The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) IX

kenchan

on the AT's, do you step on the brake pedal when you start your engine? if so, do they have a brake sensor or switch to detect brake press position? ie, does the brake pedal need to be pressed to a certain pressure to prevent car rolling?my MT sounds like that when i let go of the clutch a tad too soon before the car turns over.

does the starter motor have an overload protector? if so, is that a self-resetting breaker? perhaps your starter motor is faulty and pulling too many amps. those would be two areas i would check.

Pintsize725

Yes, stepping on the brake is required. There is a sensor that wheee! had mentioned but I haven't been able to meet up with Jar to check it. I'll add Gurney's fuel pump guess into the mix too. Might have to take her into Nissan.

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kenchan

yah, i dont know about the AT's, but i think it's that brake position sensor that's sending intermittent signal to the ECU. it could be as easy as cleaning the switch with some WD40 to rid grime in the contacts.

gurneyeagle

Well, I'll defer to the master on this one. The only reason I mentioned the fuel pump is because I had something very similar happen to an Acura that turned out to be a relay with the fuel pump.

If it can be replicated at the dealership, do yourself a favor and get this one sorted before you get stranded.

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Pintsize725

Thanks guys. I'll be taking it in as soon as I can get some time.



Anywho, hope you all had a great Saturday! I'm off to a family dinner. Have a good night folks!

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