New ride and new issues to work with.

[Hytekrednek]

I just purchased a 93 Pathy XE V6 5-speed from a fellow NPORA member and local. Love will be posting pics of it and my other 2 nissans soon. My issues are with the radio amps acting up and the ABS light is on all the time. I know that the ABS on most pathys doesn't even come into play unless you have a heavy load and while I will be pulling a small enclosed trailer it shouldn't be for long distances or at high speeds. Can I remove the ABS stuff like the sensor and module and it be ok. Will definately remove the bulb on the ABS light. My new girl has 258k + miles on her and I will doing alot of work to keep her in great shape. Any advice on the ABS or radio is welcome.

 

James

[Precise1]

The system might just need bleeding. The FSM says to turn off ignition, remove battery cable and remove actuator connector, bleed all 4 tires normally and bleed the ABS unit last. It took me a few tries and a gravity bleed from the ABS unit to get the light to go out. If you tow and there is nothing wrong with the system it's self, I recommend leaving it. The other option is to pull the fuse IIRC, and you have no more ABS (not sure about the dash light though).

 

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[Hytekrednek]

Thanks will give it a try. Like I said will be doing quite a bit of work for it over the next couple of months. Will be doing the tbelt and a full tune up first and formost.

[Slartibartfast]

If the emergency brake light (square dash has those, right?) is on as well, check your brake fluid. I found out mine was low from those two lights kicking on.

[Hytekrednek]

All the fluids are good but PO said he was working on CV axles, makes no sense that they would make the ABS light come on. I'm going to do the bleed method and see how she goes. Will first check and see what the module says is wrong with it. I can't find the listing for the what the light flashes stand for can someone post that or point me to the right thread. Search doesn't seem to be working for me.

[Trogdor636]

There is a link to download the Factory Service manual in the garage section.

 

This is also in the how to section.

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?/topic/27880-ABS-light

[Hytekrednek]

Thanks Trog

 

Appreciate pointing me in the right direction, will have to figure out how to adjust the search filters so I can find the older posts.

[Precise1]

Click on the little sun burst to the right of the search bar, this is advanced search and I don't believe it is limited by date but thre are several filters shown. I have the best luck searching that way and a search for '+codes +list' or something like that should be fairly specific. That said, it does take a little bit of experimentation...

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[Hytekrednek]

Cool, thanks for the help on search. I checked my codes for the ABS today and it flashed 9 times which is supposed to be an open sensor??? Any advice would be appreciated.

[Precise1]

You are welcome.

Sorry, I've not dealt with an open sensor for the ABS.

The FSM says to check the resistance between control connector terminals 9 and 10. (top right two if the center pin on the bottom is empty or blocked off orientation)1.22-1.48 kOhms

If that passes, check the resistance between sensor unit connector terminals for the same values. Replace the one that fails.

Page BR-44 in the FSM.

 

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[Slartibartfast]

I'd give the wiring harness for that sensor a good look before swapping the sensor. Mud/sticks/etc could've knocked something loose or busted a wire.

[Hytekrednek]

Thanks appreciate all of the help and advice. If it stops raining here in N Georgia I will crawl under and take a look. I feel pretty stoked about this purchase. Even with 258K+ on the odo it still runs strong. Will be doing the tbelt and all of the front of the engine stuff very soon. Want to make sure that it will run for another 60K safe from a bad tbelt. I also heard a little squeaking from the front today while waiting in the drive thru line. May have an idler pulley going bad as well. It is good that I may have a parts truck for this just in case. Will give an update when weather is permitting.

[Hytekrednek]

I know that this is not directly related to this vehicle but has anyone done an auto to 5-speed swap and if so how hard and is there a write up here somewhere??

[Trogdor636]

People have, there are a few threads kicking around.

[Precise1]

^ exactly. The easiest way to do it is to have a donor vehicle to pull all the mics/random bits from as well as the tranny/pedals/hydraulics.

 

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[Hytekrednek]

Thats what I thought. My 87 2dr pathy is going to be sidelined for awhile due to front suspension issues and I was thinking for trading all of its MT stuff to the 95 HB truck thats an AT. Cheapest local AT tranny from jy is $550. But may have luck at Pull-A-Part, have 4 within 2hr drive from me, 3 in atlanta and 1 in knoxville.

[Slartibartfast]

Aqui esta: http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/33748-harbingers-automatic-to-manual-transmission-swap/

 

I managed to 'revive' my old idler pulley by cleaning out/repacking the bearing. Then again if you've got one lying around and/or aren't a cheap SOB you can get a new one and save yourself an afternoon.