Nissan Sentra Service Manual: Three Way Catalyst
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 ...
Other materials:
Diagnosis description : driving pattern
DRIVING PATTERN A
Driving pattern A means a trip satisfying the following conditions.
Engine speed reaches 400 rpm or more.
Engine coolant temperature rises by 20В°C (36В°F) or more after starting
the engine.
Engine coolant temperature reaches 70В°C (158В°F) or more.
The igniti ...
Basic inspection
Diagnosis and repair workflow
Trouble diagnosis flow chart
Trouble diagnosis procedure
Interview with customer
Interview with the customer is important to detect the root cause of can
communication system errors and to
understand vehicle condition and symptoms for proper trouble diagnosi ...
Additional service when removing battery negative terminal
Description
When the battery negative terminal is disconnected, the initialization is
necessary for normal operation of
power window system.
CAUTION:
The following specified operations can not be performed under the
non-initialized condition.
Auto-up operation
Anti-pinch function
Wo ...
