Comments on: Pathfinder SES Light: P1145 and P1140 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:15:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Eric Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:15:10 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-1027 Great info here Jen! I had an 1145 code on my 01 Pathfinder. Your detailed instructions made it easy for me to replace this $60 part in about 30 minutes. The part was easy to see but somewhat harder to wiggle out due to all the wiring around it. Unplugging some of the wiring directly above the part made replacing much easier. My SES went off after the repair and my gas mileage is up again. Thank you! Great info here Jen! I had an 1145 code on my 01 Pathfinder. Your detailed instructions made it easy for me to replace this $60 part in about 30 minutes. The part was easy to see but somewhat harder to wiggle out due to all the wiring around it. Unplugging some of the wiring directly above the part made replacing much easier. My SES went off after the repair and my gas mileage is up again. Thank you!

]]> By: jen http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-977 jen Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:39:36 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-977 @John Make sure to clear the codes after switching the sensors. The computer in these vehicles is very rudimentary. Codes can 'stick'. After far as the solenoids go, I updated the post with a picture from a repair manual. The sensors are pretty easy to change out and usually go in pairs. If one fails, the other is not too far behind. @John

Make sure to clear the codes after switching the sensors. The computer in these vehicles is very rudimentary. Codes can 'stick'.

After far as the solenoids go, I updated the post with a picture from a repair manual.

The sensors are pretty easy to change out and usually go in pairs. If one fails, the other is not too far behind.

]]> By: John http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-975 John Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:19:18 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-975 Hi Jen, tried your trick. Was getting the passenger side code thrown so I swapped the sensors. Couple hundred miles later, the code stayed put and didn't follow the "bad" sensor. So the next step would be that solenoid. Where on/in the engine should I be looking for this thing at? Thanks for your help! Hi Jen, tried your trick. Was getting the passenger side code thrown so I swapped the sensors. Couple hundred miles later, the code stayed put and didn't follow the "bad" sensor. So the next step would be that solenoid. Where on/in the engine should I be looking for this thing at? Thanks for your help!

]]> By: pathfinder http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-887 pathfinder Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:46:37 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-887 P1140 (passenger side) and P1145 (driver side on top) are same part number. The sensor is made by Standard Motor Products, part number PC458. I found the part on amazon.com for $58 (free shipping). P1140 (passenger side) and P1145 (driver side on top) are same part number. The sensor is made by Standard Motor Products, part number PC458. I found the part on amazon.com for $58 (free shipping).

]]> By: jen http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-826 jen Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:33:11 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-826 @Oneill Try taking it to a mechanic and have them point out the parts for you. @Oneill

Try taking it to a mechanic and have them point out the parts for you.

]]> By: Oneill http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Oneill Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:26:18 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-825 Greetings, I recently bought a Nissan Pathfinder LE 2002, 3.5L engine (55,800 miles on it). After an oil change, the "check engine" light turned on and im getting the P0022 code. The code description says its "A" camshaft sensor solenoid - advanced degree Bank 2. Now I tested the harness that goes into the sensor and everything is ok. Removed and cleaned the sensor, cleared the codes on the ECU, but after a few minutes of driving it comes back on. Im getting really poor gas mileage on my pathfinder right now. A full gas tank only lasted 160 miles and it was back at empty again. I removed the 2 camshaft sensors but they are not the same, the left one has 2 wires and the right one has 3 wires, so I cant exchange them to do the test. Do you know where the camshaft solenoid is located? Is it visible or do I have to take out the valve cover to see it? Any suggestions? Thanks for your time! Greetings, I recently bought a Nissan Pathfinder LE 2002, 3.5L engine (55,800 miles on it). After an oil change, the “check engine” light turned on and im getting the P0022 code. The code description says its “A” camshaft sensor solenoid – advanced degree Bank 2. Now I tested the harness that goes into the sensor and everything is ok. Removed and cleaned the sensor, cleared the codes on the ECU, but after a few minutes of driving it comes back on.

Im getting really poor gas mileage on my pathfinder right now. A full gas tank only lasted 160 miles and it was back at empty again. I removed the 2 camshaft sensors but they are not the same, the left one has 2 wires and the right one has 3 wires, so I cant exchange them to do the test.

Do you know where the camshaft solenoid is located? Is it visible or do I have to take out the valve cover to see it? Any suggestions? Thanks for your time!

]]> By: jen http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-815 jen Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:55:21 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-815 @Ryan Great. Code should clear on its own. I fixed mine on a Saturday and it shut off on the following Tuesday. @Ryan
Great. Code should clear on its own. I fixed mine on a Saturday and it shut off on the following Tuesday.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Ryan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-810 I too was throwing the P1140 code so I just changed my driver side sensor on my 2002 Infiniti QX4 and am waiting for the code to turn off after a few days of normal driving. It took me about 15 minutes. Couldn't have done it without this blog. Saved myself a ton. Thanks Jen. I too was throwing the P1140 code so I just changed my driver side sensor on my 2002 Infiniti QX4 and am waiting for the code to turn off after a few days of normal driving. It took me about 15 minutes. Couldn’t have done it without this blog. Saved myself a ton. Thanks Jen.

]]> By: jen http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-796 jen Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:38:46 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-796 @Ronaldo That's odd. I have a 2002 Pathfinder SE with a 3.5L V6 engine and the sensors on the right and left are identical. I changed them out myself. There are other sensors on the engine that can be confused with these. Double check that you are looking at the correct sensors. If they are indeed different, then that's unusual as the Nissan forums on the web that discuss this issue agree that the sensors are the same for both sides of the engine. @Ronaldo
That’s odd. I have a 2002 Pathfinder SE with a 3.5L V6 engine and the sensors on the right and left are identical. I changed them out myself. There are other sensors on the engine that can be confused with these. Double check that you are looking at the correct sensors.
If they are indeed different, then that’s unusual as the Nissan forums on the web that discuss this issue agree that the sensors are the same for both sides of the engine.

]]> By: Ronaldo Menezes http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Ronaldo Menezes Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:57:25 +0000 http://www.jensbits.com/2008/08/30/pathfinder-ses-light-p1145-and-p1140/#comment-795 Jen this is one part that I don't understand. Everywhere I read that I can use the sensor on either side. On my Pathfinder 2002 (SE) this is not the case. When my mechanic installed the sensor today he also thought it would be interchangeable but the sensor on the driver side is completely different from the one one on the passenger side (the one I changed and the one that was diagnosed as bad by the dealer). So I can't do this test. As for the oil, it is not the case in my car as this was the first thing we tried with my mechanic. He changed the oil and filter. In fact the entire system was "flushed". So right now the car, has new oil, new filter, a new sensor on the passenger side and a old sensor on the driver side, but the sensors are not the same. thanks again for your help. Jen this is one part that I don’t understand. Everywhere I read that I can use the sensor on either side. On my Pathfinder 2002 (SE) this is not the case. When my mechanic installed the sensor today he also thought it would be interchangeable but the sensor on the driver side is completely different from the one one on the passenger side (the one I changed and the one that was diagnosed as bad by the dealer). So I can’t do this test.

As for the oil, it is not the case in my car as this was the first thing we tried with my mechanic. He changed the oil and filter. In fact the entire system was “flushed”. So right now the car, has new oil, new filter, a new sensor on the passenger side and a old sensor on the driver side, but the sensors are not the same.

thanks again for your help.

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