Potential issues with 100k 5 year old motor ?

jase1

forgotmyname wrote: »

Petrol models maybe starting to show signs of wear but diesels should still be good for another 50,000 before the engine starts to use a bit of oil.

A 1.6 maybe, but a 3.5 petrol should be considerably less worn than a typical 1.6 or 2.0l diesel at 150,000 miles.

The only thing that counts against such an engine really is the inevitable tendency of owners to try to save money on fuel; so they get driven little and not often, at just above labouring revs where the owners mistakenly think they'll get better mpg.

So they shake themselves, and ancilliaries to bits.

It's no different to low-mileage, privately-owned diesels really. They need to be driven -- so 100,000 miles is a good thing, not bad.

Foxy-Stoat_3

Think your on the wrong forum for specific advice...if its a Z or Skyline then get onto one of them forum/owners clubs, if the folk on there dont know the answers then the questions are irrelevant!!

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jase1 wrote: »

A 1.6 maybe, but a 3.5 petrol should be considerably less worn than a typical 1.6 or 2.0l diesel at 150,000 miles.

The only thing that counts against such an engine really is the inevitable tendency of owners to try to save money on fuel; so they get driven little and not often, at just above labouring revs where the owners mistakenly think they'll get better mpg.

So they shake themselves, and ancilliaries to bits.

It's no different to low-mileage, privately-owned diesels really. They need to be driven -- so 100,000 miles is a good thing, not bad.

Which is why I'm only looking at 1 owner full main dealer service jobs which have been used and taken care of. When you get to the same car a couple of years older, you see multiple former owners, which as you said, makes me think people have bought above their ability to maintain or even insure and run.

The difference between this 2009 model with 100k and a 2009/10 model with say 40/60k and being retailed by a main dealer is circa £5/7k or about 50% to 70% more money. Yes, more hand holding and more surety but at a hugely inflated price.

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Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Think your on the wrong forum for specific advice...if its a Z or Skyline then get onto one of them forum/owners clubs, if the folk on there dont know the answers then the questions are irrelevant!!

This is the model and engine http://www.autoevolution.com/engine/nissan-murano-2008-35-v6.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine#VQ35DE

Brochure http://www.autoevolution.com/car-brochures/nissan-murano-brochure-2011-uk.html

gilbert_and_sullivan

Agree with an above poster, you need to trawl specific owners forums for known problems.

My biggest fear on a car like this would be transmission failure due to poor maintenance, far too often cars have had an engine oil change every year, but few give any thought to the two differentials and far more importantly the gearbox oil condition.

Some makers opted for sealed for life transmissions, not cos it works but because of marketing pressures, in some cases following regular premature failure that has been quietly dropped.

Toyota for example never went down this long or sealed for life routine, hence contributing in no small way to the rock solid reputation, but i don't know about Nissan.

Problem being, have any needed transmission oil renewals been carried out (indeed is the vehicle 'sealed for life' or 100ish k whichever comes first), some owners might dip the engine oil after a service if the car has a dipstick, but how many slide underneath to check the drain/filler plugs have been out.

In practice most make specialist indies do change transmission fluids, where far too often the main dealers don't/

Suspension bushings and ball joints worth investigating too, on some Mercedes cars with air suspension the bottom ball joints are an integral part of the suspension strut, so a failed bottom ball joint will cost around £1100 a side parts alone.

This is where owners forums unassociated with the maker are worth their weight in gold, research is seldom wasted time.

arcon5

But in general anything modern will cover 150,000 miles without anything other than basic servicing.

Highly unlikely. Clutches often wear in 2/3rds that or less amongst many other components.
Let alone many other already mentioned components.

Anyone knows 80-100k miles is often a dangerous time in the life of a car.

It's wholly unrealistic to buy a car expecting to do nothing but basic servicing for the first 150k miles.