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I own a 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE Automatic, well on my way home last night we heard a backfire then the car went dead and wont start

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My gurss is that your fuel pump either went or your timing belt broke how many miles on it , I forget if you have a cap on that or not I do not remember you have to ck to see fi the cam is turning , if not your belt broke , I also do not know if you can open your oil fill cap and get someont to crank the eng to see if you see anything moving , like rocker arms , let us know how you make out , look on yourtube maybe ther is a way for you to ck before you take it somewher before you take it and get ripped of by a shady mechanic ,

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Timing Belt most likely.

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SOURCE: 1999 Nissan Sentra GXE timing belt/chain maintenance

good day Sir, your nissan sentra 1999 gxe have a timing chain this is some tips for your routine maintenance.
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