Good diesel mechanic In Wellington?

**Scuba_Steve** · 21st June 2010, 10:42

I know this isn't the most logical place to ask, but I assume some of you out there may have had experience with a diesel mechanic or 2 in your life.

So I'm wondering if anyone knows/had experience with a good (preferably cheapish) diesel mechanic in the Wellington Region?
I'm having a few concerns with me vans ticker/muscles, she seems to be thirsty & appears to be lacking a bit in the muscle department. I just want to find out if my concerns are just & if so get her fixed.

**CookMySock** · 21st June 2010, 12:52

If the timing belt is a bit old it will run a little retarded and that will make it smoke badly and be gutless to drive.

What engine is it exactly?

Steve

**Hitcher** · 21st June 2010, 18:14

The OP said he wanted a mechanic, not an online diagnosis.

**Scuba_Steve** · 21st June 2010, 18:42

Shes a Nissan and her tickers a TD23

**CookMySock** · 21st June 2010, 20:47

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Shes a Nissan and her tickers a TD23

Cant find an engine diagram but pretty sure that has a timing belt. It's not hard to change it yourself, except you might need a puller to get the front pulley off.

We get that fault all the time - engine gets hard to start and runs rough until it warms up, runs smoggy and rich and has no power.

If you dont want to do it, any mechanic can.. no need for a pricey diesel specialist.

Steve

**Motu** · 21st June 2010, 22:06

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

pretty sure that has a timing belt.

They don't have a cambelt dickhead.It probably just needs a new set of points and the carb adjusted.

**Woodman** · 21st June 2010, 22:30

Sorry about DB, he just makes shit up and posts it.

Pretty sure there is a place called Diesel Specialists, or at least there was. They were pretty good on the smaller stuff.

Motus right TD23s do not have cambelts. And even if it did a stretched cambelt actually advances the timing.

**CookMySock** · 21st June 2010, 22:46

Most of the small nissan diesels have a camchain and a separate timing belt to run the injector pump. I know coz I have two of them and they go soft and eventually drop pump belts all the time if they're not replaced regularly.

I can't tell you exactly if the TD23 fits in this category, but if it does, theres your fault. Diesels aren't that complicated.

Steve

**Woodman** · 21st June 2010, 22:56

Um ........Fuel filter.......tight tappets.......clogged air filter.

**bungbung** · 22nd June 2010, 10:29

Diesel and Turbo, Petone Esplanade. My cousin is the service manager

**Scuba_Steve** · 22nd June 2010, 18:48

Cheers for your replies so far, gives me a couple things and a couple places to try. Hopefully itll b a cheap/easy fix im hoping 2 b driving round NZ in it in a few months and a cheaper trip would b good

**tri boy** · 22nd June 2010, 19:42

Originally Posted by Woodman

Um ........Fuel filter.............clogged air filter.

+1
(or let DB pull it to bits in his bath tub with a Mciver tool)

**roadracingoldfart** · 22nd June 2010, 21:24

Originally Posted by bungbung

Diesel and Turbo, Petone Esplanade. My cousin is the service manager

Agree with Diesel and Turbo , they go out of thier way to help us with part etc we need for a job.
if you come to Kapiti , see Steve Lawton at Kapiti Coast Diesel Services , all the guys there have dirty oil preferances.

Paul.

**Woodman** · 22nd June 2010, 21:27

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Most of the small nissan diesels have a camchain and a separate timing [U]belt[/U

Steve

Sorry, but I can't help myself.

Not most of the Nissan diesels have a chain and a belt, only 2 have this set up the ld20 and ld28. They stopped making them in about 1986.

**Taz** · 22nd June 2010, 22:30

Originally Posted by Woodman

Sorry, but I can't help myself.

Not most of the Nissan diesels have a chain and a belt, only 2 have this set up the ld20 and ld28. They stopped making them in about 1986.

Bullshit! Surely they're all the same