my aunt has an old 1996 nissan pathfinder se?
She doesn't drive it so im thinking about taking it off her hands. but she says theres some problems with it like the battery keeps dying, a tire's flat, and the oil leaks. I want to know what i should i do to fix these problems and how much the repairs would run me because im just a teenager with a part time job but no car so i really need to know how much it would cost at the most or at the least.
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Take it into a shop, and get an estimate.
Why are you asking us, when you're perfectly capable of finding out the info on your own?
Only if you come by the SUV free then you can afford to put some parts on that truck. Alternator from Nissan Installed is around 400 (on a free truck) If there is something else draining the battery it may take a little diagnosis time to find. Oil leaks can be expensive remember timing belt truck will bend valves if the timing belt breaks. Have the truck taken to a good Nissan Technician and estimate given for repairs. Really old 16 years is really old may be more than you want to take on.
Any free vehicle for a young person is a good base for learning, if your interested in learning how to work on your own vehicles that is. Like paul said an alternator shop installed is around 4 bills with parts. You could put it in your self for only the price of the part. Just be aware doing your own work while learning can be a bit frustrating for awhile. If your not into working on your own vehicle then a 14 year old vehicle is not for you. It will be extreamly costly on a teens budget to maintain such an old vehicle. Your primary oil leak is probably the rear pan lip seal. very common on that motor.
a sparkling motor vehicle battery might value approximately 50-a hundred dollars, yet sorting out might must be carried out to be certain greater. Like if there is a few thing incorrect internally. If she isn't commencing it up adequate the battery concern might bypass away with popular employing. putting new tires on my motor vehicle value approximately 500 dollars (for all 4) yet you will possibly beable to do a patch job on it, reckoning on why that's flat. dissimilar issues ought to reason an oil leak. it must be some thing straightforward, like a unfastened drain plug. So verify that out. it would additionally help to appreciate the place the motor vehicle is leaking pronounced oil, if its on the passenger element of the motor vehicle, then its a some worn seals in direction of the front of the engine. that's some thing that's easy on Nissans with that style of engine. i does no longer hassle approximately that oil leak, its a low value fix while your already tearing the engine aside to interchange the timing belt or some thing. My advice is purely verify your oil commonly, and placed some cardboard or some thing under your motor vehicle to catch the oil. in case you reside contained in the Vancover Washington, even Portland Or. section i will supply you the call of a tremendous nissan guy. he's low value, and has been engaged on our autos ever provided that all of us started employing Nissans. (Matt Anderson)
pathfinder 1996 .......run away