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radiator problems or not?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:42 am
by Col R
I recently bought an '05 Pathfinder with 93K miles. It is in very good shape but I was unaware of the radiator leaking into the transmission problem.
Right now I have had it checked and there is no problem.
Is there a time when you can know the radiator will not be a problem?
Or should I go ahead and do the bypass anyway?
Wonderful info here! I have spent all morning just trying to catch up.
Thanks to all.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:43 am
by disallow
bypass.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:54 am
by eieio
disallow wrote:bypass.
+1
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:09 am
by Baedarlboo
disallow wrote:bypass.
x2
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:35 am
by Tzvier
do the bypass. It's simple, and great peace of mind.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:02 am
by eieio
yep, some of the best insurance you can get, especially at your mileage...........
spend an hour of time, no parts at all, and potentially save something like 6 or 7 thousand dollars, not to mention all the aggravation that can go along with a repair like that
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:21 am
by JAHBLESSINGS
+5
Radiator bypass
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:10 pm
by Col R
Seems unanamous project for the we
Thanks
There will be more questions!
R
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:55 pm
by Tzvier
After hours of reading on this subject, this one post is what truly helped me.
bellwilliam wrote:just did the bypass. easier done than describing it. but I did not use any additional parts. no coupler, no hose clamp (reuse original), no zip tie.
you have 2 hoses -
hose A - from external transmission cooler to radiator (passenger side)
hose B - from radiator (driver side) to engine block.
take hose A off radiator (passenger side) and plug into engine block
take hose B off engine block and plug into radiator (passenger side), forming a loop within.
reuse all the old hose and clamp. length is perfect.
Before
After
from this thread on page 8:
http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic. ... &start=105
Hope this helps
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:28 pm
by eieio
Tzvier wrote:After hours of reading on this subject, this one post is what truly helped me.
same one i used
Re: radiator problems or not?
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:33 am
by dawgn86
Col R wrote:I recently bought an '05 Pathfinder with 93K miles. It is in very good shape but I was unaware of the radiator leaking into the transmission problem.
Right now I have had it checked and there is no problem.
Is there a time when you can know the radiator will not be a problem?
Or should I go ahead and do the bypass anyway?
Wonderful info here! I have spent all morning just trying to catch up.
Thanks to all.
I agree....and would do it today! simple and quick to do. I have a 2006 PF. Had 2 hoses going into the bottom of radiator. I pulled them off and joined together with a 3/8" barbed connector and clamped off the radiator connections with 5/16" rubber vaccum caps. Used 4 screw type clamps to secure it all.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:43 pm
by Col R
thanks guys.
I assume that any of these modes require the skid plate and lower rad shroud to come off?
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:45 pm
by disallow
Col R wrote:thanks guys.
I assume that any of these modes require the skid plate and lower rad shroud to come off?
You assume incorrectly. I did mine without removing anything, but remoiving the skid plate would help.
T
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:35 pm
by dawgn86
Col R wrote:thanks guys.
I assume that any of these modes require the skid plate and lower rad shroud to come off?
I removed the skid plate and the front plastic trim..didnt remove the lower radiator shroud and had plenty of room. I had a couple of hose clamp pliers, but not really needed.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:04 pm
by Col R
Could not stand it any longer! Went out this AM and did the bypass. No problems. The only thing that had me confused was the idea that the tube came from the "engine block." I could not find any reference to that. Once I got into it, I found that the two tube nipples were secured to the block, not from the block.
thanks guys. The fluid loss was small and looked good. I am going to have it flushed next week to make sure of the condition.