Ravenstable

Thanks for the advice. I will check the Power button. I'm not really sure if it's "on". It flashes sometimes, so I looked it up in the manual, but I don't remember that being at all helpful, or clearing up the mystery of what the letters on the button mean (it doesn't say on/off as the options). What option am I supposed to have it set to? I am planning on changing the plugs and all this weekend. I'm pretty ignorant about cars, but I'm working on it - I didn't know there was an MAF sensor or what it does, but I'll check on that.

No one I know personally, but my mechanic said he worked on a 1995 Path (like mine) that had 600,000!! Mine has something over 270,000, but I can't be more specific - he has this thing where he sometimes doesn't clock miles if we're not going 40 mph or better, especially in really humid weather, which is all we get in Mississippi.

This looks like a neat site - sorry it took a problem to bring me here. My 95 has nearly 300,000 miles, I've had it almost five years, and had the transmission rebuilt 3 years ago, just to give a little background. Over the last couple months, it doesn't seem to be running well. It starts fine (replaced the start at Christmas), and idles fine, but it doesn't pick up speed like I think it should, and it seems to rev more than it should before finally shifting - I've almost gotten in the habit of releasing the gas pedal to get it to shift. It also sounds like it's working hard to get up to speed, if that makes sense - I just drive it, I'm no mechanic. I think the mpg has gone down, but neither the gas guage nor the speedometer are accurate (the speedometer often doesn't register until I get it up to 40 mph or higher), so it's hard to be certain. I would really like some input before I take it to a shop (if I can find one well-recommended!) and say, "I don't know what's wrong". I'd rather not hand someone a blank check like that. Oh, I did listen for the fuel pump, and it kicks on every time the ignition switch is turned to power. I love my Pathfinder, and just want to keep him happy for as long as possible.