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They do not show anything else with them so I guess there is no heavy duty radiator, heavy duty transmission, nor heavy duty radiator.
I think we all get a transmission cooler so maybe they beefed up all of the trucks so that those who wanted to go aftermarket would be good to go.
OkieScot
I have almost 3K miles. Around town in mixed driving I get 20 mpg. On a trip from Florida to North Carolina, travelling between 70 and 80, but mostly 80, I got 22 mpg. Not even any little problem so far, and I look foreward to better mileage after a few more thousand miles.
By the by, my brother in law's business in North Carolina has a couple venerable Frontiers with a total of more than 900K miles - mostly trouble free. I hope I can say the same a decade from now. I hated to say goodby to my '91 trouble free Mitzi, but with the miles I have on me, I really appreciate the comfort and creature comforts of my new girlfriend.
I have a 05 crew cab & I have the same problem. Everytime I come to a complete stop it feels like there is something loose & Slight Bump at stop and start. I took it to the dealership & they said that was normal. Well when I get a chance I am going to another dealership but that should not be happening in my opinion.
Patrick
Patrick
Patrick
New to the chat scene. I recently had the oil changed on my 05 Frontier. Since your chat, I too have noticed my oil pressure gauge fluctuating from idle to drive. I am not sure if it fluctuated prior to the oil change. I contacted several Nissan dealerships only to be told different stories - this is common or this not common. I even called Nissan Corp. and was advised that there are no technical advisers to comment on the issue and advised me to contact the dealership. I am currently looking for a dealership that has a 05 left over or used to see if the gauge moves from idle to drive. It does make sense that the needle would move from idle to drive, but why can't I get a straight answer from Nissan Corp. or the dealerships.
Thanks
Frank
I heard in 2006 they made the gauge "dumber" so it doesn't go down at idle, and so people stop asking this question (not that it is a bad question). I don't know if that is true, but I heard it somewhere. Mine is an 05.
Thanks for the info. When your truck is idling, does the oil gauge needle fall towards the lower end of the safe zone or just drops off a little from the normal reading?
You could ask a trusted mechanic, if you want an "expert" opinion.
I don't worry about it at all, honestly.
Thanks again for the info.
Has anyone else encountered this problem. The filter I have is a Fram "Tough Guard" TG7317. Has anyone out there found a filter besides Nissan that fits?
The '05 is actually measuring the oil pressure
and thus as the engine picks up speed the pump
goes faster and your oil pressure increases. There were so many complaints about this that I guess Nissan decided to go back to the gauge that only tells you if your system totally fails. By that time you have already toasted your engine.
I for one am glad I have the '05 system that gives me a little warning if the pump is getting bad.
OkieScot
Pato1
Pato1
P.S. What does KC refer to?
Seriously, I think you got a great deal. Mostly, because you got all the goddies, and the safety stuff too.
Can you tell me where they sell these?
I think there are many people that have no idea how much low-end torque that modern 4-cylider engines produce. Until you drive a newer 4-cylinder Camry or Altima, you'd never believe it. The fuel injection is part of it, but the Variable Valve Timing is really a marvel. They pull hard, right off-idle, and keep pulling to 5500 RPM.
The V-6's of today can make a vehicle do old-style V-8 acceleration times, and the I-4's can make a vehicle do old-style V-6 acceleration times. Modern V-8's, like Chrysler's Hemi, and GM's Corvette motors, pull incredibly strong.
After test-driving the new Tacoma and new Frontier with the latest in 4-cylinder technology, I look at gas priced at $3.25/gal for regular and wonder why I'd need a V-6.
How are you liking your new XE, Larry?
But I don't own jet skis or anything that I regularly need to haul or tow. Just a couple of bikes. Mostly, I just like having a stick-shift, rear-wheel drive, practical, reliable economical vehicle. They are pretty much gone from the scene, except for "compact" pickups. So, with a truck, I get a bonus of being able to drive local fire roads as well.
