gauge NISSAN X-TRAIL 2003 Service Repair Manual

SERVICE INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL INCIDENT
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If repairs are needed always use wire that is of the same or larger gauge.
MEASURING VOLTAGE DROP — ACCUMULATED METHOD

Connect the DMM across the connector or part of the circuit you want to check. The positive lead of the
DMM should be closer to power and the negative lead closer to ground.

Operate the circuit.

The DMM will indicate how many volts are being used to “push” current through that part of the circuit.
Note in the illustration that there is an excessive 4.1 volt drop between the battery and the bulb.
MEASURING VOLTAGE DROP — STEP-BY-STEP
The step-by-step method is most useful for isolating excessive drops in low voltage systems (such as those in
“Computer Controlled Systems”).
Circuits in the “Computer Controlled System” operate on very low amperage.
The (Computer Controlled) system operations can be adversely affected by any variation in resistance in the
system. Such resistance variation may be caused by poor connection, improper installation, improper wire
gauge or corrosion.
The step by step voltage drop test can identify a component or wire with too much resistance.
SGI974
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INTAKE MANIFOLD
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a. Disconnect harness connector.
b. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure,
and remove electric throttle control actuator and gasket.
CAUTION:

Handle carefully to avoid any shock to electric throttle
control actuator.

Do not disassemble.
5. Disconnect harness, vacuum hose and PCV hose from intake manifold collector, and move them aside.
6. Remove intake manifold rear support and intake manifold support.
7. Loosen mounting bolts and nuts in reverse order as shown in
the figure, and remove intake manifold collector and gasket.
CAUTION:
Cover engine openings to avoid entry of foreign materials.
NOTE:
Disregard No. 8 when loosening.
8. Disconnect power steering piping from intake manifold, and move them aside.
9. Disconnect sub-harness from fuel injector. Refer to EM-37, "
Removal and Installation (QR25DE)" .
10. Loosen mounting bolts and nuts in reverse order as shown in
the figure, and remove intake manifold (with fuel tube and fuel
injector assembly) and gasket.
CAUTION:
Cover engine openings to avoid entry of foreign materials.
NOTE:
Disregard No. 6 when loosening.
11. Remove fuel tube and fuel injector assembly from intake manifold. Refer to EM-37, "
Removal and Installa-
tion (QR25DE)" .
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Surface Distortion

Using straightedge and feeler gauge, check the surface distor-
tion of both the intake manifold collector mating surface and the
intake manifold mating surfaces.

If it exceeds the limit, replace intake manifold and/or intake man-
ifold collector.
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Limit : 0.1 mm (0.004 in)
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EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THREE WAY CATALYST

5. Loosen nuts in reverse order as shown in the figure to remove
exhaust manifold and three way catalyst assembly.
NOTE:
Disregard No. 6 and 7 when loosening.
6. Remove gasket.
CAUTION:
Cover engine openings to avoid entry of foreign materials.
7. Remove exhaust manifold cover (lower) and three way catalyst cover from exhaust manifold and three
way catalyst assembly. .
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Surface Distortion

Using straightedge and feeler gauge, check the surface distor-
tion of exhaust manifold and three way catalyst assembly mating
surface.

If it exceeds the limit, replace exhaust manifold and three way
catalyst assembly.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
Exhaust Manifold

If stud bolts were removed, install them and tighten to the specified torque below.

Tighten nuts in numerical order as shown in the figure.
NOTE:
No. 6 and 7 mean double tightening of bolts No. 1 and 3.
Heated Oxygen Sensor
CAUTION:

Before installing a new heated oxygen sensor, clean exhaust system threads using heated oxygen
sensor thread cleaner and apply anti-seize lubricant (commercial service tool).

Do not over torque the heated oxygen sensor. Doing so may cause damage to the heated oxygen
sensor, resulting in the “MI” coming on.
KBIA0045E
Limit : 0.3 mm (0.012 in)
KBIA0046E
: 14.7 N·m (1.5 kg-m, 11 ft-lb)
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINERP F P : 1111 0
Removal and InstallationEBS00KNE
REMOVAL
WARNING:
To avoid the danger of being scalded, do not drain the engine oil when the engine is hot.
1. Remove RH and LH undercovers.
2. Drain engine oil. Refer to LU-8, "
Changing Engine Oil" .
3. Remove oil pan (lower) with the following procedure:
a. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure.
1. Oil level gauge 2. Oil level gauge guide 3. O-ring
4. Oil pan (upper) 5. Cylinder block 6. O-ring
7. Oil filter 8. O-ring 9. Drain plug washer
10. Oil strainer 11. Drain plug 12. Oil pan (lower)
13. Rear plate cover
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OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER

