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Did a full polish and wax, and wow even being a 17 year old truck that paint looks amazing. Also replaced the fuel filter, cleaned the throttle body, MAF sensor, and also fixed the tachometer side of lights. Next is knock sensor, O2 sensor, climate control lights. Then hopefully we can begin on the fun stuff!

did a drain and refill on front and rear diffs, transfer case, and transmission. diffs were still good, transmission was pretty dark, and the transfer case was black... yikes. still haven’t gotten around to the wheel bearings because i still don’t have a jack since our old one broke [emoji1475]. Just btw, I post on this thread more than@buttercup because i’m on the forum more frequently than her. plus i’m the one who does the work on the truck. weirdly enough, her 195k pathfinder runs better than my 135k did [emoji848]

To add to@PathyDude17 I personally had AC Springs in the rear with the Bilstein 5100’s, and the ride quality was adequate but still quite stiff. After riding in all three pathfinders one after the other his was by far the best. I was very surprised because we’ve had many different kinds of trucks down on those trails and I’ve never witnessed a truck glide over those rough terrain sections as easily and smoothly as his. Also, after watching both lifted trucks perform identical lines between off camber sections his slightly extra length really helped maintain traction.

To add to@PathyDude17 I personally had AC Springs in the rear with the Bilstein 5100’s, and the ride quality was adequate but still quite stiff. After riding in all three pathfinders one after the other his was by far the best. I was very surprised because we’ve had many different kinds of trucks down on those trails and I’ve never witnessed a truck glide over those rough terrain sections as easily and smoothly as his. Also, after watching both lifted trucks perform identical lines between off camber sections his slightly extra length really helped maintain traction.

Yup, this was a sliver of the Mark Twain National Forest! With weather in the 80’s it turned out to be a beautiful couple of days to hit the trails

Midwest Meetup went well!

After closer examination the wheel bearings are loose, vertical movement in the wheel when the truck was jacked up. No noise though so maybe they’re just loose? I’ll check them today after school

What about the sensor that hooks up to the whole thing? Is that going to throw any codes?

It’s been too long since I’ve really made a post on here, but with school and work steady right now I’m gonna start some much needed TLC and upgrades soon to follow. With the truck around 195k(ish) ALL the fluids are due. There’s a small power steering leak somewhere, a slight looseness in the steering wheel, possibly a tie rod and minor interior updates from the age, MAF Clean, Throttle body Clean. Maintenance wise, what else should I be looking for in the truck? In terms of Suspension upgrades, the plan is identical to Pathydude17 as I’ve witnessed in person how well his setup functions. Steelies with most likely Wild-peaks will be mounted among all the smaller bits and pieces that come with the lift.

Ordered some new headlights and installed them myself yesterday. Took about 45 mins with some broken clips being the only obstacle. Look really nice.

Yes that’s a snorkel

I had this problem but cold, here’s the video. Have you checked your mass airflow sensor? Or your throttle body to make sure they’re clean? My mass airflow sensor was making the engine run rich and it fouled up all of the plugs and injectors.

Went on a little off-road trip today. This Little Rock step is pretty big in person. There are a few more videos on my YouTube of it going back up, it did great!

So I had to so a double take when I saw this album cover and it is definitely a pathfinder. Probably got a little too excited when I noticed this but thought it was sweet.

Kinda, here in Nixa there’s only one dealership for every car brand and car prices are high, sadlt

It’s up for sale!

“Kathy the pathy’”

I had an amazon set, but one flew off on the highway so I ditched them and got the in channel ones. After having both, the extra price for the in channel ones was worth it IMHO. The road noise on the stick on ones were irritating and it didn’t cover all the way down the front part of the front windows so I was still getting wet. The in channel ones sit much more flush and worked much better. Sadly I only had them for a few days before I sold it

Today was the day the pathfinder was sold, definitely really bummed about it. We got a good price out of it but sad to see your first car go. Although when we traded it in we gained a new addition to the family! We got a 2018 TRD Sport Tacoma and man is this thing sweet

Picked up this Scion coupe for a good price and will help when commuting from college, work, and home. The pathfinder was too bad in gas mileage to justify keeping it especially with the amount of time I spend driving. Looking to sell it, but toying with the idea of keeping it in the family. Loved this car as it was my first and glad I found this forum along with everybody that helped! Will update in whether I’m keeping it or not but still undecided. I plan to stay on this forum and communicate with everybody!

Update: Seling my pathfinder now

The sensor? Is it located around everything else, the carrier and everything?

Totally forgot to update this thread. I changed the transfer oil and the light stopped blinking!

Hoping to come home with a tire carrier this weekend, fingers crossed