HitTheTrails

$880, wow, good deal for a fun bush toy...

nice work, it looks really good!!!

Welcome to NPORA!

I would change the transfer case oil out to A/T fluid asap. A/T fluid is much different than gear oil and Nissan says A/t fluid so... I changed my front/rear diffs to Castrol Synthetic 75W90 and it's been fine. I don't know why he would use half synthetic and half traditional oil for the front diff, should be okay but I wouldn't do it...

The OME springs will definately make the ride firmer. How much? Hard to say...

I have HD front and Med rear, with KYB GR-2's in the front and OME shocks in the rear. Ride is good and firm. I think you'll be happy with your ride quality on the street. The KYB's are good quality and cheap too.

I'm pretty sure I bought mine from summit racing, here is a link for 2004 KYB shocks/struts: http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.as...9396+115+400286

Just an update: After this previous post I removed the vent control valve and the EVAP cannister behind the driver's side rear wheel again and cleaned the valve by spraying WD40 on it and used and rag to clean up a bit, then I put it back together. It's been almost 2 months now and I'm not getting any EVAP codes anymore. I guess all it needed was a bit of cleaning. This info might be useful to others having the same code (P0446). Cheers!

That's a great story, I'm glad that the car was recovered and the thief was arrested. The internet community sure pulled through on this one.

YES!

Yeah, shipping those heavy skids from Manitoba out to BC wasn't cheap, but the skids are definately worth it. They have held up well for me thus far.

I was able to get ahold of him with this email: blackpantherorders@shaw.ca

Contact runnerman and see if he has any (or will make more) R50 skid plates. I love mine!

It is on the driver's side of the engine, on the side of the engine under the exhaust manifold. If there isn't a cord attached to it then there should be an orange (I think it was orange) plug to protect the connection. If you look from the front driver's side wheel well area up along the exhaust pipe you should be able to catch a glimps of this orange protective plug thing. I could see mine and that confirmed to me that all I needed was the cord. It is a HUGE PITA to be able to reach up in there and connect the plug though. I ended up going at it from the front side of the truck, while I was in the middle of an oil change. I had already removed the front splash guard and the oil filter, I reached my arm in through the area where the oil filter was and up to where I had to connect the plug. My arm was all twisted up trying to reach all the way and I could only muster a bit of force in the ends of my fingers to push the connector on to connect it. Then I zip tied the cord a few places and brought it out the front grill.

I'm sure you've heard this before, but you can apply (and should get considering the crime/timeline) a Canadian pardon and a US entry waiver for your offence. THen you'll be able to travel freely across the border. http://www.pardonservicescanada.com/ It's not cheap, but it will allow you to start taking vacations in the US, or to destinations with stop-overs in the US.

I'm not sure, I think maybe only R50's sold in certain markets (like Canada) had a block heater installed at the factory. The cable was installed at the stealership if it was installed. Mine had a block heater but no cable, I bought the cable and hooked it up myself. BIG PITA!!!!

Check out Lillooet Lake, BC yah! my first photo posted, took me a bit to figure out!

Hey man, welcome to the boards. I'm a little north of you, accross the border in Surrey (Vancouver). You'll find a lot of great people/info on this board.

From November to February the Pathfinder is my DD. March to October I have the choice of the Pathfinder or my motorcycle. I've been riding the bike to work for a week now, it's cold and rainy here in Vancouver, but it's a ton of fun, and I save so much on gas!

I agree on using the second style of spring compressors mentioned here. That is the kind that I own and have used them many many times on various vehicles. Another tip, when using that style you want the two compressors 180 degrees from each other to compress the coil evenly, if you find the spring compressors sliding down the coil (because you are not compressing from the flat ends of the coils but from another spot within the coil) try using a small vise grip or clamp on the downward side of the compressor to keep it from sliding down the coil. Also, I like to hold the strut in a bench vise while I work on them to keep it stable. Good luck.

I agree with nissandoms47. I just used a socket and my bench vise, worked great!

Nice pics guys. It sure is beautiful in the Pacific NW.

Hi guys, I need some help with EVAP system. I got P0325 and P0446 as fault codes, with both of them also listed as pending. I read the knock sensor code is no big deal, my engine isn't knocking or pinging, but the other code, P0446 (EVAP Emmision Control System Vent Circuit Malfunction) bothered me so I started investigating. I read the how-to that QuismO wrote and I checked out the purge volume control valve, there was no charcoal in it or the hoses to/from it and I spilt it apart and made sure the motor is working and the grey plastic valve is operating (goes in/out with ignition on/off). I also checked the purge control valve and it's hose, all clean in there too. So next thing I checked was the vent control valve and the EVAP cannister behind the driver's side rear wheel. The cannister didn't seem to be loosing charcoal (none coming out when shaking) and I removed the valve and used a 12VDC power source to verify it was working properly (valve plunger goes up with power, drops back down when power is removed). Next thing I did was blow air from the engine bay to where the cannister was just as in QuismO's how-to and no charcoal came out or anything, seems clear. So I just put everything back together. I drove to work today and checked my codes again and now I'm also getting P0443 as a pending code (along with p0325/p0446 fault codes)! Please help me with any ideas/suggestions...

Thanks guys. I borrowed a buddies scan tool for now, it's a Geniscan GS300 CAN OBD2 reader. I think I will buy a scan-gauge sometime in the near future, they seem pretty cool. On a side note: I got P0325 and P0446 as fault codes, with both of them also listed as pending. I read the knock sensor code is no big deal, my engine isn't knocking or pinging, but the other code, P0446 (EVAP Emmision Control System Vent Circuit Malfunction) is bothering me. I read the how-to that QuismO wrote and yesterday I checked out the purge volume control valve, there was no charcoal in it or the hoses to/from it and I spilt it apart and made sure the motor is working and the grey plastic valve is operating (goes in/out with ignition on/off). I also checked the purge control valve and it's hose, all clean there too. So next thing I'm gonna check is the vent control valve and the EVAP cannister behind the driver's side rear wheel. Is this the only other thing to check? How is the vent control valve suppose to operate? Can I check it with iginition on/off just like I did for the purge volume control valve? Any other ideas? ps. I cleared the codes and drove and the same ones are coming back on again... My check engine light is back on right now.

thanks for the info. i like the scangauge, its pretty cool. i wonder if there are any current group buys going on right now, especially from canadian vendors...