Funpath01

I’m at 250k with my 01. Runs great I and think if I were to continue driving and maintaining it the way I do, I could get another 100k out it. I have done done a lot of other things though like radiator and fan, rear main seal, belts pulleys, all fluids, brakes, cv’s and more. I have not done the power valve screw loctite yet but I’m guessing if they were going to fall out it would have already happened. IACV, starter, alternator and fuel pump are all things I think about replacing just for reliability. This vehicle runs runs great and has never hiccuped or skipped a beat with me yet. I have about 9 more months until the next smog is due. I’m hoping for no issues with that. If it passes I’ll keep driving it. If it doesn’t I’ll probably buy one of those used motors from JDM for a grand and swap it out.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHD78DQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These are the bulbs I bought. I have them on my pathfinder and Tacoma. I highly recommend these for anyone looking.

I did a full LED swap on all bulbs for my 01. I bought everything off amazon. I did replace the headlight housings and that was a huge difference. It wasn’t too expensive.

I would definitely use a quality gasket and rtv. Is this upper or lower pan? I would do the same for both. No way I would just use rtv.

It’s probably a few things. Rear main seal along with upper oil pan gasket and oil cooler are big problem areas. I paid a grand to have my rear main seal replaced. You have to remember after you park your Pathy the bellhousing is going to drip for a while if it’s a rear main even tho it’s not running. Mine is at 247k miles and it used to drip a lot. Like leave a puddle under the car and I was adding oil all the time. I had the rear main replaced and now it’s a slow drip. I replaced the oil cooler o rings myself.