# problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [November 28, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203 "2006-11-28T16:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![altimaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@altimaman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/altimaman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/1 "2006-11-28T16:29:56Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![MrRage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrrage/32/5804_2.png) [@MrRage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrRage)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/2 "2006-11-28T17:14:08Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![altimaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@altimaman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/altimaman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/3 "2006-11-28T18:55:13Z")
i am running 5w30 ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/4 "2006-11-28T21:05:19Z")
Im guessing the block heater or the cord is shot. ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Fuse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/last_fuse/32/5847_2.png) [@Last\_Fuse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Last_Fuse)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/5 "2006-11-28T21:36:40Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![altimaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@altimaman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/altimaman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/6 "2006-11-29T05:08:42Z")
is it an easy fix? ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Fuse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/last_fuse/32/5847_2.png) [@Last\_Fuse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Last_Fuse)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/7 "2006-11-29T09:19:23Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Blackout-Spec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Blackout-Spec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackout-Spec)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/8 "2006-11-29T09:27:16Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![altimaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@altimaman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/altimaman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/problems/145203/9 "2006-11-29T15:07:40Z")
thats pretty cheap, instead of freezing my ars off in my grage