I just got the same truck a month ago. They changed the radiator when I got it. Probably aftermath. Are they still selling bad radiators or is the problem now fixed. Do you know
Great video, however it is recommended to use a external transmission cooler along with intank radiator concentric oil cooler. This will allow two things to happen, 1. Atf Fluid will get up to operating temp much quicker in cold weather and 2. In the summer the radiator coolant is much better at keeping the fluid at a safe temp because its always at 180-185F so this will keep the atf at around the same temp. The cooler your using will work but not as good as the factory intank one especially in the summer along with stop and go traffic
Have an 08 LE with the 5.6l V8. I elected to just replace my radiator to ensure smooth shifting during colder weather. Found a very reasonable price online at $60! It's been 2 year with the replacement radiator without any issues👍
Only problem with bypass is when ur climbing up hill off roading the transmission air cooler doesnt cool the tranny much. Better buy a new rad for ur pathfinder. Go with koyo rad. I use to have that bypass and notice that my tranny always overheating and wait again for 5 mins and then its good again i hated it.
My advise is to buy a new radiator that way you get a new concentric oil cooler also, i heard its nissans oem radiator that has the defective oil cooler inside it
Hello Scott, If you would please give me the info. for that radiator with a concentric oil cooler?, as to where I can buy it. I own a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder with a 4.0 v6 engine with 64,000 miles, and I am trying to prevent the problem. Thanking you in advance..................................Louis
Hey doesn't the transmission fluid coming from the transmission needs to be cooled. I see your doing the bypass and I'm wondering about doing the very same thing. I just bought a $4000 transmission because my old radiator failed. I don't want that again
Hey thanks for commenting. Yes, the transmission fluid needs to be cooled. But it is already being cooled via external trans fluid cooler in front of the condenser ( its a small cooler) not meant for xtra heavy duty hauling but it does the job. The reason for the radiator cooler is two things to heat up the fluid during winter time and cool it down in summer time. So, bypassing the radiator is completely fine and a piece of mind. That is why i did it. If your hauling heavy trailer then you would need to upgrade ur external trans fluid cooler. That is. Anyways, yes i highly recommend this bypass to avoid headache in the long run. Cheerz Yeah
Definitely change it. Completely bypass the radiator. I even added an extra one to be sure. Amazon has complete kits, also added a fan in front of the factory transmission cooler.
My experience using the external cooler along with the intank radiator cooler is i noticed right away a pressure drop, the transmission shifted different and felt more sluggish, i ran my hoses as short as possible but the pressure drop still was noticeable
Will this be fine for a daily driver application? I know the external trans cooler is pretty small but from what I’ve heard it should be fine as long as your not hauling anything
Yo le hice lo mismo a la Traverse 2011 y anda mejor creo que eso del enfriador es un problema con el tiempo por que cuando haces el cambio de aceite de Trasmision siempre queda por lo menos 1/4 de aceite viejo dentro del cooler y contamina el aceite nuevo que le pongas créame y otra cosa eso del cooler lo que hace más daño por que la variación de aceite a su temperatura es diferente cuando llega a una Trasmision caliente y sufre sobrecalentamiento cuando tienes el respiradero tapado
@@4x4AUTOBOT ilocos norte nak manong, Laoag. Ada naalak ng 2008 pathfinder, natay latta kanu iddi idridrive dat freeway, tas kuna tay transmission shop ket perdit transmission nan, so inted latta tay akin bago kenyak. Agleleak ti transmission fluid na idjay bell housing, feeling ko ket either torque converter seal, wennu rear main seal. Kinitak tattay ket adda met oil na tay radiador nan ken tay reservoir.
Iddi incheck ko last week ket awan met oil na idjay, tatta ket adda metten, haan pay nagkutkuti tay lugay, inStart ko lang nabiit last week, mga less than 10mins
@@xdivineHART icheck ko jay engine oil dipstick no kulay milkshake, ken ajay transmission fluid dipstick. No sino kenyada ti kulay milkshake, isu ito kalaok jay coolant. Nu ng mix jay coolant ken transmission fluid ket adayo indrive nu. Baka dadaelin. Sukatan nu jay radiator ken nu kayat yo i flush yu jay transmission fluid nu kayat yu ma confirm nga dadael jay transmission nen.
