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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / December 2006

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Code 0302 + 0304

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manish.lal@univarusa.com - 05 Dec 2006 20:46 GMT
I have a Nissan Maxima SE 1997 with abt 180K miles on it. Runs great
with absolutely no sound whatso ever, a couple of days back the Service
Engine Soon light showed yelly and when I say the error codes it showed
0304 and 0302 which means
0302 - EGR System Hi/Low Flow
0304 - Knowck sensor

i dont know nuts abt this...what shall I do?

Manish
Codifus - 06 Dec 2006 23:46 GMT
> I have a Nissan Maxima SE 1997 with abt 180K miles on it. Runs great
> with absolutely no sound whatso ever, a couple of days back the Service
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>
> Manish

Replace the knock sensor and hopefully the other code will go away too.

CD
manishlal0912@gmail.com - 06 Dec 2006 23:52 GMT
But do you think they are related?
I trhink they are different issues altogether!

Thanks,
-Manish
> > I have a Nissan Maxima SE 1997 with abt 180K miles on it. Runs great
> > with absolutely no sound whatso ever, a couple of days back the Service
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> CD
Codifus - 07 Dec 2006 01:24 GMT
> But do you think they are related?
Yes.
> I trhink they are different issues altogether!
>
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>>CD

CD
NissTech - 07 Dec 2006 03:07 GMT
I think you may have the incorrect information on the codes you listed

P0300 - P0306 indicate a particular cylinder missfire
P0300 is a "random cylinder missfire"
P0301-306 are the individual cylinders 1-6   i.e P0301 cylinder 1  P0302
cylinder 2 and so on

The code for egr is P0400

you may want to get them read again

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> I have a Nissan Maxima SE 1997 with abt 180K miles on it. Runs great
> with absolutely no sound whatso ever, a couple of days back the Service
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>
> Manish
E Meyer - 07 Dec 2006 04:04 GMT
The FSM for my '96 says 0302 is EGR if you blink out the code on the MIL
light and P0400 is EGR if you read it with a scanner.

Which way did you read your codes?

On 12/6/06 9:07 PM, in article BzLdh.16218$%u3.8575@tornado.tampabay.rr.com,

> I think you may have the incorrect information on the codes you listed
>
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>> Manish
manishlal0912@gmail.com - 07 Dec 2006 20:28 GMT
I read the codes manually by counting the long and the short blinks of
the engine light.

Thanks,
-Manish

> The FSM for my '96 says 0302 is EGR if you blink out the code on the MIL
> light and P0400 is EGR if you read it with a scanner.
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> >> Manish
manishlal0912@gmail.com - 08 Dec 2006 01:04 GMT
okay i got it checked and they say that the knock sensor is bad...they
say have to replace it and quote abt 600$ for that...and i am not doing
that....am I taking to much of a risk...please help?

Thanks,
-Manish

> I read the codes manually by counting the long and the short blinks of
> the engine light.
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> > >>
> > >> Manish
E Meyer - 08 Dec 2006 02:36 GMT
I replaced my knock sensor for $34.  The knock sensor is in the valley of
the engine block under the intake manifold.  The trick is to find a 12 year
old boy or a woman with really small hands (in may case the wife is 5'2" and
90 pounds) and they can reach in there to thread the bolt into it.  The
alternative involves removing the intake manifold and involves lots of labor
- about $600 worth.

The knock sensor will reduce your mileage to what you would get if you used
regular instead of premium fuel.  Pretty much no other effects.  It would
not be worth $600 to me to replace it.

On 12/7/06 7:04 PM, in article
1165539890.007194.265100@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com,

> okay i got it checked and they say that the knock sensor is bad...they
> say have to replace it and quote abt 600$ for that...and i am not doing
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>>>>> Manish
E Meyer - 08 Dec 2006 02:43 GMT
One other thing to consider - the knock sensor does not turn on the engine
light.  The other code caused that.  Whoever scanned your codes did not read
past the first one.  If they didn't reset the light, get them to try again.
You should concentrate on fixing the real problem.

