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97 Nissan Sentra fails emission test, pls help

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XuMei - 29 Mar 2005 05:42 GMT
The car failed to start a month ago. And it was started again by
spraying some starting fluid. However, it failed the emission
inspection. Reason: Oxygen sensor not ready, EGR not ready, Catalyst
not ready. The ECM does not have any error code. When I check the
ignition timing with OBDII scan tool, it reads 63 BDTC from ECU when
idle. Using timing light ignition timing is unstable during idle.
However, it become 0-9 BTDC when rev engin to over 1000 rpm. The
specified ignition timing should be 8 BTDC. I checked the engine
coolant temp sensor, throttle position sensor,  camshaft position
sensor, changed the oxygen sensor. Nothing corrected. I then checked
the crankshaft position sensor. It turns out that the crankshaft
position sensor does not receive any voltage (Should be 5 volt
according to the Haynes repair manual). So, I assumed the ECM has a
problem. But the problem still exists after I replace the ECM. Any
suggesionts? thanks
SteveB - 02 Apr 2005 07:55 GMT
Did you rotate the engine to see if the 5v comes up?  If it was faulty I
wouldn't have thought you would get a spark at all.

> The car failed to start a month ago. And it was started again by
> spraying some starting fluid. However, it failed the emission
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> problem. But the problem still exists after I replace the ECM. Any
> suggesionts? thanks
 
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