Y62 Patrol 2 Year Review..and fuel consumption, post Cape trip.

This is a follow up video on my 1 year review. Ive had this truck for over 2 years now so here is my version of a review on the vehicle so far including issues, fuel usage, ability etc.
I havent swept anything under the rug, it is what it is.
Warning.
*may contain traces of bad language
*poor camera work
*even worse commentary
*worse still editing
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@chris_richards_oz_patrol

[@tempestv8]

One of the few KZbin videos I watched from start to finish! Appreciate the info, totally honest review, thankyou!

[@OzPatrol66]

Good to hear, cheers

[@mountainconstructions]

Such brilliant and honest review Well Done mate

[@nikilomano5887]

Best review bro 🙌🏾 learned a lot

[@mikekay213]

Great honest video of what can go wrong, thanks

[@johnyanderson6604]

Great fuel consumption for a big vehicle and loaded, most underrated 4x4 overlander and it is a very reliable, Tx for the info, nice vid

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Texas here too . Currently have a 2wd , looking to pick up a newer awd version .

[@DEVGANaman]

Very informative mate... Good one

[@TwoHemiViewer]

Very very good review, well articulated in an non bias manner. Thank you.✅👍✌️🇭🇲

[@greasemonkey9329]

Good honest review mate. The break down in fuel consumption V's accessories, speed and aerodynamics was great as most 4x4 owners wouldn't consider this. After all It is a V8 petrol and that is to be expected, however fuel consumption of 10/14 per 100 (standard trim) is pretty bloody respectable for a 3 tonne vehicle. As for your warranty issues, all makes of vehicles have problems and the worst of them are carried out by doing recalls. Your issues are relatively minor, however some of these are Factory mechanical design issues, that Nissan has has more than likely taken care of by now in their later releases. Great looking set up and good review.

[@OzPatrol66]

Cheers mate, no point telling fibs eh.

[@Alingkii_888]

Very handy review *thank you*

[@paulenright4976]

Great review 👍

[@khalfanalnuaimi396]

I also have a 4 Series Nissan Patrol Y62. I bought 5 years ago and did 310,000 km without problems and you know the weather in Dubai and the Middle East is very hot and dry

[@OzPatrol66]

Yes, looks hot, a bit different to my offroading eh, 310k good to hear

[@mattdickins2459]

This is a great video 👍

[@OzPatrol66]

Cheers mate

[@stephenrogers9664]

On fuel economy that’s bloody fantastic. I have a Barra powered AWD Territory, & I get 20 lit per 100 around town, & 11 lit per 100 highway your doing fantastic. A great video too 👍

[@OzPatrol66]

Haha, we have a barra gu, does about 2 lp100 worse than 62 on cape trip

[@christeitzel9609]

Good to know they will actually replace things under warranty

[@mewank1148]

Keep putting in

[@peteraverkin1023]

Great review.

[@OzPatrol66]

Cheers mate

[@markwng]

I like your logic..

[@TaroutCommodore]

Great review, thanks In the middle east it's common knowledge if you wanna go to the desert and come back, you get a land cruiser or a patrol, built like a tank and will keep running forever with little issues. The Y61 is still available new here too, I'm thinking about getting one that's how I ended up her. Cheers

[@OzPatrol66]

What engine is in the y61,tb48?

[@OzPatrol66]

Thats great you can still get y61, the most rugged and reliable 4wd everbuilt i reckon

[@FirstLightAdv]

Great explanation

[@saiyuni2]

Wow, I was going to order a new Series 5, but after your experiences, I am having second thoughts.

[@OzPatrol66]

Im 3 years in now and am loving this truck more than ever. The rear arm is the only real issue to me. I will rewatch this review again to jog my memory but with 1 more year gone past and still love it. Might have to do a 3 year review.

[@darrindouglas1]

Great review. I have a S4 2019 model with 38k kms. No dramas so far. Doing the breathers is on the to do list for sure. My car had the snorkel when I bought it. I guess it was used for 4wding, as I found a decent sized stick jammed in the rear lower control arm ( got it out ) They are a great car, which is evident in the increased sales of late. I noticed the ding high in the drivers rear quarter?? Did that happen after the repairs? How good are the bush barriers??

