The mechanic also said the this happens alot with this cars, Altimas and sentra and that there is a recall for 2004 and 2005 models but not 2003 even if it has the same engine. During this period the car will loose power and not exceed 40 miles per hour. I'd say 87% of pathfinders have or will have this issue. She would not provide any answers either. I'm not a mechanic but none of my other cars do this noise, this noise is done by cars in which the engine is dying out.
All I know is that one time I took it in to get my brakes done, and after for a couple of days it wouldn't make the noise. They had catalytic converters that came apart and got ingested into the engine, eventually destroying it. Remove upper right engine mount and bracket. I have been reading on line and see there are several people who have had the same problem with the vehicle, and Nissan corp will not do anything about this, people are talking about filing a class action law suit, but there is no record of anyone filing one. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the noise was normal. Remove the spark plug wires.
There are no leaks under the car or inside the hood. Obviously most of you know what comes with a timing chain snapping. The current and failure mileages were 110,000. Remove the pin holding the piston in the bore of the tensioner. Now its metal on metal grinding.
After checking the oil dip stick, it was discovered that the engine oil was low. I notified Nissan and they stated that is was spark knocking but when I contacted them to inquire on service report, not noted. Please help, I'm not looking for someone to replace my car just to have Nissan fix what they messed up on. The failure mileage was 150,000. I only had the vehicle for a month before I took it to the Nissan dealership. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Got the knocking sound again this morning. Vehicle had 3 oil changes since December 2001. The second stop seemed to temporarily revive the car because it could be driven at normal speeds at least long enough to make the 1 mile drive home but it emitted a strong burning smell. There was no oil in the vehicle, although the contact maintained regular maintenance and oil changes every 3,000 miles. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle.
Fewer are pegged for rental fleets as well. In addition, Nissan claims 11 significant changes it made to the reduce engine vibration and harshness. This one has been posted on other boards too with no definitive results My Xterra does it, and if you put a screwdriver to the cap and to your ear, it's coming from inside the distro. The transmissions on these cars are crap. The dealership now denies ever seeing smoke from the engine see attach. Yes my valves all had to be replaced and I did that.
Install the oil separator to the front cover. Acceleration feels noticeably quicker than before and Nissan claims the new gearbox lowers the time required to get from 0 to 60 mph by almost a second. Remove the following parts: Lower timing chain tensioner push piston in and insert a suitable pin into the hole. Rather than doing a recall and taking responsibility, Nissan passed the problem on to it's consumers putting us on the hook for a costly repair! I will be starting with the outer chain first you recommended I get an installation guide, where can I get one and are you sure the outer chain cant be adjusted in any way? I replaced it and that was it. I wonder if the roll pin that holds the distributor gear in place could work itself loose and cause this noise. Just 5 or 6 days later, the engine light came on engine started making a loud knocking sound when you crank it up after it had sat for a while. I found a dealership work order to correct the very same problem when the car had less than 45K miles.
Pumps I get car thinking things good I make a 300 paymemt since I still owed 1500 on down payment days later light comeson again smoke comes out back car when I start. I am seeking help if anybody has ever heard of this happening please help me! After all was said and done and the car was running again, all seemed okay. You can get a carbon cleaner at any AutoParts or you can have the shop clean it for your. While driving 45 mph the contact heard a knocking sound in the engine and moments later the engine light appeared on the dashboard. The failure mileage was 76,000.
And it doesn't go away when the car gets warmed up or when it idle. Not to mention my rpm's we're going all over the place and I could not drive past 20 miles per hour and the car would speed up and slow down on its own and it felt like it was over working itself. The original owner had done all the recomended scheduled maintenance 7. The engine released some blue smoke and had to be repaired, and many other parts have been changed, including: cylinder head gasket, oil pump, distribution chain, crankshaft and camshaft sensors, water pump, damper, battery, alternator, ignition coil and engine holders. Good luck, i hope this helps.