bushnut

if you don't have issues now, you won't later.

junkyard Nissan oem...can't beat the price or the quality. just clean, re-grease and use new boots.

checkout this website.....Scan Gauge does some of the same stuff http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/

anybody have a preference? pros and cons?

code reader...or just undo the battery again let it sit for 5-10 minutes...re-attach. If the light comes on again I'd get a code reader and go from there. you can get one from Princess Auto for about $50 or so.

mud terrain tires are for Mud. they get hard when it gets cold. remember the old style army boots in winter? same thing.

the toyota is a front wheel drive, the back end will never kick out around a turn unless you hit the emergency brake. the fact that you haven't had much frost lately is your answer. I grew up driving front wheel drive vehicles, my R50 is the first SUV/4x4/rear wheel drive vehicle that I've ever owned, the first winter had a very steep learning curve of understeer and/or to much right pedal with average AT tires. I very quickly became a fan of the shift on the fly 4x4. Now with good AT tires (treadwright guard dogs) I have to drive like a wanker to get the back end out. Even still I use the shift on the fly almost every day. With the cold up here the streets often have snow pack on them where the plows don't clear all the way down to pavement. so when I see an intersection that is all snowpacked (read ICY) I shift into 4x4, proceed through my turn and once I'm through I'll shift back to 2wd. I feel that it is the safer option than just trusting my tires alone.

tires might be part of the problem...but when it's slippery out thats what 4x4 is for.

if you don't continue to have problems my guess would be, poor quality gas.and or water in the tank. it will freeze in the lines at really cold temps. I've had that happen while driving in a VW van through Quebec, I had to use a product called Gas Line Antifreeze (Probably just denatured alcohol) fill up with premium for the next couple of tanks and see if things continue.

pick up a haine's or chilton's manual it will make the process easier. what kind of lift are you doing? lift springs or spacers? if you are doing springs you will have to rent a spring compressor, that is the hardest part. If it is spacers and a spring/strut kit than hand tools is all you will need. make sure to support the lower A arm and drive flange to keep the CV joint from coming apart. I did my lift on the front street with hand tools, I did swear a lot and probably drank to much beer

this mornings I awoke to -20*C with a little snow in the air. Walking the dog this morning was down right pleasant compared to -36

if it the battery is strong enough to crank but no start it could be bad gas. there are different formulas for cold weather, you might have just a little water vapour in the lines. if the tank is almost empty just fill it up with Premium it might help. I try and avoid regular when it is cold out as it has higher levels of ethanol that can absorb moisture.

It's been mighty cold up here in the Great White North and of course I ended up with starting issues. Earlier this winter the old battery hardly had enough juice to turn the motor over, so I replaced it with a Motor Master Eliminator 600CCA battery, everything was all good. Last weekend the temperature dropped to -36*C, I went out to start the truck before I left for work and TIC, TIC nothing wouldn't even turn over......My kindly neighbour lent me his charger and a few minutes later I had the truck running. Went to work, 8h later....TIC, TIC,,,F&*%!!!! my co-worker gave me a boost and so I went to Canadian Tire and purchased a NOCO GB30 boost pack. tiny little Lithium battery back that is 12v and 400A. Got to use it the very next morning as the truck wouldn't start yet again. that little boost pack is worth every penny!!! So now I had to figure out what was draining my battery..was it just crap or was my alternator not working? so I got out my multi-meter and started checking...12.4v at the battery, start the truck and now its 14.6v so everything pretty normal right. then it hits me.....last friday the rear wiper started acting up, moving REALY S_L_O_W_L_Y so I get to thinking maybe I've got a short in it and creating a parasitic draw. pulled the fuse and isolated that circuit. Left the truck overnight and BOOM starts no problem the next morning even at -25*C. I now have fixed one issue only to find another but I can live without the wiper until it gets warm enough to work on it. the lesson I learned is always be nice to your neighbours and maybe they will lend you that charger again.

I found some used lego 15" wheels cheep ( I got 4 for $50) and got the 31x10.5x15 they would be only about 1.7% difference in size so they don't throw the speedo off by much or the gearing.

instead of the duratracs, look into Treadwright Guard Dogs, I installed mine in September and I'm not looking back, excellent off road and not to loud on. so far so good through the winter. after that I'd do what will keep the truck running first. Do a little Triage. If its not broke don't fix it.

-36*C with a wind chill of -46*C.... .when I woke up this morning. needless to say I had to boost the truck. so much for the brand new eliminator battery. I guess 600cca is just not enough.

so did you get out?

I'm running IronMan springs (35mm front lift- 50mm rear) as well as 2 on inch strut spacers (1 Fleurys and 1 NX4) when on jack stands at full droop my CVs bind, driving around town everything is fine. I'll be doing a 2" Sub Frame Drop come spring to fix the problem. as well as longer brake lines. running 31x10.5x15 Treadwright Guard Dog tires

yup and on an R50, I kind liked the retro look, and I got them cheep,$50 for all 4. the tires are treadwright Guard Dogs with kedge grip, 31x10.5.15 put them on in sept. so far I'm loving them. Woops, should have had a few more sips of coffee before posting,

nothing about that terminal looks like it needs replacing....I'd just give it a scrub with a wire brush, same for the clamp. then use a little dielectric grease when putting it all back together. If you've been having starting issues, have you checked the condition of the battery? just a small drop in voltage can make every thing real crappy.

struts? mine shimmied horribly until I replaced them.

lookin' good. just what i wanted. I will absolutely have to revisit this in the spring.

this is what I tried to do. you'll need to grab the wiring harness that goes with it. it fallows the roof liner and goes down the A pillar. I figured all the trucks would be wired alike. Nope. Also, while you'd think the body panels would be the same between Pathfinder and QX4 they are not. I replaced my driver side front fender with one off of a same year QX4 and lo and behold it fit but the marker light is a different shape so there is a 3/4 in gap that I filled with metal tape and black paint. and the fender top line does not match the hood line there is a slight hump (about 1/4in) that sits a little higher than the hood. there are very slight differences between Pathfinder and QX4.

99 build date, registered as a 2000, has passenger key cylinder.

condenser should be the same.... as for the climate control, I don't know. I tried to install the mirror and digital compass/clock from a qx4 into my LE however I didn't have the wiring harness and sensors that go along with it.