here4now

send me your email address and I can shot you over a copy. btw the valve only lists for $104 at the dealer

yup, I just changed the 4th and final tire on my pathy yesterday. it made a world of difference in traction. I can now easily go places in 2wd that I had trouble doing in 4wd earlier with only 3 newish tires (ok, new to me).

Based on my limited experience (1 week) the pathfinder heater is severly underpowered for the cold we have been having. (I'm in chicago and we have been negative lately). My minivan actually has been better in the snow :-\

Don't forget to replace the tensioner and it's spring. Cheap insurance against it failing and destroying your hard work.

1. the build date should be on a tag in your drivers door jamb. 2. the vin will tell the dealer possibly 3. you can check the tooth shape by removing the top timing cover (I am assuming you can remove it like on the maxima) 4. 1&2 assume the motor has not been changed ever. I know of one gentleman who has a 1990 maxima (VG30E) that was swapped out for a 1994 VG30E VERY early on it's life by the dealer, so much so that all the underhood wiring was changed over to 94 spec along with the injectors. Yes it is very weird.

my guess is that your idle is too low, and that you'll need to figure out where to get a 3rd foot from until it's fixed.

for the erratic idle or the dark exhaust? either way, you are correct. maybe he should toss some Heet into the tank (can't hurt)

yeah, my gut feeling is that the change had something to do with the introduction of the quest/pillager twins.

tstat shouldn't cause erratic idling. the idle is affected by the signal it receives from the coolant temp sensor, and the IAC. If one or both are bad you will get an erratic idle. ALSO low coolant will cause issues. In your case I believe it to be an IAC issue. the dark exhaust is a symptom(?) of running rich.

boy you really like to change your timing belt often don't you. 7k and 10k intervals :eek:

new 10 year old 31s for me.

after reading this thread at least I know I'm not the only one whose pathy runs cold. though mine constantly idles at 1k. doesn't matter what temp things are at. first start of the day, or middle of 2 hours of hours of continuous running.