BY supercharged runs great till warm then loss of power and exhaust odor with pathetic gas mileage? I see everyone saying distributor replacement. Going to assume I'm in the same boat.
What is your question?
I replace the valve cover gaskets tune-up exhaust manifold caskets and passenger side manifold. Replaced intake plenum gasket along with cleaning testing injectors seals fuel line excetera. I found that when I first purchased it the supercharger didn't seem to kick in until around 3200 RPM. Then I did a little tuning do the distributor and throttle and I got the supercharger to respond around 1800 RPM then ended up having a spark plug wire shake free and run into the supercharger pulley and belt. So had a cylinder down for a while until found the problem then repaired replaced and REE tuned up the truck but never got that early supercharger engagement again. It basically just got worse and worse until now where I don't even drive it. After 7 to 10 minutes of driving it literally has no power and it can't make it up small hills so it's becoming dangerous. The distributor set up in that thing is foreign to me. Seems like a whole lotta sensors for a simple function. Thanks engineers
What makes this problem better or worse?
It runs great when the engine is cold but within 7 to 10 minutes it falls on its face like the supercharger isn't even working
How long has your 2002 Nissan Xterra had this problem?
I bought it like 2 years ago the first year went pretty well and after I had the plug wire running to the serpentine belt from that point it's been downhill
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These ‘multi component distributors’ are indeed problematic - however I strongly recommend the required *hands-on* testing before parts replacement.
These vehicles i have had at the shop with malfunctioning distributors would run just fine when engine was cold - could stand there and watch the engine start running rougher the more it warmed up.
These ‘multi component distributors’ are indeed problematic - however I strongly recommend the required *hands-on* testing before parts replacement.
These vehicles i have had at the shop with malfunctioning distributors would run just fine when engine was cold - could stand there and watch the engine start running rougher the more it warmed up.