of these occur
mark hamnett I thought the wider track was just a bigger wheel offset??
Is it wider control arms, longer axles etc. Or just a different wheel offset?
Na, they just jacked around with the track to impress MB buyers.
How come you are having so much trouble with your engines in England we don't seem to be having the same problem over here in Australia or at least i have not heard of any.
Same here in NZ, I'm on my 3rd D40 and apart from little things mine have all gone fine. Regular servicing and fixing the little things before they become a big thing is the go.
bad mechanicals poor services
Regarding engines, there are lemons from each and every manufacturer. Your luck you don't get one. Aside from this fact we ignore how the poor thing has been treated by its owner. More than many times this is the result of abuse, improper fuel, or lack of basic maintenance or inspection. A loose hose clamp will cook your engine if you don't pay basic attention to things.
More importantly whats that R34 GTR doing? New engine?
Adrian Chiu hi buddy big end bearings All the best Des
How much cost that r34 ?And si it stock ?
Ai Cuni I was wondering that too 😂
Probably in the US they are almost 100k
5yr warranty or 100k whichever comes first, yet you have one with only 15k miles. Hmmmm, something doesn't add up. Why wouldn't the owner use the warranty on a fault that is clearly covered?
Just wondering why are you repairing a 1 year old NP300 with 15000 miles on the clock when it has a 5 year 100000 mile warranty? Are you a certified warranty repair centre? If not I'd be getting Nissan to fix it for free.
We said the same but it was bought with a no warranty from Nissan due to a company buying them at a cheap rate from Nissan. Because the motor had run with a water leak and cooked the cylinder head the company would not stand the warranty sad to say
That explains it. I bought an NP300 in March 2016 when they were first launched in the UK and had a couple of niggles but Nissan have been very helpful and resolved the issues quickly, even giving me a free 4 year service plan for my inconvenience worth easily £900.
PS. Keep up the great work.
That is very fair of them well done Nissan on that one, Cheers Des.
Agree. You need a mic.
Worse than all of this, they put a Renault Espace engine in the back of my beloved McLaren.
Any diesle Mercedes car under a 220 has a Renault engine I drive an E220 it has a Mercedes engine
in Australia we have a different engine, Nissan markets the new 2.3 diesel made in Thailand as the YS23DDTT engine plus others, the reason is we have fuel below euro 4 standards, in Europe you have euro 5 fuel so Nissan can't use this engine, instead Nissan uses the NV400 Renault nee Nissan engine, its a good thing for us as Europe is the testing ground for crap engines so we know beforehand if they come here, and I ticked the box for like.
That's good to know. Any issues you know of with the Thai engines?
I think you will find that the ys23ddtt is also the mercedes om699 which is made in collaboration with renault. Its based of the renault m9x engine just had more displacement. They are infact the same engine as in the video. Its not the first time they have used a renault/renault based engine as the D40 STX 550 has the V9X 3l V6 which is a beast for towing!
You maybe disappointed to learn that in fact...
You really need a new mic... auwfull sound of your voice.
Hi, manufacturers re-badging others cars has gone on for years. Honda sold the Isuzu Bighorn, Toyota sold the Holden Commodore and Holden sold the Toyota Camry, it's a long standing tradition.
Nissan's having Renault motors is not new, they have owned each other for years. Merc wanting to sell them isn't that surprising and of course they will ramp up the prices, they are Mercedes Benz, that's what they do! And you think you have it bad in the UK, try buying European car parts in Australia or NZ, you pay 2 - 3 times the price here.
MB are doing it for no other reason that they want to get into a market without setting up to do full production. Having a re-badged Nissan/Renault will come back to bite them on the bottom but they will do as they have always done, shrug it off and have a go elsewhere.
A quick note - the tape isn't really covering the licence plate properly, you can still read it quite clearly.
Bill.
Thanks for the info
Just what has Renault done to poor Nissan. Initially a saviour but not its worst enemy.
Renault should leave all engine development to Nissan in future.
think of it like this , you are going on a picnic , A- the basket is Japanese made and the French have done the food ,or would rather option B- a French made basket , which would be quite stylish , but likely to break , and Japanese food , I'd go for option A
Not a new theme. Companies have shared components for years. Lamborghini and Audi share.
That's because VW owns both.
@@bunning63 Tell me about it
even a 1968-70 Rolls-Royce had usa auto box and French suspension! but more than that the new currant pick ups have got to much electronic shit on them, as with all cars today, even the americans messed up the ford f150 raptor with a v6 eco boost pile of crap, the inline 4 cylinder eco boost fouls up pots 2and 3 you start to get rough idle on tick over first signs of coking up! head of time, old basic cars and trucks are the best,
I go for navara NP300
Dodge used the peugot. AMC...
The Mercedes A class uses the 1.5 Renault engine, I think Mercedes has lost the plot on there own Diesel engines
They still have their 1.8 cdi and 2.2 cdi for the a class
Renault owns a large percentage of Nissan that's why they are using their crappy engines
Surely this contravenes Consumer Legislation...????
If I were to purchase a Mercedes I would expect a merc engine not a Renault molecule should be in it.
Should this not be a trade descriptions violation.
Sorry but this fella would be so much easier to watch if he'd only put his hands in his pockets.
Get that music out the video mate. Spoils a good video
More badge engineered crap. Mind you, Mercedes have been pretty poor over recent years, not to mention that they were dismal in the 90`s. First time I saw one of those Mercs on the road, I immediately thought it must have been somebody elses platform.
Cheeky rascals
Soooo smug, from start to finish.. Not right when Merc rebadges Nissan but okay when Nissan does it to Renault? 🤪
Like it's a sweet looking little truck. Such a waste by installing a shit Renault engine.
Well said
That Hitler intro is bloody annoying
The merc is proper ugly. Worse than the VW 👎
Very bad country.....never heard something like that in sweden....we have many Navara in sweden with more then 500000 km and no major issues.....UK is crazy...
If this is true. Mercedes you have to be a shame. Because you build the besst cars in the world Mercedes. Reno is shit.
Loving the gtr