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Beana Brown Posted on Mar 08, 2013
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Car wont start

I have tried everything..it has a spark. I changed the distributor cap.

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Nissans are cool, but you must care for them, you need to tune it up, replace both fuel & air filters, absolute must, my daughter has a nissan, replace spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap/rotor, do this work first, see if it solves your problem. next I would change both the cam & crank sensors, maybe ! but do the OXYGEN sensor first , this is important ! spark plug WIRES are very important to go with your new cap you said you already replaced, what about the rotor ? goes with the cap, do you understand ? your fuel filter is garbage right now ! you need fresh air, clean fuel, to go with your spark ! correct ! see you haven't tryed anything, my daughter can get your car running in no time ! now its your turn !

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Check timing and fuel delivery.

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  • Posted on Jun 18, 2008

SOURCE: automotive problem

i would check injectors run a good injector cleaner through it like chevron techron if that dont help have an injector test done at the dealer all shops charge about the same for labor also you now these cars have a timing belt if its been over 60k since its been change itll cause the engine to run rough if its on verge of breaking and on some engines it will destroy the top half of ur engine

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  • Posted on Mar 13, 2009

SOURCE: Car will turn over but won't start

it sounds like you have a weak spark. take the spark plug that fires good and put it on each of the other three wires, if it still fires good then the problem is your plugs...energy not coming through them. if no change then swap the wire and plug that fire good together onto another position on the cap, if it fires good in another position then its the wires. if it still doesn't change and the cap and rotor are new, i'd look at the coil.

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  • Posted on May 21, 2009

SOURCE: Distributor wont spark

check the fuseble link.
you can measure it, and make sure the contact are clean and secured.
the other thing is the check the ignition switch, make sure you have 12v going to the switch.
check thermo switch on top of the block.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 11, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 nissan altima wont start

Change the coil

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  • Posted on Aug 20, 2009

SOURCE: there is no spark. replaced distributor (coil) cap and rotor

You may have to check loose cables or wiring. Inspect the ignition coil, it should be in series with the distributor.

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