[npgtech]

I took my X to the beach this weekend. I heard a few odd sounds from the front when I was in 4H, then I switched to 4LO and heard no sounds. Then when we were about to leave the beach, I noticed that the "Check Engine Soon" light was on. Anyone have a simliar problem if/when they went off-roading on the beach????

 

[Duck_Hunt00]

did you fill it with gas?

 

[npgtech]

haha, yeah i had fuel

 

[Duck_Hunt00]

no, i mean ifthe cap isnt completly tightened, itll trigger the light. its prolly the most common cause.

 

[npgtech]

It came on while we were driving around on the sand, but I'll check it out in the morning though, thanx.

 

[colo964]

Mine did it after parking at the airport for a week. Did the old disconnect the battey trick. It worked, except my VDC light came on. Turned the key to almost start 3 times then drove for a mile. VDC went off.

 

[mike100]

well, since you gave us sooo much valuable info to base an educated diagnosis on.. I'm going to venture forth a wild-ass-guess:

torque converter slippage code because of the hard romp in deep sand with bigger tires...yeah..pretty sure you're screwed. smell your trans fluid and call me in the morning. :blackeye:

 

[usmc xterra]

Yea post the answer huh? MC

 

[npgtech]

Well hopefully I'll have sometime this week to take it to Nissan and get an answer from them.

 

[Duck_Hunt00]

or it could be nothing. just let them do a diagnostics

 

[npgtech]

How much do those usually run??

 

[usmc xterra]

Well a Check engine ignored can cost big bucks! My dealer had someone drive with one on too long, Few days.... It was a really bad set of o2 sensors, the gas went into the converters and plugged them, and that pretty much melted the engine. It was a small problem, still drove fine, that turned into new engine time. They could have denied that warranty because they drove so long on Check engine light. I think it means check engine. Even though it was covered under emissions section of warranty, 3 weeks plus no car. Would have been 3 hours had they brought it in right away. MC

 

[npgtech]

Well the problem is me and my wife share the X (only vehicle) and I work from 7am-7pm M-TH. Also the Nissan dealer here doesn't offer courtesy cars to use, so I have to rent a vehicle at the same time. Also I can't just take my car in and get it looked at, I have to make an appointment. Needless to say I have a really *** Nissan dealer here in NC, I wish I was still in HI that way I can get my X fixed ASAP and get a courtesy car.

 

[willgr1]

why don't you just swing by an autozone and let them scan the computer. they can tell you what code it's throwing so you have an idea what needs to be fixed!

 

[npgtech]

Will they tell me what the code means?

 

[willgr1]

yes, they'll give you the code and what you should check

 

[usmc xterra]

Yea I'd say autozone zip by too, so you know it's not something that will jack it up bad. But, remember, Nissan has a hi tech computer and only a Nissan scanner will be able to read all the codes. Rumor is you can scan it and get some codes, but not many. I'd hope important ones would set.
MC

 

[npgtech]

I'm getting out of work early today so I am going to be able to take it into Nissan for them to take a look. I will post what I get from them.

 

[usmc xterra]

Good you were making me nervous, Hope it's like an easy fix glitch set for no reason at all deal. One thing for sure, the computer they have will do the job, watch where they plug it in. MC

 

[burnout]

i tried my VW vag-com ECU reader in generic OBD-II mode a few days ago. It didnt work on my Xterra, no communication. I'll have to research what protocol Nissan uses now.