byob Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byob Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 The first pic is with the front cover off and looking at the chain. Here is the reason why. The secondary shoes wear out to the tensioner piston. In this case one of the worst I have seen. The secondary shoes cost $5 a piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 What's the mileage on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byob Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 It is a 07 with 80,900 miles. The engine is really clean internally and the client took good care of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Wow. I thought tearing a Triton with timing chain issues down at 107k was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byob Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 I have done them as early as 30,000 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 So what's the permanent fix? Has Nissan redesigned the parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byob Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 I am assuming the shoe is made of harder plastic. The secondary chain is the same unlike the Juke where the chain and guides are revamped as part of its recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I've heard several of them. Haven't been able to get them to buy the fixe though. Seems like they all make that noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 This happened on my parents 3.5L. It had 160k km (around there). It was real loud. My dad has a '11 xterra with the 4.0 and I've told him to lookout because his is still under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byob Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 I will do the repair for anyone on this site or friend $400 otd. The shop charges $1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 $1,200? Dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byob Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Actually $1200 is a good shop price. Book time on the repair is 8-10 hours. It depends on the shop rate as far as labor cost. Generally shop rates are $100-$130 a hour. Total parts comes out to around $200-$250 if you want the drive belt. So in the real world $1200 is my good guy price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Rotary Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Actually $1200 is a good shop price. Book time on the repair is 8-10 hours. It depends on the shop rate as far as labor cost. Generally shop rates are $100-$130 a hour. Total parts comes out to around $200-$250 if you want the drive belt. So in the real world $1200 is my good guy price yeah 1200 is a good price. for RWD VQ40's we charge 9 hours to do a timing chain, and FWD VQ we charge 12 hours. at our shop rate of 112.50$ (Nissan Dealership) takes me about 6 hours to do them, (don't call me a thief because i'm good at my job please...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The original guides were made out of hardened nylon. Nissan replaced them a few years ago with a harder material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 yeah 1200 is a good price. for RWD VQ40's we charge 9 hours to do a timing chain, and FWD VQ we charge 12 hours. at our shop rate of 112.50$ (Nissan Dealership) takes me about 6 hours to do them, (don't call me a thief because i'm good at my job please...) I don't call the mechanics thieves, its the service writers or whatever. The place that did my mothers wanted to charge her 8 hours worth of labour just for the diagnostic...And in the end they told me they had to "call nissan canada" to find out what it was. I beat them down to eliminating that 8 hours and they only billed parts and actual labour time. This of course after we threatened to go to the BBB. fskcin' crooks. They knew damn well what was wrong and just tried to pull a fast one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Rotary Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I don't call the mechanics thieves, its the service writers or whatever. The place that did my mothers wanted to charge her 8 hours worth of labour just for the diagnostic...And in the end they told me they had to "call nissan canada" to find out what it was. I beat them down to eliminating that 8 hours and they only billed parts and actual labour time. This of course after we threatened to go to the BBB. fskcin' crooks. They knew damn well what was wrong and just tried to pull a fast one. Irks me with situations like that..... makes my job so much harder to do because people assume I just want their money..... Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 You and me both man. We aren't the ones driving around in expensive cars. Yet we do more work than anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Rotary Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 You and me both man. We aren't the ones driving around in expensive cars. Yet we do more work than anyone. No kidding! I own a 94 pathfinder, a 89 rx7 (not running yet) and a 74 rx2 (needs major body work) and yet I can't repair them or really work on then because can't really afford it. Lol Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokersteve Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Maybe it wouldn't work but shouldn't that piece be metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.skinner.75491 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Mine does the same and nissan tell me nothing is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Your warranty must not be up yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabanC Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 yeah 1200 is a good price. for RWD VQ40's we charge 9 hours to do a timing chain, and FWD VQ we charge 12 hours. at our shop rate of 112.50$ (Nissan Dealership) takes me about 6 hours to do them, (don't call me a thief because i'm good at my job please...) Hi, I own a 2005 4 liter Pathfinder which recently started flashing a low oil pressure signal. The mechanic replaced the oil pump but the problem has persisted. The signal is preceded by a rattling sound. What could be the problem and the solution? Raban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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