r/XTerra

I have a 2010 Xterra. I have painted the trim around the vehicle with SEM Trim Satin Black and it looks great. I attempted the air damn/roof rack but it’s looking matte instead of satin and not laying down evenly. I’ve tried attempting multiple times. Making sure to sand, degrease and wipe down correctly. My thoughts is it’s just two big of flat surface to work. Anybody have experience or advice. Pictures below to show the rest of the trim and what the roof rack.

Ps: The previous owner stripped the screws so I have been attempting to do it with it still on the vehicle.

Good afternoon. Previously had a 2015 frontier until it got hit by some guy from the front, totalled. Loved that truck. Got an 09 tahoe now. Anyways my brother dropped a 2000 Xterra at my dad's place about 6 years ago and has been sitting there (title in the glovebox signed and all from old owner) , dad is sick of looking at it and asked me to handle it and via other family thru him he doesn't want it. Cool, get something fun to play with and my dad had a really cool one back in the day late 2000s he loved.

Obviously gonna have to do oil, fuel change, filter maybe pump, tires, belts, wash it all out (somehow still full of air and somehow not rotted from outside) and of course out of state title transfer (did check and no liens or stolen) . Any recommendations on what else should checkout having been sitting so long? (Still has original med kit in the hutch)

Hello Please advise.. I’ve tried my best to stay on top of maintenance for my 2008 xterra with 107K miles
about a week ago I had gotten an oil change at Walmart because I saw I was due. Before my car had work no problem . After oil change through the week I noticed when I went to start my X it would take 20-25 seconds with key in ignition before its startup.

Few days go by I start driving on the highway idled at 70mph. Went to accelerate it to 80 and it started jolting and then quickly followed by smoke under the hood. I have triple a tow it to a mechanic. He tells me he found a crack in my radiator. I’m not sure how that’s possible considering I have never hit anything which got me thinking could it have been vandalized? The walmart employee seemed to be having a bad day as it was down pouring when I brought it in..
The mechanic says it could be because of the Florida heat and that it is made of plactic..

He said send him 200 to replace crankshaft sensor first thing so I did. And “it didn’t fix it”

now he’s talking about a compression check for $300 to further diagnose
Followed by $1400 for gasket replacement (if needs be)
Along with radiator replacement.

I would rather get my car fixed as I’m not ready to say goodbye. Is this the path to recovery? Does it seem my mechanic knows the way? Reasonable pricing?

Any advice and insight is appreciated.

Recently picked this up from Hardcore Offroad. Planning to bedline it before install. However, now my rear view is going to be obstructed. This is a good time to update my stock head unit with Apple CarPlay and wire up a back up camera.

What aftermarket head unit are y’all using or recommend?

Morning guys,

I have a stock 15 p4x that just hit 80k miles on original suspension. I've decided to stick with OEM ride height suspension but had a couple questions.

1. If I'm looking for no lift, would the 5100 be a benefit at all over 4600? Besides 5100 providing a lift, what differences does it have with the 4600?
2. I'm planning on doing both front and rear shocks myself. What other components would you recommend I purchase during the install? Truck came from Colorado so there is hardly any surface rust but I've read even in low rust prone areas the factory bolts ended up being cut out.
3. Do you think the springs at 80k miles are still fine or should I invest in new ones as well?
4. Should upper and lower control arms be considered for replacing at 80k?

Sorry for the newbie questions. Appreciate any help!

I have a 2006 XTerra 4x4 manual. 255k miles. Leaking atf from the driveshaft/transfer case area. Does anyone know if there’s a weep hole or seal that could leak from the U joint? It doesn’t seem to be coming from the most common area, the transfer case output seal. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone know the difference between these? Both are listed to replace the OEM: 23731-AL61A. I have a 2014.. VQ40DE engine if that’s a factor

Just drove from South Carolina to South Dakota with this bad boy here. He did drink a lot of gas but it was a smooth trip the whole way!

I LOVE MY Xterra!

I have a 2012 Pro4X with manual transmission that I am looking to sell since I'm moving back into Manhattan. I'm struggling to find an asking price since I don't really see any manuals on the market, and I'm curious how much that should affect the price. Does anyone have any experience or insights they'd be willing to share?

Photos for added context. Runs great, has a clean interior, 142k miles, Toyo All Country II tires, Vornado air intake, and a new battery as of spring 2025.

Thanks!

2004 Nissan Xterra, vg333 v6 212,000 miles on the body but unknown miles on the engine. I picked up this Xterra with a missfire in cylinder 5 so I wasn't able to hear this.

I thought it just needed an oil change because of how dirty the oil was but now I'm thinking the last owner was running 15w40. It has 160 compression in all cylinders except 125 in one, I'm assuming cyl 5.

I stuck a borescope in and the lack of varnish makes me think this might be a lower mile engine, either that or they did a very effective flush recently.

I think it's a piston slap because it goes away with higher rpm and quiets a bit more when its warm, but I'd love some second opinions

P.s. the smoke is because I missed filling the oil and got a ton on the exhaust like a pro

My wife’s uncle passed away a little over a year ago. His wife only drove it once in a while, but had no use for it, so gave it to my wife and I, so I didn’t have to drop money for a second car, since we sold my wife’s car before moving back to California. Gave my wife my 2020 Rogue and took this. 173,000 miles on it. With the exception of some cosmetic work that needs to be done and fixing the rear window that won’t shut all the way, there’s nothing wrong with it. Brand new tires, brakes, engine is clean, timing belt was replaced last year. Is there anything else I should look out for? Figure I can drive this thing into the ground for the next couple of years before selling my soul for another car.