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Old 10-12-2022, 09:06 AM   #3171
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Originally Posted by Emerikol View Post
For anybody out there thinking of buying a cheap Nissan Xterra that needs a radiator... DON'T! I've been a mechanic pretty much all my life, and I can say without a doubt, and completely unequivocally, that replacing the radiator in a 2005 Nissan Xterra is the most miserable automotive servicing experience of my life. Who the hell designed that thing, and what were they smoking?!?! That rant is over (until I have to do the next round of wrenching on that monster), and I have to say now that it's driveable again, it's actually a pretty decent bit of kit. The oil is going to get changed today, and some other little loose ends I want to tie up, but overall I think I managed to score myself a pretty decent deal, the radiator torture not withstanding. I'll keep everyone posted how it holds together.
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