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here are just a couple of links of many here in The Nissan Pathcar_bore wrote:Hi guys,
2 days ago, I just bought myself a second hand 2005 Pathfinder LE 4x4 with 119k miles on it. Got it at a fair price and Im loving every part of it. However, I stumbled upon nissans horrific transmission and radiotor failure, and if I knew this earlier, I would have avoided it.
Anyways, its in my garage, and I try not to think of it, but as a precaution, is there ANY way I could inspect or do something to prevent the failure from happening? Like visual inspection of fluid or hoses and whatnots.
My first post, and I never though it would be because of a problem. I sure hope my new baby wont kill me.
Hoping For your response.
Thank you!
More power to thenissanpath forum!
Thanks. Yep I was reading those and to be honest, it made mr feel a lot worse. Thinking of returning my pathfinder coz Im still a student and cant afford those repairs.eieio wrote:here are just a couple of links of many here in The Nissan Pathcar_bore wrote:Hi guys,
2 days ago, I just bought myself a second hand 2005 Pathfinder LE 4x4 with 119k miles on it. Got it at a fair price and Im loving every part of it. However, I stumbled upon nissans horrific transmission and radiotor failure, and if I knew this earlier, I would have avoided it.
Anyways, its in my garage, and I try not to think of it, but as a precaution, is there ANY way I could inspect or do something to prevent the failure from happening? Like visual inspection of fluid or hoses and whatnots.
My first post, and I never though it would be because of a problem. I sure hope my new baby wont kill me.
Hoping For your response.
Thank you!
More power to thenissanpath forum!
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This. This is the kind of answer I was expecting. THANK YOU!smj999smj wrote:There is only one radiator; you are probably looking at the A/C condenser in front of the radiator. In front of the A/C condenser, on the passenger side (2005-2007 models) you will see the auxiliary trans cooler. If you replace the radiator, then you will likely never have a cross-contamination issue. I say "likely" because any radiator integral oil cooler has the potential to fail, but it is usually a fairly rare occurrence with the exception of the run of factory radiators used in the 2005-10 Pathfinders/Frontiers/Xterras. Your choices are the updated Nissan radiator (which is very expensive), an aftermarket replacement (most appear to be comparable in quality and much less expensive), or the newly released, all-aluminum, radiator from Stillen for $350. If it were me, I would opt for the Stillen radiator, but I already swapped in a radiator a couple of years ago that I picked up on Ebay for $94. Most of the aftermarket radiators you'll find are made in China, but as I said earlier, the quality has been pretty good. Many opt for Spectra Premium radiators on the aftermarket, which sell for around $120-130.
The "bypass method" eliminates the radiator's integral cooler completely from the system, so there is no chance of cross-contamination. You do lose the cooling benefit from the cooler, which is usually not an issue unless you tow, and you also lose the ability of the integral cooler to warm the trans fluid, which would be an issue if you live in an area that sees extremes of cold weather. Here's a link to an article with pics on the procedure:
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f23/ ... ass-42555/
You mean $300 to replace the radiator, including parts and labor? Thats not bad, considering its from a stealership.. The shops I inquired were the ones I found on yelp. They did say it was a rough estimate, depending on how hard and how long they remove the old radiator and the also materials that will be used.HoneyMonster256 wrote:Who ever your mechanic was is a theif, I took my pathy to the stealership and they told me $300 including parts and labor total. Also the smaller "radiator" up front is actually an external cooler.