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    G-Oil, Green Earth Technology

    in The Garage

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    Dredging up an old thread for an update:

    After my last post on this topic in December 2012 I did one more oil change with the G-oil and then it disappeared off the shelves at wallyworld. I was happy to use it and was getting good results and sorry to see it go. I emailed Green Earth Technologies. I got a reply about them renegotiating their distribution agreement and never saw the G-oil again except on Amazon. So I'm in wallyworld last week getting the oil for my wife's Mitsu when I see the familiar black and green jug with the big green G on it. Happy day! Only there was just the one lonely jug on the shelf. So I bought it. I love seeing an American company trying to do some new and innovative and have a good product. Now if they could just get their distribution going.

    Clink sound when turning

    in The Garage

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    When I turn the steering wheel I get a metal-to-metal 'clink' sound coming from the front end. Sometimes multiple clinks, 2 or 3 in row. It's not a loud clink. I have to have my window down and the stereo off to hear it. The wheel turns freely, no binding when the noise happens.

    Prior to replacing suspension and steering components I didn't have this noise. I replaced the following on my 93 XE 2WD.

    • Strut rods and bushings
    • Upper and lower balljoints
    • tie rod ends, inner and outer
    • sway bar bushings and end links
    • shocks
    • greased everything that had a zerk

    I've been under the truck with a rubber mallet banging on components trying to find the source.

    I've retorqued everything I've worked on recently.

    The bushings in the upper and lower control arms look fine and don't move when I put the crowbar on them.

    Any ideas on what I'm missing?

     

    Just to put off any obvious puns, it's not a major clink, or a Colonel Clink either (Hogan!)

    windshield wipers.

    in General Forums

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    I buy the cheapest rain-x wipers at wally world for about $10 each and been very satisfied with them. I've spent more on other brands like bosch, ansco, and even the more expensive rain-x, but the $10 rain-x wipers do the job for me.

    What did you do to your Pathfinder today?

    in The Garage

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    Started to replace the oil pan gasket but after I got the starter and gussets out of the way I could see the oil press switch was leaking so I replaced that. Cleaned everything up and tightened bolts on oilpan before putting everything back together. I'm going to wait and find out if the oil press switch was the single source of the leak before I tackle the oil pan. Oh and I did oil change too.

    '91 SE Pathfinder

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

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    Now my only question is how did he get 111K miles on this thing with no visible signs of wear? I am beginning to think I really scored.

    Oh, there is one thing. There is a rattle behind the dash, sorta sounds like it is coming out of the defrost vent. Wish I would have noticed it when I replaced the voltage regulator. Anybody got any ideas?

    Congrats on the purchase of your Pathfinder.. Sounds like you did score, big time. A couple thoughts

    1. I have a 93 with 333,000 miles and no signs of wear for a vehicle that old. So yeah, it's possible the PO was a good driver and took good care of it.

    2. As for the rattle in the dash, try removing everything from the glovebox and see if it goes away. Maybe some loose crap rolling around in glovebox making noise. Or, remove blower fan and clean out leaves, debris etc. that may be rubbing on fan. I had a persistent rattle noise coming from vents. Turned out to be be leaves and debris rubbing on fan.

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