Nissan xtrail 2003 diesel 2.2 - Nissan X trail Intermittant fault! Can anyone help

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Wed 10 Aug 2016 11:22
Nissan xtrail 2003 diesel 2.2 - Nissan X trail Intermittant fault! Can anyone help - andrea Proffitt

Hi all, am calling all xtrails enthusiasts and people with xtrail experience and knowledge!! :)

so hoping someone can shed some light on the problem i have with my car..it has an intermittent fault i am trying to sort but no one seems to be able to find it? Nothing showing on diagnostics.

When i drive at around 2000 revs it chugs and cuts out eventually, it will start just losing power and pulling back as though air or fuel isnt getting through then eventually will cut out and have to wait until it will drive again. It will start when the problem is happening but as soon as i go to pull off it will cut out, happened on a junction and freaked me out!

So far it has been serviced, filters sorted, fuel regulator changed, air flow meter changed. It did show up once as a fault with the airflow sensor but whenever i took to the garage it would stop doing it and and drive fine. frustrating! the guy at the garage said could be the injection pump possibly? if anyone does have any ideas what it could be....i would be so grateful if you would reply. many thanks

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Wed 10 Aug 2016 13:34
Nissan xtrail 2003 diesel 2.2 - Nissan X trail Intermittant fault! Can anyone help - hardway

I'd say most likely fuel delivery related.

So the first thing I'd do is get a waveform from the fuel pump.

So you'd need to find someone with an occilliscope.

Non invasive test so would't take that long.

And it's instant and the waveform will tell if there's any internal pump fault.

Finding a garage with a 'scope and Amp clamp might not be that easy.

All I can suggest it find a local electrics/diagnostics specialist.

Not someone with a code reader.

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Wed 10 Aug 2016 13:54
Nissan xtrail 2003 diesel 2.2 - Nissan X trail Intermittant fault! Can anyone help - tourantass
Hi, I am sure someone mentioned somewhere that one of the biggest culprits for fuel related problems/breakdowns is the fuel filter in the fuel tank, maybe worth a nosey.
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Fri 12 Aug 2016 15:26
Nissan xtrail 2003 diesel 2.2 - Nissan X trail Intermittant fault! Can anyone help - ED731PDH

Notorious for these, the fuel filter can in the engine bay goes porous with age, letting air into the fuel system and causing major grief.

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