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Thanks GrimGreg.

The white walls came with the truck, I just took my off road tires off and put these back on since I sold the other ones. Under $500 with warranty? Where?

Yea, if only I have more time and money, but I need to move on. Sucks, as it was a good truck.

No no backfiring. I have no time, so I am selling it for parts. http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/1524468963.html

Yea, thing is, when I bought the truck it didn't a timing cover. Too late to discover that though.

Very gay, and I don't have money at the moment for an engine swap, as this was completely unexpected.

I realized what happened. The belt tensioner broke off....

Lol, good excuses. I don't know, I have to see what I am going to do.

I was driving back home from a party at my aunt's house. I was going 60MPH on the highway on cruiser control, when all of a sudden I hear a loud noise from under the front of the truck, like if something metal hit another metal thing, and then it bounced off the road or something like that. The Nissan instantly dropped RPMS to 0, the check engine light went on, and it turned off. I coasted to the side of the road. On the engine, when you crank it you see the crankshaft moving, but not the timing belt. Oh snap, good bye engine. :headwall:

Well, there is no more Pathfinder for me. Mine died tonight, 3.30 AM. Story in the WD21 section.

Yea, where can I get that bottom cover ASAP?

This is good to know since my front seat belts barely retract. So I will go to a dealer ASAP to get this fixed, free correct?

Haha that member was me. I am pretty sure it has a limiter because I bounced off it like 3 times, causing my timing to go way off, almost self destructing the engine. Note that I don't have the bottom cover, only the top. Mudholes = bad.

Thanks man, that is very helpful!

I see what you mean. So the best thing would be the 3.3 then. Now, can I rebuild my 3.0 to a 3.3? If so, what would I need? Thank you.

The rebuilding a 3.3 is a good idea, but I have another question. What about a 4.3 Vortec? Would that work out? I mean, if I am going to fix the engine, might as well get something with more power? Or better the VG33ER from the S/C Xterra?

That link is tempting! I will see though, does it have the same mounting points, so it is like a bolt in, or is extensive modification required for the VG33ER? Yea, today I am going to junkyards to estimate what I will have to save up, to hopefully do this before my engine dies.

Yea, the plan would be to rebuild a motor on the side until the current one dies. Now, I read that the VG33e from the Xterra is exactly the same concerning the block. Only the top is different? The mounting is the same, etc. But, know that you mention the 3.0/3.3 combination, I am intrigued. I never knew about that one. More opinions would be great, thank you.

Can I order this and get to work? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-95-3-0-L-Nissan-Pick-Up-V6-VG30E-Engine-Rebuild-Kit_W0QQitemZ220469720365QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item335504f52d#ht_4202wt_924

Makes sense. I will post it on Craigslist and see, but I would actually like to fix it up and make it nice. It is like a project truck, especially for the price. It is a 3.0 V6 yes, and I agree on the 3.0 rebuild being easier than an engine swap. Any opinions from NPORA?

So let's start form the beginning. I have a 1994 Pathfinder SE with 149,600 miles. I took it off roading one day, and got caught in all the fun. I was in a mud hole, and while reversing and going forward, I put the automatic transmission in 1st, instead of Drive. Now, while trying to surpass the hole, I over revved the Nissan causing it to bounce of the rev limiter twice, since it didn't shift, being in 1st. After this, I noticed the Nissan was being sluggish and turning off every time. I got home though, to find out that the timing was way off since it jumped. The timing belt and water pump were replaced, and in that process, I realized that the crankshaft sprocket was loose since the pin holding it was chewed up. Went to the junkyard, and got a good pin, and put everything back together, and when the truck is revved, I heard a faint knocking. I am told that the valves bent slightly since the truck went so off time when it was over revved into 6000 RPM. Now, what do I do? It runs smoothly like it is, but I hear that faint knocking. Here are my considerations: -Buying a motor and rebuilding it completely. -Swapping in a more powerful motor, like a 4.3 Vortec V6? -Run it as is and hope for the best?

Is this the washer that goes over the crank gear?

Excuse my question, but is the retainer the black metal cover that goes on it?

Currently in the process of replacing the timing belt, with the new one in I noticed that if I rotate it a few times, it starts to slide out towards me. I don't know if I need to tighten it more (it could be, but I wanted some opinions). Thank you. 1994 SE

Thank you, I will try that GrimGreg.