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No-start condition, code P1320

Tiny
JMBAMW2015
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  • 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER
  • 3.3L
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 270,389 MILES
I have no fire coming from the coil in the distributor. I have fuel pressure I also have a p1320 code.
Thursday, August 15th, 2019 AT 6:05 PM

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Tiny
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Welcome to 2CarPros.

It sounds like the coil has failed. I am going to provide the diagnostics for this code. You may end up replacing the distributor. The attached pics correlate with the directions.

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1998 Nissan-Datsun Truck Pathfinder LE 4WD V6-3.3L (VG33E)
Component Inspection
Vehicle ALL Diagnostic Trouble Codes ( DTC ) Testing and Inspection P Code Charts P1320 Component Inspection
COMPONENT INSPECTION

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pic 2

pic 3

pic 4

pic 5

pic 6

Component Inspection

IGNITION COIL
1. Disconnect ignition coil harness connector.
2. Check resistance as shown in the figure.

POWER TRANSISTOR
1. Disconnect camshaft position sensor & power transistor harness connector and ignition coil harness connector.
2. Check power transistor resistance between terminals 2 and 8.
If NG, replace distributor assembly.

RESISTOR
1. Disconnect resistor harness connector.
2. Check resistance between terminals 1 and 2.
Resistance: Approximately 2.2 kohms [at 25° C (77° F)]
If NG, replace resistor.

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Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions.

Take care,
Joe
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Thursday, August 15th, 2019 AT 9:35 PM
Tiny
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I am not sure which pictures are which. Because in the email it says picture 1 and then there is no picture and then picture 2 and there is no picture but at the bottom of the email there are two rows of pictures. So I am not sure which ones are the right ones to test properly, but the information should be helpful if I knew which ones were which and the one picture is showing something towards the firewall. I am not finding that and what is the name of each thing in the picture.
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Friday, August 16th, 2019 AT 3:19 PM
Tiny
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Welcome back:

I'll try to explain. There should be two connections at the distributor. One will be a 6 pin connector and one a 2 pin connector.

The first test is for checking the coil. Picture one shows the pin orientation of the 2 pin connector and how it is checked for resistance.

Additionally, picture 2 is showing a test for continuity between the coil and the plug.

The power transistor test is shown in picture 3.

The resistor test is picture 4. That is the one near the firewall. It should be a white wire with a black tracer, and a black wire.

Let me know if that helps.

Joe
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Friday, August 16th, 2019 AT 8:01 PM
Tiny
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I am not exactly sure if I'm testing it the right way yet. I believe I am and I believe the distributor test are good and I found what I think is the resistor on the main harness going towards the firewall.I discovered that. I do not have injector pulse as well as no spark
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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 AT 1:01 PM
Tiny
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Welcome back:

Now that you mentioned there is no injector pulse, I suspect the camshaft sensor is bad. Take a look at picture 1. It lists possible causes for the code you have.

If the cam sensor fails, you will lose injector pulse. The bad thing is the distributor needs replaced because the sensor is integral.

If you can find a used one to test, I would switch out the distributor and see if that fixes the issue.

Here are directions for reinstalling the distributor:

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Procedures
Vehicle Powertrain Management Ignition System Distributor Service and Repair Procedures
PROCEDURES
INSTALLATION
With number 1 cylinder set at TDC (compression stroke):

pic 2

- Install distributor by aligning mark on shaft with protruding mark on housing.

Pic 3

- After installing, confirm that distributor rotor head is set as shown (see image).

Let me know if this helps.

Joe
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Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 AT 6:08 PM
Tiny
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Yes, thank you very much. The information was helpful.I bought a new distributor from Amazon for $65.99. When Advance wanted $250.00 and no junkyard had one in my town.
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Friday, August 23rd, 2019 AT 5:07 PM
Tiny
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Welcome back:

Did the new distributor take care of the problem?

Joe
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Friday, August 23rd, 2019 AT 8:39 PM
Tiny
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Yes, thank you.
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Saturday, August 24th, 2019 AT 6:58 AM
Tiny
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Welcome back:

I'm glad to hear it. Take care and let us know if you have questions in the future.

Joe
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Saturday, August 24th, 2019 AT 7:11 PM

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