nissan almera starting problem

fernandovargas

i own a nissan almera h.b 1998 1.4l
battery is fine, changed fuel pump and fuel filter but car still wont start, i cleaned the spark plugs aswell, the car is cranking but not starting, im not sure what else it could be

Muckie

I'd give a guess that your crank sensor could be at fault.

fernandovargas

were would that be located?? how will i know if its gone??

Muckie

I'm fairly sure its at the back of the engine at the right hand side.
Maybe a check of a Haynes manual would help.
Some times they can be cleaned and i'll work again.



Hope the pic's help. If no joy a diagnostic check might be your next step.

fernandovargas

sound, got it stareted there on a jumpstart ran for about 20 seconds white smoke came outta the exhaust and then it just seized again

Muckie

Thats a shame. Back to trying to figure it out now.

fernandovargas

yep its recking my head, if only i could drive somewhere to a diagnostics but it wont budge

fernandovargas

found the sensor there was covered in oily residue inside and out

shamwari

Those Almera's can be read without diagnostic equipment to get basic fault codes. What you do is short two pins on the diagnostic socket and then count the blinks from the engine management light on the dash. The blinks correspond with a fault code. I can PM you the exact procedure if you want to try it.

Beforehand, when you had the car running and it died, was the engine management light on when it was running? And was the rev counter jumping about in an unusual way when it was running? Have you checked for a spark when you are cranking the engine?

fernandovargas

shamwari wrote: »

Those Almera's can be read without diagnostic equipment to get basic fault codes. What you do is short two pins on the diagnostic socket and then count the blinks from the engine management light on the dash. The blinks correspond with a fault code. I can PM you the exact procedure if you want to try it.

Beforehand, when you had the car running and it died, was the engine management light on when it was running? And was the rev counter jumping about in an unusual way when it was running? Have you checked for a spark when you are cranking the engine?

no light wasnt on, just on now as it wont start, im fairly sure aswell rev counter as normal