Trainman

Well, as I said, I am biased However, the 3.5 has been name one of the 10 best motors for 13 years in a row by Wards. It also has more power and just as importantly, torque. And the same or better fuel economy as the 3.3. All motors have issues, I see the power valve in the 3.5 as a similar thing to the timing belt on the 3.3, just a routine maintenance item (although the power valves should not be). But as I say, I am biased.

I am a little biased here , I say go 02 or 03. I have heard from some that the 04 is not as reliable as past years for some reason, but this is just from a few comments, no facts to back that up. Getting a newer one should give you more years with it, it will have less wear and tear, better motor, more power but same fuel consumption. Less likely to be able to find a manual trannie tho, if that is important.

I have had issues on and off ( ) with lights for a while, including one side of the instrument panel gauge lights not working (speedo and temp) and the right low beam not working. To fix the headlight issue, they had to replace the daylight control module. This little box beside the battery controls most of the lighting in the truck, so I am told. I hope it clears up the dash light issue as well, only time will tell (the dash lights have been working for the last few months). You may be having issues with your little lighting box as well. Cost to fix? (I am sure someone will ask): The box was almost $300 plus the labour time to diagnose, total with PST/GST was close to $600.

The closest I have seen to a "secret" hiding place in my R50 is that shallow well under the rear cargo area, accessible by lifting up the carpet. In my opinion almost useless due to its size and the fact you have to remove whatever is in the back to be able to get at it. And the border guards know all the "secret" places as we humans are not very imaginative when it comes to that sort of thing. If you think of it, sure enough some else already has and was caught.

Where I live, we have govt. run insurance. 88's idea (unless you are trying to defraud the insurance co.) will not work as any "off road" damage is split evenly among all participants, even if you are stopped and in the clear. I would check your policy first before trying to get this covered as it may also impact your own rates. I agree with the above about staying away from this guy, not even a sorry is rather poor. And too bad about your truck, hope you can fix it up OK.

While cleaning out some stuff, I found a section from the Victoria (BC) Times Colonist paper, July 13, 2001 that has a 1/2 page colour ad for Victoria Infiniti Nissan. It has 2 that may of interest to some: Xterra XE: $29,451 Pathfinder XE: $31, 988 Unfortunately neither say what trannie this price would have gotten you. So, for 2001 anyway, the XE was available in Canada.

This is a real tragedy for any community, I am truly sorry for what has happened. It is unfortunately a "risk" that we has parents are willing to take to allow our kids to enjoy things like hockey games and basketball tournaments. i just hope somethi9ng good comes from this and the lives lost are not in vain. I understand the van in question did not have snow tires, so that is one issue that could be addressed out of this.

Careful, Ford might sue you for posting pictures of ITS truck without permission

To follow up on navygz19 post, here is my set up (not a CB though): Radio: Antenna, fender mount, no visible holes:

I did a quick search/review of the BC Buy and Sell for 2001-2003 Pathfinders and found the following: Trim levels: Chillkot, Chinook, XE, SE and LE, plus a few listed as SE/LE. The majority of those listed are LE. I found at least one SE listed as a 5 speed manual. I noted only one that actually said AWD and saw no reference to AllMode. About half the listings are from Nissan dealers, so I would hope they know of what they talk about. Prices? All over the map from less than $10,000 to almost $25,000 (asking of course )

Maybe you can make more sense of this than I can: From what I understand, the AllMode is a "slip 'n grip" type, not a true AWD a la Subaru. I was told it varies the power rear/front as it detects slippage, to a maximum of 50% to the front. The only time the maximum split is applied without any slippage is when starting from a dead stop, then it goes to 50-50, with a reduction as speed increases and no slippage is detected. I have found it better than other "slip 'n grips" in that is seems to react quicker but is not as good as the Subaru's constant AWD.

I had the rad plug up one spring/early summer from driving through some long grass. The shop suggested a bug front to help keep the rad clean. It gets mighty hot around here and the last thing I need is to have the rad plugged up with seeds or bugs. So I use it. If you do find the inserts, post up some pictures and name please.

Glad everyone is OK, all things considered. Hope the rest of '08 goes better for you and the family.

All of mine have staid on, no problems so far but yes they do look pretty bad when there is no front or bug screen on. I had the FIA winter front on another vehicle and ended up running small, self tapping screws through the center of the snaps into the grill, that worked IF you wanted the snaps to be permanent on the grill. Its no biggie for me as I run the bug screen in the summer anyway. Unless you can find one of those metal type that fits inside the grill, I am not sure what else you can do. This is the only one that I know of that is designed for the Pathy.

