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Old 11-08-2010, 11:57 AM
tfontain
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Default NATS = battery killer..... finally started engine

OK....
After sitting overnight... battery on charger again.
I tried hitting the door locks, then again to unlock.. just for kicks..
to see if the BCM security is in some secure ignition locked mode.

Security lite blinks every 3 secs.. should be good/normal mode.
I tried the ignition.. turn to on, security lite goes off..
Turned to start.. and after some sputtering... fired up.

Must have been flooded or something... seems NATS kills the ignition/spark..but maybe not the injectors... or the starter.

i don't know why the security/lock-out still allows the eng to turn over/starter to function when in lock-out... someone tries to steal your car, they would run the battery dead turning eng with starter.... your car would still be there..but battery would be dead.
....kinda stupid design...Nissan what where you thinking...just disable starter too.

but i must have flooded the eng, all the times i was trying to start in lock-out mode.

After starting... i let run for a while... shut off.. starts right back. Drove on test loop.. up to operating temp... shut off and starts back.


soooo, my solution
1. disconn the battery/charge to full... i left disconn overnight..but 1hr prob would have worked.
2. and the Escape lock-out sequence.. must have cleared the NVIS/NATS condition in the ECM/BCM.
3. watch for flooded eng when trying to start

Learning lesson... don't use generic keys...when Nissan has NATS.
and then don't keep trying to use them...
5 times and its locked down tight.
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