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You're a Pathfinder savant and we all apreciate you very much.smj999smj wrote:If you have a 2012, you should be running Nissan Blue coolant if it's original. It's service interval is 150,000 miles, so it doesn't make sense to do anything with it, especially replace the radiator! Unless the radiator is damaged, leave it alone. I say the same thing for the water pump, which is driven by the timing chain. You don't hear about a whole lot of water pump failures on these engines, so, again, if it's not leaking or making noise, leave it alone. Spark plugs would be due at 105,000 miles; I would remove one of the easier ones to take out and see if it's original or has recently been replaced. If they are original, replace them with the correct type, NGK spark plugs, which should be OE Laser Iridiums (not Iridium IX, which have about half of the service life). If you want to save a few dollars, the NGK Laser Platinums (#6240) will work and carry the same 105,000 mile service life and you won't notice any difference in performance. Oil sampling is expensive and it would make more sense to just replace the diff oil and transfer case oil. Supertech or Mobil One full synthetic 75W90 gear oil works well in the diffs and Valvoline Maxlife ATF works well in the automatic transmission and transfer case. Oil and trans drain plug washers are Nissan P/N 11026-01M02 and the transfer case and diff fill/drain plugs use Nissan P/N 11026-4N200. I would also check the air filter and cabin air filter.
Yes, he is ..I also noticed that from reading multiple threads!flat6symphony wrote:You're a Pathfinder savant and we all apreciate you very much.smj999smj wrote:If you have a 2012, you should be running Nissan Blue coolant if it's original. It's service interval is 150,000 miles, so it doesn't make sense to do anything with it, especially replace the radiator! Unless the radiator is damaged, leave it alone. I say the same thing for the water pump, which is driven by the timing chain. You don't hear about a whole lot of water pump failures on these engines, so, again, if it's not leaking or making noise, leave it alone. Spark plugs would be due at 105,000 miles; I would remove one of the easier ones to take out and see if it's original or has recently been replaced. If they are original, replace them with the correct type, NGK spark plugs, which should be OE Laser Iridiums (not Iridium IX, which have about half of the service life). If you want to save a few dollars, the NGK Laser Platinums (#6240) will work and carry the same 105,000 mile service life and you won't notice any difference in performance. Oil sampling is expensive and it would make more sense to just replace the diff oil and transfer case oil. Supertech or Mobil One full synthetic 75W90 gear oil works well in the diffs and Valvoline Maxlife ATF works well in the automatic transmission and transfer case. Oil and trans drain plug washers are Nissan P/N 11026-01M02 and the transfer case and diff fill/drain plugs use Nissan P/N 11026-4N200. I would also check the air filter and cabin air filter.
All you need to fix this is a 6MMx1 bolt and a spring nut like what I linked to below. You can get these at your local hardware store. The case was originally designed for this type of fastener but I guess at the last moment, they ditched the idea figuring the clip was "good enough." The hole for the bolt already exists in the door, as well.heckler40 wrote:Damn clip broke on mine. I just duct tape it closed every time and appears to work fine.