PerlNinja

That indeed looks sweet, because i've also been considering getting something like that!

No choice but to go slow anyway, I tend to drive slow enough that I can feel it in the steering wheel if I'm about to hit a pothole so I can steer out of it; not sure if that feeling bit makes sense but... yeah.

It does look like a case of a fair bit of rubber hose and some lockers, just trying to figure out where to route it so it doesn't pinch anywhere and can move with suspension travel and all that, think I got it figured out but will have to wait until tomorrow to work on it, I was crazy enough to get under it at 10pm with my flashlight but it's started pissing rain again so called it a day. Doesn't the transmission have a breather tube as well? Because I might as well just go for the full monty if I'm crawling around under there anyway. Aside: the great thing about Pathfinders? They're pretty easy to get under even for a lardass like myself without having to jack anything up at all

Thanks, but admittedly... I do have a habit of not reading it and just doing things; usually if I'm by myself in the car I'll take a chance because worst case scenario it's just giving me some grief, but any time I need to transport she who must be obeyed and our little mini-boss (and he sure is a bossy 3 year old) I don't like taking chances. It's only water but getting stuck with no way out except to wade/swim is not really an option. Regarding dropoffs and such, a lot of people get caught out by it, they may be flooded streets but given the um... rather... atrocious quality of construction, they tend to generate potholes due to heavily loaded trucks literally ripping the crap out of everything; when I was out for example we were directed by some kids to move over into a busway lane (also flooded), a truck that followed us didn't and nearly tipped over when it went through what appeared to be a pothole at least a foot deep. A car that followed the truck (because obviously waiting wasn't in their plans) went through it and ended up not only sucking copious amounts of water, but also wrecked it's front suspension. Didn't wait around for the followup but yeah... it's a pain. The breather hose is still where it's at, not extended, and I've had the diff submerged while stopped, maybe it's clogged or otherwise gummed because there's no water in the oil. Will have to check that out, maybe extend it up some. It will get wet inside, the door seals are pretty much shot in the rear, the climate here has rather detrimental effects on anything rubber, but then again the climate here also tends to dry out anything that got wet in a hurry. She who must be obeyed has already gotten used to the fact that our car (albeit being a 2 wheel drive) is more rugged than anything she's owned before, and can take a generous helping of punishment, so she's alright with it. For everyone, thanks for all the advice and such, appreciate it I'm considering doing some work on getting a bit more of a safety margin on wading depth, and I'll see if I can get that picturized and posted up some time

It's RHD It's the places where the cables for the gas pedal and some of the brake and clutch assembly go through the firewall, bunch of grommets missing there (at least, it seems they should have them). Used a tip I saw on the forum here somewhere a while ago and cut some from a hose. Floods receded so no way to test it out easily but... Pics: The ride: Front grille that everyone seems to dig: Factory standard dash that looks pretty sweet: The power plant: This shows nicely where my air intake is at: The throne: And my center bits:

diff, singular Checked that earlier today after thinking about what all had been submerged, nothing but the proper fluids in there. Only thing that I noticed is that I'm getting some water coming up through the firewall, a bunch of stuff that's supposed to have rubber grommets in them no longer have them, so will get that sorted eventually

Sounds like it My intake is sitting pretty much at the level of the hood lip on the front left of the car, at least, that's where the rubber hose going from the air filter ends up. Yeah I settled on the tops of the wheels being the cutoff, the problem with moving is that... well, most people in Indonesia can't be accused of knowing how to drive at the best of times, and at times like these they tend to turn into single-celled organisms. Harsh but true... Anyway, I had to leave yesterday before I read this so that's why I figured top of the wheels, I was by myself (she who must be obeyed and the munchkin decided to stay home while I ran my errands), and figured fskc it, if I get stuck or otherwise end up sucking up water, I'll deal with it then and there. No shortage of big rigs that are more than willing to give you a tow. It worked out

Not in mine, that's another thing that came to mind because my Pathy is apparently a bit of a frankensteinian affair - it's a 2002, built on the WD21 platform, Z24 carburated engine, with most of the electronic doohickeys wedged behind the dashboard. The only thing that is under the seat (drivers seat) is pressure sensor for the central locking, it'll lock the doors if you're seated and start the engine.

