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how much did it take between stopping and then over flowing? Like, 1 gallon, half a gallon or 3 or 4 gallons? There is a normal stopping point where it will trigger the pump to shut but on an empty fill up that should be around 17.5 - 18 gallons.

Well that aint right, when that happens, do you then still try to push through it and see if it'll take more? You know you can hear it fill up when it's getting full, do you ever get the sense that the tank is full? The low reading might be off about 7 or 8 gallons because even when it's showing empty you should still have atleast 3-5 gallon reserve. You should try running it out of gas, take a 2 gallon can of gas with you of course, run it out of gas and note 1. how long it sits on E before it actually runs out, and 2. you should know how many miles you can literally squeeze out of a tank, to the last drop, so reset your trip meter the next time you fill up. This way, in the future, if you reset your trip meter every fill up, you'll know when you're running on fumes because you've got a mileage baseline on your tank. Those things will essentially paint the picture for you of where your fuel tank and reading really stands. I think for my 94 auto 4x4 with 31" tires (when I still owned the truck, that is) I would get around 280 miles to a tank with mixed driving. 300 miles on a tank was doing pretty good and all highway miles. And that's using big fat spark NGK V-power plugs, properly inflated tires, Mobil 1 10w30 synthetic oil, high grade filter, K&N air filter, so I was really pushing to make my truck as fuel efficient as possible.

For the really steep grades you might want to drop into 2nd gear if in an automatic and just make a slow steady climb around 3000 rpm.

Hmmmm....This is an interesting question and as I'm sitting here thinking on it, it seems to me like it can be broken down into several different aspects I guess you could say. Legitimacy, Technicality, Fundamentalism, Evolutionary. If any of you know anything about r/c trucks like the old school Tamiya and Traxxas hobby grade brands....about 8 years ago I resto-modded (there you go, there's only a thousand different Resto-mod reality car shows on TV to gain perspective!) an old school Traxxas Sledgehammer and pretty much took away everything that made it terrible but classic, springy body mount posts, outdated suspension, transmission...and built into it all the new modern suspension parts and transmission from a current day, vastly superior racing truck. It was no longer recognizable as that iconic, classic but technically horrible old racing truck from the early 90s. I think this is an example of Fundamentalism, in that it was no longer fundamentally an old school Sledgehammer, but neither was it a modern Stampede/Rustler racing truck either, it was something else entirely. Technically it was still the old vehicle because of the core chassis which it all pinned on. Granddads Axe is Evolutionary, the handle was rotten and the axe head was dull and rusted, sorry Granddad, this one is strange because that's all that's there, axe head and handle, those two aren't built onto something else so in this instance you mount Granddad's axe above the mantle and then go to Lowes and buy a new axe. Another Evolutionary scenario would be my old work truck, a 2006 Silverado with over 400,000 miles on it, all original engine and trans, that title disappears once those things start getting replaced or rebuilt. Now it's Evolved into a freshened up, beat up old work truck. Then we can talk about Legitimacy. The only real main difference between the Pathfinder and the Hardbody (single cab wheelbase) is the rear suspension, if you put a Hardbody shell onto a Pathfinder chassis and changed nothing else, for all intents and purposes, I think it's still Legitimately a Pathfinder, in pickup truck form, but it's confusing to think about, I guess because they are essentially the same vehicle and named and marketed for different purposes. So maybe we can say that it's defined by the roll it fills, if it began life as an SUV but now is hauling dirt and atv's in the bed I guess now it's a Hardbody with coil suspension, which might need to be boosted for payload capacity! So, I hope this helps I probably shouldn't be posting in here anymore, I somehow managed to rebuild my 94 Pathy into a 02 4Runner! Oh Boy! I don't know what to call this now....hehe.

Hey guys, just dropping by to say I've sold my Pathfinder and probably will be buying a facelift Xterra here pretty soon for my wife, and then selling her Altima. Also felt like a little Danger Cat was in order, but seeing now I was the last one to post in this section like 9 months ago, it's kinda embarrassing! Get a little Danger lovin..we discovered recently that he has been raiding our parts bins and stealing little rubber grommets and opening the work bench drawer also and stealing from there. Lifted up the couch in the office and found his 6 month stash of everything we had been missing! Gotta love the Danger....

This is crazy! I just found this exact same ad and was coming here to post, but thought I'd look around a little bit before I did. I guess it was just reposted again on the 21st. Dan and Greenda3 I'm in Houston and currently trying to sell my 94 'Finder, now down to roughly $2200. I'm Greg, btw and haven't been very active here lately.

