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Jason82 · Feb 13th, 2005, 10:05 PM

Hi there. My name is Jason and I bought a '98 QX4 this weekend. I owned an I30 (Maxima) before this and I always posted on www.maxima.org. This looks like the place to be for Pathfinder/QX4/Nissan truck owners. I always post a lot of questions/concerns so it's nice meeting you all.

Here is some info on the new wheels:

1998 Infiniti QX4 4x4 3.3L V6. 111k. Pearl/silver on beige leather. Bought it for $7500

The guy I bought it from gave me the phone # to the shop he had the timing belt service done at. I called the shop and they said the timing belt, water pump, and cam-something or other was all done about 6 weeks ago when the car had 109k.

Question 1: What "cam" thing was he talking about? I'm familiar with the timing belt and water pump, but the not the cam thing.

Question 2: My owners manual says to use 87 octane but in parenthesis is says something else about 91 AKI rating or something. Should I be using 87 gas or something else?

Question 3: I consider myself to be a shadetree mechanic... I can do brakes, belts, switching parts in and out, etc. What's the best manual to get for my '98? Haynes? Chilton? Cough up $80 for a '98 Pathfinder Factory Service manual?

Question 4: How similar are Pathfinders and QX4s? What's different?

Question 5: What are the speaker sizes in the doors? This has the bose headunit and all the speakers / amps immediately.

Question 6: Any certain type of spark blugs to use? On my maxima, only NGKs were recommended. The previous owner put in Bosch spark plugs in September and I'm wondering if I should take them out.

Question 7: What are common Pathfinder/QX4 problems? On the I30/Maximas, there were a handful of problems that almost all owners experienced: knock sensors failing at 100k or so, 5-speed tranny differential bearings failing, etc. What does the Pathfinder have problems with?

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Jason82 Nissan Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 28	Hi guys! Newbie here. Looks like this is the place to be for Pathinder (QX4) owners.. Hi there. My name is Jason and I bought a '98 QX4 this weekend. I owned an I30 (Maxima) before this and I always posted on www.maxima.org. This looks like the place to be for Pathfinder/QX4/Nissan truck owners. I always post a lot of questions/concerns so it's nice meeting you all. Here is some info on the new wheels: 1998 Infiniti QX4 4x4 3.3L V6. 111k. Pearl/silver on beige leather. Bought it for $7500 The guy I bought it from gave me the phone # to the shop he had the timing belt service done at. I called the shop and they said the timing belt, water pump, and cam-something or other was all done about 6 weeks ago when the car had 109k. Question 1: What "cam" thing was he talking about? I'm familiar with the timing belt and water pump, but the not the cam thing. Question 2: My owners manual says to use 87 octane but in parenthesis is says something else about 91 AKI rating or something. Should I be using 87 gas or something else? Question 3: I consider myself to be a shadetree mechanic... I can do brakes, belts, switching parts in and out, etc. What's the best manual to get for my '98? Haynes? Chilton? Cough up $80 for a '98 Pathfinder Factory Service manual? Question 4: How similar are Pathfinders and QX4s? What's different? Question 5: What are the speaker sizes in the doors? This has the bose headunit and all the speakers / amps immediately. Question 6: Any certain type of spark blugs to use? On my maxima, only NGKs were recommended. The previous owner put in Bosch spark plugs in September and I'm wondering if I should take them out. Question 7: What are common Pathfinder/QX4 problems? On the I30/Maximas, there were a handful of problems that almost all owners experienced: knock sensors failing at 100k or so, 5-speed tranny differential bearings failing, etc. What does the Pathfinder have problems with?