99 maxima engine starts for a second or 2 then shuts off
toddten
04-18-2008, 11:37 AM
Engine will start for a second or 2 then stalls. Will do this 2 or3 times then engine wont start. Wait an hour or 2 then engine starts.
Nahkapohjola
04-19-2008, 02:13 AM
Engine will start for a second or 2 then stalls. Will do this 2 or3 times then engine wont start. Wait an hour or 2 then engine starts.
Lots of guesswork... However, future diagnosis is positive: youll know immediately when she has been healed.
I'd start from swapping the ECU Cont -relay under hood. Next guess would be ign key switch (use bypass wire on the ECU power supply to test.)
Check this page 5 and then p.14
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/5
Nissan has color coded relays: its easy tst to take one out and swap with its neighbor... in this swap game you 'dont need to know what youre doing'.
Lots of guesswork... However, future diagnosis is positive: youll know immediately when she has been healed.
I'd start from swapping the ECU Cont -relay under hood. Next guess would be ign key switch (use bypass wire on the ECU power supply to test.)
Check this page 5 and then p.14
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/5
Nissan has color coded relays: its easy tst to take one out and swap with its neighbor... in this swap game you 'dont need to know what youre doing'.
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