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Tue May 13, 2008 7:07 am
2005 Xterra SE. 40023 miles and the gas gauge went south. 5 miles later the SES light came on. 20 miles later the gas gauge had finally made it up to full. Code read a PO463- Fuel Sending Unit.Okay, after a ton of research I've found that it's not covered under the powertrain warranty even though it's attached to the fuel pump which is. I also found that its pretty common in Xterras, Pathfinders and Titans. So common that Nissan recalled all 01-03 Xterras to replace them because those units were designed to actually shut down the engine if they went bad. Nissan, in their infinite wisdom, rather than install a better unit, simply over-rode the shut down and is installing a unit made by the same manufacturor.So here we have a know, documented defect that Nissan is refusing to take responsibility for.My local dealer said they'd "try" to get it done as a courtesy repair, but there was a less than 50/50 chance of that happening. Total cost of this is around $350-450 at the dealer (they charge $100 just to read the code).So, I'm gonna do it myself. a $70.00 part.Has anyone gone done this repair before? I know it's in the fuel tank...that's about it. A step-by-step protocol to make this repair would be great. And, if you own one of the Nissan's listed above, and your getting around 40k on the odometer, you have a fairly high chance of having the same situation occur.Thanks