Floonster

I'd get a Toyota Echo (I already own one ) and spend the rest on frigging fuel. The Pathy will then be ready and full up to hit the water. The Echo runs forever on a teaspoon of gas. We use it everywhere that doesn't require 4wd. It's name is "The Little Red Rocket". Well MAYBE I'd get nerf bar I bent a little last 4x4 trip out replaced. Naw, it adds character. The Pathfinder is an excellent vehicle but it is a little heavy at the gas pump.

Hey there, I believe we know each other from FishBC. Nice 'Finder you got there.

From the "front end noises" part: Another source of front end squeals or noises are the front differential crossmember bolts. Over time, the bolts can loosen, allowing the crossmember to shift slightly every now and then, causing noise from the front end...sometimes alarmingly nasty sounding. The fix is to re-torque the crossmember bolts. There are four bolts to re-torque, two on each side of the front crossmember. They are easily accessible from the front of the vehicle without jacking it up. I don't have the exact torque figures on hand, but simply cranking the bolts tight with a 1/2" drive ratchet worked for me. Will this result in a clunking type sound in the front end that happens sort of sporadically. More so on harder stops than smooth ones .....? Regular driving is as tight as Santana's rythm section.

Done a lot of searching on this site. Thanks for all the great tips and instructions there are laying around here. One thing I haven't found is how many Ks people are getting AFTER the orange light goes on at the fuel gauge. I mean somebody must have run out of gas somewhere? I'm a lazy SOB and like to run it M T before I head to the station and fill it to the top. Ok, maybe I'm a little forgetful and freak out a little when that light starts flashing as the remainder of the gas is sloshing around in there. Usually I can stuff about 65 liters in from there to full. Oh, and I like the smilies here especially this one:

Combustable green matter in tube form.

Just a WEE bit of mud there hud.

Just a little get to know you guys thread. How did you pick your handle you use here?? Some interesting names to be sure. For myself my online name is a extended version of a nickname (Floon) I picked up in my late teens from the Top 100 in a "questionable" gardening magazine ( ). The entry was "Floon the party God" and while I was not an actual party god, I was that sort of a guy. :tonguefinger: To be honest there are a lot of people know me as Floon and have no idea what my actual name is. You?

Well, I was a little concerned that my alarm was off line as the horn doesn't sound when I arm it and if I followed all of your fine instruction, there was still no love until today. The wife went into the house after arming the truck while I was still in it, finishing some notes for work. It took me a minute or so and all I did was push the manual lock and beep beep beep. There is a 20 second window between arming and actual initiation of the alarm function. I kinda dig the fact that it doesn't beep when you do arm it, it actually kind of annoys me when others do.

Seen the Oz man cometh about 10 times but I mised him this time. At $175/ticket I have better things to do with my money which, BTW I am not made of which both he and Van Halen seem to think. I just cranked up the live double album from last year and burned my Bic for a while in the living room instead.

I have a 99 pathfinder and there is a security light that flashes. There is also a horn feature or panic button that sounds the horn on the key fob. In my manual it says the security system is activated via the fob, and goes off if the any portal in the vehicle is opened when it is locked. How does one test this? Are we talking engine kill?? How often are our little gems coveted enough to steal? The reason I am asking is my work van full of tools got ripped off last night and I am trying to get my security ducks in a row so to speak. Are people here big proponents of the Club? More alarms? Thanks in advance. Paranoid in Canada.

Now that's service!!

Cool, I will check my VIN# tomorrow and tell you if I am compatable Sunday. Heading off early to see how well it runs in the snow. Oh, I am a '99. Perhaps a gallery can host the PDF file? I will check if mine will hold it for us....

Thanks so much dude. You guys are great! I will be looking into one of them code readers. A little research goes a long way. I don't mind spending money on tools if I am going to use them so $$ is pretty much secondary there.

Got that right. This place is pretty cool, eating up all my fine fishing forum time. So you think it's one and the same? What about the battery advice --> should I try it? I guess the worst that could happen is I clear the error and if it is still existing it will resurface. I can't wait for those manuals in the pinned topics to become available, how COOL is that?? That sensor thing is just ticking me off, I'll probably just turn it off. What do I care what the temp is, I'm gonna fish in it anyways.

Another vote for the manuals!!

Ok, here we go my first real post. I have been searching around (here and other places) and I have run into what I would call a conflict of info. Mainly; I find reference when it comes to Pathfinders of both Service Engine Soon and Check Engine lights? Are both of these on the instument panel on a '99? Forgive my ignorance but I find that hard to fathom. I have had the truck for 10 days and the service Engine Soon light has come on but I read that that can be corrected by dis and reconnecting the battery....? But not the Check engine light??? Is this prudent? Would I not find out what the problem is/was?? Is this 'proper procedure' mechanically/electrically? One more thing, anybody have an answer for why my compass on the rear view mirror reads correctly but the temp (Outside sensor) stays at a balmy 131 degrees F?? All the time? Except occaisionally it dips to a cool 5C (ya centegrade there for a bit) then poof, I'm in the Mojave again. Thanks for lookin'. PS Your search function must have been put together by a bunch of high degree scientists because it kinda burns me up mentally trying to get it to give up the goods.

What sort of 'self service' can a guy do with minimal experience with autos. Just drain and change the fluid?? Is there not a filter anywhere (presumably inside?) that needs changing or is the magnet all you get? Bare with me and be gentle, I am on my first import.

I love them all but recently I have become enchanted with the searun cutthroat trout like the one I added as a signature line. Of course right now I am hot for some coho action which is what's in the picture in my avatar. Glad you all liked the album.

That can't be, that's an obvious imposter as you can plainly see, I have 3 posts. I better cut it out before I get the:

Hey I never said 'creek' or 'roof', how'd ya know I am a Canuck? I'll wheel with ya if there is a lake at the end of the rainbow. Crazed fisherman here. Thank you all for the warm welcome. The reason we opted for the 'Finder is because it's one decent sized (as in smaller) vehicle we can fit our 3 teenaged kids in and hit the trail towing the boat. The ride on the test was so positive that we decided to buy it after the first 10 minutes. As the dealership was near one of our fishing spots we knew of a pretty nasty bump to drive it over and it did stellar pretty much ironing it right out of the road. Since then I have tested it to pretty much the limits I would require from it and of course a little farther (the wife LOVED that lmao) and have nothing but good things to say. At 130,000k it feels as tight as if it drove off the show room floor with no apparent rust less a itty bit on the chome bumper. I have no plans to 'alter' it with big tires or lifts because it performs 'out of the box' well enough for me. Here is a pic. For the other fisherpeople (I have to use that term as my wife is as rabid as I am) here is a link to my gallery if you care to check some fishing pictures. Fishing pictures Enjoy!!

... I got a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder Chilkoot. Very impressed with the short(er) wheel base on them drainage ditch cut logging roads. I have a few issues like the temp gauge on the mirror thinks it's 131 degrees farenheight (55C) and the check engine soon light just came on while coming up the Coquihalla HWY. I read about the gas cap on the other thread, perhaps that will solve my issues there. I'll be pretty busy sleuthing your search function the next while, I thought I'd stop in and say HI, and how much I like the new 'Finder. It fits like a glove.