I bought a 1991 Serena FX TD Import, alternator issues early on which killed most of the car, luckily got it reconditioned (Nissan wanted £700) fairly cheaply. Now the speedo is being erratic, sitting at the lights it tells me I'm doing 100 does anyone have any ideas please?
I bought a 1991 Serena FX TD Import, alternator issues early on which killed most of the car, luckily got it reconditioned (Nissan wanted £700) fairly cheaply. Now the speedo is being erratic, sitting at the lights it tells me I'm doing 100 does anyone have any ideas please?
In response to the comment posted on 10th Nov 2006, 11:41, Your mechanic is gravely mistaken to have not changed the glow plugs, They DO require changing and that IS the problem with your car, Glow plugs should be changed at every service just like spark plugs, they DO burn out, the outer shell which is viewable may not be covered in carbon, but the heating element inside the ceramics WILL burn out, Glow plugs lose their heating effectiveness over the year and when it comes to winter especially you will not be able to start your car at all, this is an extremely common occurrence on all conventional diesel engines, a very simple test can be used to determine if the fault is with the glow plugs or the rest of the electrical circuit, feed at least an 8 gauge wire directly from the battery positive on the car to the glow plug relay at glow plug 1 for 5 seconds then start the engine, if the engine still struggles to start, then it is almost guaranteed to be faulty glow plugs (I say almost as the car may have an entirely different problem altogether, such as loss of compression pressure which can also cause the same symptoms) if the engine on the other hand does start immediately with this test, then the fault is somewhere else, but in my professional opinion it is highly likely to be the glow plugs, Please enquire with as many other local mechanics as you can to confirm my comments.
Secondly in response to the question posted on 4th Sep 2005, 15:45, the LD23 engine does not have Timing marks anywhere on the engine other than on the Injector Pump, Crank Shaft and Camshaft Pulleys, any seasoned mechanic should line up the Crankshaft to TOP DEAD CENTRE and then mark the belt (if to be used again, although timing belts generally should not be re-tensioned and a new one should be used instead) with tipp-ex or any white correctional fluid etc, BEFORE removing the belt. If (as in your case) the timing alignment has been lost then a new timing belt from Nissan will be supplied with timing marks on the belt, simply start from the Crank shaft and align all the pulleys to the markings on the new belt.
And finally, does anyone PLEASE have a repair manual for a Nissan Serena or the LD23 engine?
My Regards to all and a Happy New Year,
Abu-Bakr. carsupermarket@hotmail.co.uk.
In response to the entry on 11th Nov - re faulty glow plugs.
I had this problem and it took me ages to sus. It will not be the glow plugs or the relay. BTW the relay is situated behind the battery. The problem is the fuse! The fuse box is to the left of the battery and is a strange type of fuse rated at 100 amps. This threw me initially as I did a current check at the glow plug end and got a voltage as the relay triggered then no voltage as the relay closed. As it should be except that the voltage was 1 volt not 12! This is caused by the EMF from the coil in the relay, you are not putting enough voltage to the glow plugs - the fault was the fuse. Replaced the fuse and the ole bus runs first time every time now regardless of the weather.
I have a Nissan Serena fx 1993, AUTOMATIC: I have owned it for about 2years now.
I have had endless problems with it... Firstly with it over heating, then the speedo went on it twice, parked in my driveway it was reading 100, yet out on the country roads it would read at 30.
Then one day it just wouldn't start, all the lights worked the windows where working an the radio was going, but not a sound from the engine, I was told it was the fuel pump which I had fixed. Then last week it did the same thing, I called a road side rescue an they told me that my alternator wasn't charging very well, it started about the same time as they turned up an was told by a friend that it wouldn't have been the alternator if it started again. Yesterday I had planned to take my family on an outing, once again my van wouldn't start. All the lights, radio an windows are working fine, I have a new battery in it an oil, water an petrol all in the right places. Can someone Please tell me what might be wrong with my van. Thank-you.
leanneD_J_1@hotmail.com if you think you can help with any ideas. Once again thank-you.
I recently bought a 1997 2.3SLX...I thought it would be an ideal runabout for the family. It started off OK, but THEN: The back box of the exhaust fell off on a trip to the airport... The Engine, whilst running along along the motorway at 80Kms (50MpH) an hour suddenly decided to overheat and then came to a shuddering halt. Oil spilled copiously on the road and smoke poured out of the engine (in the cabin of course creating panic all around). I have tried to get a replacement engine, but this comes in as nearly as much as the price I paid for the vehicle. After much deeper inspection I found that the back light covers had also let in water and the electrics in that region were rusted to the point of breakdown (at the rear lamps)...I actually MISS my Serena and believe that unless I can find a cheap Engine and an Exhaust I only managed 2 months driving before it is condemned to the scrap heap... The person that sold it is pleading innocence and I do not believe they did not know it was dodgy and on its last legs!!! My fault for not having it fully checked out I guess? Anyone know where I can get an engine?
Just bought a 1996 2.3dl lx and I love it (so far! :D). Yeah its as noisy as a bus and custard skins across the land can sleep safely in their beds, but it's a great little car/van/thing so far :D.
Just wondering how much a new cam timing belt will set me back though!!!
