1998 Nissan Pulsar Recent Engine Replacement

Tiny
EMMY81
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  • 1998 NISSAN PULSAR
  • 1.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • MANUAL
  • 203,000 MILES
Car has had a recent engine replacement, also had a new starter motor put in, car is cranking over but not starting, car stalls while at traffic lights, car had no acceleration when turning a corner in second gear and when trying to start its like the battery is going dead
Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 AT 6:40 PM

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Tiny
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First off, if the battery is going dead, charge or replace the battery.
After that you are going to have to follow this testing procedure.

All "crank, no start" conditions are approached in the same way. Every engine requires certain functions to be able to run. Some of these functions rely on specific components to work and some components are part of more than one function so it is important to see the whole picture to be able to conclude anything about what may have failed. Also, these functions can ONLY be tested during the failure. Any other time and they will simply test good because the problem isn't present at the moment.
If you approach this in any other way, you are merely guessing and that only serves to replace unnecessary parts and wastes money.

Every engine requires spark, fuel and compression to run. That's what we have to look for.

These are the basics that need to be tested and will give us the info required to isolate a cause.

1) Test for spark at the plug end of the wire using a spark tester. If none found, check for power supply on the + terminal of the coil with the key on.

2) Test for injector pulse using a small bulb called a noid light. If none found, check for power supply at one side of the injector with the key on.

3) Use a fuel pressure gauge to test for correct fuel pressure, also noticing if the pressure holds when key is shut off.

4) If all of these things check good, then you would need to do a complete compression test.

Once you have determined which of these functions has dropped out,
you will know which system is having the problem.
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 AT 5:55 AM

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