MrJim

Yeah, they were hot... I guess I should have played that card. You would think I would know all the tricks by my age. No, I behaved myself and just told them to be careful as I unhooked and refused their money. I am slipping in my old age huh?

This has been a year that was full of surprises. The second annual MrJim run was a great success and it was fun getting to know more NPORA regulars, as well see my own NPORA friends again. I hope that everyone has a nice Thanksgiving, super Christmas, and and awesome New Years this year....

That sound good. I am excited to see that we now have over 80 members showing on the map (there were only 39 on it a few weeks ago). We still have about 5400 members to account for. If you know someone who is not on the map who should be, give them a poke to remind them to add themselves. It only takes a moment.

<br><br>Yeah, I haven't accepted a tip for this since I was a teenager, but it does deserve a tip if anything ever did. You are saving them hours of waiting for tow, the cost of a tow, and you are putting your own vehicle at some risk. Not to mention your fuel. Just the first day of snow this week, I was offered "Lumpia" by some Asian women after helping them (hopefully, that wasn't foreign language for hot sex, because I told them no thanks), and someone asked if they could buy me a coffee, and then later that night two attractive women who I towed about a mile and half up steep hill to level ground, offered me cash, but I told them I was just happy to help. <br><br>Its just fun to do I think. Its certainly not about being an Angel of mercy or something. Its more selfish than that. Its fun to get out and see what your truck can do. Its satisfying to be able to drag yourself and another car up roads that most can't drive up by themselves, and it does make you feel good to help people when they at least show gratitude. Most don't. Most do not even make eye contact because I think they do not want you to ask for payment or something. Knowing that, I am pretty quick when the tow is done. I disconnect, wave them on as I get back into my truck and head on my way. <br><br><br>The people who really let you know they appreciate your help can really make your day. That's the best payment I could expect.

Well, of course I like legal public wheeling. How many times in the year can you get to go offroading to the grocery store or the bank? The down side is that at 16 degrees outside, my doors were frozen shut today. Then I realized that my transfer case shifter was frozen in place and I could not get my transmission shifter into 1st until truck was running for few minutes and had warmed up. Windows were frozen shut too. Crazy.. I wouldn't want to live in this year round, like Alaska or something, but its fun for a week or two at a time here in Washington.

I am glad it was helpful to you. Thanks for the positive feedback.

I have 185,000 miles on the odometer.

I did keep them. They are bagged and ready to use and certainly if anyone needs them, I would be happy to send them to you. My inner bushings were bad, but I do have a couple of used ones that are in good shape in my tool box if anyone needs them as well. Just let me know.

I will let someone else answer the grease question who may know better. It sounds like you had a time with it, but that it was really needed too. Glad to hear that your ride is better too.

Many of you know that I have been battling very weird oil issues for just over a year now. It all seemed to focus around an oil change on my Pathfinder last Winter where they used an engine flush that "seemed to be forever stuck in the motor throughout multiple oil changes. Even then, it would quickly break down my oil too. It was so odd. I could putter around town, or on the trails for hours and days, but if I hit higher RPMS, like jumping on the freeway, my oil would quickly thin and start blowing past the rings until there was no oil. It even seemed to smell like that engine oil flush every time we spelled it. I have to say that this may finally repair this unending nightmare that I have fighting all year long. So my oil issue was not my pressure sending unit as i thought. The more I read about it and think about it, the more I think that my friend Rob is right with the whole fuel injector idea. I was reading several accounts of bad O rings on the injectors causing gas in the oil, causing it to smell like mine and in turn breaking the oil down quickly and the leaks happen faster as the RPMs are higher and the fuel pressure increases. I have to say that was pretty damned ingenious of him to to put all of that together. I have been watching videos on how to remove and service the injectors tonight and except for removing the intake to access the driver side injectors, it doesn't look that hard. I was even thinking about looking into 300z rails and injectors, because apparently they have a much higher flow rate and that was one of the main reasons that the same engine as the Pathfinder has more HP in the 300z cars. I am really excited about maybe finally winning this battle. I am sorry for not hearing this more openly when Rob brought it up before. I think he really has this pegged and now I just need to do the work to find out. Either way, new injectors couldn't hurt. just like on my truck, if you have gas smell in your engine, and it appears to be breaking down the oil consistency as soon as you rev higher and start to build higher pressure. This could all come down to bad O-rings no longer sealing the injector properly. OH, there will be a video, especially if this fixed my issue. Making a "how to" removed, refurbish, and reinstall your Pathfinder O-Rings would be a good one to have out there anyway. I have high hopes that this could finally be the answer to this crazy problem with my oil. I can't tell you how excited I am to think that six small injectors or even just their O rings could be causing all this. Be sure to stay tuned as I am hunting for injectors and injector kits. We will see shortly......

