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    KevinKevin
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      Hi guys, I have a 2001 nissan sentra that starts and then shuts off right after. I smell gas after it shuts it off. I have tried to switch the MAF sensor with a used oem one off ebay, but the problem has not changed. any ideas?

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      cj1cj1
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        Since runs on some cylinders than cam/crank sig probable ok. For those coil that have intermittent spark need to verify circuit and PCM pulse.

        Things to do
        Mechanical- see i f you can reproduce no spark by moving/jiggling coil connector/wires.
        Electrical – scope PCM pulse circuit to coil for intermittent signal.

        #852662
        KevinKevin
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          heres an update on this car so anyone with a similar problem can know what the fix was.

          the misfire was due to a bad ecu. it wasn’t sending a signal to trigger the coil pack in cylinder 3. apparently the maf, misfire code, etc was all due to the bad ecu. it seems to be a fairly common problem on these sentras. I found a company that rebuilds them online and shipped it out to them. i just got it back, installed the ecu in the car and it started up without any misfires. also replaced all 4 coil packs as per the company’s instruction. the car runs decent now but is idling higher than normal and rpms jump up and down by a few hundred sometimes. the car probably needs the idle relearn procedure done and i’ll double check for any vaccum leaks. hopefully thats the end of the problems with this car.

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          college mancollege man
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            glad you are making progress. the idle relearn sounds right for the higher idle as long as everything else checks out.

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