b. Insert seal cutter (special service tool) between oil pan (upper)
and oil pan (lower).
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mating surface.
c. Slide seal cutter by tapping on the side of the tool with a ham-
mer.
4. Remove oil strainer.
5. Remove oil pan (upper) with the following procedure:
a. Remove drive belt. Refer to EM-13, "
DRIVE BELTS" .
b. Remove A/C compressor with piping connected. And locate it aside temporarily with ropes or equivalent
not to disturb the following work. Refer to ATC-144, "
Removal and Installation of Compressor" .
c. Remove oil level gauge guide.
d. Remove exhaust front tube and its support. Refer to EX-2, "
EXHAUST SYSTEM" .
e. Set a suitable transmission jack under transaxle and hoist
engine with engine slinger, and then remove center member.
Refer to EM-78, "
ENGINE ASSEMBLY" .
f. Remove rear plate cover, and four transaxle joint bolts. Refer to MT-17, "
TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY" (M/T
models) or AT- 4 1 3 , "
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION" (A/T models).
g. Loosen bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Disregard No.12 and 17 when loosening.
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CAMSHAFT
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b. Push in chain tensioner plunger. Insert a stopper pin into hole on
chain tensioner body to secure chain tensioner plunger and
remove chain tensioner.
NOTE:
Use approximately 0.5 mm (0.02 in) dia. hard metal pin as a
stopper pin.
c. Secure hexagonal part of camshaft with a wrench. Loosen cam-
shaft sprocket mounting bolts and remove camshaft sprockets.
CAUTION:
Do not rotate crankshaft or camshaft while timing chain is
removed. It causes interference between valve and piston.
NOTE:
Chain tension holding work is not necessary. Crankshaft
sprocket and timing chain do not disconnect structurally while
front cover is attached.
8. Remove camshaft position sensor (PHASE) from cylinder head back side.
CAUTION:

Handle carefully to avoid dropping and shocks.

Do not disassemble.

Do not allow metal powder to adhere to magnetic part at sensor tip.

Do not place sensor in a location where it is exposed to magnetism.
9. Loosen mounting bolts in reverse order as shown in the figure,
and remove camshaft brackets and camshafts.

Remove camshaft bracket (No. 1) by slightly tapping it with a
plastic hammer.
10. Remove valve lifters.

Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Camshaft Runout
1. Put V-block on a precise flat table, and support No. 2 and 5 jour-
nal of camshaft.
2. Set dial gauge vertically to No. 3 journal.
3. Turn camshaft to one direction with hands, and measure the
camshaft runout on dial gauge. (Total indicator reading)
4. If out of the standard, replace camshaft.
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Standard: Less than 0.02 mm (0.0008 in).
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CAMSHAFT
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2. Install dial gauge in thrust direction on front end of camshaft.
Read the end play of dial gauge when camshaft is moved for-
ward/backward (in direction to axis).

Measure the following parts if out of the standard.
–Dimension “A” for camshaft No. 1 journal
–Dimension “B” for cylinder head No. 1 journal

Refer to the standards above, and then replace camshaft and/
or cylinder head.
Camshaft Sprocket Runout
1. Install camshaft in cylinder head. Refer to EM-58, "INSTALLATION" for tightening procedure.
2. Install camshaft sprocket to camshaft. Refer to EM-53, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Measure the camshaft sprocket runout with a dial gauge. (Total
indicator reading)

If it exceeds the limit, replace camshaft sprocket.
Valve Lifter
Check if surface of valve lifter has any wear or cracks.

If anything above is found, replace valve lifter. Refer to EM-61,
"Valve Clearance" . Standard: 0.115 - 0.188 mm (0.0045 - 0.0074 in)
PBIC0042E
Standard : 25.800 - 25.848 mm (1.0157 - 1.0176 in)
Standard : 25.660 - 25.685 mm (1.0102 - 1.0112 in)
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Limit : 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)
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CAMSHAFT
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e. Tighten mounting bolts in numerical order as shown in the fig-
ure.
10. Inspect and adjust valve clearance. Refer to EM-61, "
Valve Clearance" .
11. Install in the reverse order of removal after this step.
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INSPECTION
Perform inspection as follows after removal, installation or replacement of camshaft or valve-related parts, or if
there is unusual engine conditions regarding valve clearance.
1. Warm up engine. Then stop it.
2. Open splash guard on RH undercover.
3. Remove rocker cover. Refer to EM-42, "
ROCKER COVER" .
4. Rotate crankshaft pulley clockwise and align TDC mark to timing
indicator on front cover.
5. At the same time, make sure that both intake and exhaust cam
noses of No. 1 cylinder face outside as shown in the figure.

