'94 SE-R problems

Wayne Cox wmc_sr20@bellsouth.net
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:43:45 -0500


At 02:26 PM 7/2/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I have the dreaded rough idle and revving problems that everyone else has.
>Well I just took my car into the local Nissan dealer and they want $900 to
>clean out my entire intake system. The tech said

That sound like one of the biggest crocks o' shit I've ever heard!  Run
Away!  Or just to fuck with their heads, ask why they aren't following the
flowchart in Nissan Technical Service Buletin NTB92-045 dated 6-11-92.

>Are these guys just taking me for a idiot or has anyone else ever had this
>done?

Yes, and no [respectively].

>If I just wanted to plug the lines to the EGR, as per some people's advice
>on the se-r.net website, what should I use to do this?

Disconnect the line from the BPT to the EGR at the EGR and plug it.  A golf
tee works nicely and at 10 cents is about 9000 times cheaper.

>do you think I should just have them clean out my throttle body and maybe
>air idle valve, so maybe they don't have to do the whole thing

Clean the TB yourself.  The IAC usually doesn't need such major attention.

    -Wayne    '91 NX2k - '93 NK2k - '93 SE-R - '92 SE-R parts car