I guess this is the thread I need to be in then for my issue. I haven't been on in a while because I haven't hardly been driving my truck or really doing anything with it except an occasional grocery run. I'm right in the middle of trying to sell my two nissan vehicles and consolidate into one nicer, newer more comfortable family vehicle / wife's daily driver. So I've been trying to sell my truck first over the past couple of months and having no success. Also been searching, looking really hard at 1st gen pre / aft facelift Xterra's, ofcourse I feel good about the vg33 and I really love the rims and overall look of the supercharged models. Although, I'm not sure about how I feel on buying a high mileage vehicle with a supercharger and not to mention the whine they make. But man they look good, (somehow even the paint looks awesome, deeper or richer..i dunno..) and that 210 HP would be nice. Another concern I have is I've pretty much locked out any nissan vehicles period 2005 and up because of what I stumbled across one day, hope I can find it again: http://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Xterra/okay there we go, according to this website, the 2005 gen Xterra's and I'm guessing Frontiers and Pathfinders are probably all sharing this transmission issue where the coolant bleeds into the tranny? Is that correct and has anyone here noticed it as the issue that seems to be stated. Pretty much because of this, and price point as well, I'm closing the door on 2nd gen Xterras. I am also looking really REALLY heavy into late model 2nd gen and early model 3rd gen (2001 - 2005) 4Runners as well but that's not really my issue here. I'm not liking the sound of those other issues of the VQ engine Pathfinders (again, I know I'm looking high mileage vehicle here 150-165,000) so I'm not really thinking about those right now, pretty much just the vg33 which I know is a solid, bulletproof engine. This is going to be my wifes daily driver. She's an immigrant that just learned to drive about 5 years ago and has been pampered in a perfect sweet little 01 Altima with front wheel drive. Did any 1st gen Xterras ever come with any TC at all? do rear wheel drive only models break loose in the rain easily? I don't think I'll ever be able to teach counter steer and wheel spin control to my wife....for us guys, you know, it's fun to get a little sideways unexpectedly, kinda milk it out for all it's worth...but for her, it's a matter of life and death and we almost flipped the truck.......she says.....really bad fight we had one day. Greg

You should probably hold on to that replacement because what's happening is the bearing the gear rides on is failing. Bearings don't go out all at once, they sorta degrade over time as they wear, currently it just happens to be 'cockeyed' in the good position, but it will continue to get worse and eventually you'll be stuck (if you have an automatic) in first gear like what happened to me. When you do take it out, have a drip pan there with you because you're going to have some gear oil / transmission fluid come out, probably about 8 ounces. Anyway, once you get the old speed sensor out, and you spin the gear with your fingers, you will easily be able to feel the rough spots in the bearing where it hitches as it rotates. The one I replaced would spin like half a turn and then stop and catch really firmly where I had to apply a few pounds of torque to get it to spin again. Did your replacement come with a gear on it or did you get just the shaft only? I had to reuse the gear that mine had but when I started trying to remove the little keeper spring that goes on top I bent it up so badly that it wasn't reusable but it turns out it's not even necessary because once you bolt it back in, that pinion gear doesn't have any room to advance forward and slip off inside the transfer case as it's spinning, engaged in the gear.

its got a little rubber O ring on it that kinda helps it "seat" inside the transfer case, just tap against it to rotate it up in a counter clockwise fashion, then you should be able to pry it out. When I did mine, I had a way harder time just getting that stupid harness clip to dis-engage to un plug it!

(I was trying to do an experiment with my post and my edit timed out so I must continue here, this was supposed to be in the first one but it got screwed up.) Danger Cat is without a doubt one of the most dynamic, interesting little pet creatures I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Sometimes when he's being real sweet and cuddly i wonder if he remembers me finding him. He's so funny, He'll be really affectionate for like 15 minutes, and then there's a switch gets flipped in his brain and he starts trying to rip my arm apart and chew my hand off and he holds my hand in a tight firm grip in his fore paws and kicks and trys to "shred" with his rear feet, it's the damndest thing! That's my Danger

It's Danger Time!

