- Location
- Virginia
The Dumb Question Thread
- Thread starter SledheadX
- Start date
- Location
- Covington, Va
No, alternators do not charge batteries.
scoyoc
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Fort Collins, CO
Hey XN friends. I’ve been MIA for a while. I hope your all doing good.
My X won’t go into 4wd and ABS and traction control dash lights are on. My Google searches aren’t turning anything up. Can someone pint me a direction?
My X won’t go into 4wd and ABS and traction control dash lights are on. My Google searches aren’t turning anything up. Can someone pint me a direction?
- Location
- Colorado Springs
Sounds like an ABS sensor went south.
meisanerd
Need Bigger Tires
- Location
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
Yup, likely a wheel speed sensor. Don't buy aftermarket, they arent nearly as reliable.
If you have a OBD tool that will talk Nissan, you can monitor the sensors in real time. Otherwise, I think there was a way of measuring them from the brake controller under the hood detailed in the FSM.
If you have a OBD tool that will talk Nissan, you can monitor the sensors in real time. Otherwise, I think there was a way of measuring them from the brake controller under the hood detailed in the FSM.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Definitely a wheel sensor.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Also, hey Matt! Long time. Still doing well?
scoyoc
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Fort Collins, CO
Thanks guys!
@Prime Yep. Doing okay. It was a great ski season and the kids can’t wait for winter. Got a new job so I don’t have to travel back and forth to Moab all the time. Give me a shout and we’ll go wheelin’, once I get my 4wd working again. Lol
scoyoc
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Fort Collins, CO
So I plugged my odb reader in and it’s the right passenger wheel speed sensor.
Thanks guys!
Now, time to get to work. Lol. I doesn’t look too hard to plug a new one in. But like most projects, I’ll probably break something small and spend an extra 2 hours on it. Lol
Thanks guys!
Now, time to get to work. Lol. I doesn’t look too hard to plug a new one in. But like most projects, I’ll probably break something small and spend an extra 2 hours on it. Lol
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Front or rear?
scoyoc
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Fort Collins, CO
rear right passenger
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Gross. Those rear sensors are not cheap.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Unless you have a Titan axle.
- Location
- Ashburn, VA
Is there a way to turn off the anti-slip feature on a 2010? Was wheeling yesterday and it kept stopping me from full send in the deep mud.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
It should automatically turn off in 4-Lo. However, if you need it off at any other time, the button on the center stack that says VDC and has a picture of a skidding car.
- Location
- Ashburn, VA
I was in 4-lo with VDC off, but when I pushed the gas the “slip” light would come on and it felt like ABS at the wheels. Once stuck if I pushed the gas there was no power.
Also when I turn VDC off, the light just says VDC off, no skidding car. I was looking for that. The Toyotas in the group would get the skidding car light if they pushed the VDC button for a few seconds. Tried that but seems it doesn’t work for us.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
The VDC off light is all we get. I can't say that I've felt it be intrusive in 4-Lo, but you can always pull the ABS fuse in the IPDM and it won't exist all.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Just make sure you switch into 4wd first.
- Location
- Colorado Springs
'Cause it isn't a toyota... it is an Xterra.
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
That's the wrong emoji. It should be celebrating.'Cause it isn't a toyota... it is an Xterra.
- Location
- Ashburn, VA
More dumb questions, guess I got too deep in the mud (I’ll post to my trip thread later). My air bag light is blinking. I disconnected and cleaned the sensor but no change. Also, my horn sounds like it’s on half power, not the normal beep. Plugged in my computer and got C1163 steering angle sensor safe mode, but that doesn’t seem relevant.
- Location
- Virginia
Does your cruise control work? Wonder if something under the steering wheel got knocked loose, or an ABS sensor got loose and disconnected-reconnected while your steering wheel was turned. The clock springs I’ve heard are sensitive/fragile, but I thought that was while they were exposed, not while still contained under the steering wheel.
- Location
- Covington, Va
You were feeling the ABLS working to try and get you unstuck. It sends power to the stopped tires by applying brakes to the spinning wheels.
- Location
- Covington, Va
If you were working the wheel back and forth a little it could have severed the ribbon cable in the clock spring. Mine broken while traveling straight on a bumpy road. Cruise light started flashing.
- Location
- Ashburn, VA
I’ll have to check cruise control tomorrow. It was also running hot today, temp gauge was higher than I’ve ever seen it. AC blew hot for a minute or so then back to cool. I went to the car was yesterday. They put it on a ramp to power wash underneath and get all the mid. Also sprayed the engine bay. I hope that didn’t make things go haywire. I’ll check out connections to the horn when I get time this weekend hopefully.
- Location
- Covington, Va
Make sure you wash out your radiator. The coils fill with mud and air can't get through
So I've been having some overheating issues. Just replaced the thermostat and put in a SC radiator, same issue. What other things could be causing the problem? Runs hot in idle or on the freeway/during heavy acceleration particularly if the AC is on. Which I would like to have when it's 98 outside.
If I manually inspect it would I be able to confirm it's bad?
As stated probably the fan clutch. If you replace it. IT. MUST. BE. OEM. Do not try aftermarket.
Dang I was gonna ask that question next after looking on rockauto lol
Do you know what the OEM brand is perchance?
Also has anyone ever done an e-fan conversion or recommend it?
- Location
- Covington, Va
When e-fans die offroad, you're stuck. When clutch fans die, you can usually wrap them on wire to lock them solid and drive out.
My $0.02
I am all for simplicity and reliability. My dad suggested it for the potential HP gains
It's the little things
- Location
- Covington, Va
Gearing > torque > hp
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
- Location
- Denver Adjacent
Ain't cheap. But it's the right answer.
That's actually the first place I thought of for it. I'm gonna win that new Z