If they do not face outside, rotate crankshaft pulley once more
and align as shown in the figure.
6. By referring to the figure, measure the valve clearances at loca-
tions marked “X” as shown in the table below (locations indi-
cated with black arrow in figure) with a feeler gauge.

No. 1 cylinder compression TDC.
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Measuring position No. 1 CYL. No. 2 CYL. No. 3 CYL. No. 4 CYL.
No. 1 cylinder at
TDCINT X X
EXH X X
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Use a feeler gauge, measure clearance between valve lifter
and camshaft.
*: Reference data at approximately 20°C (68°F)
CAUTION:
If inspection was performed with cold engine, make sure
that values with fully warmed up engine are still within specifications.
7. Rotate crankshaft one revolution (360 degrees) and align TDC mark to timing indicator on front cover.
8. By referring to the figure, measure the valve clearance at loca-
tions marked “X” as shown in the table below (locations indi-
cated with black arrow in figure).

No. 4 cylinder compression TDC.
9. If out of standard, perform adjustment. Refer to EM-62, "
ADJUSTMENT" .
ADJUSTMENT

Perform adjustment depending on selected head thickness of valve lifter.

The specified valve lifter thickness is the dimension at normal temperature. Ignore dimensional differ-
ences caused by temperature. Therefore, use the specifications for hot engine condition to adjust.
1. Remove camshaft. Refer to EM-53, "
REMOVAL" .
2. Remove valve lifters at the locations that are out of the standard.
3. Measure the center thickness of the removed valve lifters with a
micrometer.
4. Use the equation below to calculate valve lifter thickness for replacement.Valve clearance standard:
Hot Intake : 0.32 - 0.40 mm (0.013 - 0.016 in)
Exhaust : 0.33 - 0.41 mm (0.013 - 0.016 in)
Cold* Intake : 0.24 - 0.32 mm (0.009 - 0.013 in)
Exhaust : 0.26 - 0.34 mm (0.010 - 0.013 in)
Measuring position No. 1 CYL. No. 2 CYL. No. 3 CYL. No. 4 CYL.
No. 4 cylinder at
TDCINT X X
EXH X X
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Valve lifter thickness calculation: t = t1 + (C1 - C2 )
t = Valve lifter thickness to be replaced
t
1 = Removed valve lifter thickness
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1= Measured valve clearance
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2= Standard valve clearance in cold condition [approximately 20°C (68°F)]:
Intake : 0.36 mm (0.0142 in)
Exhaust : 0.37 mm (0.0146 in)

CYLINDER HEAD
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CHECKING COMPRESSION PRESSURE
1. Warm up engine thoroughly. Then, stop it.
2. Release fuel pressure by “Without CONSULT-II”. Refer to EC-48, "
FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" (WITH
EURO-OBD) or EC-510, "
FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" (WITHOUT EURO-OBD).

Leave fuel pump fuse disconnecting to avoid fuel injection during measurement.
3. Remove ignition coil and spark plug from each cylinder. Refer to EM-29, "
IGNITION COIL" and EM-30,
"SPARK PLUG" .
4. Connect engine tachometer (not required in use of CONSULT-II).
5. Install compression tester with adapter onto spark plug hole.

Use compression gauge whose picking up end inserted to
spark plug hole is smaller than 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter.
Otherwise, it may be caught by cylinder head during removal.
6. With accelerator pedal fully depressed, turn ignition switch to “START” for cranking. When the gauge
pointer stabilizes, read the compression pressure and engine rpm. Perform these steps to check each cyl-
inder.
Compression pressure:
Unit: kPa (bar, kg/cm2 , psi) /rpm
CAUTION:
Always use a fully changed battery to obtain specified engine speed.

If the engine speed is out of specified range, check battery liquid for proper gravity. Check engine
speed again with normal battery gravity.

If compression pressure is below minimum value, check valve clearances and parts associated with
combustion chamber (Valve, valve seat, piston, piston ring, cylinder bore, cylinder head, cylinder head
gasket). After the checking, measure the compression pressure again.

If some cylinders have low compression pressure, pour small amount of engine oil into the spark plug
hole of the cylinder to re-check it for compression.
–If the added engine oil improves the compression, piston rings may be worn out or damaged. Check
piston rings and replace if necessary.
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Engine type Standard Minimum Differential limit between cylinders
QR20DE 1,190 (11.9, 12.1, 173) / 250 990 (9.9, 10.1, 144) / 250
100 (1.0, 1.0, 14) / 250
QR25DE 1,250 (12.5, 12.8, 181) / 250 1,060 (10.6, 10.8, 154) / 250