Nissan Sentra Service Manual: Compression pressure
Inspection
- Warm up the engine to full operating temperature.
- Release fuel pressure. Refer to EC-143, "Work Procedure".
- Remove ignition coil and spark plug from each cylinder. Refer to EM-46,
"Exploded View".
- Connect engine tachometer (not required in use of CONSULT).
- Install compression gauge (B) with an adapter (A) into spark
plug hole.

- Use the adapter whose pick up end inserted to spark plug hole
is smaller than 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter. Otherwise, it may
be caught by cylinder head during removal.
(a) : 20 mm (0.79 in) or less

- With accelerator pedal fully depressed, turn ignition switch to “START”
for cranking. When the gauge
pointer stabilizes, read the compression pressure and the engine rpm.
Perform these steps to check each
cylinder.
Compression pressure : Refer to EM-118, "General
Specification".
CAUTION:
Always use a fully charged battery to obtain the specified engine
speed.
- If the engine speed is out of the specified range, check battery liquid
for proper gravity. Check the
engine speed again with normal battery gravity.
- If compression pressure is below minimum value, check valve clearances,
and parts associated with
combustion chamber (valve, valve seat, piston, piston ring, cylinder bore,
cylinder head, and cylinder
head gasket). After checking, measure compression pressure again.
- If some cylinder has low compression pressure, pour small amount of
engine oil into the spark plug hole
of the cylinder to recheck it for compression.
- If two adjacent cylinders have respectively low compression pressure and
their compression remains
low even after the addition of engine oil, cylinder head gaskets are
leaking. In such a case, replace cylinder
head gaskets.
- After inspection is completed, install removed parts.
- Start the engine, and check that the engine runs smoothly.
- Perform trouble diagnosis. If DTC appears, erase it. Refer to EC-55,
"Diagnosis Description".
Inspection and Adjustment
INSPECTION
Perform inspection after removal, installation or replacement of camshaft or
valve-related parts, or if there are
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Manual operation
Fan speed control
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manually
control the fan speed.
Press the AUTO button to return to automatic
control of the fan speed.
Air recirculation
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button to recirculate
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U1000 can comm circuit
Dtc logic
Dtc detection logic
Dtc
Consult
Detection condition
Possible malfunction location
U1000
Can comm circ
[u1000]
When combination meter is not receiving can communication
signals for 2 seconds or more.
Combination meter
Diagnosis procedure
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Rear-facing child restraint installation using LATCH
Refer to all Warnings and Cautions in the “Child
safety” and “Child restraints” sections before installing
a child restraint.
NISSAN does not recommend the use of the
lower anchors if the combined weight of the child
and the child restraint exceeds 65 lbs (29.5 kg). If
the combined w ...
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