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41 messages,  Last post on Oct 28, 2011 at 9:25 PM

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#32 of 41 Premium fuel by lamuncha

Dec 20, 2010 (9:09 am)

I may buy a pathfinder but there seems to be a lot of controversy over the use of premium v. regular. The owners manual says use premium, if you can't find premium get regular but immediately refill as soon as possible with premium.
Question:
My '05 xterra has 4.0 L, 9.7:1 ratio, 260 HP, 281 lb-ft torque.
The Pathfinder has 4.0 L, 9.7:1 ratio, 266 HP, 288 lb-ft torque
 
Any one know why the Xterra is regular and the Pathfinder is premium?
 
Thanks

#33 of 41 Re: Nissan Pathfinder Owners -What type of gas do you use? [linigh] by andony06

Feb 26, 2011 (5:40 am)

Replying to: linigh (May 10, 2008 5:13 pm)
I have used regular gas in all my vehicles for the past 30 years and have never had a problem with the engine because of it. I have recently purchased a 2006 Pathfinder and it gets 87 octane gas as well; at todays prices that is all it is going to get. Unfortunately, I am reading about too many problems with the Pathfinder and am getting concerned that I have purchased a LEMON, tranny and radiator problems seem to be the greatest concern as well as the fuel level sensor. Hope this helps.

#34 of 41 my Nissan pathfinder 1998/99 model by kokoeduno1

Mar 09, 2011 (9:13 am)

The fuel consumption is outrageous. the mileage is as low as 1 gallon to 6.2miles only. The service engine and air bad lights shows yellow on the dashboard.
 
Please what do I do? can somebody help, mechanics have eaten my money so much.

#37 of 41 2000 nissan pathfinder by aj101

May 29, 2011 (5:55 pm)

i have a 2000 nissan pathfinder never had any problems until 6 months ago had to get the distributor changed and was perfectly fine. now it starts but will turn off randomly seems like wasnt getting enough fuel i changed the fuel pump and filter but the problem is still there. it starts and drives but will turn off and then sometimes it will restart and sometimes it doesn't for a while. Does anyone know what to do??

#38 of 41 2000 Pathfinder will not start by hemi18

Jun 08, 2011 (4:10 pm)

I was wondering if you have resolved the starting issue. I have what sounds like the same problem. I changed the crankshaft position sensor and the fuel filter. Not sure what to do next? Any idea!?

#39 of 41 2001 Nissan Pathfinder XE V-6 by jcirino

Oct 24, 2011 (1:34 pm)

I have a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder and when I am at a traffic light and I hit the accelerator the whole entire truck jumps for a few seconds until I give it more gas and then it is fine. It seems like it is starving for gas for a few seconds, but when I hit the gas pedal a little harder its ok. Does anybody have this problem?? Now a mechanic said it was a fuel related problem, however I don't know what to replace for this split second jumping issue.

#40 of 41 Re: 2001 Nissan Pathfinder XE V-6 [jcirino] by melodymiag

Oct 28, 2011 (8:40 am)

Replying to: jcirino (Oct 24, 2011 1:34 pm)
i have an 03 pathfinder and i JUUUST got off the phone with my mechanic regarding the cause of a problem which sounds exactly like yours. He said that something was wrong with an ignition coil and my spark plugs needed to get replaced. ill be paying around $250 for repairs:(

#41 of 41 Re: 2000 nissan pathfinder [aj101] by kennethknapp

Oct 28, 2011 (9:25 pm)

Replying to: aj101 (May 29, 2011 5:55 pm)
I also have a 2000 nissan pathfinder and had the same problem about 2 years ago after moving to Hawaii. I took it to a nissan dealer and they just started replacing random parts and charged me a lot. I finally just had my car towed back to my house and then started trouble shooting the problem. It ended up being the ignition relay that needed to be replaced. One way you can try to see if this really is the problem is change the remote entry relay with the ignition relay. That is if they're the same part/model number. They were for my car. If this works then you know that you need to purchase a replacement relay.

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