1996 Nissan Sentra GXE Won't Start! - Page 3

joeli16 · Apr 11th, 2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by IanH

Excellent advice although I don't understand why the exhaust and liquid around plugs is rust colored when there isn't much iron in these engines these days. Could this just be condensation and rust from the exhaust.

So yes before jumping into a major tear down check the coolant, what color is it? Has someone added sealer ( usually brown !!) Does it have Oil sheen on top?
Is oil a nice brown or black ? No white froth or coolant drops?

If you have a compression tester test the compression, don't forget to hold the throttle open when cranking.

I am thinking that is the oil and coolant mixed together and forms this milky rusty looking fluid.When I was helping a guy out with an accord,his oil on the dipstick looked exactly like this.He also had trouble for starting and very very rough idle.Yes he got a blown head gasket.The fluid in the exhaust may be just too much coolant leaked into the engine.

If either the coolant or the oil look just like this,ready to have the head gasket changed...

BlackMagic · May 6th, 2008, 03:56 PM

Hi Guys, sorry its been so long. So my car is officially back on the road. After this long headache, the reason for the idle problem was due to melted spark plug wires. I had the idler pulley replaced and my air conditioning system replaced (due to a very annoying rattle that makes the car sound really bad) and its back on the road and running better than ever. Thanks!

sinning · May 8th, 2008, 01:49 PM

I just finished solving a problem with my ga16de 99 sentra it would crank but not start... well i found out that my gasoline was bad and i needed to change my distributor that fixed my problem instantly you need to change the fuel filter just incase and your spark plugs and my car is running great now i hope you had the same problem that would be your answer hopefully good luck

maroonsentra · May 9th, 2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackMagic

UPDATE:

I looked at the car this morning, I degreased the engine and noticed oil on the distributor area. I cleaned it off (without removing any parts) and I let it dry and tried to start the engine and there's a loud high pitch sound that occurs while cranking the engine. The engine does sound better though.

So after that, I decided to check the spark plugs. To my surprise, I found one of my spark plugs missing (in the second cylinder...is that what it is?) Anyway, I found it inside of my car. I don't have the tool to put in the plug right now, but my question is will a missing spark plug cause the car not to start?

Wow. This is retarded. Guess Goodyear has some splaing to do lucy.