what the faults are other than there was gas found in the sump and there was no oil

Think I can translate this. The "gas" in the sump is probably diesel which is there because of regen issues. The diluted oil has caused the engine failure. When the OP dipped the sump the day before and it appeared full it was diesel/oil mix.

But if its a petrol engine I am totally wrong.

Over to the OP.

I did ask earlier of this was the diesel or petrol model but the OP couldn't confirm.

And our diesel does its fair share of short journeys and occasional longer runs never suffers with failed regeneration or oil dilution.

Apologies. I thought I did. It is a diesel engine.

The 1.5 and 1.6 DCI engines although very different both seem to be fairly reliable engines the 1.5 has been around for so long I'm sure they were being used when the Roman's occupied these island's ;-) the 1.6 was designed to be fitted with a dpf and has lots of clever design features to aid efficiency instead of being retrofitted with the latest emissions must haves.

Like I've mentioned earlier our 1.6 dci has done just under 40000 miles and so far not missed z beat.

Hopefully you get some good will from Nissan.

dan86, at 40,000 miles I should b****y well think so!

I winder how Peter got on today. I hope he's heard from Nissan and they're do the right thing.

O know it's less than 40k and that's nothing but I expect at least about 100k out of the engine befor it has any major problems.

Not a great deal but no doubt the best that Peter could get from a company that isn't known for good customer service.

I think Nissan are going to struggle. They seem to have an unfortunate knack of pioneering a new type of car and making it popular (Qashqai, Juke, Leaf), then allowing the competition to catch up and overtake with better products.

Nissans (apart from the Z coupes) aren't enthusiasts' cars, but they used to make up for it with reliability. Not any more - although we'll all hope that Dan86's (above) continues to be a good one.

So do I I Avant.

But in all my years of driving (not even half as long as some on here) I've never owned a lemon but I've probably just gone and jinxed myself now (runs to touch some wood).

As above...you shouldn't be paying a penny IMO...it's their responsibility to put you back in the position you were prior to the failure...any contribution from you shouldn't even be mentioned.

£2200 is disgraceful.

In a perfect world I would agree but how many things in life are perfect.

I can see Nissans point for this. The OP should have a better car after its fitted with a new engine thus why should it be 100% free.

At the end of the day its 1 year out of warranty and Nissan could simply have said "sorry mate, better luck next time".

Personally I think he has done OK. If he wanted the guarantee of free repairs after the 3 year warranty expired he should have taken out Nissans extended warranty. I have never taken out an extended warranty and have been lucky so far. If my luck ran out tomorrow and I was faced with a £2200 bill I would still be ££££'s in pocket.

<< I can see Nissan's point for this. The OP should have a better car after its fitted with a new engine thus why should it be 100% free. >>

I think the point is that an Approved Used car should have been better than the OP's car was, so the 'betterment' argument is questionable.

Yes but the car was bought used almost 2 years ago meaning that the original owner used it for over 2 years. Other than the original owner no one has any idea how it was treated, may have been abused all its life. Its been said on here many times that "Approved Used" can mean any number of things but for the most part its just a sticker that the punter believes means its a better car than one without the sticker and feels better for it. That sticker does not mean the car is perfect and without faults over the next 2 years.

If you want a rock solid warranty you have to buy new, end of story. An even then some garages will try and lie their way out of carrying out repairs.

We bought our Fabia at 18 months old and we saved probably £6000 over the cost of a new one to the same spec from a broker (about £9000 less than list). If the engine goes bang when the car is 4 years old and costs us £2200 for a new one I am still well in pocket. Could buy the extended warranty but don't think i will be bothering, too many hidden pitfalls in them.