Hi, I'm having a nightmare time with my 3.0 turbodiesel Patrol, (Y61),
2000 vintage and I'm wondering if anyone in this group can shed some
light on things.

She's done 100,000 miles of mainly motorway driving in the UK.  Last
month the car revved violently on the road and began pouring huge
quantities of grey smoke thru the exhaust into the skies.  The turbo
was suspected and oil was found in the inlet.  Our garage reported that
the seals had failed and oil was then passed into the engine - hence
the smoke. This cost about 1500 UK pounds to fix.

OK, these things happen and I've found info on an au site that states
that early 3.0 TD were prone to oil delivery problems - and a fix was
found by raising the oil capacity.  I doubt this would have been done
to UK spec models.  Now for the mystery.

Exactly 7 days after our Patrol returns home, she blows up again.  This
time power is lost but no smoke.  The garage who originally repaired
her said their diagnostic computer now reports a fuel pump problem.
Now we've been quoted 2000 UK pounds to sort that out - the car is
worth about 7000.  Can any one tell me if these two major faults are
linked and/or common, or point to a much more serious problem that
would suggest our Patrol is now fit for scrap?  Nissan GB said "that's
just what we call bad luck". Are they right?

Thanks in advance for any comments. Regards, Adam