20 Most Recent 1997 Nissan Pathfinder Questions & Answers

have you tryed changeing out plug wires and spark plugs

very familiar with this. it is down under the intake manifolds in the valley of the engine. it is a single wire connector. you must remove the manifolds to replace this item. parts will run you about $100 and take about 3-6 hours depending on your compentance. parts needed are 1. knock sensor 2. intake(upper and lower plenum gasket)set 3. coolant. make sure you drain your radiator prior to doing this as to not allow a bunch of coolant to drain into the cylinders and cause hydrolocking. if this happens you must remove the spark plugs and rotate the engine to spray out the liquid out of the cylinders then reinstall.

no info generic answer since you posted no codes --do an online search for each code and most answers will advise what problem is and how to repair

I just solved this problem on my 1997 with 183K miles . First I checked all of the following:1) sensor on distributor; 2) wires from distributor to back of instrument cluster; 3) connections of wires to instrument cluster; 4) 4 screens going through the soft circuit board to tachometer; 5) the SOLUTION- I removed the tachometer from the instrument cluster and looked at the hard circuit board of the tachometer. On one side there is a plastic square housing about 1/4 x 3/8" soldered to the circuit board that has a plastic screw facing out. it was lose, so I tighten it and now my tachometer is OK. A simple test to check for this type of an error is hit your dash when the tachometer is erratic. if you see a fluctuation based on the tap on the dash you either have a lose connection of some type like this one. Fix is easy, once you have the instrument cluster out you only have to remove the four screws on the back of the cluster holding the tachometer in place. Remove the tachometer carefully and tighten the plastic screw being careful not to over tighten. Mike T

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Check the fuel pressure and flow , low pressure check pump or fuel regulator , low flow replace fuel filter .

There will be slippage in the transmission of any vehicle. Do you have larger than original wheels and tires for this off roading which would aggravate the situation further?

Do you think that the transmission is slipping or the differential is more to blame?

Check all fuses with a test light,one or more may be blown.Corroded wiring may be a cause also.

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It sounds like a plugged fuel filter. Coming to slow and running out of fuel. Cud be the fuel pump also. If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/gary_9c859f4aa7e5ab10

Do you have spark? If not it may be the ignition module...

It could be as simple as a fuel pump it could be yes your timing belt has finally snapped and when a timing belt snaps then pushes the valves up into the motor and I just want to tell you that's why a lot of people get cars have timing chains over timing belt you have a timing chain there is no. That that chain is going to break and send everything in the valves like they did for the Lexus LS400 that I had to work on so yeah I hope it's not that bad but you may want to check your fuel pump to see if your getting proper fuel but yeah if it's that bad and I'm really sorry

Clean all cables and spray electronic cleaner on junctions. Sound like a dirty contact.

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Check the 10amp fuse 21 in the fuse box. If that is good, try to find the manifold vacuum solenoid valve. It s near the air filter as shown in the figure below. It will have two wires in the connector and two hoses attached. Test the valve by applying battery power to see if it opens. If not, replace the valve. If it opens, check the connector and wiring. The above steps are intended to resolve the 1105 code. I'm not sure this code is making the truck hard to start. With good spark and fuel pressure, the next thing I would check is for AC voltage at the Injectors. Put an AC voltmeter on one of the injector connectors and watch the voltage while someone cranks the engine. Your meter should read at least 5 volts AC.

The next time this happens have a can of spray starting fluid handy (available from any hardware or auto parts store), spray it into the air intake of the engine if it starts you most likely have a sticking in tank electric fuel pump problem.