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Been flushing the radiator slowly since Friday. I just got this Xterra and the previous owner seems to have been just running with straight water or something. Empy #2:  Empty #3:  Today I finally got the P-HOAT radiator coolant in. I've never used anything but the green stuff before, I was expecting this to be red but my daughter and I were inordinately happy to find it was a friendly pink color. 
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Can you detail how you masked the piece? I can't tell if its just masking tape or something else? Looks almost like plastic wrap covered in dip.
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Sep 4, 2018 12:47
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I need to buff the hood but didn't have any clearcoat polish on hand so I did the headlights which needed it sorely. These pictures don't really do much justice as they didn't catch just how yellow and foggy it was getting. Before:  After:  This was my first time using a drill attachment and the results look much better than what I can usually achieve by hand. I did go a littlebit overboard on the first headlight but I'm going to need to do the same on some more expensive cars so this was good practice.
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Sep 5, 2018 13:46
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EvilBeard posted:Just got back from a week long fishing trip with my old man. We got some stuff done in the last couple weeks before we left. This post is  . That engine is a beautiful thing.
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Sep 11, 2018 18:26
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Chaosfirev posted:Today I took my car to a dealership Found the problem.
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Sep 11, 2018 23:41
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STR posted:How good does the paint need to be for plastidip to adhere (and not show flaws)? I have no idea about adherence because I sanded and prepped the part with 800 grit but my one experience with aerosol plastidip did not fill as many flaws as I was expecting. Even after 6ish layers. Used metalizer plastidip sometime last week, I'd call this a little bigger than a hairline crack but its still very visible.   I wanted more of an aluminum look so I'll have to redo this at some point but for now it matches stock well. Maybe a white undercoat would have given me what I was looking for. Thankfully plastidip.
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Sep 19, 2018 16:10
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I was researching the engine in my recent Xterra purchase and discovered the wife's infinity M45 shares the same automatic transmission (RE5R05A) Checked the transmission fluid which looked nice and clean, on the Xterra forums you'll see quite a few people complaining about coolant contaminating the transmission so I thought it good to check. Now the previous owner of the infiniti had money to burn on anything and everything the dealer told him to do, I've got 10 tire rotation receipts to prove it, so I never thought to check the trans. fluid, plus I had a hard time finding it. But now I know where it is from the other vehicle:  Not a color I ever thought I'd see on my own ATF. This probably should have been changed a year ago when we first bought it. I do notice when driving her car that the shifting can be a little late or sudden, time to get dirty. There were about 20 bolts holding the pan on, luckily it also has a drain plug so I didn't have to take a shower but I was not prepared for how long taking these off would take. To my dismay the filter is held on with another 10ish. Next chance I get I'm picking up a power ratchet or adapter. The two magnets inside the pan were pretty gummed up with metallic sludge. Not too concerned but yell at me if I should be. Some gasket pieces floating around that picture too, not fragments.  This is all I could see on the filter itself:  I may have to rethink car maintenance as a hobby if it means scraping this carboardy gasket off constantly. Tedious waste of 45mins. Hit it with penetrating oil and ate dinner, not a huge help but better than nothing. Once everything was back on I put 3.75 liters of Valvoline Maxlife ATF in + a full bottle of LUCAS stop slip. 5 quarts is what I measured coming out so I may add some more today but it measured good from the dipstick at the time. Need to check owners manual today. On the drive home, I was almost orgasmic when I felt it shift into 3rd and 4th smoother than I've every seen "ooohhh yeah"
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Sep 24, 2018 15:27
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STR posted:Nissan is a fan of RTV instead of actual gaskets for oil pans and transmission pans, and it's a pain in the rear end. Use an actual gasket next time you have the pan off. New filter came with a rubber gasket. I was thinking about how much ATF might still be running around in the cooler, etc. I'll keep an eye on it and give it a change before or at the next oil change. Thanks for the tip.
