- #2325 of 2487
-
97 Alitima, oil on plugs 2 & 4, and piston 4 misfire :
by michaelfranks
-
Oct 10, 2008 (6:58 pm)
-
|
Hi,
Just changed the plugs, cables, rotor and distributor cap to get rid of the mis-fire. Plugs, 2 & 4 have oild on them. The mis-fire remains.
What's next or get rid of the Nissan?
Thanks,
Mike
|
- #2326 of 2487
-
Re: 2002 Altima 2.5S w 93K miles has a Combustion leak into the cooling sys
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
-
Oct 11, 2008 (7:16 am)
-
|
|
Replying to: airlinemech (Oct 04, 2008 4:48 pm)
I trust you will consider warning the new owner, because this repair is only temporary and will re-appear.
|
- #2327 of 2487
-
Re: 2002 Altima 2.5S w 93K miles has a Combustion leak into the cooling sys [Mr_Shiftright]
by skinsfan3
-
Oct 11, 2008 (9:12 am)
-
|
|
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 11, 2008 7:16 am)
You now have a temporary fix. In the old days, the unethical used sawdust in transmissions. Don't be like one of them. Tell the buyer. You might decide to change the sell price.
|
- #2328 of 2487
-
Re: 97 Alitima, oil on plugs 2 & 4, and piston 4 misfire : [michaelfranks]
by rugmankc
-
Oct 11, 2008 (8:01 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: michaelfranks (Oct 10, 2008 6:58 pm)
Why not take it to a good mechanic as opposed to randomly replacing parts? A scope should easily find the problem. I had to replace a fuel injector when the car was running rough. I have over 140k and the car is running strong.
Good Luck
Ken
|
- #2329 of 2487
-
Re: 2002 Altima 2.5S w 93K miles has a Combustion leak into the cooling sys [Mr_Shiftright]
by jd10013
-
Oct 24, 2008 (2:02 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 11, 2008 7:16 am)
Of course he wont. people like him are the reason I will NEVER buy a used car again in my life. 85% of the time, if somebody is selling a car; it's because there is a major problem with it.
|
- #2330 of 2487
-
Re: 2002 Altima 2.5S w 93K miles has a Combustion leak into the cooling sys [jd10013]
by skinsfan3
-
Oct 24, 2008 (3:47 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: jd10013 (Oct 24, 2008 2:02 pm)
I would rather stay out of a shooting war. I tend to agree that people do not sell cars that they are using without problems (at times the problems may be easy to fix.) I solved the used car problem for years by going to auctions. This gave me ample time to check everything. The best deal I ever got was in late 1986, a Toyota Mr2 for #3,600 I recently sold it on e bay. It had 1/4 million miles. , it needed some body work and repair of a tranny leak. I told the buyer. He called me afterward and told me how happy he was with the car. When I solfd it, I got 30+ mpg. That is what I call a deal.
|
- #2331 of 2487
-
99 altima running rough
by bdp68
-
Oct 26, 2008 (1:47 pm)
-
|
|
i have a 99 altima with 4cyl,, auto someone used the car last night and when i picked it up it has not been running right.. he said he had to put some oil in it and it looks like he might have overfilled it but not by much..i drove it a couple miles and the check engine light is on and blinking.. any suggestions
|
- #2332 of 2487
-
Re: 99 altima running rough [bdp68]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
-
Oct 26, 2008 (3:20 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: bdp68 (Oct 26, 2008 1:47 pm)
Blinking engine light is not a good thing. You should use the car very little if at all until you get this looked at. Sounds like maybe you have a cylinder misfire which is causing unburned fuel to enter the catalytic converter, stressing it out and sending an emergency signal to the ECM.
Another possibility is that someone put in a huge amount of oil, and this is also stressing the catalytic, -- but in this case you'd probably have lots of smoke out the tailpipe.
|
- #2333 of 2487
-
Re: '02 Altima engine [nissan16]
by muff1
-
Oct 26, 2008 (3:36 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: nissan16 (Aug 25, 2008 7:31 pm)
my cat is going out too it barely passed smog wich one of your cat's went out? the front or rear?
|
- #2334 of 2487
-
Re: 2002 Altima 2.5 S Transmission Problem and Nissan's Service [jrdcuc]
by angela0630
-
Oct 27, 2008 (1:40 pm)
-
|
|
Replying to: jrdcuc (Sep 27, 2005 2:10 am)
I completely agree with you!! Nissan needs a reality check! I have a 2002 Nissan Altima. I purchased it in 2004, 3 months into the purchase I had to have the transmission rebuilt, I had to take it back 9 TIMES before it was fixed properly. Recently, my daughter was driving the car and the exact same thing happened to her. She went to accelerate, and nothing. Then when she put it into park and back into drive it would not go. We had the car towed to the Nissan Dealership and they told us we would need a new transmission to the tune of $3800. THEN, 7 days later, the car is still in the shop, they call and say a "cradle" on the transmission had broken while they were trying to repair it, due to rust, so it would be another $178.00 for the cradle...then the said it would be another $$$900 to have the cradle welded into place. The car is worth about $4000 I just put $5000 into it... Not counting the first rebuilt transmission at 2300.00... WAKE THE HELL UP NISSAN. Don't you see the unhappy customers you are running away because you won't step up! 
|
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Sedans 
