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Replying to: laura19 (Mar 05, 2008 8:12 am) Once the rapid oil consumption starts and the oil turns black quickly, it is TOO LATE, the engine is TOAST! The Pre-Cat has already eaten the inside of the engine, ate out the clyinder walls and piston rings! A new Precat or parts will NOT fix a toasted engine, only a new engine will, and eventually the same thing will happen again, given enough time and miles. It looks like laura19 got the right idea and decided to get rid of the car, no sense in throwing good money after bad. I'm sorry she spent so much money trying to fix it, but you get to a point that you must throw in the towel, because you simply can not afford to lose anymore money. It's just too bad that many people buy cars without first researching them on the Internet. Researching on the Internet saves so much hassle and money! Warn everyone that you can about problematic cars! Well, good luck to all you guys, and I hope the best for you or at least better luck next time. E.D. in Sunny Florida |
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I red online that back in 2003 there was a recall on the Pre cat. They replaced it with a hollow one this recall was for the 2002 altimas. That is Y manally Verry few of those mottal Year cars are having sum problems. The recall was NOt that whell noen. Has anyone elce Heard about this recall. Happy MOtoring. The altima is Not a bad car. Thankyou guys for reading My posting. Sorry about sum of My spelling. I am Leaguly blind I try my best cant drive the cars lov beeing around Them. Thankyou for taking the time to reed Marco.
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Replying to: marcogallo1986 (Mar 11, 2008 6:17 am) of course its not, it's actually one of the best selling cars out there right now. 4or 5 people complaining on a MB about problems they had with theirs doesn't make a car a lemon. But I do understand their frustration. If I bought a car and it needed major work before it even hit 100k I'd : 1. Be pissed off 2. refuse to ever buy a car from that company again. |
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Replying to: electricdesign (Mar 01, 2008 3:37 pm)
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Replying to: scttcrssmn (Mar 11, 2008 8:00 pm) link title
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Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 12, 2008 2:47 pm) Thanks for the link. You've obviously read the same bulletin I received. Called the dealership where I bought the car new in '02 and they informed me I already had the recall work done back in '03. And yes, you are correct, they did the reprogram, "checked" the precat, replaced the heat shield (which has rattled incessantly since) and changed oil/filter. I asked "what happens now that it's obvious that the precat has failed and I am using 1 quart/200 miles?" Dealer got a little testy, said once the recall work was done they had no further responsibility, and suggested I bring it in for yet another $164 diagnostic. I'm really tempted to trade this car in, but have too much of a conscience to stick the next owner with this problem. Besides, I really like the car but know it's going to quit on me eventually. A quandary!
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Replying to: scttcrssmn (Mar 12, 2008 7:42 pm) Here is the link: http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=208195
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Replying to: electricdesign (Mar 13, 2008 4:41 pm) For readers with 02 Altimas with this problem, here's a link to the NissanHelp knowledgeBase. http://x.nissanhelp.com/forums/Knowledgebase/links/280 Once there, you can enroll for free, then put NTB03-070c into their search field to get the recall info. It may get you nowhere, but you can at least see what Nissan knows about this problem and take it with you to the dealership to argue for a fix.
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Replying to: scttcrssmn (Mar 13, 2008 7:34 pm)  Anyhow, as the people in that forum have concluded, your best bet is to either remove and replace the exhaust manifold with an aftermarket one, or simply hollow out the existing one. in either case, because the car has another cat farther down the exhaust, you wont run into any inspection problems. hell, considering if you don't you could end up having to buy a new engine, even if you had to pay someone to do the cat stuff, it would be worth it IMO. |
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| Hi, im new I have been reading all of the problem altimas have. I have a question hopefully some one knows the answer. I was driving my 06 altima 2.5 on the freeway when i got home it smell burnt, i poped the hood and saw my exhaust manifold red hot it was glowing red. I search for recalls found that they have one for engine and engine cooling. So i took it to the dealer they put in a new Exhaust manifol catalyst and reprogram my ECM. I drove my car around for 30 minutes in city streets at about 50mph, got home and it was the same thing and same smell. I was woundering is it normal for it to get that hot to turn red or is there something wrong with my engine. thank you. | |
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