My truck is eqipped with a Flo-Pro true dual exhaust, Volant CAI, and a Fold-A-Cover bed cover. It is an automatic and I drive it like the little old man that I am.
On the current tank I am averaging 18.2 so far and that is all town driving. The add ons that I listed in the above paragraph did not seem to help my fuel mileage at all as I was doing about the same before I added them.
If I was not going to do any off-road driving I would get the LE as it is nicely equipped and it gets better fuel mileage.
It is mostly a matter of personal taste so you should get the truck that you are happy with and not listen to others as it is you that should be happy with your truck.
Good luck,
OkieScot
I have been looking and looking for a good dual exhaust system for my 05 frontier CC SE, and havent seen much. How is the Flo-Pro dual exhaust, sound wise and performance wise? Where did you purchase it? One more question, is the Volant CAI worth buying? Thanks Much!
rangermang
I am getting 22+ mpg with my 2006 XE, mixed driving. The mpg keeps getting better and better. I do drive easy, the 4cyl automatic seems to encourage it, and it feels good driving slow. I really love this truck.
As for side air bags on the XE, when I bought there was one on an XE in the whole state of Florida - and nowhere near.
My Flo-Pro has a nice almost V-8 burble at lower rpms. It gets a little loud on anything over 1900/2000 rpm and loses the burble. I am
not that fond of the sound at WOT, but I don't drive in that range much.
On my LE KC automtic 1900/2000 is 74/75 mph and
I rarely ever go above that speed so I have a nice burble most of the time and no cabin noise.
I did not notice any increase in power, but I am not very good at telling small improvements.
I guess my old butt has gone numb over the years.
I purchased the Flo-Pro from Kinney's Muffler Shop in Bedford, TX. If you are anywhere near the Dallas/Ft. Worth area I would highly recommend them.
The Volant is kind of the same story. I cannot feel the difference nor hear the difference. I have a friend who has a Titan and he is thinking about trading it in on a Frontier so I let him drive my truck last week.
He said I must be deaf in that range because he could hear the Volant easily. I guess too
many police and fire memorials with 21 gun salutes and too many bagpipes.
I had a CAI on my Miata and I could hear it over the exhaust which was louder than my Frontier exhaust. I could also hear the intake sucking air on the Miata.
That has only been a little over a year ago so
I can't imagine I would have lost that much hearing that quickly.
My friend with the Titan was very impressed with the power of the Frontier and how tight it was after driving on the OKC streets for 18 months.
He has a bunch of motorcycles and hauls 3 quite frequently with the Titan. He said that he felt sure that the Frontier would haul all three as well. His Titan gets 15 mpg at 75 mph with 3 cycles in tow. I am not sure the Frontier would do that good with that much load.
My truck runs very well at WOT as I found out when my friend put it through the paces on his
test drive. I am sure that I have gained some power from the responses and dyno runs on the forums.
I am not sure if I would buy a CAI again if I had it to do over, but since I have it I will keep it. The only other CAI I would consider would be the Injen and I think I still prefer the Volant.
I am sorry I could not really help you on this,
but I just can't feel small improvements like most on here do. What the heck both mods look good and the exhaust sounds great to me.
OkieScot
rangermang
As an aside, I often partially pre-fill the new filter with oil before screwing it on. Nissan and Subaru filters absorb a LOT of oil in the media before filling up -- it's pretty amazing what dense media can do. But, on my bazillion-mile Mitsu, I use cheapie Advance Auto filters and they fill with oil in nothing flat because the media is thin and less absorbent.
Did my first oil change in my '06 SE Crew today and it wasn't bad at all. The oil filter access panel is too small and the edges are sharp, but I expected that.
thanks
OkieScot
I fail to figure out why the folks at the Nissan dealership could not figure this one out.
I'm wondering if the guys with the 4 bangers have the same problem? If they are not then I have another theory as to why they are not experiencing this problem.