I'm sorry, I thought you asked why you would want a whole distributor unit. I have the Hatachi one... they made the original Nissan distributor I heard. Anyway, the distributor was the first thing to sell off my truck... $60 plus shipping to a gentleman in Vermont.
I'll start editing the parts...
My original distributor crapped out a while back... and I believe that commonly fail on nissan xterras with age. I tried cleaning the contacts but I had to replace the whole thing. From what I've read on these forums the non-OEM distributors don't work so good.
Those patriot side pipes were fun. Nice sound with my cheap headers without being too loud.
With the misfire usually it's gotta be fuel, air or spark. When I was trying to fix mine I noticed the MAF sensor mount was broken loose (the screws broke free from the plastic piece. The senor was loose...
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Hey fellow Xterra owners, after many years of wrenching and driving I’ve made the hard decision to put down my Nissan Xterra. Last December I started to notice a subtle transmission grind when down shifting… I freaked out, dropped the...