95 XE - No instrument panel voltage regulator?

[leojharris]

hi there...

 

My instrument panel is going flaky on my

95 XE and I was going to buy a new voltage

regulator from Nissan ...

 

however ... the parts guy at the dealership

says there is *no* voltage regulator on the

95 XE. any idea if this is true? he says he

shows a part up to the 94 but not the 95.

 

if this is the case, what are the options, drop

200 bucks on a new cluster or fix existing?

i'm not much of an electric guy.

 

thanks.

.joel.

[Mookie]

'93 and newer don't have the gauge voltage regulators like the older ones. I think they are built right into the gauges. Check on that and maybe see if you can get the gauges separately? I'm not familiar with the newer dash setups, so someone else will probably post up.

[leojharris]

did some more research and the parts guy says

the only thing he offers is a circuit board type

thing for 45 bucks. don't know if it is what i need

or not.

 

basically, the speedometer is out almost 95% of

the time and the check engine light stays lit; also,

at these times, the odometer doesn't work. other

gauges look questionable but close to what they

should read.

 

the few, very rare times that the speedometer works,

it only barely works and the check engine light gos

off.

 

anyway, i found a couple instrument clusters at salvage

yards but don't know if I should trust them.

[88pathoffroad]

The voltage regulator only runs the fuel and temp gauges, guys. Go read the FAQ's.

 

If you ONLY have a speedo/odo problem, it's more likely to be the speed sensor on the tranny, don't you think?

[Mr. Pickles]

Try the Meter fuse under the dash. If not that, run the engine codes after driving, as the speed sensor will spit a code. If that doesn't help, proceed along your path.

[leojharris]

spent most the day running around salvage yards ...

 

what i've found is that the pathfinder instrument cluster

on the 95 is completely different than earlier models; it

has independant gauges that you have to purchase seperately

from nissan if you want to replace them; otherwise, the

option is to find a complete cluster from salvage yards.

the much refered to and very well done solution page for

the voltage regulator issue does not apply to a 95 pathfinder.

as someone said, it's all built onto each head (speed,rpm,etc.)

and you have to purchase each head seperate.

 

i've ended up with a spare instrument cluster and will take

some photos and post them soon; it has this strange, plastic

circuit board type thing linking all the lighting mechanisms.

 

as it turns out, most of the clusters i checked were in

some way whacked out like my own; but finally i found one

that works near perfect for 30 bucks. (the speedo head alone

costs 200 from nissan). this has solved the problem. no more

engine light and the speedo and everything works. onlyl thing

is the gears on the odometer have a slight hang up every 8

10ths of a mile or so. tried to put some very low visc oil on

them but hasn't helped much.

 

i'm stoked it wasn't the speed sensor as i doubt i could have

found one salvy and didn't want to buy new.

 

anyway, learned a lot breaking everything apart and will

try and take some photos soon.

 

thanks for the assist.

 

.joel.

[Precise1]

Thanks for the info !! My speedo has been whacking out intermittently for a few months (getting worse) and just the other day the gas gauge failed (but it came back to life today). I'm hoping when I get into it, it's just something loose, but from your discription, it is not...

No pathy's in the wreckers around here... We'll see that happens.

 

B

[Mr. Pickles]

No pathy's in the wreckers around here... We'll see that happens.

 

B

Post up if you're still looking B. I've run across a few Pathys here, some with gauges seemingly intact.