Thanks Tyler. I've had my pathy for 20 years this month and am just getting ready to start modding it. You have provided a lot of information and inspiration.
Oh man dude, you’re such an inspiration, love all of your vids, I’m modding out my r50 at the moment, best car I’ve ever owned, we’ve done a handful of Moab trails, and sections of the alpine loop, plus some wheeling around utah and Nevada, great car, live your content man
Great Vid! Ye, it's what the R50 brings to us when we are on our adventures. I live on Vancouver Island B.C. Canada and our entire island is a adventure every time my wife and I are in our R50. Thanks again for sharing your videos with us. I am still inspired by your videos. :)
my mom bought one like 8 year ago and now it has more than 250k without making some repair to the engine its awesome and its has some things that new cars hasn't our Pathy its a 2001 LE 4WD
I have an 04 Pathfinder. I have a question for you about the 4wd system. I got stuck this past weekend and had to be pulled out. How can I contact you?
relevant links to email me and contact me via Instagram are in my about page, as well as Instagram and NPORA being linked in the description of all my videos
There are 2 very well maintained pathfinders Im looking at. A 2004 LE with 200k miles, or a 2001 LE with 150k miles. Both autos, both super clean and serviced. The higher mileage 04 is over $1000 less. Which would you buy?
I’m not sure. Which engine does the 01 have? That might make it or break it for you. 150k miles is pretty young. Especially if that’s a VG33E, that things gonna run forever. Check both trans fluids and test drive them. If the 01’s a VQ35DE, you need to research the IACV gasket failure. For either of which have the VQ35, check that they don’t consume oil. Mine consumes ALOT (1 quart every 700-1000 miles), which is a bummer. The 04 is drive by wire, so no IACV issues. All auto VQ’s have power valve screws, which you will want to get fixed. Pretty easy. The 04 has an electronic 4x4 shift, the 01 has a floor shift. Not sure which one you prefer. I’d probably take the 01
R50 Pathfinder: 1996-2004 Facelift (front bumper/grill/headlight/fender) redesign @ 1999.5 model year. Two engines. 3.3: about 180 hp, timing belt, bulletproof. 3.5: timing chain, 240 hp. 01-02, the IACV gasket can fail, eventually shorting the ECM. Drive by cable. 3.5 (03-04) no IACV issue, drive by wire. Many 3.5's burn oil, or leak. oil cooler and valve cover gaskets are common culprits of leaks. burning is usually unfixable without engine overhaul. All automatic transmission 3.5's need the powervalve screws loctited. Should a power valve come loose, it can destroy the engine. If the rear end sways, its the trailing arms. 96-02 R50's have two ratios in the US and Canada: 4.363 and 4.636. There's not a guaranteed way to tell other than checking the vin plate in the engine bay for "HG46" or "HG43" If the automatic transmission has not been taken care of, failure can easily occur around 150k miles. Regular fluid changes and maintenance and good driving habits can keep them running well past 200k. The manual trans have seemingly zero issues. Two transfer cases: Floor shift transfer case, 4HI and 4LO. bulletproof. All mode electronic t-case. Pretty solid, allows for AWD type driving mode as well as 4HI and a slightly lower 4LO than the floor shift case. With all of these considerations, my favorite edition of the R50 is the 99.5-01 editions with the 3.3. I have an 03 R50, and it does fine other than burning a lot of oil (1 qt every 700-1000 miles or so). All R50's are built on the same unibody design with essentially identical suspension. The aftermarket availability of parts is identical throughout the generation. Everything said here applies fully to the qx4, which shares all driveline and suspension components with other R50's.
Love the rig, got my own 99 pathie for 1000$ AUD and i absolutely love her, i just want to know where you got those led headlights from, i think they would look amazing on my own rig!!
You can see more about them here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pg8U4adPABQ.html Get in touch with the company on Facebook or Instagram (BX Built) and let them know the White Pathfinder sent ya!
I got it off a 2000 SE pathfinder. They’re easiest to find online from an auto parts store then paint match. Often they are referred to as the “honeycomb” grill
Hey Tyler I’ve been watching ur videos for a long time all the way here from Canada eh?😂 I really appreciate how much time and effort u put into ur videos helps us people with r50s out a lot! I was wondering what equipment u used to actually record ur videos? And if u by chance knew of a good place to buy rock sliders thanks!👍👍
Awesome! Thanks Every video up until my latest “junkyard parts” video in December was shot on iPhone. Since then I’ve been shooting on an A6500 with some shots coming from iPhone (like the driving shots in my most recent camping/hot springs video). The one exception is my “Idaho off road” video shot on a GoPro hero 8 black. I got my sliders on amazon, link in description though I believe they are sold out. I’ve got trail gear 67” diy weld on sliders with their mounts as well. Those are the only sliders I’d really recommend, the rocky road super sliders aren’t that great- weak mounting system.
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