20 Most Recent 1996 Nissan Sentra - Page 8 Questions & Answers

Power drain is never fun to find. The easiest way to track down your draw is to remove the negative battery cable and hook a 12volt test light between the cable and the negative battery post. The test light will light up showing that you have a power draw. I will usually start by unhooking the alternator as it is quite common for the alternator to loose a diode internally making for a dead short, but still able to charge with engine running. Anyway, unhook the alternator and observe the light. Does it get dim or change at all? if so, replace the alternator. If not, hook the alternator back up and move to the under hood power distribution center. Remove one fuse at a time and look at the test light, if you pull a fuse and the light goes out then you have at least narrowed your search down to one circuit. from there look to the owners manual as to what is associated with that fuse circuit and look for your short.

Check the battery first to see if it is charging, if so, check the starter. Does the car make any type of noise when you turn the key in the ignition? If it makes a grinding noise, it's the battery. It could also be the alternator.

You more than likely have a wire touching (grounding out). Look near your ac compressor. You may want to put up some more helpful info. I have a feeling you know more than you are telling us

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Hi Allen,is is real cold there,you may need to use a thicker transmission fluid.

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You changed sparkplugs and wires and the timing is good you say well there is a whole list of things that could be causing your troubles such as pcv valve, air filter,fuel filter,etc
Before you put alot of money into changing everypart on a typical fault check list my advice
is to take it to a local dealer or garage and have it hooked oon there computer for a more detailed
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How many miles on it?
do a compression test to see how worn the piston rings are

White smoke means water on exhaust or gasket broken; check coolant levels ok. or re adjuts gasket.

No there shouldn't be any problem with having the fan disconected while starting. The heat switch usualy cold when first starting is in the off possition anyways.

tune-up time, also replace your air & fuel filters, check your vacumn lines , check for any trouble codes, ( @ the parts store ) . tighten all bolts @ throttle body, gaskets could be leaking, or sucking air. it could be a number of sensors causing you problems, OXYGEN sensor should always be replaced as a maintenance thing ! balls in your court BOB !

I always check the simple things first, and it has served me well. It could be clogged injectors, put a bottle or two of injector cleaner in your (full) gas tank. Could also be dirty air filter, or combination of the two. Check fuel filter too, I've seen those do a lot of weird things when they get clogged to the point of restricting fuel flow. Good luck

How about crankshaft sensor.

34psi at idle and 43psi with vacuum line removed from fuel pressure regulator or key on engine off.

I would say normal pressure for a 4 cyl would be 35-45 psi at idle.