My kit came just as you saw it. It just did not include instructions or hoses. Aside from that, it was very reasonably priced. I think I spent about $12 for hoses and clamps. The K&N Filter was $13, but I liked it.

They do use the Fram PH8. I learned that after the fact. I had no instructions and took parts to O'Reiley's Auto Parts where I opened one oil filter after another trying them on the adapter. I chose the HP-2006 K&N because it was very close to the original Pathfinder filter, except that the threading and diameter actually fit the adapter. It works fine and in fact I went out last night and did some pretty aggressive mudding. Today when I took to carwash to clean off the mud, I could see that the new filter was so out of the reach of the tire that it didn't even have mud on it. Working out very well.

Thank you.

Thanks for the positive feedback on the video. It is appreciated...

Sorry about the delay in responding to this. Here is a link to the kit I used...

Okay, first I wanted to thank you for the kudos on the videos. I appreciate that allot. Next, let me me say that something you mentioned to me really hit me like a revelation. I have had a 3 gauge (oil, amp, water) set to install for over a month now and one thing that has been keeping me from getting it done was trying to determine where I was going to install the oil pressure line. I do think that one of the plugs you mentioned on this kit is the same size and I may experiment with that. I didn't really know what that was for as my kit came with no instructions, but it seems clear now that you mentioned it that it is probably meant to connect to additional filters if desired. My kit was bare bones and it came from Ebay (I like Ebay). I had to buy the hoses at O'Reily Auto Parts and I took the kit with me and got a hose that was suitable for gas/oil usage. It did include the mounting bracket, but I actually had to redrill the holes on the bracket so they would match the filter adapter. That seemed like an isolated issue so I didn't think it was relevant to mention in the video. Here is a link to the same company and the actual adapter I installed.

Translation basically in English is: Hello: My name is MrJim. Welcome to the Nissan Pathfinder Off Road Association. Make sure, that have added yourself to our Member Map page that so we can see all of our member's locations at a glance. Welcome, MrJim

Здравствуйте: Меня зовут MrJim. Добро пожаловать в Первооткрывателя Nissan От Дороaжной Ассоциации. Убедитесь, что добавили себя к странице карты членов так, чтобы ваше шоу местоположения на наших картах. Приветствуйте, MrJim

I am doing pretty good with my Pathfinder projects. I am getting one completed every other day or so. My neighbors are impressed atleast. Today, I installed an Oil Filter Relocation Kit on the 94 Pathfinder. I would say without a doubt that there are probably three tough spots in this highly needed upgrade to your Pathfinder. The first is just getting off your butt and underneath your Pathfinder with tools (not a beer) in your hand. The other difficult parts of this process are taking the old filter out, as well as then installing the new engine side of this adapter for the same reasons. That are poorly located and in a very tight space for access. The video shows draining the oil, removal of Filter, prepping and installing the adapter. Installing the adapter hoses, and mounting the final part of the kit to a better location. That is where you install the new oil filter Enjoy, Jim [/i]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l15ZGYe8S2M

I didn't get to this today. Hopefully tomorrow. I installed my oil filter relocation kit and did an oil change and spark plugs today in the rain. I am zonked now...

Thanks. I will make the changes tomorrow. I am a little too tired to trust myself with editing tonight.

If you can confirm what they are supposed to be, I will add it into the video. Thanks for the input.

I broke them loose with box wrench with another interlocked into the end for more length. Then I used ratchet to take it out the rest of the way. The ones I was talking about being SO hard were the 2 that secured the bracket itself to the frame. Those were tough, but I took them out so that I could have more room to work around the steering stabilizer.

Yeah, that bites. I am sure that local parts stores can easily get them.

The 10mm bolts were only on the rock shield. The rest were all 14mm and trust me those bolts on the center bushings are hell to get out and back in. I was too busy using both hands during those moments to video. I broke off (2) 1/4" adapters trying to use a 1/4" socket with 3/8" ratchet, before I just went and found my missing 3/8" socket for 14mm. Even then I used my jack handle on the ratchet as an extension to mimic a breaker bar to back the bolts all the way out and all the way back in. It is at 60lbs before you even snug the bolts tight. Be prepared for that. Mine were not cross threaded either. They are just that tight. Maybe someone added some lock tite or something, but I could not see it on the bolt. My point is, do not worry about breaking those bolts. Worry about breaking your ratchet or socket and eat your Wheaties that morning. One more thing, I think that raising the vehicle a small amount until you see the tension lighten on the bars would make reassembly a little easier. I had to use a jack handle (in video) to lift it into place again. It took some effort, but was not horrible. I had also left all bolts very loose on center bushings while I was working on the outer bushings. I think that helped too.