BowTied and Orangetang, out west here in BC when I was looking, the AllMode was quite rare to find. And according to the dealer, the Chilkoot did not come stock with the AllMode, it was an additional option on top of the automatic trannie (this showed in a web site that listed trim levels as well Link: 2002 Canadian Pathfinder Specs/Prices ). Total of close to $1,500 to get both. Stock was the 5 speed. And in 02, the XE was still available as well as the Chilkoot, SE and LE. Can't see that they sold a lot of XE's, as the Chilkoot was a better deal and not many XEs were to be seen whem I was shopping. In fact, not many SE's are seen out here either, mostly Chilkoot or LE. I agree about the AllMode, it works very well for the kind of driving conditions we get in Canada 10 months of the year And seems to work well enough off-road when locked up.

Fair enough but he should be a little more aware of his vehicle and what he would like to do with it. This has been discussed a lot on NPORA and a simple search would have given him the answers he is looking for. Suspension lifts are a pinned item at the top of the R50 page, a quick look through there and he should have realized that a body lift is not possible with these versions of the Pathfinder. And good for csutke for posting some links, that will make it easier for all who do a search on body lifts for R50s.

Well done. And someone I voted for won! The jinx is off

This (last now maybe?) spring I had my belts replaced on my 02. With Lordco junk. They could not get tight enough to get rid of the squeal. So ended up using Nissan belts, no problem. But tightness is an issue, the shop had quite a time getting them tight enough to stop the squeal.

Off chance MAY be that you have a weak electrical system (battery and/or alternator). A low voltage condition can trigger a bunch of lights on the dash as well, but they are usually not related like yours. And with the OD not working right, I am afraid nissandoms47 is probably right, the trannie is toast. But get that SEL/CEL code and see what it says.

For those of you who have a hard time understanding us Canadians, here is a web site that will help. Explains why we use colour instead of color (mandated by order-in-council by our first Prime Minister as it turns out). And no one in Canada uses "Hoser" except Bob and Doug. A good read. Canadian English

This is what I get (great line about online poker): What if you were hosting a nice little cocktail party and all of a sudden a couple million people from all over the world showed up? The site is currently overloaded with traffic, so your session is being denied in an attempt to keep it from crashing entirely. The site can handle about 1,300 sessions at a time right now. Unfortunately you are not one of those 1,300, so please try again later.* Better luck next time! In the meantime, maybe you could play some online poker... I hear it's a great way to win a lot of money. * Please Note: "Try again later" does not mean "sit there mashing the 'reload' button 50 times a second" because if everyone does that, it' s just going to take that much longer for the load on the server to ease up. Edit: had to re-do the picture, the link got broken.

I agree. Those who want the Pathy of old, look at the X now. I will when it comes time to replace mine.

I agree. I keep mine in AUTO most of the winter and just forget about it. But beware, it is not as good as a true AWD system like Subaru as it is still a type of slip n' grip rather than having power to all wheels at all times. But it is probably the best of the slip n' grips.

My 02 has the dash mounted switch and yes, as Pezzy noted, it has an AUTO mode. It is called the AllMode transfer case by Nissan. As far as I know, that is all you will find in the LE trim, no floor mounted levers there. What the auto setting does is automatically transfer up to 50% of the power to the front wheels when slippage is detected. It also applies the 50-50 split when starting from a stop, not waiting for slippage to happen first. This makes it a rocket when leaving a stop sign/red light when its slippery out, leaving most others in your wake. So with AllMode, there are 4 settings: 2WD: rear wheel power only; AUTO: as noted above; 4HI: locked power to both front and real axles without a change in gear ratios (so you can shift "on the fly"); and 4LOW: locked as in 4 HI but with a significantly lower ratio (so no shifting on the fly). The AllMode is available only with an automatic transmission. Like any 4wd system, the 4HI and 4LOW should not be used on hard, dry surfaces or else you risk damage to the drive train as there is no "give" in the system to account for the front/rear wheels turning at different speeds on corners. I quite like my system but it does add extra complexity and that means more to go wrong. A note on trim levels: You may run across the "Chilkoot" trim level, this was a Canada only option so do not let it confuse you. I also thought there was an XE level, below the SE? There was in Canada, here they went: Chilkkot, XE, SE and LE as the top line. Good luck and if you have any more questions, just ask. Note that in the links section there are used reviews of the R50's there, they may help too.