Nissan Sentra Service Manual: Filament
Inspection and Repair
Inspection
- When measuring voltage, wrap tin foil around the top of the negative probe. Then press the foil against the wire with your finger.
- Attach probe circuit tester (in Volt range) to middle portion of each filament.
- If a filament is burned out, circuit tester registers 0 or battery voltage.
- To locate burned out point, move probe to left and right along filament.
Test needle will swing abruptly when probe passes the point.
Repair
Repair equipment
- Conductive silver composition (dupont no. 4817 Or equivalent)
- Ruler 30 cm (11.8 In) long
- Drawing pen
- Heat gun
- Alcohol
- Cloth
Repairing procedure
- Wipe broken heat wire and its surrounding area clean with a cloth dampened in alcohol.
- Apply a small amount of conductive silver composition to tip of drawing pen.
Note:
Shake silver composition container before use.
- Place ruler on glass along broken line. Deposit conductive silver composition on break with drawing pen. Slightly overlap existing heat wire on both sides [preferably 5 mm (0.20 in)] of the break.
- After repair has been completed, check repaired wire for continuity.
This check should be conducted 10 minutes after silver composition is deposited.
Caution:
Do not touch repaired area while test is being conducted.
- Apply a constant stream of hot air directly to the repaired area for approximately 20 minutes with a heat gun. A minimum distance of 3 cm (1.2 In) should be kept between repaired area and hot air outlet.
Note:
If a heat gun is not available, let the repaired area dry for 24 hours.
Condenser
Removal and installation
Removal
Remove the rear pillar finisher. Refer to INT-29, "REAR PILLAR FINISHER
: Removal and Installation".
Disconnect the harness connectors (1), remove ...
Other materials:
Manual transmission (if so equipped)
WARNING
Do not downshift abruptly on slippery
roads. This may cause a loss of control.
Do not over-rev the engine when shifting
to a lower gear. This may cause a
loss of control or engine damage.
Do not shift to the N (Neutral) position
while driving. Doing so may ...
Washing
Wash dirt off with a wet sponge and plenty of
water. Clean the vehicle thoroughly using a mild
soap, a special vehicle soap or general purpose
dishwashing liquid mixed with clean, lukewarm
(never hot) water.
CAUTION
Do not use car washes that use acid in
the detergent. Some car washes, es ...
Diagnosis system (ipdm e/r) (without intelligent key system)
Diagnosis Description
AUTO ACTIVE TEST
Description
In auto active test, the IPDM E/R sends a drive signal to the following
systems to check their operation.
Front wiper (LO, HI)
Parking lamp
License plate lamp
Tail lamp
Front fog lamp (if equipped)
Headlamp (LO, HI)
A/C compress ...
