D22 Navaras, anyone own or owned one?

[BT]

Hello chaps.

I am hoping this is in the right section and appropriate for the forum, I know if it is, it's by a very slim margin but I know a lot of people on here have a lot of experience with a lot of things.

I currently own a caddy van, it is awesome but I am restricted by the amount of seats and it can be problematic getting it into some sites for shooting, working, fishing and other such necessities.

I sold my ford ranger to buy my caddy and one of the main reasons was because the gearing in my ranger was poor for motorway use.

Has anyone had any experience with the D22 that can comment? My ranger used to do just over 3k in 5th and that would put me at just under 70mph. Is the D22 better than this? Ideally I am looking for 70mph at 2750 or there abouts.

I know from experience that the ford rangers suffer from this, and the L200 along side. Is the D22 much better?

Thanks in advance.

[dodgerover]

A bit late but oversized tyres would have solved the gearing issue....

[Rich]

The D22 is the one with the blow-up engine as documented by watchdog.
Although, you should take that info with a pinch of salt. I worked for Nissan when it was all kicking off over the d22 engine issues, and I only ever had to replace the engine on a D40 due to being overheated at high speed. But in the same breath a friend of mine had a D22 recently that did fail. So be wary. That is all I have to add really.

[BT]

Thanks for the replies guys. The ranger did have tyres that were noticeably larger than standard. I dread to think what it was like prior to the fitting of them.

Thanks very much for the input. It is warmly welcomed. I usually put a lot of info into researching potential vehicles, but for some reason lack a little with trucks. When I bought my ranger i was told they were dogs, constant failures and all sorts but I loved mine. I have a fair few friends with the D40, every single one of them has had a rather expensive problem at some point, I was kind of hopeful that the D22 may have been before the problems started reading their heads.

What causes the D22 to pop? Would you advise against buying one?

The one I am looking at is reasonable mileage farm vehicle so has some farmer patina. Mot ran out in February but it is priced significantly less than others out there.

[wyer1972]

I bought one with the engine knocking for £500 , the people to see are bill car engineering in Shrewsbury , cost about 2 k to fix properly ,although if the bottom end is ok you can get the upgrades done for a lot less, basically the problem is the original shells are very soft which then allows the bottom end to start to knock and if left throws a rod through the side of the block .my brother bought it off myself and has had it for two years and loves it , I say go for it , join the Nissan navara owners club on line it's free and a lot of good info on there

[BT]

Thanks again for the input.

The minute I mention D22 to anyone they say "they blow up", "don't buy one, they blow up" what a reputation, I suppose its like RMS & IMS failure on the 911, a small percentage fails but everyone remembers the "cost ten grand to fix" stories.

I think I am going to have a look tomorrow or Monday. If the engine isn't knocking, is it a good idea to look into having the shells upgraded with a sense or urgency? Hopefully then you will have a sound, solid and reliable engine?

Thanks again.

[recarouk]

not personal experience, but a friend of mine has had a fair few D22's, he usually buys them with done engines and drops in a Terrano Lump, says they are much more reliable, its not too much of a ball ache to swap over and seem to be a lot less problematic than the original lumps, food for though

[BT]

Funny you say that, I was looking at a D22 with a terrano motor fitted. Sure is an idea.

[wyer1972]

If the engine is sound then it would be good to get the upgrades done sooner rather than later as it will save loads of money when compared to a rebuild , at the end of the day theses are starting to get old so it depends if you want to spend the dough, billcar engineering are the daddies when it comes these engines , they refuse to re grind the crank and only genuine Nissan ones so that's where the expense is. Ps I'm not in anyway associated with billcar it's just that they did a good job ,so credit where credits due

[swampy76]

Go for an Isuzu instead