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1996 Black Pathfinder, Automatic transmission 2WD
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Skilled/Experienced Mechanic
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36-40
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Do Not Go Off-Road
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XE
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1996
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Timing tensioner problem, please help
rick88ss replied to Charlie_Brown's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
Get it at the dealer. Should have it in stock -
So you bought a new fan clutch and replaced the timing belt?
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Pics or it didn't happen. LOL
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the best cb radio install i have seen so far
rick88ss replied to AkPrecision's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
Nice fit. Looks like it's made to go there. -
Check your fan clutch. Mounted directly on the water pump.
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Cool. Try one more like you said. Good luck
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It's sometimes a little tricky to line up the distributor just right. Line up the crank pulley to TDC with the arrow pointing to zero degrees TDC. Remove the dist hold down bolt and make a note of where it's pointing. Carefully pull out the dist and reinstall it 1 tooth over clockwise and test again with the timing light. Get back
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Ok need help, search not returning any info.
rick88ss replied to wickedss85's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
Get these here. http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18915700-complete-trailing-arm-bolt-kit.html -
Any updates?
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I think the knock sensor is under the lower intake manifold which isn't necessary to remove to fix the valve cover gaskets. You should change the pcv valve,and spark plugs if you need to since they will be a little easier to get to. There's a water hose along the back of the intake that's a bit of a pain. Also the egr tube might be a little rusted so spray it with some pbr blaster to help remove it. Do you have the FSM? Take a look at the coolant hose diagrams so you can get a better idea of any small hoses you might need. All I can think of for now.
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Then make sure the distributor rotor is pointing to the #1 terminal in the cap. Look at the inside of the dist cap. The terminals on the inside don't match the spark plug wire terminals on top of the cap. I think there's a pic in the service manual that shows where the rotor should be pointing.
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Make sure the crank is at zero. The marks on the cam gears don't line up exactly. Looking at the engine,the right cam mark should be a little past the mark on the rear timing belt cover and the left cam dot a little before the mark on the timing cover mark. Also there should be 40 belt teeth between the cam gear dots and 43 between the driver's side cam gear dot and the dot on the crank timing sprocket. Then the dist rotor should point to the dist cap #1 terminal. Does it look like this?
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When the cams are lined up with the dimples on the rear timing belt cover, does the crank pulley line up with the zero mark? If it doesn't then something is screwed up. Best bet is do take the timing belt off and redo it with all of the timing marks lined up. If the belt did slip I would get a new one. Also do a compression test if possible to rule out a snapped cam. If it broke in the middle the dist will still turn but the rear cylinder and maybe center cylinder (4 and 6) might have the corresponding valves not opening and closing. It would show up in the compression test.
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Before any of that make sure that the driver's side cam didn't snap. If it broke in the middle the dist rotor will still spin but if it broke close to the cam gear the dist won't turn therefore not fire correctly. Does the rotor turn as you turn the engine manually with a socket on the main pulley bolt?
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Did you already install the new distributor? With the engine at TDC make sure the rotor is pointing at spark plug wire terminal #1. Make sure you are looking at the correct mark for TDC on the crank.