This is what I did for my intake, I don't think I'd call it a "Cold Air intake" but it was cheap and seemed to do ok. Problem was it was really loud and annoying while out driving around, it was kinda distracting and my foot always seemed to be in the gas (even though annoying, still fun to drive and feel the punch) which caused my mileage to be even worse...so I removed it and went back to the OEM style K&N drop in. You might want to try this before going with the whole setup, you might find you don't like the noise after a while. I liked it at first but it just got kinda old. Also, I second the snorkel route too...that actually is a true cold air intake where as all these "Filter under the hood" style are just sucking hot engine compartment air. Atleast you would get bonus function from the snorkel.

Believe me you speak much better English than most Americans, I really enjoyed reading your post, thank you for your insight. When I started this I didn't really intend for it to become a VS thread, I was just generally saying hi! It's fine with me if this gets moved or retitled more appropriately. I'll try to get some new Danger pics posted soon. Regarding vehicle choice it'll be my wife's daily so she and I need to start putting butts in seats and kicking tires. It's like playing vehicle Planko, there's no way of knowing where the puck (us) will land. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

Sorry guys, I just found and read this old thread http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/33369-xterra-vs-pathfinder/ so after this now I'm kinda leaning facelift R50. On that note I think this thread can probably be locked. Theres no need to go back down this same road again. Thanks.

I do know that engine wise the X's (okay, well...atleast in the 1st gen models) are still using the VG 33 engines and there were some supercharged models. (what's up with that, YO???? I haven't seen anyone pick up on that little piece of vg33 tech, it gets about 210 hp I think. VG33ER) Two wheel drive Xterras I'm told get 20+ mpg I'm guessing because of less weight and taller highway gearing. I can't completely reconcile with the idea of not having on demand 4 wheel drive and low gearing in emergency situations, which ofcourse may never come, ie...attacked by others, getting boxed in from multiple vehicles, jumping curbs and driving through ditches to take evasive action...I wouldn't hesitate to drive right through another vehicle in 4 low, push them outta the way. I guess in that respect I wanna go for the Xterra having a solid chassis. That's where I was at when I started this quest. I think it's basically just an upgraded wd21, I know it's got coil spring struts or shocks up front, somehow in conjunction with a torsion bar...that sound right? I won't really know until we start looking in person and get some test drives. If someone can tell me definitively no Death Wobble on Xterra then that'll do it for sure. Is that caused by worn tie rod ends or what? Danger's doing great man. He's really sweet and affectionate when he wants to be, other times he's trying to chew your hand off. Every one that comes in the office he gets to inspect and is generally well recieved. He's built himself quite a fan base and gets cookies and treats at Christmas time from our customers. He and my buddy's big black dog Hunter get along great, they chase each other and run and play and sometimes just totally ignore one another. Hunter is Daniel's road dog so he comes to work everyday and goes on delieveries.

Hey guys, it seems like it's been so long since I've posted in here I've gone all bashfull and didn't really know where to put this. Well lets see, I've been flying toy helicopters and small drone quadcopters, got my dad hooked on flying. I got him a Syma X4 Assualt and my son and I both fly Syma X11s. Plus I've got a Syma F1 Fiery Dragon heli. Been spending a ton of time trolling through CL looking for a vehicle for my 15 year old son who's turning 16 soon and isn't into the look of any SUV so my pathfinder was out of the question. Looked at a lot of trucks, drove to look at a lot of "dogs", learned patience and eventually settled on a cherry black 95 Honda Civic EX 2 door for $2300. While being in Craigslist Troll status I ran into a lot of scams, which pissed me off so I started flagging heavily. I totally learned the look of at least a few different kind of scams and I flag the hell of out them. Also why looking for my sons vehicle, I kinda started coming to realize I felt it was getting time to upgrade our family vehicle as well. So I've begun looking really hard at 01 - 04 Xterras and R50 Pathfinders. I still wanna keep our Family Vehicle (A) 4 wheel drive, rugged and comfortable as a road trip vehicle or just running around town. I'm have a hard time figuring out which direction I wanna come down on this issue...Xterra has a chassis and the Pathfinder has Unibody. Pathfinder is more powerful and somewhat more handsome. Xterra is rugged as the former wd21, and has it looks like a little bit more interior space. This new family vehicle will replace my wife's Nissan Altima (which she is also apprehensive on letting go of) She says she likes the Xterra and would drive it. Not to mention she will be commuting a little farther on her way to work and I'd like her to be in a stronger, more rugged vehicle than the little Altima. One concern is the fact that she's only driven Front wheel drive before and has no idea how to handle a rear drive vehicle if it ever steps out on her in bad weather. ((We had a horrible fight once because I got a little sideways in the Pathfinder and ofcourse I tried to hold the drift as long as possible, coming out a U-turn under an overpass...what was I supposed to do, pretend I didn't enjoy it?)) Traction control anyone? Xterra? Pathfinder? Women drivers in the rain? Hello? God gave us Four wheel Drive. So I actually came to the point where I said I'm actually going to sell my Pathfinder. My truck just carried us to New Orleans and the French Quarter and back to Houston on the weekend of July 4th and never missed a beat. Thank you Pathfinder. Not only that but damn their roads SUCK! I was soooo glad we took the Path and not the Alty because I'm afraid the bottom would have been torn out. French Quarter was interesting, smells like pee in some places. Cafe Du Monde really does live up to the hype. Guys, do NOT go here on a date. You will not represent your self well while eating beignets covered in a pound of powered sugar. I have had to finally admit I guess after 4 or 5 years of ownership I'd outgrown my truck and wanted something a little more updated. So I started looking at a lot of Xterras...with a few R50s thrown in. Thoughts? Do Xterras get Death Wobble? In other news today I got my new 2012 Chevy Silverado replacement work truck with 45,000 miles and a sweet little 4.8 L vortec V8 aka Family Vehicle B. The Old Man with the 4.3L made it to 410,000 miles and is still slugging it out but he's been moved into semi-retirement. My son's Civic is sporting a D16z16 VTEC or something like that..it's the low rate vtec motor with 125hp single cam head and 4800 rpm engagement. Runs good, engine growls, makes a nice sound and sips gas like crazy. Filling the tank actually makes me laugh. I was able to find a K&N air filter for it on Ebay for ten bucks. Probably the only mod that car gets for a while. Maybe a high flow cat in OEM diameter...maybe. No fart cans..God those things suck. oh yea, DANGER CAT LIVES ON! Greg