Hi friend.......I have 2009 Nissan Pathfinder but all is fabric -still..Please can you tell me what different/better when I use your system like on video?Please can you explain a little more?Thanks in advance for answer ...regards from europe.
This car has a known issue with failing transmission due to coolant and transmission fluid mixing. Do this to prevent transmission failure then add xtra external transmission fluid cooler. If ur concern about transmission staying cool. I hope this clears up everything. Cheerz
The ultimate purpose for the radiator cooler is really to bring the transmission fluid to operating temperature in colder climate. There is an auxilary transmission fluid cooler in front of the radiator already and that's sufficient for what it needs unless you're towing then you can upgrade to bigger aftermarket transmission fluid cooler. Soo, NO its not gonna ruin the transmission at all.
Just got a 08 5.6L V8. 85k miles w/ the bad rad. Your video was the easiest one to follow. Thanks. 🎉
You're most welcome 🙂
I just got the same truck a month ago. They changed the radiator when I got it. Probably aftermath. Are they still selling bad radiators or is the problem now fixed. Do you know
@@eddiesgsr aftermarket radiator spectra brands are good as far as i've heard. For me ill keep my setup for peace of mind.
Man that is one clean engine bay!
Great video, however it is recommended to use a external transmission cooler along with intank radiator concentric oil cooler. This will allow two things to happen, 1. Atf Fluid will get up to operating temp much quicker in cold weather and 2. In the summer the radiator coolant is much better at keeping the fluid at a safe temp because its always at 180-185F so this will keep the atf at around the same temp. The cooler your using will work but not as good as the factory intank one especially in the summer along with stop and go traffic
Thanks for your feedback 🤜🤛🙏 awesome.
Coming in here 6 months later to say that the transmission already has an external cooler. It's in front of the radiator.
Great video, but the zip tie is like fastening something to an ice cube. It will come loose within the first few kms.
Thanks for documenting this.
My pleasure sir 🙏
Have an 08 LE with the 5.6l V8. I elected to just replace my radiator to ensure smooth shifting during colder weather. Found a very reasonable price online at $60! It's been 2 year with the replacement radiator without any issues👍
Ohh great.. thats awesome too.
@@4x4AUTOBOT how often do you need to change atf now
@@salahali9793 i do it @ every 40-50k km
@@4x4AUTOBOT thanks
I got a 2017 Sentra and I changed my transmission fluid 15 times so far I will probably change it every 2000 mile so it's keep on working
@@samuelhomer8885 bruh, I don’t think you have to change it every 2000. Did you mean 20k miles?
Only problem with bypass is when ur climbing up hill off roading the transmission air cooler doesnt cool the tranny much. Better buy a new rad for ur pathfinder. Go with koyo rad. I use to have that bypass and notice that my tranny always overheating and wait again for 5 mins and then its good again i hated it.
Yeah do that or get a bigger better aftermarket Trans cooler.
@@4x4AUTOBOT even with big tranny air cooler doesnt do anything unless u put a electricfan for that cooler. All i did is buy new rqdiator
This is very well explained! Thank you!!
Thanks 🙏 appreciate the feedback alot
My advise is to buy a new radiator that way you get a new concentric oil cooler also, i heard its nissans oem radiator that has the defective oil cooler inside it
Hello Scott, If you would please give me the info. for that radiator with a concentric oil cooler?, as to where I can buy it. I own a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder with a 4.0 v6 engine with 64,000 miles, and I am trying to prevent the problem. Thanking you in advance..................................Louis
Did you ever find the info I have a 2008 pathfinder 200k miles
Hey doesn't the transmission fluid coming from the transmission needs to be cooled. I see your doing the bypass and I'm wondering about doing the very same thing. I just bought a $4000 transmission because my old radiator failed. I don't want that again
Hey thanks for commenting.
