The problem with parts sold on Ebay is that there are a lot of Chinese counterfeits being sold there of low or poor quality. The last thing you want is for part of your new timing set to come apart and leave you with bent valves or worse! I went with genuine Nissan on my two Pathfinders. If I was going to go aftermarket, I would at least go with a name brand. Rockauto.com has a set by Cloyes for $252 that's worth considering. The have water pumps from Aisin and Hitachi, which are both OE suppliers to Nissan. One thing to keep in mind is that if the kit comes with the complete upper tensioner instead of just the tensioner face, it requires removal of the rear timing cover to install the complete, upper tensioner assembly. In the way that the Nissan TSB does it, they re-use the upper tensioner and just replace the plastic tensioner face. Also, if you don't want to remove the upper plenum and valve covers to do the job, then you'll need the ring gear stopper tool.
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