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My son decided to remove the roof basket and deflector off my 2004 because he wanted to see what it looks like without. After doing so we discovered that the gasket under the deflector has shrunk and there is some scratching of the paint underneath. We cleaned up the roof, used a clay bar and...

I bought a very well maintained and well documented (so I KNEW it was well maintained) 2000 Nissan Xterra with about 190k miles on it about 3 months ago from a guy I worked with in California. Some shady mechanic told the poor guy it had a blown head gasket when all it needed was a coolant flush...

I'm about to remove the Plenum to replace the intake manifold gasket and have a couple of questions: 1. Is this a dry gasket or does it require either black or red silicone? 2. Can someone explain the difference in these two different offerings? One shows a three piece set and the other only...

I can not remove these things... It's like they are. I'm convinced that the metal nose and the hose have "become one". I'm sure some people on here know some tricks that might help. I can get my hand back there and pull down on it, but it's still not bulging. Help me before I decide to make this...

After my boss complained about her 2001 Nissan XTerra headliner sagging, I got ahold of it to find that it was almost completely detached. I removed the headliner and the backer and scraped off all of the old glue. Then I replaced the headliner, reinstalled the backer and reassembled the...

I've just returned from my local Nissan dealership, getting recall repairs for my 2002 Xterra. After the work was done, the dealership did a "Courtesy Inspection". This inspection reportedly showed that my valve cover gaskets were leaking oil down onto the manifolds and other components, which...

I have developed an oil leak that the mechanics said is most likely the valve cover gasket which is dripping onto the exhaust and ever so unpleasant and smoky:) I have searched and found several people say that this is a pretty easy task. I recently changed the plugs, wires, cap and rotor -...

Hey guys, I've been lurking around for a few months and figured it was time to post and ask you guys a question. I have a 2002 xterra, the super charged model. Anyways I am burning what seems like a lot of oil. I just had my oil changed about a month ago and the oil light is coming on now when...

here's where this is gonna start for now. i'm gonna question and rebuild a piece at a time. Is there another year Xterra without the cracking manifold problem that will bolt directly to my heads? basically i'm wondering if i can hit the junk yard and save a few bucks and get used manifolds...