Hi all, I have a Serena 2.0 TD FX Limited auto import. I have a problem with the turbo dumping its boost when the car is under load. It will drive along fine until you put your foot down, and then it will hiss and not stop until you lift off as per normal. The dealers are not very helpful, so any help you guys can give me would be very welcome
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I am replacing the head gasket and timing belt on a 1995 Nissan Serena Vanette 2.3D with the LD23 engine.
I am using the AutoData program to refer to, but have not found an illustration in the program which answers the following question. Is #1 cylinder at the front or rear of the engine block?
Just bought a 1992 FX Petrol 4WD in NZ for just $1,000, and have completed 3,000km so far.
Starter motor brushes burnt out, but no great issue, fixed within 24 hours for $150.
Runs great, is not noisy or slow for what it is, but a couple of questions please?
Drivers door has two window switches and a bigger switch - it does nothing, what should it do?
Also, the panel on the side door is ripped and I have the little inset plastic cover, with the mechanism diagram on it in Japanese - any idea what that's all about?!! I know it's an import, but I still can't read it!
Only other things missing are the two front bumper lights and two headrests - not bad for what to me is £400!
In reply to 21st August 2007.
The noise you hear is the same on my replacement engine. Took sometime to figure it out, but it is the wastegate on the turbo sticking.
When the wastegate sticks, the turbo over boosts and the safety valve on the right side of the inlet manifold (looks like big nut with a coin on top (points to rear of car), pull it and it's spring loaded).
To sort it, you need to free the wastegate flap. You maybe lucky and be able to just tap it and free it up. To do this find the trubo (passenger side) and there will be a metal rod that links to the rusty side of the turbo. Un-clip the circlip and release the road. The lever that is on the turbo elbow should move freely, but in your case you may find it does not. Try to move it by hand if not give it a few light sharp knocks with a hammer to break the rust. You should find it moves again. If this won't do it then you'll have to take the turbo off and clean the inside to smooth out the area where the flap is.
Hope it works out for you, but I have to take the turbo off on mine... : (
Also, for those of you having difficulties with exhausts, the rear box actually is the same as the UK SLX4x4. The rest is different though...
I wrote a comment on the 10th of November I think, about my Nissan Serena import. The problem was the glow plugs relay. It's in a silly place! Took us months to work out this problem and it was off the road all last winter. Now I've got it on the road I want to keep it there!
The glow plugs relay for anyone who's out there looking for the same thing is just on the left bottom side of the battery. You will have to remove the battery to get to it! I say it's in a silly place because although it's near the other relays, it is tucked away and because it's below where you fill the radiator up and the battery sits, it is going to corrode!!!
My poor cousin took the car apart trying to follow the red wire from the glow plugs to the relay! We tested the glow plugs and they were fine, and so was the wire that connected it to the battery via the relay. It was confusing because it showed a 12v on the end of the cable. My cousin cleaned up the old relay contacts and tried that, it did send a charge, but only just and not enough to charge the glow plugs. He happen to have a Land-Rover relay in his car, which he re-wired to it to try to see if that was the problem and it worked 1st time! Glow plugs are heating at last and car starts beautifully in the morning!
Today, my speedo stopped working altogether!!! Now don't get me wrong, I love this car, but it also does my head in!!! I love driving it and I love the fact that I can separate my kids in it, plenty of room and I can use it like a van when I need too! It went through the MOT with only the front brakes needing doing! I thought a car that age would need a lot more! Anyway I love this car, I don't care that people say it's like a bus more than a people carrier. I have to drive it! I just wish now that I have the early morning starts sorted, I could just have some peace with it!!!
Nissan Serena FX 2.0TD Auto (Import) CD20T Engine.
A little story for those of you out there, with the above import. Ours has the CD20T engine which is shown on the vehicle details plate, under the bonnet.
We didn't know the Cam Belt history for this motor, and went to a few fitters including our usual one, but they all said that they don't have the details for the engine. So we went to Nissan, "no problem" they said "we can get the info from Nissan Global, and it will cost you £570.00"
I asked why so much and was advised that it's because Nissan don't use that engine in the UK. After the dizzy spell passed, more was revealed, it turns out that this statement was not true. The guy on the phone let slip (don't think he ment to, by the way he went quiet) that this engine is also used in the Nissan Primera 2.0 TD as sold in the UK.
Armed with this additional info I called my local Non-Nissan Fitter and passed it on. "call you back", he said when he called I was advised that the CD20T was used in the Primera with only a slight difference and they can do the timing belt as they do Primeras anyway. £255 it cost.
We were very close to parting with over twice the price because this Nissan Dealer said "it's an Import that will cost you more" Moral: Check around, look at the info you have and look for more.
If this information has helped anyone, then I'm happy.
Thanks for reading.
Graham...
I have a Nissan Serena 1991 CD20T japan import. I need a climate control or rear aircon remote control. Please if you have a schematic diagram & have a spare remote control I will buy it than you. email antontanhueco@yahoo.com.
I've bought a 1995 Automatic Serena with the CD20T engine. It had shredded its main cam belt and, after replacing two valves and two lifters and fitting the head, I am figuring out how to time it. I rang Nissan Service and they simply told me there'd be timing marks on both belts and the pulleys. I found them on the top pulley and what may have passed for marks on the belt, but none on the bottom pulley. Has anyone here done the timing on their engine? I've probably missed something very simple. Any help would be great.