My 2003, with nearly 305,000 miles, timing belt was done.
Mitsoboshi timing belt
Tensioner Roller - NTN
Tensioner Spring - OEM
Front Crankshaft Seal - THO
Water Pump - NPW
Thermostat - Gates
New mid hose - Gates
Radiator cap - OEM
rest of the belts were bando
There's not much today. The 2013 drives a lot better in the snow than my '03 ever did. '03 sat at home because of the weather. Stock with General Grabber A/TX
I got an oil change and filled up my gas tank for my 2003 Xterra. I added half a quart of Lucas oil stabilizer with the oil change because it's at 300,000. It was amusing to be at the gas station with my Gen 1 Xterra parked next to a Gen 2. Most Gen 2 owners seemed to think they had a better...
It's fixed or seems okay. I think, finally, the OEM thermostat was put in. I question if they did before. It stays at the 4 o'clock 99% of the time. In the mail, I got an OEM one with an OEM gasket for a backup.
I dropped it off at the shop. It was getting warm again. They’re going to look at fans and the rest. The water pump was replaced in Dec or January. Was it aftermarket? Probably. The shop did it, and it wasn’t cheap. It cost me 1200. The radiator was replaced about the same time, that was 700...