Nissan Sentra Service Manual: Three Way Catalyst

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If a large amount of unburned fuel flows into the catalyst, the catalyst temperature will be excessively high. To prevent this, follow the instructions.

Use unleaded gasoline only. Leaded gasoline will seriously damage the three way catalyst.
When checking for ignition spark or measuring engine compression, make tests quickly and only when necessary.
Do not run engine when the fuel tank level is low, otherwise the engine may misfire, causing damage to the catalyst.

Do not place the vehicle on flammable material. Keep flammable material off the exhaust pipe and the three way catalyst.

General Precautions

Do not operate the engine for an extended period of time without proper exhaust ventilation. Keep the work area well ventilated and free of any inflammable materials. Special care should be take ...

Fuel (Regular Unleaded Gasoline Recommended)

Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane rating of at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) number (Research octane number 91). E-85 fuel (85% fuel ethanol, 15% unleaded gasoline) may only be used ...

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Multiport Fuel Injection System or Engine Control System
Before connecting or disconnecting any harness connector for the multiport fuel injection system or ECM: Turn ignition switch to вЂњOFFвЂќ position. Disconnect negative battery terminal. Otherwise, there may be damage to ECM. Before disconnecting pressurized fuel line from ...

Main line between dlc and hvac circuit
Diagnosis procedure 1.Check harness continuity (open circuit) Turn the ignition switch off. Disconnect the battery cable from the negative terminal. Disconnect the following harness connectors. Ecm A/C auto amp. Check the continuity between the data link connector and the A/C ...

Push starting
CAUTION Do not push start this vehicle. The three-way catalyst may be damaged. Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) models and Manual Transmission (MT) cannot be push-started or towstarted. Attempting to do so may cause transmission damage For manual transmission (MT) models, ...