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oh mine has all sorts of quirks. Sometimes I think it's possessed, you know. THe interior lights dim up and down, the stereo used to adjust the volume by itself (but only right before I get home --so wierd) I've just learned to not care about it. You'd probably end up ripping the whole dash apart before you find the culprit. It's probalby just a couple of loose connections somewhere in there... If you really wnat to, go pick up a haynes manual and study the electrical blueprints to trace the problems.

That's completely normal on a cold start.

my miata had the same problem. I just switched to a lighter oil and it worked fine. It would only make the noise for about ten seconds. Just rev the car a little and it should go away.

it's steadily dropped to about 75c per litre here in waterloo. Not that that's a great deal or anything, but that's the cheapest it's been in a couple months

WELCOME TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK!!!! ahhh that's better

i lived in guelph too mooks, what were you doing there? I was running a west 49 skateshop location. But I still go once a week to work at a winery

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read this first. newb photo posting rulesThen take your photos to a hosting site such as imageshack. Upload your file, copy the address, then click the IMG button in the reply page, the paste the address in query box. welcome to the fourms

how does that air hog thingamabob work for u?

welcome to the forums

welcome allan

welcome, check ebay for the faces, those thing pop up there all the time

welcome, see if you can run the ecu codes when the service engine light comes on. There's a sticky for the codes in the garage section

good colour choice

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dirty bastards not putting anti-sieze on the bolts... sheesh what a p.i.t.a. All i can say is keep dousing it in penetrating oil. It may take a day for it to completely soak in, but jsut keep laying it on.

welcome canuck

yeah, it's beautiful there! I've stayed in the grand okanagan (sp) a couple of times as i was blessed to have friend with good hookups who's living there right now. The shredding at big white is so sweet, gem lake + black forest are the $hit! I'm planning to come out there again this winter depending on how my cash situation is, and if the datsun isn't packed up for the winter, you gotta give me a little burn in it, i forget what riding around in my grandpa's '71 was like

you have to find a site to host your pics on. www.imageshack.us is a good one. Do you live around kelowna?

the xterra is a truck-based suv (built on the frontier pickup frame) that gives it an edge in the off road department in terms of availible upgrades. The xterra will go as far as your time/money can take it in terms of suspension and body lifts. Keep in mind that it's also a more truck like ride than the Pathfinder, and it's smaller too. The Pathfinder you're looking at is a unibody construction. Better suited for on-road driving than the xterra, and there is less available to them in terms of offroad upgrades. Some of the members on this board are tinkering with the suspension to gain more lift, but it sounds as though they're in the testing stages as of now. 2" coils are availible for them, but obviously nothing for body lifts. They have a way better engine (3.5 V6, correct me if i'm wrong someone!) than the xterra, and they are a more comfortable ride. If you want and all-out trail machine (as in you probably won't have any money leftover to go shredding) buy the xterra. The Pathfinder will keep up to it on most trails and it will do a great job in the mud/snow with the addition of some nice tires. Give both trucks a good workout on the test drive. Normal things that need replacing would be stuff like balljoints, brakepads possible rotor depending on the milage. And as with all used cars, NEVER buy the first one you look at, until you've run around and seen them all. The more time you have, the better the vehicle you'll end up with. You can copy the v.i.n. , take to a Nissan dealer and get a service history (mostly warranty items) Take lots of pictures of your likely candidate (underneath too!) and post them on the board. Good luck with your search and welcome to the boards

your truck shouldn't ever need new calipers unless they're seized. The aren't like pads and rotors which naturally wear out. I'm on the OEM calipers with 170 000 km on the odo. I'm not even sure you'd need new rotors at 100 000km, unless they have uneven deposits on the rotor surface (vibrating pedal). The rear axle is dead easy to do yourself. You might as well replace the parking brake pads inside the rear rotor while it's off. The front ones are a little more tricky as it involves removing the hub, like herm mentionned, but as long as you don't mix up the parts and put them back on incorrectly, you should be ok. Screw the sevice guy, unless he's doing the job for free, go out and get yourself a haynes/chilton manual, (if availible) and start doing small maintence jobs yourself, your wallet will thank you. If you get stuck, just ask one of us.

post some pics of that 510 too, i love those

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The first 1-2 shift on my truck is always harsh, especially in cold weather. The engine seems to rev up pretty high, then jerks into second. The owner's manual says that this is normal, and as long as it doesn't shift like this all the time, i don't think i'd worry about it too much.

Do you still have warranty left? It sounds like either balljoints or something is fuddled up with the steering input shaft. I'd take it into the dealer and let them service it as long as it's free