Hi there,
About two weeks ago, while I was in an intersection going in 3rd and accelerating, the engine light turned on and lost all power.
After some small tests by roadside as checking fuses, disconnecting the battery and checking ignition sensor position, the car still didn't start and was towed to a local garage.
After checking the error code (which I don't remember if it was PD13 or 21, don't quote me on that), they said it was the ignition coil but they weren't 100% sure on that, still they said it would be €220/£191.
Not satisfied, I towed the car to NIssan dealer which ran a diagnostic and said it was the distributor. I asked what exactly... coil, rotor, module and got the same answer, distributor. They quoted me for €600/£521.
I said no and the car is still there, because I'm looking for a used distributor. Problem is, scrappers around here (Portugal) are all asking for €120/£104, which I think is absurd for a used one.
notes:
car is a 03/96 1.0l with 154k/96k (kms/miles)
in 02/2012, the car had the same issue of not starting but w/o engine light, after towing the car to a local garage, they replaced the distributor cap and the rotor. No issues after that.
So, what do you guys advise?
Right now, all I want is put the car running in order to sell it.
thanks
About two weeks ago, while I was in an intersection going in 3rd and accelerating, the engine light turned on and lost all power.
After some small tests by roadside as checking fuses, disconnecting the battery and checking ignition sensor position, the car still didn't start and was towed to a local garage.
After checking the error code (which I don't remember if it was PD13 or 21, don't quote me on that), they said it was the ignition coil but they weren't 100% sure on that, still they said it would be €220/£191.
Not satisfied, I towed the car to NIssan dealer which ran a diagnostic and said it was the distributor. I asked what exactly... coil, rotor, module and got the same answer, distributor. They quoted me for €600/£521.
I said no and the car is still there, because I'm looking for a used distributor. Problem is, scrappers around here (Portugal) are all asking for €120/£104, which I think is absurd for a used one.
notes:
car is a 03/96 1.0l with 154k/96k (kms/miles)
in 02/2012, the car had the same issue of not starting but w/o engine light, after towing the car to a local garage, they replaced the distributor cap and the rotor. No issues after that.
So, what do you guys advise?
Right now, all I want is put the car running in order to sell it.
thanks
