Nissan Maxima: 1997 Maxima with MAJOR unidentifiable problem(s)

The car has a high performance intake and had an RF310 AutoPage alarm
installed last year.

In late April (of '04) the car was "hard starting" - usually in the
morning after sitting all night - and when finally started huge puffs of
white smoke would come out of the exhaust. Finally wouldn't start at all
and had towed to shop.

Shop said two of the fuel injectors were stuck wide open and major amounts
of fuel were pumping through the system. Replaced the two fuel injectors
(to the tune of $400). Picked the car up on a Wed. evening. Seemed to
start and run fine. Next morning the car wouldn't start. Went to work,
came home, started the car (which started with that "hard start" again).
Called the shop - told them the deal. They said it was probably due to
excess fuel in the system and once it dried out it would be fine. Started
the car the next day (Fri). Drove it all that day. Got home that night
(barely) car parked and died. No more starting at all.

Back to the shop. Shop now saying that car isn't sparking at all when
trying to start. Checked all six ignition switches and NONE sparked which
led them to look elsewhere.

After 2 weeks of "searching", the shop came to the conclusion that
whomever installed the car alarm, wired in to about half of the wires
going into the computer and either fried the wiring system and/or fried
the computer.

Shop replaced the computer which did NOTHING. Now the shop is saying it
has to go to an "electrical" specialist to deal with the wiring.

This has been darn near 3 months now. I'm seriously considering just
taking it to a Nissan dealer, but don't want to 'cause I know they're
gonna try to rob me blind for anything they can.

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions would be MOST appreciated!!!

Codifus wrote:
 


How are injectors going to "Get fried"? What is going to send more than the
system 12V that they operate at? And how would anything electrical make
them stick wide open? (Which isn't going to happen anyway) He got screwed
paying for the injectors to get replaced as obviously the car is going the
exact same thing afterwards, or do you think they were right saying it
"Just needs to dry out"??

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Steve

http://www.atlantaracing.com