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1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:08 am
by fujikun
hi, read on here a few people having engine changes with the 1.2 engines my friend here in glasgow had to have a new one fitted under warranty albeit in her juke, the pistons were undersize for the bores in the block. all seems well with the new engine, i just wondered how many engines affected over the range of cars running these engines. i dont know if these engines are also fitted to some renaults, and if the faulty engines all came from one factory.

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 7:01 pm
by addpulsar
Had a 15 plate juke with the 1.2 ran it in for the first 1000 miles and never lost a drop of oil, heard lots of horror stories from Nissan dealers, people taking to the local garage and the wrong oil used causing abnormal wear in the bores, but more than likely there will be a machining error somewhere in production, I'm guessing the kadjar and the capture will use the same engine although I did read somewhere they had a super charged version but never seen one up close to find out

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:30 am
by Slioch
fujikun wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:08 am hi, read on here a few people having engine changes with the 1.2 engines my friend here in glasgow had to have a new one fitted under warranty albeit in her juke, the pistons were undersize for the bores in the block. all seems well with the new engine, i just wondered how many engines affected over the range of cars running these engines. i dont know if these engines are also fitted to some renaults, and if the faulty engines all came from one factory.
Our Nissan Pulsar has been in the garage since January 15 and is still there today. This is a much bigger problem than anyone is aware of. The 1.2 petrol DIG-T engine is fitted in vehicles such as the Juke, Pulsar, Qashqai and i'm sure many more. I'm aware that the engine is built in several different places and it all depends where it was made. A certain factory (which i don't know which it is) when manufacturing the engine used a different supplier for certain components (possibly piston rings) than the other factories.

There is a Technical Bulletin that was released in December 2015 informing Nissan technicians of the problem and how to fix it. So since they have been aware of the issue since then then anyone who purchased a vehicle after that date with the affected 1.2 DIG-T engine would have a right to feel angry.

Nissan are fuming that we secured a copy of Technical Bulletin EM 15/05 and i'm more than happy to share it.

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Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:36 pm
by StuGee
Would it just be these chassis numbers affected? Mine isn't within the bracket but it's going in next week as it's developed a fluttery wind noise which occurs on hard acceleration for the first ten minutes of driving. She can be hesitant too when trying to maintain speed. Oil consumption is practically zero but as the warranty is nearly up, I think it's best to have it checked out.

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:55 am
by janjim3
Hi Slioch,
Is there any way that I can copy and paste the Technical bulletin above as I need something like this to back my claims for a full refund on my Pulsar which to date has been ignored. I have tried copy and paste but it will not work.
Cheers, Jim.

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:05 am
by Benhoyle89
Hi all my 65 plate pulsar has just gone in for a full engine replace. A few weeks ago the engine started making a rattling noise so when the car went in for a service I highlighted it Nissan did some compression tests on the engine and I I was told the engine would need to be replaced. They put the repair on the warranty so we’re free of charge and a free courtesy until if it is fixed my car is 4 years old now with 35k on the clock. how will this affect the value of my car ?

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:05 pm
by Brians0401
I’ve just had same experience, oil consumption a bit high and requested dealer to check . “Within Spec” I was told, 1600miles later engine failure. Car is a 16 plate, 46k miles. Fortunately I took out the extended warranty so no debate and engine being replaced under warranty.

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:35 pm
by kt53
Benhoyle89. You say the repairs were put on warranty. Had you taken out extended warranty or did the dealership / Nissan accept that the engine was not of acceptable quality?

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:19 am
by debo.rah55
My car is a 15 plate anď has just been diagnosed by an independent garage, following a compression test, that I will need a new engine due to issues highlighted above. I'm now stuck with a car out of warranty that I can't drive unless I pay for a new engine. Seriously been thinking of scrapping it as not sure it will be worth replacing the engine. Has anyone got anywhere with Nissan once a car is out of warranty?

Re: 1.2 petrol engine

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:15 pm
by Moh
I have two problems with the car 2015 pulsar.engine drinking oil and been told that I need to drive two thousands miles to run checks.and second diagnosis already with gear box has delayed engagement when the car is cold and been told gear box will be replaced still don't know what are going to do with the engine any thoughts?I have extended warranty with 3000 per non related claims you think guys I will be ok ? thanks