Actually I don't have this problem with my Nissan, it may happen to a very small, almost unnoticeable degree but my Silverado on the other hand sounds like a damn tattoo gun when at idle.

If you've got a failing starter on it's last leg, you could turn the key ten times and nothing happens except you might hear a small 'click' noise, and then it would start up on the eleventh time like nothing ever happened. Bad starters begin failing sporadically until they quit for good.

Huh, that's cool, I appreciate that, I'll check it, thanks!

It sounds to me like a loose exhaust shield that rattles and vibes at low rpms, and then clears up when you give a touch of throttle. I've got the same exact thing on my 06 Silverado, when it's idling it's got this crazy RAAAEEEGGGHHHHHHHEEERRRRRAAAAAGGGHHHHHHEEEEERRRRAAAAAGGHHHH rattle vibe, its annoying but harmless...

Hey guys, sorry I know there are a lot of sub topics related to the original being discussed here but my comment goes directly to the original topic: SO I guess the auto makers are delibrately overlooking the fact that the Ford Focus, Acura TSX, Honda Civic Si, Mazdaspeed 3, (FORD Mustang with a turbo charged 4cyl engine making 300 hp!?) and all the Furious movies were a direct, Line of Sight result of gearheads working on and modifying cars all through the 90s and 2000s. Then you can look at the American muscle car segment. We would NOT have a Charger/Challenger Hellcat if guys haven't been building up various sizes of v8 engines and running them down the strip for the last 60 years. That's frigging rediculous, automakers owe all the gearhead fanatics bigtime for ideas and innovations that they looked at the things that people were doing just did them on a more produced scale. That's not even to mention all the autoparts stores and areas of support that sprouted up around Joe Wrench-Turner.

I just remembered something from my army days....there was this class of soldier / NCO that were responsible for how vehicles were loaded with equipment called Load Planners. They were the ones that would basically strategize on how to get everything to fit most efficiently with regard (I'm guessing) to weight distribution and necessity of access. You talk like a tactically trained soldier, you wouldn't happen to be an former military Load Planner would you?

So you just moved like..a 4 bedroom house into a 1000 square foot apartment.....I have got to see the pics when you get this thing loaded up. TheExBrit is gonna be pissed...or more likely over joyed someone carries more gear than he does! So, do you have a checklist or what? How do you stay on top of all that gear?

Yeah, I tried something like that too, but it didn't work as well for me. I ended up just disconnecting the spade connector to kill the whole thing, but atleast now my foot and dome lights don't flicker on and off anymore while I'm driving.

Here is the automatic transmission diagnostic sequence I followed, apparently it only applies to those who have the power option to switch between power and economy / auto: http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/39086-transmission-problems-help/?p=737772