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1997 Nissan Sentra Base 4dr Sedan Manual

1997 Nissan Sentra
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Front Wheel Drive, 4 Door Sedan, Subcompact
29 mpg city / 39 mpg hwy
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November 14, 2012, 10:24 pm

Alex A
 

Question: that the check engine light comes on at a speed between 45 and 55 and then goes off?

only on when I go to that speed and not feel changes, and then off problems


November 18, 2012, 10:20 am

Ron W
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Have the codes pulled. They will tell you what system is having an issue.


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November 18, 2012, 2:54 pm

Alex A
 

How get the codes for this car?


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November 18, 2012, 3:18 pm

Ron W
Expert Mechanic

You need to have a scantool to access the codes. Many auto part store will do it for free.


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November 18, 2012, 3:42 pm

Alex A
 

I went to autozone but is only for cars 96 a newest y try buy scanner but only 96 and newest


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November 18, 2012, 4:34 pm

Ron W
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94 Nissan. Well, you will probably need a shop to pull the codes for you.

Or you can try it yourself. It may only have flash codes available from the computer. Here is a link to the procedure for an SX, but it should be pretty much the same for your vehicle.

http://forums.nicoclub.com/1991-1994-240sx-reading-computer-ecu-codes-t253912.html


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