Silly question maybe, but the wading depth as mentioned in the owners manual (mine mentions it, at any rate), would that be the conservative value or the absolute maximum? Asking because for those not in the know, Jakarta (where I live) has been having serious flooding ranging from 30cm up to 2 meters of water, and in the past few days I've had to make a few detours around flooded roads where I wasn't entirely sure I could get through it because the depth (as judged by some guy standing in the middle of it... strange dude that..) seemed to be higher than the wading depth from the manual. I'd rather not do the "try and see" approach

Since I don't go wheeling I don't carry a lot of spares with me, but in various spots in the car you will find: 2 gallons of drinkable water (for me! ) 2 gallons of non-drinkable water (engine, etc.) full first aid kit 2 small fire extinguishers tow rope 2 tie down straps 2 belts (pant belts, yep.. really..) magic toolbox (it tends to have just the things in it that i always need at the time i need them) And a telescoping bit of leather covered iron I can't have with me in most civilized countries >.>

In Indonesia we only get Terrano's, in a few variants: Terrano Spirit S1: the base 4 cyl (Z24) model, doesn't have much in the way of options installed Terrano Spirit S2: the kitted out 4 cyl model, has AC, power locks, power windows, etc. The Spirits are all RWD. Terrano Kingsroad: 4 cyl 4WD base model Terrano Granroad: 4 cyl 4WD kitted out model The 4WD ones I'm not entirely sure on, there's no reference material around anymore They're all WD21 based, though, and most of the ones you see driving around are from the 1998-2004 year range since they kept on producing them here for a while, it seems a lot of them were meant for Japanese export but never got exported and were instead sold locally. Practically there's no real difference between a Pathfinder and a Terrano beyond the thing that the later model (2000-up) Terrano's still use the late 90's body style.

Like everyone has said already, fuel filter. I've had it happen a few times where I've gotten pretty close to running on empty, and it seems that that's the perfect time for it to start sucking up the crud floating in the tank, it tends to gum up the filter after a while, and then it'll just merrily starve the engine of fuel. Luckily (not sure how this applies to other model pathfinders) my fuel filter is located in the engine bay, so popping it off and giving it a good blast of compressed air tends to un-clog the works.

Even a rebuild kit will draw the attention of the customs hounds (and we're not talking canines here), and thus will be levied with the usual courtesy tax. Unfortunately being a foreigner, I then get to pay the additional white man tax on top of that, so the total cost (and the time spent having to wrestle my stuff out of their hands) makes it a rather inconvenient exercise I do have a line on 2 wrecked pathies, they got rear-ended and are currently sitting at the toll road operators' wrecking yard not too far from my place, gonna go there tomorrow and see if I can scavenge anything useful off it, probably going to cost me a couple packs of cigarettes and a few cups of coffee so that ain't too bad.

Hmm, problem with getting anything off eBay is getting it into the country without paying the usual "courtesy tax" to the customs officers The main nissan maintenance location here stocks stock (heh) carbs but they run at about $400, which is... about the same price as I'd pay for anything off eBay plus said courtesy tax. Might just get that...

I need a new carb... Unfortunately I don't think these are made anymore

So my Z24 still has the factory standard carburator on it, and while I know where the idle adjust screw is, I can't figure out where to regulate fuel flow. As far as I can tell the engine runs very rich on account of a hideous gasoline smell coming from the exhaust, and when the engine is running and I look down into the carb I can see drops of gas fall out the little fuel pipes, which makes me think it's close to drowning itself. Then again, not a mechanic so... you know Anyway, I took some pics. (turns out they're rather blurry, sorry... it was a bit dark and my phone doesn't take very good pics). Below pic taken from front of the engine, the little round thing in the top right is best described as a little plunger, when the AC kicks in it extends and pushes open the throttle a little bit. Aaaand it's the only useable picture. Damn. Hope someone can give me a hint

You're the man! Probably a reason you end up with those emails is that the Z24 carburated engine is still in use in places like Indonesia and Mexico. My pathy (or Terrano as they're called here) is from 2002, I think they used the carbed Z24 up to 2003, after that they're all Z24i's. There's a ridiculous amount of them on the roads here too, the national Terrano club has over 400 members IIRC, with some members having multiple vehicles even.

