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1987 NISSAN
210,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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SAIVANG87
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87 nissan 200sx se v6. While making a turn I downed shift to forth gear and the car just die. I tried push starting it but it won't start. Seems like there was no gas going to the engine. I checked the fuse but they seem to be okay. I don't have any manual so I couldn't find the feul pump relay but I think theres no fuel pump relay on this model, just fuel pump switch. All the relays are scatter out, their not in one big box together. I replaced the fuel pump but that wasn't the problem either. I took out the coil spark plug wire and tested the spark. There was no spark going to the distributor. So, I replaced the ignition coil and it still didn't start. Theres like a ignition coil housing that is hook up from the wire harness to the housing to the ignition coil, I think that's the problem but I don't want to make another mistake replacing something I don't need to. It's either that or the wire harness itself is mess up. OH, and I also checked the ecu and it's fine too. Any suggestion.?
Mar 9, 2008 at 2:47 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Use a test light , one side of the coil terminals should flash when engine is cranked, if not it is probably the crank angle sensor not seeing the engine turning
Mar 10, 2008 at 11:08 AM
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