"Some of the symptoms to look for are oil leaks around the front of the sump, oil ingress into the intercooler, air conditioner compressor problems, cracking suspension mounts, weak rear pan-hard rods, seat recliner handles loosening and falling off, rear suspension noise, clutch/dual mass flywheel dramas (see below) early like around the 65 000 km mark, 5th gear splines in the gearbox stripping off when towing or doing a-lot of highway work (this problem is with most Patrol gearbox's and supposed to be rectified after 2002), mass air flow sensor, fuel pumps (on early models 2000) and the biggest problem is pistons blowing. The main piston to blow is number 4 however we have had number 1 go as well mainly from over fuelling. Accessory belt hydraulic tensioner failing. Usually chopping out the bushes and at $200.00 to replace hurts the pocket. Most patrols have a tendency to drift off to the left and a castor correction plate fitted to the left side usually rectifies this. The Patrol wheel wobble is well known and after many attempts the underlying problem is still undiscovered. The steel wheel rims are the most probable cause but we come across loose front wheel bearings and scarcely grease packed bearings often on near new vehicles."
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