On 12/7/06 8:36 PM, in article C19E2BD5.17044%epmeyer50@msn.com, "E Meyer"
<epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote:

> I replaced my knock sensor for $34.  The knock sensor is in the valley of
> the engine block under the intake manifold.  The trick is to find a 12 year
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>>>>>> Manish
Codifus - 08 Dec 2006 02:38 GMT
> okay i got it checked and they say that the knock sensor is bad...they
> say have to replace it and quote abt 600$ for that...and i am not doing
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>>>>>
>>>>>Manish

$Whoah $600??

OK, the part costs like $100

The labor can be significant because if you don't have small hands, you
have to remove your intake manifold. That price quote must assume big
hands:)

CD
David Geesaman - 08 Dec 2006 03:13 GMT
>> okay i got it checked and they say that the knock sensor is bad...they
>> say have to replace it and quote abt 600$ for that...and i am not doing
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> CD

Like the others said, the knock sensor never trips the light.  The other
code did, and strangely enough the other code also tripped the knock
sensor code.  So if you get a code with the KS code, ignore the KS code
until it's coming up all by itself.  Only then is the computer actually
telling you it thinks the knock sensor is bad.

If you do end up needing to change the KS:

The $600 KS quote is by the 'book' method - remove the intake manifold.
 But the book doesn't know the smart way.

It can be done without removing the manifold, using a 12" long 1/4"
drive extension, 1/4" socket wrench, and a 12mm/1/4" drive wobble
socket.  It will reach in and onto the bolt and if you angle it as high
as possible you should be able to crack the bolt loose.  Unthread the
bolt and remove it with a long extending magnet.  Pull out the knock
sensor by the harness.

Put the new knock sensor on the harness and move it into position.  It
really helps to have a set of very long needle nose pliers - you can get
these at Harbor Freight for $5.

Then use something like some wax to fasten the bolt to the socket and
patiently, carefully use the socket to thread the bolt in.  Or get
someone with skinny hands to get the bolt started for you.  Once you get
it started, the rest is gravy.  Tighten it snug but not too tight.

Done.  Average time under 30min.

Dave
JimV - 08 Dec 2006 04:12 GMT
>>> okay i got it checked and they say that the knock sensor is bad...they
>>> say have to replace it and quote abt 600$ for that...and i am not doing
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>
> Dave

Or someone with small hands. My wife threaded that KS in like it was
nothing.
manishlal0912@gmail.com - 08 Dec 2006 23:35 GMT
Thanks a lot all of you!!!
I actually had one more error 0302
which says the EGR system Flow HI/LOW
They ahcrged me 160 $ to diagnose this and an additional 150 dollars to
clean the clogging in it as they said. I guess this has tripped the
engine light now they have cleaned that up the engine light shudnt come
up again!!!

Lets pray and hope for the best...these auto repair people just kill
you!!!

Thanks,
-Manish

> >>> okay i got it checked and they say that the knock sensor is bad...they
> >>> say have to replace it and quote abt 600$ for that...and i am not doing
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> Or someone with small hands. My wife threaded that KS in like it was
> nothing.
E Meyer - 15 Dec 2006 15:50 GMT
No sooner than this thread stopped, my '96 i30 came up with that same egr &
ks codes (0302 & 0304 blinking on the mil light).  The egr passages were
clear, the EGR and bpt valve passed the tests in the FSM, but the egr temp
sensor failed.  Replaced the temp sensor and reset the computer (by turning
the screw, no battery cable magic) and all the codes are gone.

Total cost $102 w/shipping for the temp sensor from everythingnissan.com
plus about a week of skinned knuckles taking the top two layers of stuff off
the engine to get to the egr & BPT valves.

The lesson learned here is to first test the temp sensor before tearing
things down to get to the egr itself.

On 12/8/06 5:35 PM, in article
1165620938.666112.238280@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com,

> Thanks a lot all of you!!!
> I actually had one more error 0302
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>> Or someone with small hands. My wife threaded that KS in like it was
>> nothing.
 
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