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Sep 25, 2018 11:24
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figured out what's got my exhaust plugged up: Are these pieces worth anything to anybody? I've got this busted up one and the next in line is probably clogged too badly to be used again.
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Oct 7, 2018 17:53
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Yesterday I got new cats installed. I had to figure out what studs were and how to remove them in a hurry as the sun was going down. Then like clockwork something else breaks; today we found liquid leaking into the cabin which at first I was thought was ATF, but quickly figured out was pink coolant. Guess something has gone wrong at the heater core. I'm really tempted to put in a stopleak as I don't want to take apart the dash and possibly lose all the refrigerant.
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Oct 12, 2018 04:06
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Thanks for the advice. I think this heater is bypassable and that would at least let me drive. VVV Pretty sure they both have to come out on this 2006 Xterra  NISSAN VVV
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Oct 12, 2018 04:14
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Colostomy Bag posted:I have to deal with removing the rusted on rotor that is welded on the hub.  lol wtfcontent: JB weld not as strong as I assumed. Pressure from coolant line re-broke. Trying again today with a reinforced bond. Broke a plastic piece while trying to bypass the heater core.
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Oct 19, 2018 21:41
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Replaced a Control Arm and took off the Inner-Outer Tierod. Never did either of those before. Thankfully the control arm slid out surprisingly easily for how bulky it is. I had to cut the tierod in half as it was bent and the tool wouldn't fit over the damage. I thought I had a metal cutting disc on my angle grinder but after 15 mins of cutting I switched and discovered it was a tile cutting disc, whoops! With the correct disc on it took just seconds.
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Mar 6, 2019 14:54
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2006 Xterra There is a plastic piece between the heater core return and the rest of the cooling system. I originally broke it as I was doing a heater core bypass which has since been re-connected. However the plastic piece broke again in a new place and left me semi-stranded last week. By random chance, I had a very little amount of JBKwikWeld with me. but even if I had the 4-6 hours for that to harden, there's no way I could trust it to hold this thing together. What I ended up doing is using that epoxy to create the "waterproof" seal, then phoned in someone to deliver a stick of JBWeldSteelStik, which I'm now developing an unhealthy relationship with. This plastic piece which is essentially a T-connection is starting to look more like a fist.  I visited the junkyard Saturday, a 2nd Generation Xterra showed up on in my inbox alerts a few days ago and I'm praying it hasn't been picked clean already because I've been waiting for one to show up for months. I had an hour or so before they closed and the vehicle was in a totally different row than specified. Luckily I did find it and someone had done most of the hard work for me; the grill I was also after had been perfectly disconnected and lay on the ground. While fighting the clock to get some other pieces, I suddenly remembered I desperately wanted that heater hose, and was able to get it off quickly after dealing with the broken one several times in the past. Chunjee fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Mar 25, 2019 |
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Mar 25, 2019 14:46
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polyester concept posted:Get a proper drain pan - I used a disposable aluminum foil roasting pan and the stream of warm transmission fluid bounced out of the pan and perfectly dodged the cardboard I had laid on the garage floor specifically to catch rogue drips. Great Smells wonderful don't it? The first time I changed ATF I thought a baby had wandered nearby with a very full diaper. Good luck with that broken bolt it sounds like a real headache. Hopefully you won't need to take the whole thing off again.
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Mar 27, 2019 04:02
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Towed my new ride home. Anybody know what this is? I think it's wired to the radio but haven't followed it thoroughly yet. Didn't stop the car from starting. 
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Mar 29, 2019 04:55
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Cut out another inner tierod. This is getting too easy. Not sure what I'm supposed to do with this little packet of soy-sauce it came with. Do I hit the threads with that or pour it in the boot? I have a replacement cv axle so I need to get back in there anyways.
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Apr 11, 2019 00:14
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Chunjee posted:2006 Xterra Replaced this yesterday. My coolant system has been a little wacky lately and I caught the radiator cap leaking the other day so I replaced it as well.  Looks like I got to it just in time. Felt wet from the bottom so it certainly was leaking some portion.
