Just got back from my Nissan dealer. Talked with a mechanic there and he said he had heard of grounding the selenoid on the VTC but had never attempted the procedure. Instead of grounding, he suggested that simply unplugging the VTC's woudl have the same effect. Anyone ever heard of this? Is this different than grounding?

 

Bump

Is this problem covered in the FAQ's? If not, can someone explain the symptoms and the fix?

Thanks,
Dave Flaherty

 

VTCs are discussed in the FAQs because I wrote it. Grounding procedure is covered in Craig B's site. Search the forum for his name and go to his webpage.

 

or go here:
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte671n/mymax.html
in the how-to section

from what I hear, he's retarded and doesn't know anything about maximas

 

DON'T GO THERE! All info on that site is bogus and he might as well be selling "Hiroshima-In-A-Can"!!!

 

i grounded a coworkers car with VTCs.
unplugging them doesnt do crap
but grounding them shuts them up.
definitely not a fix, its obvious, but it works
for cheapos

 

LOL!