maikan

From what I saw in the FSM i have 2 cam sensor. My mechanic changed only one. He saw one on the engine, check the catalog, saw only one listed, and concluded i have only one. I will change the second one and hope. Seems very hard to find out what the problem is. The sensor, the solenoid, sludge in the engine,clogged cats. The stories on the code P0011 and p0021 are for the most part very sad.

I've been told that putting synthetic oil in the truck was a mistake. It could have glazed the engine and therefore burning more oil. The truck is not leaking, no oil showing anywhere. A problem with the timing gear is what the mechanic told me. So opening up the engine and go check it is their solution. Damn I have 176 000 km !

Hey guys, I own a 2004 chinook pathfinder with 176000 km. Last month i experienced a sudden lost of power. I couldn't get over 60 kmh and couldn't drive uphill. SEL light up. So I check my oil level and found it dry! No oil was shown on the dipstick. I put oil in, go do a oil change and pull out the code. They were P0011 and P0021. The mechanic make me change the cam or timing sensor and told me that the problem can be solve by chanfing the faulty sensor or a complete timing job. The sensor is changed and the loss of power is still happening alomost everytime i take my truck, after maybe 30 minutes of driving. Often i shut off the engine wait for a minute and it came back allright. So do you guys have any idea what i shoulf do before taking the plunge and open up the engine. Because I don't think i will bite the bullet and do the job. Thank you

So I 'll need spacers to make the tires fit ? Even if they are skinnier than the stock one ?

I am getting 235/85R16 (31.7 inches) to fit my stock rims, and I wonder what is the smallest lift I can get to fit these tire ? I would like to go for the smaller lift to reduce stress on the truck. Thanks

The noise is completely gone this morning. We have a heat wave today and no noise.maybe the mechanic was wrong about the balljoint.

Just bought the truck few month ago so I don't really know.

Maybe squeal is not the right choice of word... Here, listen for yourself http://s871.photobucket.com/user/maikan/media/20140130_1333521_zps6592735e.mp4.html

that strange all you breaking because of the cold. I am in Quebec and we had -25 celsius for more than a week, even -54 with windchill on one day and no cars broke. Maybe a call to boost the battery but that's it. At -30 You start your car and 10-15 minutes later you can drive no problem.

I have a very loud squealing coming from my front left balljoint. The mechanic said that i shouldn't drive with it until it is replaced. Is it true that it is more dangerous, because it can seize and snap off, than a loose balljoint. And before I search the forum for info about balljoint, can I do that in my driveway, or do I need to to pay a mechanic 300$ to take care of it.

BTW is ther a difference between US an Canadian model ? My arb rep said only us model can fit arb stock

damn, if a forum about Pathy love 4runners so much maybe I didn't do the right choice ? (for the second time) No really you can't find better deal than a pathfinder, reliability, affordability, offroad capability, ride comfort, etc... It is my second R50, 1999 and 2004 and I loved them. Have 31in on the truck and about 10km to the cabin, mud and hills summer and 24 inches of snow in winter and it is a great machine. 1 inches of extra grounf clearence won't change much IMHO.

This afternoon I called NAPA and asked them about my drivebelts. They told me that the narrow one was about 15$ And they told me the wider one was 70$ I check on rockauto and they sold both the wider one at max 18$! Are we talking about a rip off !!

I have the knob selector for the use of the 4wd, and I recently install Mile Marker hubs. From what I read here there is no problem if I don't switch from 2wd with hubs unlock. After reading the feedback in the link, I don't thnk that would be a great idea to install mechanical dissengaging front lockers. I shoud save up and take the bite for ARB front and rear maybe. That way I keep road drivability and extreme traction when necessary in the snow.

When you install lokka lockers on your front diff, does that make your pathy less road friendly? I want to keep the use of the auto 4wd system for when I'm on the road in winter, but I dont know how the truck will behave. Anyone with experience with the lokka lockers who can shed a light on that for me please?