a few questions

[demondrive]

i know i know, ive blown up the forum tonight, but im bored and im puttin off doin some work lol, that and i just got my truck like a week ago so im obsesed with finding everythign out about it i can i love this forum. anyways i have 43k miles on it right now its a 03 Desert runner 3.3v6 2wd, i was wonderin what i need to look at as far as wear, (how long do brakes usually last, at trans fluid, etc) i was also curious when i should replace timing chan, i have that slight rattle when i start up, is that something i should fix? or is it not a big deal. ty!

[NissanTy]

43k on an 03 is good due to i have 43k on my 04, a nissan tech told me 30k the front brakes start to weat, (mine wore at 27k), we have a timing belt and that should be changed at 100k along with a new water pump and so forth, other than that just keep all fluids topped off and changed when needed, me im due for a tranny fluid changed as well as my differentails, way over due, also a can of seafoam and injector cleaner is also a good idea just to keep the carbon build up low, as clean engine is a happy engine.

[06nismoKC]

Welcome.

[TxFront]

I woudl say change the transmission fluid. I did not have to do a break job untill about 50,000 mile or so but there is nothing major at the mileage you are at

[demondrive]

seafoam? whaaa?

[htioki]

for tranny oil, is flush necessary? would drain and refill be ok?

[03SCRunner]

Slight rattle at cold start seems to be valve lifters... there's been a couple threads floating around here on that; just search titles for "rattle" and "startup" and you should find it.

Seafoam is like an uber-detergent you use to flush your whole system of excess (carbon? I believe?) and other buildups the normal detergents in oils and fluids don't remove. It's pretty useful stuff apparently; you can get it at any auto parts store. I haven't tried it yet but there's a really good thread on that too... again, search for "seafoam" and you should find it.

(Sorry I'm not linking for you, I'm just being lazy right now.)

[TxFront]

Originally Posted by htioki

for tranny oil, is flush necessary? would drain and refill be ok?

What I do is drain the transmission fluid and pull the pan and change the filter make sure and wipe down the pan and clean it out. It will have some metal shaving in it but that is normal and refill with about 6 quarts I do this about every 50,000 miles and had no problems

[demondrive]

Originally Posted by 03SCRunner

Slight rattle at cold start seems to be valve lifters... there's been a couple threads floating around here on that; just search titles for "rattle" and "startup" and you should find it.

Seafoam is like an uber-detergent you use to flush your whole system of excess (carbon? I believe?) and other buildups the normal detergents in oils and fluids don't remove. It's pretty useful stuff apparently; you can get it at any auto parts store. I haven't tried it yet but there's a really good thread on that too... again, search for "seafoam" and you should find it.

(Sorry I'm not linking for you, I'm just being lazy right now.)

ah cool never heard of that thanks for the info ill try to look into it

[Titanws6]

Yeah you've been blowing it up, but thats awesome, keep asking questions and search around. Try to post some pics too every now and then, and have some fun with it.