Hey yall, my buddy and I have been working on my Pathy. She is a 1991 Pathfinder V6 3.0L 5 speed 4x4.
She's been bogging and sluggish. Well, we found out that Cylinder one had about ~80 PSI. Which leads us to believe that the rings for Cylinder 1 are going. This engine has 275k miles roughly and after some discussion we came up with a couple solutions.
Rebuild the engine (rebuilding the top and bottom end would be most efficient, obviously).
Replace the engine with a like motor
Replace the engine with a different motor
We are currently leaning towards replacing the motor, so options 2 or 3.
My question to yall is:
Is there another Nissan motor that I could utilize as a direct bolt in? Maybe something with a little more umph than a 3.0L?
If so, is anyone local to Western Washington that knows a reputable place to obtain one?
What do you guys recommend?