Yes, the transmission fluid needs to be cooled. But it is already being cooled via external trans fluid cooler in front of the condenser ( its a small cooler) not meant for xtra heavy duty hauling but it does the job. The reason for the radiator cooler is two things to heat up the fluid during winter time and cool it down in summer time. So, bypassing the radiator is completely fine and a piece of mind. That is why i did it. If your hauling heavy trailer then you would need to upgrade ur external trans fluid cooler. That is.
Anyways, yes i highly recommend this bypass to avoid headache in the long run.
Cheerz
Yeah
Definitely change it. Completely bypass the radiator.
I even added an extra one to be sure. Amazon has complete kits, also added a fan in front of the factory transmission cooler.
There is a high chance in 100F summer temps in traffic your tranny will overheat badly. A oil to water cooler is better than a oil to air cooler.
My experience using the external cooler along with the intank radiator cooler is i noticed right away a pressure drop, the transmission shifted different and felt more sluggish, i ran my hoses as short as possible but the pressure drop still was noticeable
Will this be fine for a daily driver application? I know the external trans cooler is pretty small but from what I’ve heard it should be fine as long as your not hauling anything
It's been my daily since i bought it. And its been great! Problem free. 🙂
@@4x4AUTOBOT nice I will be doing this. Great video
@@PYROtheNomad thanks
so the hose on the top is the return? the one that you removed first?
Yes that's the return line. Basically, the whole part of the job is the return side.
Good job vato
buen video .. gracias ..
You're welcome!
Yo le hice lo mismo a la Traverse 2011 y anda mejor creo que eso del enfriador es un problema con el tiempo por que cuando haces el cambio de aceite de Trasmision siempre queda por lo menos 1/4 de aceite viejo dentro del cooler y contamina el aceite nuevo que le pongas créame y otra cosa eso del cooler lo que hace más daño por que la variación de aceite a su temperatura es diferente cuando llega a una Trasmision caliente y sufre sobrecalentamiento cuando tienes el respiradero tapado
Filipino!!!!
Ilocano???
@@xdivineHART wen taga pangasinan po
@@4x4AUTOBOT ilocos norte nak manong, Laoag. Ada naalak ng 2008 pathfinder, natay latta kanu iddi idridrive dat freeway, tas kuna tay transmission shop ket perdit transmission nan, so inted latta tay akin bago kenyak. Agleleak ti transmission fluid na idjay bell housing, feeling ko ket either torque converter seal, wennu rear main seal. Kinitak tattay ket adda met oil na tay radiador nan ken tay reservoir.
Iddi incheck ko last week ket awan met oil na idjay, tatta ket adda metten, haan pay nagkutkuti tay lugay, inStart ko lang nabiit last week, mga less than 10mins
@@xdivineHART icheck ko jay engine oil dipstick no kulay milkshake, ken ajay transmission fluid dipstick. No sino kenyada ti kulay milkshake, isu ito kalaok jay coolant.
Nu ng mix jay coolant ken transmission fluid ket adayo indrive nu. Baka dadaelin. Sukatan nu jay radiator ken nu kayat yo i flush yu jay transmission fluid nu kayat yu ma confirm nga dadael jay transmission nen.
Here is a video explaining the cooler ruclips.net/video/Y8YWYw-JQ3o/видео.html
Yeah i will definitely reinstall the intank once the rad needs replacing. But for now, not sure if my rad is the updated so thats why.
@Blueskies It has a cooler in front of the radiator.
Hi friend.......I have 2009 Nissan Pathfinder but all is fabric -still..Please can you tell me what different/better when I use your system like on video?Please can you explain a little more?Thanks in advance for answer ...regards from europe.
This car has a known issue with failing transmission due to coolant and transmission fluid mixing.
Do this to prevent transmission failure then add xtra external transmission fluid cooler. If ur concern about transmission staying cool.
I hope this clears up everything. Cheerz
THANK YOU ..Please any maybe video how toi put extra external transmission fluid cooler?
так акпп останется без охлаждения ибыстро выйдет из строя
The ultimate purpose for the radiator cooler is really to bring the transmission fluid to operating temperature in colder climate. There is an auxilary transmission fluid cooler in front of the radiator already and that's sufficient for what it needs unless you're towing then you can upgrade to bigger aftermarket transmission fluid cooler. Soo, NO its not gonna ruin the transmission at all.