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Apr 21, 2019 11:57
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Painted the brake calipers. I dunno if AI has an opinion on this but I think it looks great (till it gets covered in brake dust)  Finally started going after that silverdollar sized hole. This was my first time using bondo and I learned a lot. I was following instructions off a ChrisFix video on diy rust repair.  
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Apr 29, 2019 13:15
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Powershift posted:When you have to redo it next year, find a welder that will let you do the prep work and weld it up for you for a case of beer. cut out a patch for it, clean it up, have him weld it, and then do the finishing work over that. Thanks. Trying to make friends with a welder for my hitch problem. If this isn't going to last I may just knock it off and have him do both.
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Apr 29, 2019 13:37
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Powershift posted:I've also gotta ask, did you try to pull the dent out a little? Yeah the skin was flexing quite a lot with just a light press from the outside. That was obviously going to cause a problem so from the inside I did my best paintless dent repair impression till it was no longer moving. Applied a body patch to the hole from the inside. But it's still probably 1/4th inch thick in places. From what you're saying it sounds like I should have pressed it out more.
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Apr 29, 2019 14:02
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There was a 2nd Gen Xterra at my Pink-n-Pull recently but it's probably cleared out by now. If a white one shows up sure I'll nab that door but I am not holding my breath. Maybe wheen 2005+'s start showing up more frequently. Will keep an eye out.Chunjee posted:I visited the junkyard Saturday, a 2nd Generation Xterra showed up on in my inbox alerts a few days ago and I'm praying it hasn't been picked clean already because I've been waiting for one to show up for months. Powershift posted:It's different on a quarter panel or fender, because the compound curves give the metal more stucture, but on door skins like that you really want to use as little as possible. 
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Apr 29, 2019 14:19
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2006 Xterra Painted the bodywork. Looking head on it looks fantastic, but with the sun at an angle, I can see imperfections and dust. Will have a final verdict in a few days after I wetsand and polish.  Wanted to change the rear diff fluid but the drain and fill plugs take two different sized hex keys. I have the drain size (10mm) but not the fill (14mm) so I didn't touch it.
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May 6, 2019 14:11
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2006 Xterra. Changed the rear diff oil. Went ahead and popped the cover off while I was down there, painted it to match the calipers/tow hook. I've got a $4 Xterra decal on the way that I may slap on as well but I'm thinking that red might be loud enough as is.  +  ?STR posted:Dealer called. They say it's not the plastic lines from the fuel pump; they said the supply and return lines (steel) are rusted out. They also said I need all new struts/shocks, new tires, new brakes, new hoses, new serpentine belt, new air filter, new valve cover gasket, and a new exhaust (all of these things are new in the past year except for the exhaust, filter is 1 day old). Oh, and it'll be $160 for checking it out, $1430 to replace the lines. lol holy smokes. Nice plays though.
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May 7, 2019 23:55
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I read that word for word to the service advisor, and said I never authorized any diagnosis further than described in the special warranty bulletin, he said "well, we did the diagnosis, we need to be paid." Told him to call me when it was ready to pick up and I'd open a complaint with GM. Called GM and opened a complaint, about an hour later he called back to say the car was back together and he'd waived the charge, and hung up on me. Not a pleasant person to deal with in general.
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Went looking for a stranded body filler, but they had a giant can of regular for essentially the same price so I went with that instead. Now I'll be into even more filler trouble. It's real nice working with a supply that hasn't been sitting in a garage for 10 years. Now that I'm not scraping the bottom of the barrel on my tiny can I did get started on the grill mod:  original donor looked like this: 
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May 14, 2019 13:32
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Got a text from Row52 Thanksgiving morning. The next day I rushed over and raided this guy: Today I put on the fender and compressor I got from that. Changed the thermostat which was in the same area by coincidence and replaced coolant with AISIN pink. Sanded down the junkyard headlight but haven't put it on yet. Earlier I was measuring engine temp at 85-86C, short check on the drive home now reading 75-77C. I'm pleased.
