some 1994 pathfinder questions
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:06 am
Hi Again Everyone: I love my 1994 4x4 XE-V6 pathfinder (185k Miles) 5-speed manual which seems to run OK (no smoke). I had synchro/bearings/rearmainseal/clutch installed and a few thousand miles ago had the timing belt and tensioner(s) replaced (as a preventative measure). The rear mainseal was a source of a very slow oil leak, which is gone now. The starter was changed easy-peasy from this yt video https://youtu.be/Pn9TeW9hUtE (The actual problem was the starter switch on the steering column!)
I was wondering how to get a trailer hitch(s) installed - not for towing anything with that little 6 cylinder engine, but more for general attachments (bike carriers, pulling someone out of a rut, etc. - this has 4-hi and 4-low).
Also, I tried replacing the rear window wiper motor, but that didn't get it going - so what else goes wrong to kill the rear wiper?
Also, does anyone know how long the rubber boots on the front wheel CV joints last?
Also, very rarely it will run like it's missing on one cylinder for a few minutes - no correlation to weather (wet/dry/cold/hot) - then it will clear up. I started dumping injector cleaner in the gas tank...
Also, I hear lifter noise when I start the engine, which gets a lot quieter after about 10 seconds - but persists until I run it down the road at over 2k RPM for a few minutes - then they get completely quiet. I'm guessing these are special "trick" hydraulic lifters? (take a long time at high RPM to "fill"?)
Thanks Guys!!
Patricia
I was wondering how to get a trailer hitch(s) installed - not for towing anything with that little 6 cylinder engine, but more for general attachments (bike carriers, pulling someone out of a rut, etc. - this has 4-hi and 4-low).
Also, I tried replacing the rear window wiper motor, but that didn't get it going - so what else goes wrong to kill the rear wiper?
Also, does anyone know how long the rubber boots on the front wheel CV joints last?
Also, very rarely it will run like it's missing on one cylinder for a few minutes - no correlation to weather (wet/dry/cold/hot) - then it will clear up. I started dumping injector cleaner in the gas tank...
Also, I hear lifter noise when I start the engine, which gets a lot quieter after about 10 seconds - but persists until I run it down the road at over 2k RPM for a few minutes - then they get completely quiet. I'm guessing these are special "trick" hydraulic lifters? (take a long time at high RPM to "fill"?)
Thanks Guys!!
Patricia