Nade

Hey guys thanks for all the tips... Turns out it was a clogged Catalytic converter even though the thing was almost new.... I just bored it out... It's on craigslist for sale now gonna swap it for a hardbody with a 5-speed

Pulled the cap, it had some minor white deposits on the outer electrodes, center one fine, cleaned all leads and reinstalled... Found the TPS pretty easy, how do I check the output though? Also pulled air intake off to look inside at the throttle plate it's all clean and shiny still. edit -- I also read somewhere that it might be the auxialiary air valve. I've found where that is as well but not sure how to check it. Cheers

One of the stupider things I've done for sure. It gulped it down and died outright. Cap rotor and wires are all new since after the hydrolock. I replaced and flushed every part I could think off. So pretty new. I can pull it again and take a peek. Where would I find the TPS?

Yes, I've done some research on it and called the dealer even. Dealer mechanic doesn't know what it is, but did mention that in 99% of cases the knock sensor gets set off it's by something and not the sensor being defective. In 10 years he said he's replaced only one. So I have two conclusions so far... Neither very good. First is that the timing is messed up and needs work asap... But I don't know why it would only mess up at a certain speed... Everywhere else in my driving range is fine.... Which sort of led me to my second conclusion. The torque converter is on it's way out, which totally blows. I got some Lube Gard for it to see if that might help... If it is the torque converter I'm probably looking at a new vehicle. Other than that diagnosis, I'm not sure what else it could be..

B, yes the mud holds everything together down there.... I did check to make sure all connections were plugged in. I checked everything I could see it was all hooked up. I even cleaned the motor sort of lol

Okay just checked and it threw only one code. 34 - Knock Sensor. silverton - It will stick to 2000-ish and shake. When I force the tranny to shift it will jump to 3 or 4 grand and run smooth. Next question, is the knock sensor code a bad one to get? :S

6 days ago when I did the fuel pump. also did oil change, air filter, checked all other fluids and topped up if need be. I pulled spark plugs to check em all were good only 10,000 oil. regapped one as it was a nerd off. I will try checking codes tmrw AM, although engine light has never been on. Thanks edit - come to think of it, the tempature gauge gets shaky sometimes and dances up and down.

Hey guys, I tried searching this up with the search function but I wasn't having any luck (I'm on an iPhone), so I was hoping if I posted up maybe someone knows what's up. Here's my problem, it started a month ago with the truck bogging out when cold and having a rough start from a dead stop. Then it eventually just did not start altogether. Couple raps on the tank and off it goes, so I put a new (used) fuel pump in, and it starts fine now, but it still bogs out when cold and rough starts... However, I have a new issue now, when I am going above 60km/h to 90km/h and coasting at any speed in that range, the truck gets 'stuck' at 2000 rpm and shakes badly, can feel it in the steering wheel. I have to hammer down and force the automatic tranny to shift to make it go away. It never did this before the new fuel pump, but honestly I can't be 100% sure because I wasn't driving it a whole lot since it started messing up, as I got laid off around the same time (isn't that the way, truck breaks when I run outta work). I am going to be checking tranny/motor mounts tomorrow... but honestly I just don't really know where to start. I don't want to think it's the tranny, but it could be a real possibility, as it feels like it gets caught up in a certain gear-range and chugs until I force it to shift.. But I hope it's a stupid sensor or something... Really need some advice on this one. As I said I ran outta work and getting more sucks without wheels. Am driving a gas guzzling van in meantime and it's killing me on fuel. Thanks, Nade p.s. - The truck WAS hydrolocked 7 months ago but I drained vast majority of water and did new air filters and plugs etc before I restarted it, and it's been fine for awhile so I think it's unrelated but might as well mention it. edit--- almost forget the important stuff... 1993 Pathfinder 3.0L XE 4x4, automatic.

well i got the fuel filter for like 10 bucks and it took me all of half an hour to do it (including getting out tools and cleanup), so it's not really a bad idea.... its not going to hurt anything thats for sure.

A diesel pathy sounds awesome.

i did the fuel filter on mine and most of my issues went away..

Thanks mate ^^

Sweet truck

lol yeah

Ginger pride!

I got some more pictures of the truck, some are a little blurry but not so bad.

I'm having a problem that sounds just like that. I took my MAF out and cleaned it really good and the problem became more intermittent, but it hasn't gone away. I'll be trying to fix mine too, as it sounds like the same issue, I'll let you know if it stops completely.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure those are the tires I'm going to be getting. I really like the look of them, and I can get them fairly cheap from a local shop.

Haha thanks adam and that's probably the best idea, do the timing belt first. unfortunately it needs tires so bad it's not funny. Everytime I hit even a speedbump I think one of the cracks is gonna go through all the way. It's pretty bad haha oh yeah I'll watch out for Pezzy there haha Don't wanna get on the bad side of an admin hahaha

Oh, you posted right as I did! I missed quoting you with the rest of the guys Thanks for the welcome man, and I'm starting to see just how much information is on these boards... It's impressive to say the least! P.S- Sorry for the double-post, is that against the rules on these boards?

Yeah it has power mirrors and all the bells and whistles. The only option it doesn't have is the sunroof (but those always leak anyway). I'm actually thinking of taking the tire carrier off and putting a cage on the roof for the tire and various other things, just because I think that looks really impressive. I'm not sure of the cons of removing all that weight in the back though, and then putting it on the roof. I'm going to have to research it alot before I make a decision. Haha don't be mad I enjoyed the conversation Thanks! It's an automatic with 194,000KMs on it. I'll get more pictures once I get my camera back, I came down with the flu last night of all things and nobody wants me near them haha, at least my girlfriend is headed over to take care of me haha that's always good As for the tires I'll be checking that thread for sure, thanks for the lead I was under the truck at the local shop to take a look around at everything last Saturday, and the frame looked in really good shape (from the outside), I didn't think to check inside of it... The catalytic converter had rust holes straight through it, looked original. So it failed the AirCare that you must know of... Anyhow I put a new cat on and the ratings went higher! So I have a buddy in mission who had a spare cat kind of halfway in between the new one and the old one... rusted but no holes... put that on the truck and it passed aircare. Weirdest thing ever man. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to reset the computer or not with a new cat. Nevertheless it passed now so I got 2 years to figure that out. As for the timing belt and all the other longer-mileage changes, I have no idea when those were done so I might as well start getting them changed so I know for sure. Yeah BC is a great place, I'm headed to Alberta for a Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic apprenticeship in late summer. I'll be missing it too... And the winters that are so warm that you can wear shorts outside in the snow... Thanks for the welcome and some good tips on where to start checking this truck over for preventitive maintenance!

Haha wow, the tires make a huge difference! Cool truck man, mine will probably look akin to yours when I have tires on

yeah the Kumho's were great for mud but they sucked in rain.

Oh yeah, I do have some pictures of my old 87' nissan se-v6 truck, i sold it to get the pathy. the truck was kind of a beater haha, either way the pics might be interesting to y'all until I get more of the pathy Thanks!