It is activated as soon as you turn the key to create fuel pressure for startup. The first time I was told I was out of gas. The symptoms are that one day out of the blue, with low miles on the vehicle, the gas gauge stops working or becomes inaccurate. We replaced the sending unit, fuel pump and fuel filter. I had a huge brain fart a couple of weeks ago and as a result have come up with a simple method to remove fuel injectors.
All components of the dash trim just snap… easy fix, just open the tailgate and on the inner side of the light there will be two Phillips head screws. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop that did the diagnosis and isolated the fault to those two components. The vehicle would not always restart immediately. That's cheap enough and usually a good thing to do anyway that you won't be kicking yourself if it doesn't solve your problem. The contact feels that this is a safety issue because a crash could have occurred.
Prior events leading to malfunction: I was driving on a 9 hour long trip during winter. The solution so far is to control the gas using the mile counter. The old part is still available for inspection. Another question I have is, when I was disconnecting the fuel return line the black one from the plastic lid, I broke the nipple. So here's my question: Is there a write up any where on how to do this? I have no doubt that we 2005 Xterra owners are having the same issue, and online that is the consensus. Did you check the fuel pump relay switch? I was about 4 hours into the trip and my fuel gauge oddly dropped to empty so I filled up but no change occurred.
This is the rear part of the driveshaft. I talked with Nissan Canada 'customer care' and stated my issue and that I wanted the diagnosed problem fixed at their expense. She had to get out of the car and, with the help of our son, push it off to the side of the road to clear the street. I guess Nissan does not think of this. Then you disconnect the hoses and electrical feeders to the pumps… 1.
Pull it up and towards the pump to release it from the bracket. And please at least cover those bare wires with electrical tape. The ignition would not start, but there was no significant loss of power. The technical bulletin describes the repair procedure needed to only replace the sending unit, and not the entire fuel pump. I've only done this on a standard, so hopefully it helps, Step 1: Locate the 2 upside down gray screws above radio. Remove the two bolts on backside of caliper that holds caliper to caliper mount, these bolts usually have small rubber accordian like boots over part of them. I'd suggest you take it to the stealership soon! To remove the fuel pump from my 2000 Xterra I had to remove it from an encasing at the bottom of the fuel tank by unclipping the case from the white tabs holding it in.
The Nissan dealership suggested putting black tape at the top of the lights which we thought was ridiculous. On the odb ii, it shows as po463. The fuel pump was replaced. Dec 26, 2015 Think smaller and work your way up! The marks will facilitate realignment when you reassemble it. Anyone need a perfectly good 2002 fuel pump - 65,000 miles??? Open the hood and locate the fuse panel near the battery. This is not a highly complicated task but it's time consuming and will require mechanical skills. Remove the fuel pump fuse, which is fuse number 48 15A.
I already have the tank opened and all the wire and tubes disconnected so i just have to swap it right? Brent Thanks for the reply Brent. Push bottom of the upper air vents in so you can grab hold of the trim piece. All the best Ben Jun 06, 2011. If someone was messing with you and dropped like a glove or piece of cloth into the fuel tank it would float around and eventually get caught against the screen and would keep gas from being sucked out of the tank. Now after less than 3 yrs ownership, we have the same problem and we have to pay almost 600. In the past 8 weeks I have had to have my 06 Nissan Xterra towed to the dealer six times for the same issue of not starting.
Filled up from a container brought by my daughter and drove to the gas station to fill up. Lower the wheel to the lowest possible 4. This event happens everyday and I have now relied on the tripometer to tell my fuel level. Hard to explain but the knot is not quite centered over the injector so you need to nudge it to the center as you pull up. This recall is on the 2006 and 2008 Nissan Xterra, frontier, and pathfinder.
It even requires a special tool to remove this unit. At 40000 miles it is common for this model to have the fuel level sensor fail. After days of not starting I resorted to replacing the fuel filter thinking it may help. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. Tighten the screws to 17-23 inch lbs.