problems

Canada Nissan Automotive
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  1. i know when it is cold and you don’t plug your car in, it will have a tough time starting, but when i plugged my car in for work today (8hrs total) it still had a bit of a problem, had to turn over about 4 or 5 times befoe kicking in, is this due to a bad battery?

  2. my cars fan switch only works on the 4 setting, not any of the other ones, plus my car does’nt get all that warm, i let it sit for 20-30 mins idling then have a 30 min drive to work and it is not even warm enough to sit in it with just a sweat shirt, my old car (neon) warmed better then this, i usually had to crack a window cause it was hot. whats going on?

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Maybe you Batt is week… Also it could be your motor oil… What kind of oil do you use? Also block heater might not be working/hooked up. As for heat you might have a blocked heater core, bad thermostat, or you coolant valve isn’t fully open. Could be alot.

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i am running 5w30

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Im guessing the block heater or the cord is shot.

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The second problem is an Altima related one, FAN Switch Resistor Pack is gone, $120+ at Nissan for it… Had this one go on me, its one the first gen altimas problems…

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is it an easy fix?

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I didn’t want to play with the interior (Have a bad habit of breaking clips) so I let Mills handle that one. Not even sure what you have to do for repairs. Let me check my old bill for exact cost.

Update:
So it was Erickson, and the part was Heater Resistor (Part No. 27150-2J000 Resistor) and it took .60 of an Hour to do. Part cost was 49.47 and Labour was 52.80. Total with GST should be: $108.41

Check to see if the Heat Cord is even attached to the Block heater, which probably the case. I’ve never heard of a block heater just not working, as it is a pretty simple device (just a resistor that gives of heat as a by product). However, get your battery/starter/alt checked at Rocky’s battery. They do it for damn cheap or free… Forget which one.

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my car doesnt seem to get that hot either, but still warm enough.if i take it to nissan under my warrently, will they be able to fix that? either it be a blocked heater core, bad thermostat, or my coolant valve isn’t fully open?

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thats pretty cheap, instead of freezing my ars off in my grage