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I have 2000 Nissan Sentra w/1.8 engine. Check engine light, airbag light have come on and the battery has "boiled over". Had previously noticed smell of gasoline and engine smelled "hot". Checked

Battery began to boil over within minutes of starting after letting it sit overnight with the same problem. Service engine and air bag lights came on again also.

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Battery do boil, may be bad battery, check the volts 12,5 off to 14.7 max running, this car needs head gasket checked by looking to se if the coolant is too high in the bottle or too low

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SOURCE: nissan terrano 1996 td27 charging issue.

Did you hear the one about the Terrano with a charging problem?
Just fix it by replacing the thermostat!
Seriously - check your temperature gauge does it take ages for the needle to barely get off cold? (and is the heater useless?)
The needle should get to just below half way in 2 or 3 minutes.
If the thermostat is stuck open, then the engine does not get up to temperature.
The glow plug control senses the engine temperature is cold, so the glow plugs stay on for an extended period of time (sometimes 10 to 15 minutes) - short trips particularly in winter, with more headlight driving - the alternator can't keep up with the current being drawn off and from time to time you will end up with a flat battery!
A thermostat is cheap, and easy to replace (three bolts and about a half litre of coolant - I pumped the coolant from the top of the radiator, and didn't spill a drop when the thermostat housing was removed).
Sure enough, as the engine temperature reached about 50C, the glow plugs turned off.

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SOURCE: starting problem

check crank sensor

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  • Posted on Sep 25, 2010

SOURCE: Problem is with 2003 Nissan Sentra - was left

Sounds like the fuel pump is bad.... I would have the codes read and start there... but my imediate suspicions are the fuel pump.

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  • Posted on Dec 20, 2010

SOURCE: 01 nissan sentra- check engine light on found

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SOURCE: 2001 Nisan Sentra. Check engine light came on,

what is the code number for the check engine light??

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