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Dec 1, 2019 07:09
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Rhyno posted:When I did the first oil change on my EXP, the filter was on so fuckin tight that when I stabbed through with the screwdriver I just shredded the drat filter when I turned it. Had to crunch it up with but huge pliers to get that fucker to turn. Jebus 
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Dec 3, 2019 16:39
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I was eying the custom fit Weathertech floormats but the generic $30 ones at Costco made more sense. Put them in last night and the fit is excellent at least for the driver so I'm counting this as a win because nearly $200 on flootmats is a little wild. May still have to get the custom backseat mats because of kids. Replaced this little sidemarker brake thing that has been driving me mad. I know everyone wants $36 for it on ebay so I grabbed both sides at the junkyard.  Also this HUD arrived in the mail and it works surprisingly well. I'll write a little more once I route the wire and mount it properly.
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Dec 3, 2019 17:03
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Changed the front brakes and swapped in platinum spark plugs. I love RockAuto prices. I found plain copper ones in there and this:  Can that be jbweld sealed back to 100% usable or is it compromised forever and need replacement?
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Dec 8, 2019 21:24
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Found a bag of LEDs and added two for when my plates arrive. Dunno if this does anything but makes sense on to me.  Took apart the dash to get my HUD and dashcam wired, Turns out I only really needed to pop the pillar plastic off and fish the wires through there. The PO's passenger gouged the plastic repeatedly and since it was all apart I started filling in their damage. Pictured here plugged in because I needed to drive around with defrost. 
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Dec 15, 2019 15:07
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Yesterday: Replaced wheel hub and knuckle on my Subaru for the 3rd time (don't ask). The road noise is finally gone. Got a code for O2 sensor circuit low last week. Unplugged, cleaned and greased up the pins. Plugged back in and the check engine light is gone without clearing codes. Seems like a fix to me. Hopefully I get this thing out of my life soon. Saturday:  Was at the Junkyard for other cars when I happened to spot the exact year and color of my Jeep; but when is there NOT a gold Grand Cherokee at the junkyard. Pulled a fender but haven't put it on yet.   Debadged my xB since I'm replacing this hatch at some point anyways. I think I like it! Oh my plates arrived too.
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Jan 13, 2020 14:18
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I need to know wtf I am looking at here.
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Jan 29, 2020 21:31
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I don't know anything about the Avalon drivetrain but that restyling looks very cool in my opinion.
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Mar 10, 2020 23:07
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Fixed my car by replacing the clutch. Turns out a milk crate makes a very good transmission catcher. Ended up buying a transmission jack to get it back in however.
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Jul 12, 2020 13:51
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Changed the transmission pan, filter, and bit of the fluid:  The new pan has a drain plug   some chunks, OOF
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Nov 11, 2021 21:13
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 This loving radiator would not let go of his condenser buddy.  The plastic gave up before the clip: 
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Feb 13, 2022 00:57
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Seriously PPO? My van has been draining the battery overnight for a while. As I was loving up my dash to add a cutoff switch in the cabin I finally found the culprit; poorly installed GPS. If you are going to install annoying poo poo at least put it on the right circuit, nearly stranded me half a dozen times.
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Feb 14, 2022 18:07
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This thread or one similar turned me onto the strap wrench style filter remover and boy do I enjoy that over the bucket of filter tools; none of which seem to ever fit the car presently in the middle of an oil change. Sadly this tool is powerless against cartridge style filter housings.
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Feb 22, 2022 09:02
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Almost every time I fix something cool at my Dad's garage I say 'y'know what we forgot to do? Take before pictures' Well done transformation 👌
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Sold my minivan. Listed a Subaru once and thought that was a lot of messages. Minivan boooooy howdy; twenty within the hour, probably pushing forty a few hours later. plus or minus a few phone collecting bots
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