Postby palmerwmd » Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:23 pm
Only a subset of 05-10 VQ40 de had the substandard (badly made, due to wearing machine tools) parts installed.
Not all of them and perhaps not even the majority of them.
I owned a 2005 Xterra in the past with the exact same powertrain as a V6 R51,
No strange noises of any kind, so I did not take any action.
This is even though I am a perfectionist with preventative maintenance (for example to prevent SMOD, I did new radiator on that 05 the day the car drove off the lot).
But this is not that level of threat.
By all accounts from those affected, it will be obvious and give lots of warning over a significant time frame.
I wouldn't worry about it until (and IF, which may never happen) you start hearing funny noises.
And unlike SMOD if you do, you can take your time with it (within reason) to get to it.