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Nissan Xterra with hood open, showing engine bay. Dark brown exterior
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“Xtra SOLD”2001 Nissan Xterra

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The story

Bought used; not maintained; parked for a few years
Trim: K
Color: DW6
WB: 166" — Steve83

Photos

Nissan Xterra with hood open, showing engine bay. Dark brown exterior Nissan Vehicle Emission Control Information label listing test group, displacement, tune-up specs and barcode 2001 Nissan Xterra — Vacuum map & refrigerant label 2001 Nissan Xterra — Interior view of a Nissan Frontier pickup truck, showing the driver's seat, dashboard, and steering wheel 2001 Nissan Xterra — Nissan Frontier interior showing dashboard, steering wheel, and center console with automatic shifter 2001 Nissan Xterra — Interior cargo area of an SUV with seats folded down, red cone and blue rope with a red object inside 2001 Nissan Xterra — The bellhousing & pan are slightly wet with engine oil, but the rest is fairly clean. 2001 Nissan Xterra — Even with a visible oil leak, the underbody is fairly clean. 2001 Nissan Xterra — Rear frame horns have factory holes for a hitch receiver. 2001 Nissan Xterra — For its age, miles, & maintenance history, it looks surprisingly good (after a few rinses). 2001 Nissan Xterra — The engine oil leak isn't coming from the valve covers, so it's either the rear main or the pan. Both could b… 2001 Nissan Xterra — The battery terminals need work. 2001 Nissan Xterra — The rear wiper blade was gone, and the sprayer nozzle was loose. Both were replaced with new. 2001 Nissan Xterra — While gluing the rubber seal back onto the wind fairing (with a tube of black E6000), I blasted the debris of… 2001 Nissan Xterra — The cabin filters appear to be factory - even beating them on the concrete, NOTHING came out of them. 2001 Nissan Xterra — The original speaker suspensions had deteriorated with age, but I had some used ones in my junkpile that fit. 2001 Nissan Xterra — This grille was relatively inexpensive from eBay, and easy to install. While it was out, I changed the headli… 2001 Nissan Xterra — I wasn't sure how hard it would be to find or remove a factory receiver in a junkyard, so I ordered this new… 2001 Nissan Xterra — This folding cargo tray came from WalMart. I also put a set of ratchet straps on it & the roof rack. Later, I… 2001 Nissan Xterra — This dual USB power socket is wired to the cigar lighter. There's also an FM modulator with iPhone fire conne… 2001 Nissan Xterra — I found a replacement armrest on eBay. 2001 Nissan Xterra — The passenger seat wouldn't slide fully forward, and eventually I found there were several coins trapped in t… 2001 Nissan Xterra — I cleaned the original negative cable & soldered a new domestic-style terminal on. The cable was barely long… 2001 Nissan Xterra — Changing the reservoir's fluid doesn't change it all, but it's a start. If this is done during each brake ser… 2001 Nissan Xterra — To make turning the crank easier, I changed the timing belt in-chassis. I did the water pump & front main sea… 2001 Nissan Xterra — With the compressor flipped, the bottom of the high-pressure hose was visible, showing dye. So I ordered this… 2001 Nissan Xterra — After pulling the upper intake, several hoses & wires had to be disconnected in preparation for pulling the e… 2001 Nissan Xterra — Even after a week not running, there was still wet oil at the top of the bellhousing, running down the separa… 2001 Nissan Xterra — I used a lifting plate I made for a Ford 5.8L (with 3 new holes drilled) to pull the engine by the lower inta… 2001 Nissan Xterra — What a nightmare! But it's out... 2001 Nissan Xterra — The rear main had been driven in too far, so it was easier to pull that housing than try to dig the seal out.… 2001 Nissan Xterra — It only took 1 of the 2 supplied bags of RTV to seal the oil pan, and I let it dry overnight before dropping… 2001 Nissan Xterra — To access the broken heater core nipple, the evaporator had to come out. Since the refrigerant was already di… 2001 Nissan Xterra — It was surprisingly easy to yank the evaporator housing out of the dash. Probably ~45 minutes, including reas… 2001 Nissan Xterra — I got a used heater core with nipples from eBay, and just swapped the broken nipple. 2001 Nissan Xterra — I put some Hylomar on the replacement to help the O-ring make a seal, and put it all back together. 2001 Nissan Xterra — A few hours later, I backed it out to let it warm up & burn off the oil, and to check for leaks. None were ap… 2001 Nissan Xterra — After blasting the dust off, both rear brakes look OK. 2001 Nissan Xterra — These tires still have tread, hold air, and are wearing evenly. But they're dangerously old (7 years) and beg… 2001 Nissan Xterra — The fuel filter might be original. From here, [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/28645/87813-2]the Big…
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