20 Most Recent 1997 Nissan Sentra - Page 4 Questions & Answers

it can be but is it safe for every day driving not sure ,a remote kill switch would be better and safer stopping all power ,and motor wont start and you can find them easly

Probably the engine fuse or fuseable link blown

There are a lot of suspension points that can develop a squeak. Look at there: Front strut tower mounts, sway bar rubber mounts(if equipped). If you recently got new tires that may be a little larger than the originals, the tire may hit suspension parts when turning. They can rub against the inner fender well plastic parts as well. Best thing to do first is get a chassis lube. If that fails to resolve the problem, then look deeper into the problem by a good mechanic.

Chances are you have problems with the ignition system.First thing to do is get the computer scanned for trouble codes to find out why the check engine light is coming on.

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A knock sensor tells the engine computer when one or more of your engine's cylinders are "knocking", that is, exploding the air/fuel mixture in a way that delivers less power and can be damaging to the engine if prolonged.

why you do not have a key , there are 2 ways to do this 1 is to pull out the ignition switch which you take a dent puller and put a screw onto the end of it and screw it into the ignition switch and slide hammer the switch out , most of the time you will not break anything doing this but not guranteed but it will work , this is the way that cars are stolen and works very well , the 2nd it to take the wires off the connectors at the botton of the steering wheel and jump them out but you would have to know which wires are which , there is a 3rd way but must have a coil and not a coil pak ,you take a jumper wire on the positive side of the coil with 12 battery volts to if from the battery , and jump out the starter , this is another old school way to steal cars but this is how you could bypass your ignition switch , hope this helps ,

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Take the coolant expansion tank out & check it out (find the Leak) Could be the tank is cracked Could be there is a hose leaking

A fuel pressure gauge will do it. Should pressure up and hold 40 psi or so ,make sure to check the pressure regulator also,just pull the vacuum like off and see if there is fuel in there, if there is , the regulator is faulty