1995 Nissan Pathfinder problem accelerating


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Spartan55874
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Jul 31, 2012, 9:24 AM

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1995 Nissan Pathfinder problem accelerating	Sign In

I have a 95 Pathfinder with approx 223k miles on it. bought it in March as a temp car and something to get me through the snow for a little while (hopefully a couple years) until I can afford something better. the car starts up fine but when I'm driving down the road I'll be hitting the gas and the car won't accelerate (used to stall but hasn't since I replaced the TPS). I can hear and feel the engine trying to but it just can't move. Sometimes this doesn't happen for 30sec after driving or 20minutes and will last off and on for a few seconds or the rest of the drive home. Since I bought the car I've had the gas tank and various suspension parts replaced. I did the tune-up (plugs, wires, cap and rotor) myself along with the TPS and fuel filter. I've had the help of some friends on whats causing this and they're running out of ideas. Any ideas will help a lot and please let me know if i can clarify any of the details better for you. thanks!

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Jul 31, 2012, 9:28 AM

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With that many miles you could have a plugged converter.

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Jul 31, 2012, 3:29 PM

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Most people don't have a backpressure gauge, so a test you can do on the cheap is to hook a vacuum gauge to a port on the intake. Run the motor at idle and note the reading. Now have someone bring the motor up to about 3000 RPM. If the reading drops to almost zero you have a plugged cat and will need to weld in a new one.

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