Trainman

Don't know if the 00's had this, but my 02 had the daylight control module (that is what the mechanic called it anyway) fail, giving weird effects as well. No gauge lights on one side, no low beam on one side, etc. It was intermittent to start, with only some of the issues showing up at any one time, then poof, all at once. $500 later and all was good.

wow, who said they were bad? we're just discussing the options. and I said my PIAA's have outlasted my silverstars. Yup, I did not say anything about the SS's, just gave my experience with the NH's. And the pros/cons of SS type bulbs have been debated for ions, I just happen to like the NH's and I was offering that as an option. I may try the SS's in the fog lights of the Forester, wonder what that would do?

I use GE Nighthawk's and they are very good, notably on the 01-04 headlight unit. The Pathies headlights, with the Nighthawk's, were the best low/high beam headlights I have ever had, except for the Cibe/Bosch 4 light combo on my 510 many moons ago. My Subaru high beam with the Nighthawks is also very good but I have yet to find the right bulb for the low beam, so have to live with some poor lighting (comparatively) there. And good one to revise a 3 year old thread, someone has done some searching......

That's what I did too, and it works for the rear windows as well as they got real slow just before I sold her.

No problems B, I was just pointing out that it has more potential than maybe some might give it credit for. I would not even dream of taking it where the Pathy would go, but it will go places most cute-utes won't. And I miss the Pathy and not having to worry about the trail conditions.

It has 9" of ground clearance, 24 degrees of approach angle, 27 departure and 30 breakover. The GC is more than the published number for my departed 02 Pathy. What it does not have is a low range. And its NO CAR Dude! What I like is they have tucked up all the under-guts so there is not much hanging down, unlike some other cute-utes that leave things like the muffler exposed. Now has 3,700 kms on it, averaging 8.8 l/100 kms (or 32 mpg for you metric challenged types). Waiting to get some good rubber (General Grabber AT2 seems to be the preferred tire for this truck) before doing any serious off-road stuff. Clean pictures:

Hmmmm, lesbian? That would require quite a bit of modifications that I am not sure my wife would approve of And I would give you more credit if you drove a R50 Ha Ha........

My 02 Chilkoot, with AllMode, had the factory LSD. So should not be an issue. But good tires are a must for snow, I had no issues using my studded Traction Kings: The beast would push snow with the bumper uphill on some of the logging rds around here I used for work.

I am on the road this week (Nelson, Grand Forks, Cranbrook) so will respond to the requests for shipping prices when I get home or if I can figure out how to do it while on the road. If I recall right, the shipping in Canada was almost as much as the cost of the skids themsleves, so I am not sure if it is cost effective to ship them south of the line. Thanks Pezzy and yes I still have the cargo barrier. Its a $100 Canadian Tire item, not sure its worth shipping to Ont? Also, I may use it in the Foz so will be hanging onto it for a bit. No problem and yes, updates on the Foz will occur if wanted. Here is a picture to start. Its pretty dirty but the colour hides it well:

Thanks everyone, the comments are much appreciated. Yes,. the 3.5 requires premium fuel although I was able to run it for a couple of years on regular without any real issues. But as the kms accumulated and maybe the fuel quality around here went down, it started to require the good stuff. The change from premium to regular has saved me 10-15% just on the cost difference. That's the reason I did not get the turbo Forester, just the regular one.

Basically economic considerations forced me to get rid of the Pathfinder. It was (and will be for its new owner I am sure) a good truck but was not needed for its off-road ability. I can count on 2 hands how many times its been in the bush the last 2 years, and none of those trips required 4wd of any kind. As a business vehicle, it needs to make sense and the Pathy did not any more. What replaced it? NOT a Jeep But another built in Japan goodie, a 2009 Subaru Forester X with the Canadian Touring package. I did a work trip to Fort St. James on the Pathy a month ago and used 200l of premium fuel. Did the same trip with the Foz last week and used 145l of regular fuel and traveled 300 km more to boot. I estimated over the first 2,000 km of driving I have reduced my fuel costs by about 40%. And with 30,000 km/yr of driving, mostly highway, that adds up to big savings for a small business. The Pathy will be missed for sure, it was a good, solid truck. I removed the BP skid plates and will be posting them for sale in the for sale section sometime when I can get my act going. I also have winter tires on rims for it that will also be up for sale. But you will need to come and get them. I will hang around here, this is a good community and will be too hard to give up.

I use Toyota rims for my winters, 16", they were cheaper than Nissan steelies (and yes they are available from a dealer): Not a great shot of the wheels but they work fine. BTW, mine are now for sale if anyone in BC wants to make an offer

It was the August 01 build date that the VQ in our Pathys went from easy-to-adjust shims for the lifters to expensive bucket type. You know, the kind that require the motor to be removed to replace a simple little thimble sized piece. The $3,000 solution, thanks Nissan

Check out my thread on a collapsed lifter. Big ouch time: Collapsed Lifter Thread

Of course those 2000 and 93 and 95 do not have the 3.5 motor and it looks like the 3.5 is being a bit more of a problem child than was expected. Consumer Reports has dropped the 01-04 Pathy to average for reliability. Average reliability combined with above average repair costs does not make for happy ownership. And the OP has some valid points re the design of the 3.5. IE Why would anyone design a mechanical valve train that requires the motor to be removed just to do a valve adjustment? It will cost me $3,000 for that simple valve adjustment so it will not be happening anytime soon.

Added my 02

Web site says its made from stainless steel though? BT, what is it made from? And why not just mount the tow hooks on the underside of the guard with the longer bolts, then no issue with the upper mounts? Cool find anyway, thanks for sharing.

I am running 245/75R16 (both winter and summer tires) without any issues and they do come in that size. More info here: Link When the Hankooks need replacing, I will probably get Revo's.

Or maybe a different tire store? Seems weird. Try the Bridgestone web site to see what sizes are available: Tire Spec Link

So this is what we are paying here in Merritt this weekend: Propane: $0.78.9 / l Regular gas: $1.42.9 / l Diesel: $1.45 / l I hope it goes down a bit during the week so I can fill up before my 500 km drive to the Kootneys next week.

This is the only reference in my 02 FSM: Sorry for the poor quality, but all I can do on short time.

My truck has both auto up and down on both front windows. But I have never heard of this re-set feature but then again I have never needed it. I can also make my front windows go down with the remote, a real nice feature when its warm out..............still waiting for it to be warm out tho.............

Well, does not look like he has any issues with frame rot

Think about that for a moment; that would be concidered a hybrid, not pure electric. Like this

Hit $1.41/l today (= $5.33 US gallon). No real changes except to use the Sienna more for family driving. Just get used to it. Stupid commodity brokers