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Cool, Ill need to get some 5/16" vacuum caps and some new 5/16" transmission cooler hose then.smj999smj wrote:My personal opinion, for what it's worth, is that it's better to replace the radiator with an aftermarket and maintain the use of the radiator's integral cooler than bypass, but, that said, there are plenty of people who have bypassed and utilized the auxiliary cooler without any issues.
As far as the bypass method, the way you do it depends on your year. On 2005-2007 models, the auxiliary cooler was mounted on the passenger side and is the easiest of the two to bypass. It's a simple remove the short hose on the right side, re-route, cap ends and tighten clamps. The 2008-2010 models had the auxiliary coolers mounted on the driver's side, so usually the line on the driver's side of the radiator is disconnected at a union and a new section of 5/16" (8MM) transmission cooler hose is run from the union to the line on the passenger side, as opposed to just re-routing the hoses on the earlier models. They probably cover both in the link you provided, but I just don't have time to go through all 23 pages of it!
As far as 2011-2012 models, they weren't affected.
http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic. ... ght=bypassparadigm wrote:Guys, sorry to bump this thread again.
Any more clear instructions on how to do the bypass mod for a 2008-2010 Pathfinder 4.0L?
Thanks
41 page thread, I skimmed through but didn't see something specific to the 2008-2010 modeleieio wrote:http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic. ... ght=bypassparadigm wrote:Guys, sorry to bump this thread again.
Any more clear instructions on how to do the bypass mod for a 2008-2010 Pathfinder 4.0L?
Thanks