GU Patrol performance

Your's must be one of a kind.

My 4.5 GU , has no problems accelerating and towing , and can tow my CT at the posted speed limit with plenty of room for overtaking.

The 4.2 TD will EASILY tow anything you like , and with the idea of crossing the Simpson will give you plenty of range.

Outright performance though you may find disappointing , however , given that your 4.5 seems to struggle , maybe you wont.

Get one and test it

Having never owned a petrol 4WD, I can't really offer a comparioson, but I have just bought an 05 GU 4.2 and offer the following comments: Be warned that you are going from a car that is nice around town to one that is not. the 4.2 GU is slugish around town and as they don;t make em in auto.. it is going to be a little more difficult (albeit still very comfortable, just slow from the lights etc) However, this is outweighed by it's performance off road. The 4.2 is great in sand etc. However I am still goiong to get it 'tuned' and 3" exhaust to try and help with a bit of 'town' manouvereability. be warned too that people talk about Range.. Over the Christmas break I made a spur of the moment decision to drive to Sydney from ADL and needed to do it quickly.. so I say on 115k's and hr alongthe realtively fat rd to SYdney ( via hay plains) this was done in 40+ degrees and the Range out of the toal fual on board (133L) was 600k's To sit on 100k's an hour will give you 700k's so she is still pretty thirsty...

Good Luck

i have owned 2 x 4.5 petrol GU's over the last 7 years and having the luxury of comparing performances against several other 4wd in the club, i would suggest your vehicle has a problem.
overtaking and acceleration in a 4.5 should and does leave a 4.2 diesel behind.

(dont want to get into a grunt-fest argument chaps, we know all the figures)

aalrobby,

I had a petrol/gas GQ and had same issue. Happy enough when not towing but wouldn't pull out of sight on a dark night with even an empty 6x4 garden trailer. Everyone from 4x4 specialists to auto engineers checked it without any improvement. I sold it. Now have 3l turbo and love it. Late 2002 build, regularly returns 11 l to 100k. Mine is manual but I believe autos have better economy. Did the big lap last year with 1.3t camper and averaged 14 l per 100k. Happily overtakes on hills but sluggish away from lights - I live with that. Apart from the power issue I found the range and availability of LPG a real pita. This convinced me to go diesel. Get it anywhere and now have a range of 900ks with comfort. Up to a 1000ks if I am brave !!! Each 40000ks the Nissan services sting (around $800) but otherwise love it. I have also done lots of hill work around Wonongatta and Vic high plains.

Good luck with your decision

Kenell

Underneath on the RHS in front of the rear wheel is an inline fuel filter held in place with a spring steel clip.

Replace this with an aftermarket Bosch one (2 x phillips screws on hose clamps) and you may be back in business.

My trusty old 4.5 GU used to go quite well, something is definately up with yours.

Mate...there must be a problem, mine is like a rocket when I put the foot down even in the soft stuff.