Well, part of the problem's been solved. Turns out one of the spark plug wires came loose, which is really odd considering it's the first time in 3 years, and the car hasn't actually moved from it's place since I last started it and it ran fine. I'm guessing it's been one of my cats, they have this habit of crawling on top of the engine to take a nap when it's raining. Did notice the wires are rather tight so probably going to hit the shop later today and get some new (longer) spark plug wires. The only remaining issue now is that the idle is pretty rough, already mucked about with that to raise it to 750rpm (which IIRC is the "factory default" for this engine), but it tends to dip to 600 regularly, more with the AC running. Guessing it's a vacuum leak since I can hear a rather distinct hissing noise with the hood open, but.. yeah. Anyway, it's drivable again so that solves that! Thanks for the tips at any rate, didn't need them this time but good to know for a next time. At this rate I may just turn into a backyard mechanic after all

Yeah I ran into that search thing myself >.> I'm in a tropical climate; 35 degrees C and 90 to 100% humidity so that'll do the condensation trick I think. I'll take a look at the cap, if that's not it I'll toss the air cleaner out and take some carb pics. Hope I can get this fixed before new years, the timing on this breakdown is horrid

Hi bushnut, it has no ODB2 sensors at all, it's just a plain old Z24 carburated engine with no bells or whistles beyond what i put in there myself >.> Do you know if there's any pics of the standard carb online anywhere with some reference arrows as to what screw does what? Been trying to find them but.. no joy.

Hi everyone, Been a member for a while but haven't been active for a while, but I'm back. I bring with me a problem... I have a 2002 (yes, really) Pathfinder with Z24 carburated engine in it. You may find my earlier postings about it because honest to god, it's not a typo I've had a slew of engine problems over the past month, from a vacuum leak that stopped a little cylinder extending when the AC came on (so you'd drop right into stall territory), to a carburator that decided to not work right, to idle holding problems, right up to today when the engine started misfiring. If I don't go out much I tend to run the engine from cold to operating temperature on a weekly basis, and that's what I was doing today. My driveway is up a slight incline so generally after a week of sitting still it'll need a start or two before it'll run right. Today was no different, except when it was running there was a very light grey smoke coming out the exhaust, and fluid dripping out - I'm no mechanic but I'd say that's a sure sign of the engine running incredibly rich; that's when the misfiring started, idle revs started shaking up and down, and while it kept on going the vibrations were rather heavy. Taking it up to 1500rpm made the entire car shake and wobble, and there was distinct kind of loping idle sound going on. Sounded rather like a V8 but I'm guessing it's because one cylinder isn't firing. Now, that being said... I'm no mechanic, the nearest shop is over 5 miles away, and I'm in need of some "get this thing going for enough time to make it to said shop". I am, however, a computer geek so some sort of instructions coupled with a "go lookie here on them there internets" will sort me out too. (Please don't suggest getting a Haynes manual, I tried, but can't buy them here, nor can I get them shipped over.. unfortunately ).

Yeah, looked it up on Google earlier When I was recording I got a bit optimistic on 75 so that's why you hear me state "google it!"

So, here's mine... was already rolling since I just left a toll booth and kind of forgot to hit record. Sorry for the odd angle Also, it's kilometers per hour, not miles. I think I'm talking about it in the video, I topped out at 110km/h which actually is around 65-ish, before traffic got in my way And yes, it's a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder carburated Z24 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvM_UgP2JtU

Hey now.. don't diss my poor Z24 It's actually not a bad engine, easy to work on, the only thing it lacks is 4 more cylinders

I was considering posting mine but seeing as how things have gone into V6/V8 range, I doubt my little Z24 is going to make an impression Besides, wouldn't want to confuse the issue by posting a speedo in km/h