[@OzPatrol66]

Cheers, dinged at north straddie, woops, see my bush barriers video , they are great.

[@Mambey]

You nearly have me convinced to buy one. But never had a landcruiser and wish to lower ,myself and get one.

[@OzPatrol66]

They are a good thing, as a outback very capable tourer, very comfy, hadle rough stuff really well, only minor mods necessary.

[@adamsurf76]

Hey mate great review. Just wanted to ask have you got a GVM upgrade or is it standard?

[@OzPatrol66]

Back then it was under gvm just, now over and i have 3800kg gvm

[@Alank63]

Hi, like your video. I have a series 5 which is standard, including tyres, and agree with your 10 per cent regards speedo error. However, I have found the odometer to be correct despite the inaccurate speedo. Your fuel usage comments are pretty much line ball with mine, we tow a 3t JB caravan and 20 to 23 ltrs at about a true 100kmph. I tend to drive it manually except in traffic and rarely use cruise when towing as I personally think its use causes much heavier fuel consumption especially in hilly terrain.

[@OzPatrol66]

Yes totally aggree

[@aslkdfjhg]

Comparing fuel economy for caravans is very tricky and full of bias. I'm sure some truckers know more about this than me. If you drive at 90kmh with no wind, on the flat, in the cold in Victoria, you'll be getting good economy. In the Queensland heat in the hills in a headwind, going wide open, you'll be drinking the juice really fast.

[@OzPatrol66]

Yes, exactly

[@bears2604]

Good review, td42 using that much fuel really, I'm have had 3 gq gu's td42's continuesly since 2004, not one has used anywhere near your quote. Surprising! Now looking at buying 2020 patrol.

[@OzPatrol66]

I still have a td42 ute, those figures from memory after cape trip, all well boosted, 35s etc, and heavy cars, thats the figures they gave me

[@OzPatrol66]

Also that was average, so highway, sand, tele track

[@bears2604]

@@OzPatrol66 Cheers mate, looking forward to upcoming review

[@nev57]

Great review mate,refreshing to hear the non wanky stuff

[@OzPatrol66]

Cheers mate, i try to avoid wanky stuff

[@tpv59]

THANK YOU. GREAT HONEST review. NO krapp. NO HORRIBLE music. Tell it as it is. YOU SUCEEDED !!! 10/10. Thanks again.

[@OzPatrol66]

Cheers im due for 4 year review

[@tpv59]

@@OzPatrol66 Great to hear. Look forward to it. Thank You.

[@richardlang8083]

Had a series 5 2020 , l had the same thing happen , got up went to go out started the car , and the diff locked in and had to take it to Nissan and use the scan tool to fix , so I bought one to stop having to take it back to Nissan , priceless .

[@sydneyraj]

With my 2019 Y62 S5, the fan comes on during low range prolonged driving where the airflow through radiator is not fast enough to cool. Going into 4wd low might sometimes when vehicle is climbing upward slope, so I select a bit earlier. All breathers have been terminated in snorkel's air box. If the car has been running for a while, I prefer to wait a few mins before entering the first water crossing to prevent water entering through seals. Despite all, a bit of luck is involved in these.

[@OzPatrol66]

Good info, yes, my fan also stays on in low range occasionally, due to auto temp i reckon

[@Mambey]

Something can be said for the old manual lever for 4h and 4l

[@shonkytonky]

Great review. What rims are you using ?.

[@OzPatrol66]

Csa hawk, 18 x9 plus 20 offset

[@CruiserBrah]

Airbags cause more problems than they fix. Bit like air shocks in the old days ripping shock mounts out. I have a R51 Pathy, same platform as the Y62, and just have an uprated variable rate spring in the rear and it works a treat.

[@ryanmis1]

Great review thanks mate. May I ask why you took the 34’s AT’s to cape York and not the 35 muddy’s? Cheers

[@OzPatrol66]

The first trip 2019 I didn't have the muddies, the second trip 2021, I took the nittos, unless I change diff ratios the 34s are so much better for fuel economy, cruise control, auto happier, less wobble, buy of course the 3 muddies are so much better for a Cape trip. Diff ratios next I reckon.

