Thread: Black Diesel

Could be a lot of things, algae, oil, or even water but sounds something more sinister to make an engine go bang.

Baz. What is a ZD30?

Dad's ZD30 got ****ty fuel very early on, was a horrid colour when they drained the tank.
ZD30s do like to go pop though....
That said, dad's just ticked over 100k without any fuss, not that he looks after it...
2 services in 7 years of hard use....
Dave, the ZD30 is the Nissan 3L motor that likes to go bang

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Dad's ZD30 got ****ty fuel very early on, was a horrid colour when they drained the tank.
ZD30s do like to go pop though....
That said, dad's just ticked over 100k without any fuss, not that he looks after it...
2 services in 7 years of hard use....
Dave, the ZD30 is the Nissan 3L motor that likes to go bang

Yep know all about the 3 litre Nissan. Just did not know it was called ZD30. I have always know it as a hand grenade.

And the Nissan owners go on about td5s

With this vehicle, I'm assuming like most fuel systems the excess goes back to the tank for recirculation - possible the contamination was coming from the engine as it headed to 'bang' - overheated fuel can create granular deposits in the tank I've read?

Beside the original point, but our 2002 navara with ZD30 engine has done about 400,000km. No bang yet.
Don

Originally Posted by Don 130

Beside the original point, but our 2002 navara with ZD30 engine has done about 400,000km. No bang yet.
Don

Navara ZD30s seem to survive, strangely. That said, my old boss's ZD30DDTi Patrol had big km towing big loads with no trouble.