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looking at a ti t30, what to look for


gday folks, im yet to own an xtrail, but im going to look at one tomorrow. its a ti 2003 t30. so far my research has shown me that the series 1 had a few engine problems, but im yet to hear anything bad about the series 2. can anyone give me a rough idea what to check on this xtrail tomorrow? cheers

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Mate, the QR25DE petrol engine is identical internally on the Series one and Series 2.
The difference being, another cat convertor has been added below the vehicle on a series 2. This has somewhat restricted the power output, when compared to a Series 1.


Things to check would be service history/ factory recalls completed/ state of oil and belts/ engine noises and rattles (compression check)/ tyres and brakes/ electronic functionality of abs, 4wd lock, auto engage etc.

Dont be scared by reports of failures, as every single mass-produced vehicle motor has its own problems.
Be aware of the butterfly valve screws and if you can, get them loctited (just a piece of mind thing for me, another bit of preventative maintenance),I would also recommend removing the factory engine mounted Cat and exhaust manifold to completely mitigate any future problems.

The QR25DE pulls the xtrail well, and should last a long time if oil changes, filters etc are serviced regularly.



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ok cheers, the butterfly screws were the problem i meant at the start. i had been told that series 2 didnt have the problem though, is that true?

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Hi Steve,

If you do a search on "buying second hand" or "buying used" x-trail, plenty of existing topics will come-up with very useful information contained in them on what to look out for when buying a used exy.

In regards to the butterfly screws, if my memory serves me right, the design of the screws and washers was changed in 2006, so it was no longer an issue after that year for the Series 2 T30. All previous years had the old style of screws and washers and for an added peace of mind, the butterfly screws would need to be inspected physically.

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well i went and looked at it. its a ti-luxury with a sun roof. its got a few k's for a 03. just over 180,000. doesnt bother me much cause only one owner, full service log book history, drives beautifully, everything works. only thing i could fault was the tint on one window is starting to peel a little. its got a heavy duty hayman reece towbar which is what i specificly wanted, so i think im going to go with it emoticon

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If you think it's the one and you don't feel like doing any mechanical inspections on it, go right a head.

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ill definately be running some tools over it when i get it just to make sure those screws have loctite on them. but im definately going to snap it up, these x trails seem to sell bloody quick!

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Congrats mate and welcome to the xtrail family emoticon

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hi,

i'm looking to get an exy as well, and have found this forum to be a gold mine of info. I've been doing alot of reading, especially into the butterfly screw issue. I've got a few questions as well but i figured I'd pop em in here instead of starting a new thread.

With regards to the butterfly screw issue, from what's been posted it was 'fixed' in 2006, but i'm guessing it's not all 2006 plated cars, it'd be after a certain date. Is there any way to tell if your car has the new screws or not without opening it up?

Are there any tell tale signs of a car that has dropped a screw through it?

The reason i ask is that there are a few sorta too good to be true xtrail adds, with all leather, low k's, sunroof etc just really really nice examples, but the prices seem abit too good to be true.

Also it doesn't help that my car budget is sort of at a weird point, and i don't know whether i should get an base model ST '06/'07 or a more optioned TI/TI-L '04/'05 with similar k's.


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