Nissan Xterra, Frontier, Pathfinder Squeaking Noise

The title is pretty broad for a squeaking noise. A car can make many squeaking noise throughout its lifetime but this squeaking noise in particular with Nissan Xterra, Pathfinder, and Frontier is unique. It sounds like a wild turkey under the hood when you drive over a bump. What’s the main cause? It’s a simple fix, an uneven rubber bumper under the hood. You can find 3 of these rubber bumper under the hood at the front edge. How do you imitate the sound? I noticed while standing outside and shutting the driver or passenger door can replicate the noise. What’s …

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Nissan Sway Stabilizer Bar Bushing Bar Bushing Kit

Old vs new sway bushings.     So one day when I was turning left on my Xterra it made a thump sound. I researched and thought it might be a ball joint that has gone bad. So I did the usual test where you see if the wheel wiggles from side to side but there was no play in the ball joints. People have mentioned that you might need to tighten the sway bars bushing brackets. So I did it but still it didn’t fix the issue. What fixed the issue was spraying silicon lubricant inside the rubber bushing. …

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Replacing my old Kenwood with a Pumpkin 7″ Quadcore Double Din Stereo

Back in 2009 I remember I got a Kenwood DNX5120 Double Din. It was really convenient, no need to pull out my phone to use the GPS, no need to burn CD’s for music; I could just plug in my flash drive and update the music and you could change the colors to match your cars dashboard lights. People were always asking about my stereo and would get surprised when I told them I installed it myself.  After 7 years of using it the screen would turn a bluish tint and the only way to correct it is by slamming …

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