[@ryanmis1]

@@OzPatrol66 cheers, makes sense!

[@gadgetmason6734]

Is that a TJM front bar, if so....what recovery points do you have. Having trouble sourcing front recovery points.Cheers

[@OzPatrol66]

Its an arb bar, i have roadsafe ones, very heavy and overbuilt

[@eamesy2000]

Dash off-road sell them for Tom bar

[@blueduck7816]

Bigger tyres means you need to add to trip meter reading proportional to difference in rolling dia from factory. This will improve theoretical fuel economy, not make it worse.

[@OzPatrol66]

I know what your saying, yes you do more kms, but the gearing due to the larger wheels makes.it work harder i reckon.

[@bronco351mal]

Can I ask what Nissan Dealership do you deal with and are you happy with there service etc??

[@OzPatrol66]

Nissan robina gold coast and will not go back

[@anbu999]

Have you extended the breather for diff and trans ?

[@OzPatrol66]

Before that trip i cheked the diff breathers, appeared high enough stock but after the water in transfer case i checked the auto and tc breathers, found them too low. Havent fixed yet but on my list before i go through really deep water again, so soon.

[@veryaware]

speedo is out as per the video, the odometer is not. The car also knows its real speed, as is able to be seen through the odb port, it is spot on checked against a gps.

[@OzPatrol66]

That explains a bit, cheers

[@mickloney9826]

You bent the arm because of coil bind - when you lifted the thing you needed to change the bump stops. The airbag had nothing to do with it.

[@OzPatrol66]

Ok, you talking the first or second time or both The wheel.was on droop the second time?

[@alexajo]

What brand is your lift kit?

[@OzPatrol66]

I just got the ontrack setup, front new modified lcas and oem.springs, rear, new springs 200kg

[@iandickinson342]

It looks heavy. Have you weighed it when set up for travel?

[@OzPatrol66]

3620 with me, 2 mates 3 swags, beer, full tank

[@OzPatrol66]

It does look heavy eh

[@iandickinson342]

@@OzPatrol66 Thought it might have been overloaded.

[@OzPatrol66]

@@iandickinson342 gvm 3800, so no, not overloaded

[@bradpraed3228]

I have a series 1 STL and my , dare I say it , fuel consumption with a 2.5 ton van is averaging 28 Ltrs per 100 with pretty much the same mods.

[@OzPatrol66]

Update to come, now I'm in the hills and with the 35s, I'm on 23.3 after cruising offroad, beach and lots of hilly gravelly tassy back country towing 2.5 tons, bug difference in hills and 35s eh

[@OzPatrol66]

Also only getting 91 on tassy West coast which is crap economy also

[@bradpraed3228]

@@OzPatrol66 I don’t have 35’s,yet.

[@Mambey]

The low range gearing in the y62 is better than a standard GU and a 200 series or auto prado

[@OzPatrol66]

Yes and idles along rocky creeks at 700 rpm, with no throttle. Im still getting used to the slow crawling in the 62 but impressed.

[@Bigdonfu]

imagine putting a 6.7 cummins from a 2018 2500 manual transmission in this.. imagine that

[@OzPatrol66]

Haha, imagine.

[@limitlessadventures7626]

Tow a 3.5t I just times the fuel by 2 so on open road 23-25 on ave not guarantee

[@shezsimpson8270]

Close your fridge!

[@darrellweber6298]

Hi Have you got a rap on the panels ?

[@OzPatrol66]

Actually bush barriers, giant fridge magnets, see my review video on them, theyve saved me some damage.

[@user-pr5sw8mi7d]

Я слышал, что каждые 100.000 км надо мннять ТНВД. И при этом нужно вытаскивать двигатель

[@OzPatrol66]

I hope not, that sounds expensive

[@jackofjr]

.

[@tyzon00800]

Huh? The review is all about incorrect fuel use info

[@OzPatrol66]

Thats my fuel figures with my mods, not everyones. Which bit is wrong?

[@tyzon00800]

Surprised that it’s made it to 2yrs the vehicle is a disaster. Your fuel numbers are bullshit why do all y62 owners lie about fuel use

[@OzPatrol66]

Do you have one?

[@hyster16t]

Butt hurt LC owner inbound.