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  1. JTK

    Bad year with the deer.

    We've had a really bad year with this. Back in October, my wife had one dart out in front of her in her 2019 Pathfinder. It did nearly $9K in damage. It came over the bumper impact beam, smashed the radiator, condenser, etc.. It was around $8750 in damage, but the collision shopped padded it up...
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    Astro UCG100 under coating gun

    Just wanted to share my experience with this inexpensive air undercoating gun. The Astro UCG100. I picked one up off the amazon machine for about $30 a few weeks ago and it makes a great broadcast sprayer for woolwax or fluid flim. WW and FF bottles thread right onto it. Astro hasn't failed me...
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    Bit by a Nissan brake light switch.

    For a week or three the darling bride complained about a no start issue with her 2019 Nissan Pathfinder. You'd go though your normal foot on the brake and press the start button, only to be met with the standard 'press brake and push start' reminder message on the dash. Oddly but thankfully...
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    ELM327 bluetooth dongle for OBDII

    Just curious if anyone has a recommendation for a reasonably priced one of these. I recently bought a ~$9 one the amazon machine, but I can't get it to work quite right with the CVTz50 app for my Nissans. It will work fine with the $5 TorquePro app. After some research, it seems you need a...
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    Nissan 15208-31U1B filter cut open

    I did an oil change on my 2022 Frontier yesterday. I bought my Frontier used in October with ~2300 miles on it and changed the oil at 5300 miles because even though the dealer documented they changed the oil before I took delivery, It was hard for me to tell they actually did. I mention this...
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    Nissan VQ38DD catch can install.

    I recently installed a J&L catch can I bought off ebay on my 2022 Nissan Frontier. I got it for less than half the normal retail cost of one of these. The install took all of 5min with the included hardware and instructions. It's a simple, clean install and easy to undo should you need to. I...
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    Electric as opposed to vacuum boosted brakes?

    My new to me 2022 Nissan Frontier has this. Best I can tell, it serves as ABS function as well. I'm assuming this is a trend as things go electric or maybe it's for greater computer control. I recall Buick Grand Nationals having some type of non-vacuum, hydro-boosted brakes back in the 1980s...
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    H11 Napa brand bulb.

    I know everything is expensive today and we often pay for the convenience of being able to grab it off the shelf today, but good grief. ~$22 for a single Napa brand incandescent H11 bulb? Lol. I got it anyway. The school crossing guard was nice enough to tell my bride one of the headlamps was...
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    Had a shop do a drain/fill on my Pathfinder's transfer case

    With tax, supplies, labor he charged me about $65. I'll pay that all day long for this particular job! This is not a fun job laying on your back under the vehicle with 3 feet of extensions, wobble adapters, etc. I used a pump garden sprayer with a piece of tubing over the wand to sneak gear oil...
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    Nissan Versa replacement battery

    I had an interesting experience purchasing a replacement battery for our 2015 Nissan Versa 1.6 base model sedan the other day. All the parts store and online sources say the Versii uses a 51R and I nearly bought this size. This battery isn't even close. The physical size is different and the...
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    Ran over something in the road..

    I went to pass a slower moving vehicle and as I moved over into the passing lane, there was a folded extension ladder laying completely across the lane! Talk about brace for impact. It made a BAAANGGG! and I instinctively began coating to the shoulder expecting the worst. No shakes, shimmies...
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    Universal ATF/CVT fluid in my 2019 Nissan Pathfinder

    I did a drain/fill of the CVT fluid in my 2019 Nissan Pathfinder today using Castrol Transmax universal ATF/CVT fluid. Currently 70K miles on the vehicle. I've done 6 drain/fills total on the CVT since we bought the vehicle used in 2019 with 25K miles on it. The first 5 were with genuine Nissan...
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    Props to Tufline products

    My FIL handed me a broken part off his ~25+ year old tow behind garden/landscape rake some weeks back to see if I could fix it. It's an adjustment arm with some welded and threaded bits on it. It was mangled and I couldn't do anything with it. As a last ditch effort I had him send me a pic of...
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    ZF8 aftermarket pan kit by Autotecnica

    I'm currently just shy of 54K miles on my 2019 Ram 1500 classic, hemi, with the 8HP70 transmission. Once I get beyond 60K miles I plan to do a pan drop and fluid change on it. I had to order a new serpentine belt for my daughter's 2015 Nissan Versa and spotted these AutoTecnica CY1214647PRM...
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    CVT cooler plugged up with dirt.

    For 2013+ Nissan Pathfinder owners, this is something to keep an eye on. I did a tire rotation on my 2019 Nissan Pathfinder SV 4x4 yesterday. This gave me a better look at the CVT fluid cooler as it is mounted in front of the left front tire, behind a louvered panel in the wheel well liner...
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    Sangean radios?

    My beloved old huge display GE clock radio met it's demise a week or two back. It got knocked off the dresser. I'm old school and like to wake up to the radio as an alarm and use my cell as a backup. Trying to find something with a display an old guy can see, along with a radio that actually...
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    2015 Nissan Versa rusted ATF line

    I had another rust belt belt victim today. My daughter's 2015 Versa sedan with 56K miles on it. I had noticed some oil stains on my driveway where she parks . Popped the hood as soon as I could and noticed ATF all over the place. I got it up on ramps in the garage to find where it seemed to be...
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    Ram 1500 classic, new Raybestos Element 3's

    Had to replace the font pads and rotors on my 2019 classic at 37500mi. The pads were so hopelessly seized into the caliper brackets, they were squealing and I didn't have great braking performance. My wheels have been getting covered in black dust for some time from this as well. I still had...
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    MTD Gold Series 26" snowblower

    My father-in-law dug this out of his pole barn/garage and brought it to me the other day. Oh she's GOLD alright. LOL! It's at least 20yrs old and he used it 2-3x at best. I could smell rodent on it and didn't even try to start it until I investigated. Had to remove all engine and belt...
  20. JTK

    Convert your Pentastar to a spin-on filter?

    I saw this over on a Ram board I frequent. I apologize if it's been mentioned here. To me, this adapter does nothing to solve the potential problems the Pentastar oil filter/cooler housing has. I just don't see the purpose? The spin-on is likely going to have a lot less filtering media than the...
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