# MORE effing problems!?!!!!
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [November 21, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078 "2004-11-21T22:07:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/1 "2004-11-21T22:07:12Z")
On the highway from St. Albert towards Morinville, my battery light was on. Stopped at the same station as wednesday night, filled up. And of course… car doesnt start. What the fuck? I ran inside and yelled at them that I’m never buying gas here again.
Battery seemed fine, my windows and stereo worked normally, but when i turn the key, it tries to turn once but nothing more.
My dad came, towed me down the street, and I jump started it. Ran fine, drove across Morinville, when I reached the edge of town, my lights dimmed, car sputtered, then died. Jump starting again didnt work. Battery was dead. Wierd. What a piece of junk.
HELP!
P.S. Definatly want to take to Speed Works this time… don’t feel like getting ripped off yet again… but my AMA will only tow 5 kms. Suggestions?
I have an extra starter… but have no clue how to go about replacing it.
Thanks!
Jeff :roll:
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### Author:  [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2004, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/2 "2004-11-21T22:38:16Z")
I’m not really a technician, but are you sure it isn’t an alternator?
I had a friend’s firebird with an alternator that crapped out while we were sitting in traffic. At the next stoplight the car died and had very little power left in the battery.
See, after sitting for a period, batteries will regain SOME of their charge, enough to say, spin the starter a bit or drop a window. But, when the car is running with no alternator the ignition system drains all of the usable power, leading to the lights dimming and engine sputtering as it fights to have some spark delivered to the cylinders. The probs with the aforementioned firebird sound the same as the ones you are describing.
Then again, it probably isn’t even that and I am crazy. Hope you get it fixed quickly! 😃
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/3 "2004-11-21T22:55:18Z")
Yeah I would say alternator. Check your belt before you go buy one.
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/4 "2004-11-22T07:16:43Z")
Belt is still there, and PyreXXX, thats exactly what happened. Thanks guys ☹ .
Jeff
Oh… where is the alternator and how easy is it to replace?
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/5 "2004-11-22T08:05:23Z")
> [@baker\_jeff](#):
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> Belt is still there, and PyreXXX, thats exactly what happened. Thanks guys ☹ .
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> Jeff
>
> Oh… where is the alternator and how easy is it to replace?
Shouldnt you know where it is if you found the belt? Make sure it is tight. Its on the passenger side, below your coolant reservoir. If you are gonna replace it, it’s easiest to get at from underneath the car.
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/6 "2004-11-22T18:39:40Z")
Now my injectors are screwing up too, (charged the battery and drove home tonight) anything above 2500 rpms, the car jerks like a muther fusher. still drives, but lurches hardcore.
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### Author:  [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/7 "2004-11-22T19:20:29Z")
That alternator can be a bit of a pain. Get some ratchet wrenches, and you can change it yourself. You might have to loosen the bottom bolt before you loosen the adjusting bolt which is 12mm. 10,12,17 and 17mm should be all you need.
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### Author:  [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/8 "2004-11-22T23:47:38Z")
Holy, lots of problems. Where did you get that car and how much did you pay?
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### Author:  [@Jay\_Nismo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jay_Nismo)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/9 "2004-11-23T00:04:05Z")
I changed my alternator a couple of weeks ago. I’ve had some domestic cars where you had to use a tire iron to tighten up the belt then quicly try to tighten the bolt up before the belt moved. Not on this puppy, there is a lil bolt on the top bolt of the alternator that does the tightening and loosing of the belt. You might have an easier time to change yours, if you have smaller arms than I do!! lol once you loosen the alternator and are able to turn it sideways you can then remove the positive and negative wires on the back of the alternator. **BUT… before you even do any of that, remove the positive post from your battery!!**
I agree with the guys its your alternator, I had the same thing happen to one of my cars before, the battery was drained so much that the electric fuel pump couldn’t work. Died right in the middle of an intersection on Canada day!! :? Stupid domestic cars!! NEVER AGAIN!! :twisted:
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### Author:  [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/10 "2004-11-23T05:53:15Z")
CA18DET… :idea:
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/11 "2004-11-23T18:57:48Z")
> [@SRBURG13](#):
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> Holy, lots of problems. Where did you get that car and how much did you pay?
Sherwood Park, $1150 + 800 for repairs + 265 for fuel pump +misc little stuff = still a pretty good deal…
> [@Nis240](#):
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> CA18DET…
Haha shut up. Corey is looking at an install price for me however 😉 .
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### Author:  [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/12 "2004-11-23T19:06:52Z")
CA18 indeed …
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/13 "2004-11-23T19:36:01Z")
[quote=“baker\_jeff”
Haha shut up. Corey is looking at an install price for me however 😉 .[/quote]
DIY! 8)
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/14 "2004-11-23T20:02:39Z")
> [@DeathBy240](#):
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> [quote=“baker\_jeff”
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> Haha shut up. Corey is looking at an install price for me however 😉 .
DIY! 8)[/quote]
No time… and no room for screwups.
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### Author:  [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/15 "2004-11-23T20:19:41Z")
hope you get a good deal on that install …have you found an engine yet ?
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/16 "2004-12-01T21:18:10Z")
OK, so I replaced the alternator and the belt. Car starts up just fine, but idles funny, sputters a bit. When you step on the gas, it runs funny, sputters, doenst go higher than 2750 rpm. Really stupid if you ask me.
When I let go of the gas, it idles seemingly fine for a few seconds, but then dies, and the car shuts off. Starts up fine again after that, but it all starts over again.
Grrrr! :evil:
Jeff :?
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### Author:  [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/17 "2004-12-01T21:20:24Z")
maf sensor maybee try cleaning it with carb cleaner. check the connection on the alernator as well
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### Author:  [@ozzmosis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ozzmosis)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/18 "2004-12-01T22:10:29Z")
Hey Jeff,
Can ou drive the car to the shop and let us go through it, and check things out for you? It probably is the MAF that is causing the engine not to rev up. To be 100% sure, you can just unplug it, and it should run the same. On the other hand, I have a few MAF’s at the shop. Give us a call for a price.
Did Neil get back to you on the CA18DET swap?
Thanks!
Cory.
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### Author:  [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/19 "2004-12-01T22:28:09Z")
> [@ozzmosis](#):
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
> Can ou drive the car to the shop and let us go through it, and check things out for you? It probably is the MAF that is causing the engine not to rev up. To be 100% sure, you can just unplug it, and it should run the same. On the other hand, I have a few MAF’s at the shop. Give us a call for a price.
>
> Did Neil get back to you on the CA18DET swap?
>
> Thanks!
> Cory.
Already solved, i got him to pull the codes from the ECU. Sure enough it said MAF, I think he fucked up the harness or something.
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### Author:  [@baker\_jeff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baker_jeff)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2004, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/more-effing-problems/138078/20 "2004-12-02T11:32:19Z")
Yeah, some of the wiring came loose while i was driving. Chopped up some hoses, but I replaced those right now, no difference. It also chopped a corner off the housing of the plug that connects to the MAF. Connecters are still good, but were really dirty. Cleaned it with electronic cleaner stuff. No difference.
I seperated the intake, MAF, and filtercharger. With them all put together, it shakes and rattles and idles funny. With Filter off, does the same.
When i took the MAF off the intake… IT RUNS FINE!
However, several seconds later, car dies. Turn it on, idles perfect, then dies. Stepping on the gas just kills it.
Cory, I have an extra MAF on my parts car ( 😃 ), but once this is figured out, I would really love to bring the car in and get you guys to go over the whole thing and make sure stuff is working properly.
Thanks!
Jeff
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