Thread: Strange problem (another SR20 issue from yours truly, Storm8800)

I think it is possessed or something, but when it's running normally it runs AWESOME. Took my friend for a ride in it and he didnt believe it was NA. He had never heard of the SR20VE, and he was like "BS" until I popped the hood. He drives a turbo Mazda. check out this video. Spins in 2nd gear and even sometimes 3rd gear. This is me going thru 2nd, 3rd, 4th a few weeks ago (oh and I also have the 4.44 gears)

So since I was needing to replace the wires in my 200sx (I think they have like 100k on them), I decided to do an experiment. I let the engine warm up, then popped the hood and pulled one of the spark plug wires off the distributor while idling - it ran like crap, I reconnected it, and it gave me a little shock, and still ran like crap. Shut it down, started it up, ran like garbage. I then pulled the ECU codes and got
a Misfire code, that said to check the plugs/wires. I already had a had a brand new plug wire set, installed them, now it runs fine!!

(Note: I wouldn't recommend doing this unless you want to possibly ruin your wires- I only did it because I went thru about 10 other things that some of you said it could be, nothing fixed the problem and I had extra wires anyway)

So that makes me think its just a bad spark plug wire in the Sentra VE (since the 1 became disconnected while driving) No one has those in stock anymore, so I ordered a new set, and they are coming in tomorrow. If this doesn't fix the problem, I suspect a bad distributor cap.

Not to be a dick, but you should take care of that tranny a little better. You're shockin the hell out of it. :nightmare:

Guess what it was.

Once again, I look at the major things and forget to check small shit. That seems to be a running problem in my life. Not just cars. With everything.

It was a vacuum leak at the crappy JGY intake. I'm going to get rid of that thing it's the 2nd time I've had a problem with it and I drive the car once every 2 weeks.

That's jgy for you buddy and I don't even know why they are still in Bussiness, but that's good you got it fix....

I dont want to sink anyones ship but ive had 2 products from them and both failed

glad you got it running!!!
watched the vid you posted and that car seems to be running like a beast!

Yes it is a lot of fun. I just need better tires, lol.