Comments on: Nissan Sentra Dies While Driving

By: GSBVC26

GSBVC26 — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:25:49 +0000

to all who assisted thank you…… i want to let u know i sorted the problem out eventually…….when i changed the engine the electrician who wired it didnt do a proper job apparantly …the harness supposed to have a protective rubber sleeve and that wasnt there and the wires rubbed against some part and was grounding randomly which was causing the car to cut offf ,….so thank u very much for your assistance

By: GSBVC26

GSBVC26 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:46:27 +0000

thanks for those comments… but i also failed to mention that the last time it happened the car was idling in the yard and the bad idling started suddenly but it didnt cut off and i noticed puffs of black smoke coming out the exhaust [the car doesnt normally smoke so i found that strange] ….any other guesses?

By: Jaxer

Jaxer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:33:33 +0000

It may be helpful to know the Year of this vehicle.

Off the top of my head I am thinking crank position sensor for an OBD II or Ignitor sensor(cam sensor in the ditributor) for an OBD I system.

I think What Ace recommended is definately worth a look since it has obviously had an engine swap done.

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:13 +0000

I can only offer up a suggestion of checking all ground wires. It might also be a possible short in your wiring.

Reminds me of a wire that has broken or is ready to break ….once it broke it would re-connect once the wire cooled down from being over powered… since all other strains of the wire broke.

The wire cools down, re-connects and kind of arch welds itself back together with a spark.This would last until that strand of wire gets to hot.It would constantly do this over and over at random times.

Just a suggestion to check…not sure though