My 2019 Nissan with timing chain issues
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$2,100 isn’t bad if it gets you up and running and the engine can go another 50K. If research shows the engines are trashed from contamination and a new engine is $12K, I’d trade this thing in. Sounds like you want to get rid of this engine period.
Negative. All original parts there. I over-maintained it as is my custom (and downfall). I drained/filled the T-case 3x and the rear diff once. Many CVT fluid drain/fills as well and I was the maniac who used Castrol Transmax universal ATF/CVT fluid in it for the past 25-30K miles. Whomever buys it may be a bit uneasy when they discover red fluid in the CVT instead of Nissan blue (or green/black as it tends to drain out).
Regardless, the Pathfinder is gone. I traded it in on a 2021 Chevy Traverse LS AWD w/ 30K miles. The missus insisted on another 3 row seating vehicle and this one fit the bill.
That was a 2014, here's one of his other threads:
Question for other CVT Pathfinder Platinum owners
My 2014 Pathfinder just got its 3rd CVT at 114K miles. The original lasted 87K miles, the second one lasted about 27K miles. The third one has about 500 miles on it so far. Being a Platinum, it has a transmission cooler. I was wanting to know if there's any other Platinum CVT Pathfinder owners...
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Would a 2016 have the same potential engine issues?
My 2015 4.0l Nissan engine makes horrible noise when cold started. It has 230000 miles on it and UOA are perfect. I would investigate farther. Started making noise around 80000 miles
No, up to 2016 was the VQ35DE, port injected engine. We've got BITOG members who've hit 300K miles with that engine.
I hear you there. I'm familiar with the VQ40DE sounds. My inlaws have a 2017 Frontier. My VQ35DD chain slap-o-rama was different to say the least.
i love the 2011 lo mile VQ 40 fronty i bought a few years ago, only 50 some on it now! todays engines give better mpgs + performance BUT not EZE or cheep to work on!! gotta add that having leaking axle seals under 50 thou was a surprise + thankfully my honest small indy got me fixed asap after i found the parts at a local stealer for the first one as it puked on my indys floor when it was in for pa state inspection kept the bill with part #'s + saved 1/3 on line for the second one when it started to seep + had said parts not available at any local auto parts. the nissan-dana rear with my 6 spd manual uses parts different than most others
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Mines not timing chain slap. its something else. An roaring noise and sometimes revs too fast on startup
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Correkt. Nissan issue at hand.
The dealer did a marginal detail job to the Pathfinder and had it listed for $16900. It was gone off the website in less than two days. 
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