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This is the THIRD crank, The first sounded like the engine was running on 4 cylinders, The second the engine just couldn't start, but was turning over EDIT: The car

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Old 02-12-2013, 11:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This is the THIRD crank,
The first sounded like the engine was running on 4 cylinders,
The second the engine just couldn't start, but was turning over

EDIT: The car smelled amazingly rich, like almost as bad as when I had TPs

This is the THIRD time this has happened as well... NO CEL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTgyTSKuNY


Cranks 1-3 the volume is low die to the camera being inside the GoPro casing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2wbtH0IVBQ

Mods on the car, Stillen G3 intakes, Stillen CBE, Stillen UD pulley


UPDATE: ... So the dealershit said nothing is wrong with my car... It needs a new battery... That's their answer... Anyone else smell bullshít???

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weird... sounds normal in the video on that one.
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weird... sounds normal in the video on that one.
6 seconds to start is normal???
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6 seconds to start is normal???
I dont know bro mine dont sound like that on start up. Hows it drive? How is it on idel?
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I dont know bro mine dont sound like that on start up. Hows it drive? How is it in idel.
It drives like a god damn champion and idles fine once it runs... I'm uploading another video from my GoPro that I luckily had on
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Bad gas. Dirty MAF(s). Sticking TB (but that would probably throw a code). Intake manifold leak.
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Bad gas. Dirty MAF(s). Sticking TB (but that would probably throw a code). Intake manifold leak.
I just put a Top Tier approved gas in it... Cleaned the MAFs like 3 days ago... And I checked all the intake manifold bolts...
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6 seconds to start is normal???
im exhausted and realized that made no sense. I meant once it actually fired it sounded normal.
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im exhausted and realized that made no sense. I meant once it actually fired it sounded normal.
Oh, yeah, once if fired up it was great!
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Eww... I wouldn't like it if my car started like that. How often does that happen?

Mine fires up quick, but there times it'll rev up and die or idle super rough and low for a few seconds. Then it snaps out of it and idles like normal. I wonder if there's extra fuel in the cylinder causing that.
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I'm thinking Crank positioning sensor?


LAST two times it happened I was close to empty, BUT the day before, (like I was driving on 1-2 dots... Then filled up 16 gallons that day and problems the next day)
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Updated with the GoPro video of all 3 start ups
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ugh... idk sounds like its struggling to breath im assuming your filters are clean... lol something may be blocking it? something has to be loose... its weird that it drives fine though.
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ugh... idk sounds like its struggling to breath im assuming your filters are clean... lol something may be blocking it? something has to be loose... its weird that it drives fine though.
The filters are 8k old and I checked them like 2-3 weeks ago, lol

I didn't drive through any friggin dust clouds in the last day or so, LOL


And I also checked the hell out of the seals and gaskets and crap on the intakes... Such a mind fúck as to what's going on...
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The filters are 8k old and I checked them like 2-3 weeks ago, lol

I didn't drive through any friggin dust clouds in the last day or so, LOL


And I also checked the hell out of the seals and gaskets and crap on the intakes... Such a mind fúck as to what's going on...
sorry to hear man...

I'm startin to get the idea that nissan doens't make a reliable car anymore
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