We did go ahead and pick it up. I lost some sleep last night thinking about this.
I did get the car fax... it is a one owner and he only put 10,000 miles on it in the last 4 years. It now has 76K on it and the previous owner had the radiator flushed at the dealer at 65K. It does have the ECU recall outstanding still though. Does the radiator flush help out with the tranny problems any? It is a VERY clean vehicle and everyone is right is does have great power. More zippy then my Ram was. I need to find out why the temp. gauge is not working. I tried to have the dealer fix it but they said "NO" they did not have any more money in it! I had them move a lot on my trade!!! But being used we did get a good rate 5.4% on it. Not to bad considering the age of it. Will the ECU rectify the temp gauge not working?
Would you buy again??
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You can do better than that on interest. Hit up penfed.org I have both my used cards through them. 1 at 1.49 and the other at 1.79.
As for the Pathfinder, from my time on this forum and other readings, the flush will not prevent the possibility of cross contamination. Unless you swap out the radiator or do the bypass, you still run the risk of having the issue. I hope you enjoy the pathfinder. I have loved mine.
As for the Pathfinder, from my time on this forum and other readings, the flush will not prevent the possibility of cross contamination. Unless you swap out the radiator or do the bypass, you still run the risk of having the issue. I hope you enjoy the pathfinder. I have loved mine.
Radiator: There are some cheap aftermarkets (sub $200) that seem to work fine. I went OEM because I'm anal and the '08+ have different fitment.mforce wrote:Is there a certain brand of radiator to go with or is it better to just do the bypass on it? What type of cooler is used for the bypass and do I need to get one oversized for it cooler that it?
Bypass doesn't require anything but moving the tranny lines and plugging one. There is already a stand alone OEM tranny cooler and consensus is it does a fine job by itself. Lots of posts and how-to's around here for that if you search.
Well I just checked the radiator part number on it reads 21460-ZL11A and Calsonic made it. The PF is a 2005 and I don't think that the ZL11A was out in 05. So is the 21460-ZL11A the replacement radiator for the PF. I have not been able to verify with the dealer if the radiator was put in by them or not but it is definitely and Nissan radiator due to the model numbers.
Well I found out GREAT NEWS today. I called Nissan USA and they put me in touch with the dealer. No luck with that dealer so I called the dealer that showed on my carfax that did all the work. The vehicle god a new transmission, new radiator, new oil cooler, lines, hoses and gaskets at 59,000 and this was all under warranty. So it looks like I am safe now. The work was completed in 2009 and it has only gotten 15,000 miles since all the work was completed. Now I have many long miles ahead of us!!!!
Re: Would you buy again??
What year Xterra did you have? From 05 on, they have the same engine as the pathy, and as far as power to weight ratio, the X would win.mforce wrote:We have not had a pathfinder before but have had and Xterra and loved that vehicle other then it being underpowered. But, the PF has a lot more power to it.
As far as whether I'd buy again, absolutely. We've been thinking about what our next vehicle should be, and always seem to come back to the pathfinder. The combination of interior space (but not too much), great power, towing capacity, overall reliability, and fuel economy (because its still better than a suburban), makes the pathfinder an ideal vehicle for what our family needs.
And now they don't make it anymore... dammit!
Methinks the Japanese have no concept on what it would be like to be 6 foot plus and 200lbs+.
I'm 6'2" 250lb, and the truck is comfortable, so I would agree that 3 guys of your size would be a stretch for this truck. Reminds me of that documentary with the tall family from the UK, always having to duck for doorways and stuff.
I'm 6'2" 250lb, and the truck is comfortable, so I would agree that 3 guys of your size would be a stretch for this truck. Reminds me of that documentary with the tall family from the UK, always having to duck for doorways and stuff.
By myself yes the PF is great but even with just my family it's a little tightdisallow wrote:Methinks the Japanese have no concept on what it would be like to be 6 foot plus and 200lbs+.
I'm 6'2" 250lb, and the truck is comfortable, so I would agree that 3 guys of your size would be a stretch for this truck. Reminds me of that documentary with the tall family from the UK, always having to duck for doorways and stuff.
Re: Would you buy again??
We had a 2003 Xterra. We really did like it but I think I am liking the PF better!!! Right now it is at the dealer for a check engine light so they are working through that now. The gas light came on and the check engine light was not far behind the gas light. The temp gauge is not working either so that is being looked at.disallow wrote:What year Xterra did you have? From 05 on, they have the same engine as the pathy, and as far as power to weight ratio, the X would win.mforce wrote:We have not had a pathfinder before but have had and Xterra and loved that vehicle other then it being underpowered. But, the PF has a lot more power to it.
As far as whether I'd buy again, absolutely. We've been thinking about what our next vehicle should be, and always seem to come back to the pathfinder. The combination of interior space (but not too much), great power, towing capacity, overall reliability, and fuel economy (because its still better than a suburban), makes the pathfinder an ideal vehicle for what our family needs.
And now they don't make it anymore... dammit!
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