terrano engine light flashes like mad

[itstodear]

hi guys I have always had pajeros but last year I changed to Nissan mistral 1996 very happ with it so recently purchased a 1998 terrano auto se intending to run both recently it devolped a problem when I switch on it flashes engine light like mad and wont start I have a working 2 button remote for lock/unlock and two keys but no go any ideas thanks:thumb2

[zippy656]

You need to read the code

Will give you a starting point

How to is in down load section, open tofull members

[Banshee]

hi guys I have always had pajeros but last year I changed to Nissan mistral 1996 very happ with it so recently purchased a 1998 terrano auto se intending to run both recently it devolped a problem when I switch on it flashes engine light like mad and wont start I have a working 2 button remote for lock/unlock and two keys but no go any ideas thanks:thumb2

Firstly mate, welcome to the forum

I myself posted a problem in here when I first had my Maverick and didn't get much response, you're better off paying your £10 for the year and you'll be amazed how much help you'll get, I've been on 10's of forums and nowhere is as friendly as this. Plus we have an "older" generation of users here so no slanging matches and arguments just years of experience and a wealth of knowledge, I'm probably the youngest here at 22 however I'm the man you want to keep happy if you want trade discount from here but you have to be a premium member first and pay your £10 :thumbs;
http://www.milneroffroad.com/

As for your lights, it's called a MIL light, there should be a sequence of flashes, long and short, the short count as single digits and the long as 10's which represent breaks in between codes, these are all stored on the car and can actually be read by pulling a white cable down from behind the fusebox and using a metal paperclip which will cause the stored codes to display on the dashboard

There is a detailed downloadable "workshop manual" that one of the members created on this subject in the Downloads section but again mate you'll need to be a paying member

Thats all I can give you for free :thumbs

[itstodear]

thanks for info I have paid my member ship no worries I look forward to some good topics thanks

[zippy656]

And a big though late welcome from me!

[Banshee]

Here you go mate this is what you are after to get you going;

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/downloads/workshop/wk29.pdf

You'll need a PDF viewer on your PC to open it like Adobe Reader etc

You can start posting in the technical sections now

[solarman216]

sounds like your immobiliser has locked you out, it is NATS 2 so only way is dealer or a good auto locksmith, about £60 will do it, I suspect of your two keys one is duff/not programmed, if so and you tried to start, three try's and NATS thinks you are a thief and blocks all possibility of a start, so make sure you get both keys checked, Rick

[itstodear]

thanks for help

[itstodear]

thanks mate I bought it with battery flat guy told me it was running fine though ive never seen it run lol

[zippy656]

thanks mate I bought it with battery flat guy told me it was running fine though ive never seen it run lol

Ah well. Live and learn.



Bet it was an englishman lol

[solarman216]

how did you get it home then? Rick

[itstodear]

on the car ransporter lorry

[itstodear]

actually it was came from canvey island Essex lol

[zippy656]

actually it was came from canvey island Essex lol

See told you

An englishman

[makeitfit]

See told you

An englishman
What in Essex :lol fat chance :augie

[zippy656]

What in Essex :lol fat chance :augie

Polish ?

[AD Ent]

As Rick has said MIL light flashing is immobilser. Needs reprogramming, Not the Remote locking but the NATS2

[solarman216]

on the car ransporter lorry

so you bought a motor blind, what did you pay for it? Rick

[itstodear]

of course canvey island on the coast have u never bought any thing over the internet with out seeing it??

[itstodear]

I paid 350 for it plus 300 to get it home slight damage to front bumper but well tyred and good nick other wise

[kickboxer]

Here you go mate this is what you are after to get you going;

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/downloads/workshop/wk29.pdf

You'll need a PDF viewer on your PC to open it like Adobe Reader etc

You can start posting in the technical sections now


Does anyone know if these codes apply to a 3.0 terrano?

[paulp]

hi I have a mistral on a 1996 "n" reg -(square headlight) I don't have a key fob for my vehicle just ordinary keys. I do have an alarm - although the only time it goes off is if you disconnect and then reconnect the battery.

I think mine could be just the basic NATS 1

Any not much help to you sorry

good luck with your truck - stick with it I love my motor and it has been a really good workhorse and family car

paulp

[rayf3262]

Some of the codes will be the same, the finite list is in the (downloadable) workshop manual.

The ZD30 IP is very different from the 2.7L, it is a VP44 type. This IP contains embedded electronics inside of it and is able to control the whole injection process without the aid of the ECU.
It is possible to start the engine with the ECU disconnected from the IP, it will of course only idle though, although this may help diagnosing the possible NATS issue.

[Banshee]

Some of the codes will be the same, the finite list is in the (downloadable) workshop manual.

The ZD30 IP is very different from the 2.7L, it is a VP44 type. This IP contains embedded electronics inside of it and is able to control the whole injection process without the aid of the ECU.
It is possible to start the engine with the ECU disconnected from the IP, it will of course only idle though, although this may help diagnosing the possible NATS issue.

How much for your brain? :thumbs

[solarman216]

I paid 350 for it plus 300 to get it home slight damage to front bumper but well tyred and good nick other wise

good price, if it is sound rust wise then well worth spending money on it to get it going, Rick

[itstodear]

yeah that's what I thought uk vehicles ar always better dond get the bad roads like n.ireland and most 4x4 here are farmed this one doesent even have a tow bar fitted chassie and body very sound most of the time I prefere the imports for spec and rust tried leaving it with battery of ect no joy any one know how to bypass immobliser or a company who I could post boxes to do it thanks

[solarman216]

It is NATS 2 so cannot be bypassed to my knowledge, as said before call a mobile locksmith/tuning guy for around £60 he will hook up his computer and ten mins later the key transponder will be talking to the ecu again, unless of course some other damage has been done, Rick

[itstodear]

got it pluged in but it wont reset any one selling a nats kit or ecu kit as im not sure what parts I need machine said nats lock out permeant ??

[cncfabs]

got it pluged in but it wont reset any one selling a nats kit or ecu kit as im not sure what parts I need machine said nats lock out permeant ??

Got some of those have you got part numbers from the ecu.I thought though that mistral was based on the old terrano that had no nats fitted:nenau

[itstodear]

sorry for confusion I run my mistral all the time this is a 1998 terrano that I bought as a fixer up I will check ecu numbers and get back to you thanks

[itstodear]

sorry for delay very busy at work my part number Zexel 407913-175 23710 7f477 407913-175 0 86603 and on sticker L R in big letters thanks