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hi people

i drive a 180sx sr20det n after not drivin it for a day i went to drive it tonite... i started the car n as soon as i did the car seemed to missfire n wa jus dumpin fuel. ma mate said it could be the coolant temperature sensor but i wa jus wondering if anyones has got any ideas?

i would be greatful for ur help

cheers

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Does it still do it constantly? Most cars run rough after a while if they havent been used. If the problem is constant, then there is a problem. Try doing an ECU diagnostic on it, see what the problem is. I cant see how its the Coolant Temperature Sensor, that just controls the temperature gauge!!

GeeTR, play nicely!!

Rhys, fair nuff sozzles :D

Sam a good start though for a SR20 in a Silvia issue.. would be the NissanSilvia.com forums; with the lack of more info, I did think u was taking the piss ;)

Does it only play up when you start the thing? Does it show any rudeness at all when driving? Is it only when cold / hot? Stock fuel pump?

BOV - how do you know your BOV is staying shut? Do you mean so when your driving, or again.. when idling after starting it? More info, gets more help :P

haha sorry mate im abit new to this... iv cum from england wer we are limited to drivin 1.6 standard cars at my age lol

the car wont drive at all, it jus will not go at all its goin in to a garage tomora coz i dont hav a clue!

cheers for ur help

haha sorry mate im abit new to this... iv cum from england wer we are limited to drivin 1.6 standard cars at my age lol

the car wont drive at all, it jus will not go at all its goin in to a garage tomora coz i dont hav a clue!

cheers for ur help

sounds like faulty or not plugged in AFM

got the car looked at today the main fault wa the safc 2 settings had reset themselves but now alot more problems hav come up... im gettin a big list tomora of them all... cant wait :)

only had the car a couple of months aswel

cheers for ur help anyway

much appreciated

Thats generally what happens when you buy used!! We've got a Holden WB Statsman HDT at work, needs $2500 work done on it!! Thats the first one, the owner has another exactly the same needs the same amount of work. When we called the customer to let him know, his answer was... ... ... ... ... "...Is that all...?" Wish I had that much money!! Good luck getting it all fixed though

yeh its pretty crap int it... wish i had the money 2!

got the list today not happy at all... who ever did these mods must of been brain dead... theyv used a heater hose for the turbo drain hose n its got a massive kink in it n thats jus the beginnin...

ill need all the luck i can get!

good luck wi urs m8

You'll get that alot. People will try to modify their cars, but have no idea what they are doing. For example, they think all rubber hosing can be used for fuel...

At work we had a Mustang come in, and the owner had blocked off the heater core with a Sidcrome 75mm 1/2 in extention bar. And a Holden WB Stateman has a vaccume line leak fixed with a nail. WTF? Try to think out all your modifications, and do them with a little common sense. It may just save ur life!!

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