Sorry, I'm no help. Glad for you that it's up and running

My issue was the Green and Blue connectors on the back of the intake manifold.  These two connectors control TPS, CAM and Crank sensors.  All I did was pull the connectors apart and checked for loose pins put it back together and it fired right up.

it takes a bit it takes 2 or some times 3 tries to start it but once it starts it's fine

Sounds like a bad crank position sensor.. make sure that the plug under the starter, between the bell housing and block is plugged in.

I checked the plug its plugged in i found that one of the came sensors the one closest to the radior one of the wires was comming out. so i pusshed it in and it started right up.   I went back to it.  and it wouldnt start at all messed with it and it would start I dont know now it wont start at all.   IM really confused.

Trav4011 wrote:

sounds like you've got a bad plug.. You may have accidentally pulled one of the pins out.  It's easy to do.. I would try soldering on a new plug.  I have one if you need it.

I got extra harness to just cut off, it already has a cam sensor attached/plugged in. does it have to be soldered or will it work just fine if I cut the harness on daves car and just attach the sensor to the harness with 3 butt splice?

Last edited by SER02 (2008-10-06 08:06:12)

This is really frustrating.  I cant figure this out.   Its not firing up at all right now.  I have checked and tried various things that should have worked  I dont know TRavis????

You cannot mix any of the can/crank sensors on this engine.  They are all angled differently, and all read differently.  You must use the SAME sensor AND plug.

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Trav4011 wrote:

You cannot mix any of the can/crank sensors on this engine.  They are all angled differently, and all read differently.  You must use the SAME sensor AND plug.

I've learned by trial and error the the crank and cam sensors don't work together, but when I pulled the valve covers off, the front and rear cam teeth look the same to me. I understand that the angle is different on the plug. the front one is like this so it does not conflict with the water temp sensor. for some reason my front cam sensor plug is different than daves. 

I am going to bring by my soldering kit so we can use his original plug. hopfully that works.

great perfect

WhatNissan wrote:

I hope when we soder the plug back together everything is magicly fixed

doughtful

SER02 wrote:

WhatNissan wrote:

I hope when we soder the plug back together everything is magicly fixed

doughtful

Geez do you have to be so negitive?f

WhatNissan wrote:

Trav4011 wrote:

sounds like you've got a bad plug.. You may have accidentally pulled one of the pins out.  It's easy to do.. I would try soldering on a new plug.  I have one if you need it.

can I get that plug from you travis?

question is, can we just repair yours or is that just a halfass thing to do?

OK this is so freaking weird.....    So i took apart james plug he gave me and used the pins and whatnot from his to fix mine it was a perfect fix.   So i pluged it up went to start it and no go.   I cussed and threw a fit.   Then I was like fuck it ill jump start it maybe its a ground or something.   I hooked it up to jumpstart it. and boom it fired right up.   So I let it run for a while.   shut it off started it again, and it all worked.   So me and my wife went for a ride to the store i shut it off there it was fine.  I get home and I shut it off and I wanted to make shure cause i got on it alittle.  NO go.  WTF?   SO i jump start it again and it started right up and it worked again.   Any ideas????

yea but it would still crank normal just not start

Bad crank/cam sensor, or bad ground.  Did you hook up both grounds near the timing cover?  There are 2 bundles of wires bolted down with 2 10mm bolts.

Trav4011 wrote:

Bad crank/cam sensor, or bad ground.  Did you hook up both grounds near the timing cover?  There are 2 bundles of wires bolted down with 2 10mm bolts.

I never touched those when I pulled the motor

WhatNissan wrote:

Trav4011 wrote:

Bad crank/cam sensor, or bad ground.  Did you hook up both grounds near the timing cover?  There are 2 bundles of wires bolted down with 2 10mm bolts.

I never touched those when I pulled the motor

If you pulled the motor you would have had to disconnect those grounds...

that what I was thinking I guess it needs 12.4 volts at the ecu to start I'm going to check all the grounds tonight

ChRiSSpec_V wrote:

WhatNissan wrote:

Trav4011 wrote:

Bad crank/cam sensor, or bad ground.  Did you hook up both grounds near the timing cover?  There are 2 bundles of wires bolted down with 2 10mm bolts.

I never touched those when I pulled the motor

If you pulled the motor you would have had to disconnect those grounds...

No I didn't I left he whole barnes attached

no i dissconnected it from under the glove box

I hooked up all that I had the same dam problem this morning what the fuck. When I thought I fixed it once it's finally started it will start a few times on it's own

what one?

well I dissconnected the battary over night re did all my grounds I'm going to see if it starts right up tommorow morning wish me luck

ok the check engine light is off now