Where is our distrubutor?
05-15-2005, 10:21 PM
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Where is our distrubutor?
Where is the distrubutor in out car? For that matter, where are the spark plug wires? I've never had a car where these things weren't obvious until the Maxima.
05-15-2005, 10:36 PM
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Distributorless ignition. No mechanical distributor, no cap, no rotor, no wires.......just like just about every single car made in the last 15 years or so 
Originally Posted by isawyou
Where is the distrubutor in out car? For that matter, where are the spark plug wires? I've never had a car where these things weren't obvious until the Maxima.
05-15-2005, 10:42 PM
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yeah hahah this was a fun thread to read...just did the plugs today...3 under the front plastic cover on the engine, and 3 behind where the front strut tower brace would cross...
05-16-2005, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by idlingmike
Distributorless ignition. No mechanical distributor, no cap, no rotor, no wires.......just like just about every single car made in the last 15 years or so
thats not true at all.
05-16-2005, 01:19 AM
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I might have been pushing it with the 15 years part, but what cars in say, the past 10 years or so are still mechanical style distributors?
Originally Posted by Guttermouf5150
thats not true at all.
05-16-2005, 01:32 AM
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well if you are talking mechanical distributors, as in points, then you better push that back to about 30 years. if you mean mechanical as in simply having a cap and rotor, Chevy trucks still had them at least as late as 2000, and Dodge still used them as late as 2003
05-16-2005, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Guttermouf5150
thats not true at all.
05-16-2005, 01:47 AM
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It wouldn't surprise me if there are still a few cars that use distributors. I know the Honda B series used distributors and it was made until 2001. The Nissan Xterra and Frontier with the VG30E or VG33E all had distributors until the new 2005 VQ40 came out. I am sure there are still a few cheap domestic cars that if they don't use distributors they just stopped.
I am not saying that distributors are in any way a good thing, but for some vehicles don't really need direct ignition. Distributors need more maintenance but, we all know some of our coils are terribly reliable either.
I am not saying that distributors are in any way a good thing, but for some vehicles don't really need direct ignition. Distributors need more maintenance but, we all know some of our coils are terribly reliable either.
05-16-2005, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by h2kSPiG
Beat me to the B series. Oh well.
also, with the whole distrubutor thing, also kind of brings up why some automobiles still use drum brakes instead of discs and pushrods instead of overhead cams, and other OLD technology..
05-16-2005, 07:09 AM
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Yeah something like all that...somethings seem to change, while others dont.
05-16-2005, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by maximazation
also, with the whole distrubutor thing, also kind of brings up why some automobiles still use drum brakes instead of discs and pushrods instead of overhead cams, and other OLD technology..
05-16-2005, 08:05 AM
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pushrod tech may be old...but it works well.
-not trying to open up an argument on this thread.
-not trying to open up an argument on this thread.
05-16-2005, 09:15 AM
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Okay, so I've had a couple of cars newer than '95, but they had traditional spark plug wired, etc. Anyway, the reason I'm asking is due to my faulty tachometer (I wrote about this a couple weeks ago, and still haven't figured it out). Most people I've spoken to say it probably has a bad connection at the distrubutor. If my car doesn't have a distributor, from where does the tach get its "information"? I am quite certain the bad connection is not in the instrument cluster itself.
05-16-2005, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by isawyou
Okay, so I've had a couple of cars newer than '95, but they had traditional spark plug wired, etc. Anyway, the reason I'm asking is due to my faulty tachometer (I wrote about this a couple weeks ago, and still haven't figured it out). Most people I've spoken to say it probably has a bad connection at the distrubutor. If my car doesn't have a distributor, from where does the tach get its "information"? I am quite certain the bad connection is not in the instrument cluster itself.
i believe its gets connection at computer......but i am prolly wrong
05-16-2005, 10:03 AM
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What does that have to do with this thread, we're talking about distributor-less ignitione, Nissan DIS.
BTW, Our tachs are "calibrated by 1st graders" (credit SR20DEN) they're badly off, and I also think the 5th gen is more off than the 4th gen, that's been in my expirience.
BTW, Our tachs are "calibrated by 1st graders" (credit SR20DEN) they're badly off, and I also think the 5th gen is more off than the 4th gen, that's been in my expirience.
05-16-2005, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by isawyou
Where is the distrubutor in out car? For that matter, where are the spark plug wires? I've never had a car where these things weren't obvious until the Maxima.
05-16-2005, 10:50 AM
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Since we are speaking Honda, the first USDM Honda product to use DIS is the 2000 J30A1 on the Honda Accord and the J32A1 on the 2000 Acura TL. Previous J-series engine used a Distributor. One a side note, Honda uses a air-density vs. our metered air.
05-16-2005, 12:57 PM
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My tach seemed a bit off too. I had an RPM switch for my MEVI and it was off and my tach would let me bury it into redline by about 300-400 rpm so I assumed my tach was off. When I asked about it, they said don't worry about it there is nothing you can do.
You can't realiably compare between maxs well because tire size and pressure, speedometer calibration (sometimes even worse than tach), and many other factors can throw this off.
You can try a new guage cluster or a new sensors or even a new ECU, but none fo them promise any results. The most reliable option is to get something with a digital rpm readout. The better ODBII readers have them, many of the piggy backs and car computers add ons will also have them. You could always just mount a huge tach and shift light on your dash.
IIRC the ECU knows how fast the engine is turning by the crank position sensor. The ECU decifers the signal and distributes that to the coil packs and the tach.
You can't realiably compare between maxs well because tire size and pressure, speedometer calibration (sometimes even worse than tach), and many other factors can throw this off.
You can try a new guage cluster or a new sensors or even a new ECU, but none fo them promise any results. The most reliable option is to get something with a digital rpm readout. The better ODBII readers have them, many of the piggy backs and car computers add ons will also have them. You could always just mount a huge tach and shift light on your dash.
IIRC the ECU knows how fast the engine is turning by the crank position sensor. The ECU decifers the signal and distributes that to the coil packs and the tach.
07-26-2005, 07:04 PM
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saw some info on this thread and wanted to correct some info.
the 4th gen does not have a distributor, nor is it DistributorLess Ingition.(if it were DIS, it would be 3 coils), our cars are COP(Coil Over Plug)
the 4th gen does not have a distributor, nor is it DistributorLess Ingition.(if it were DIS, it would be 3 coils), our cars are COP(Coil Over Plug)
07-26-2005, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Loe max
wtf the answer was received months ago 
why are you post whoring or echoing?
The ignition system is called NISSAN DIRECT IGNITION SYSTEM (NDIS) for the final time
why are you post whoring or echoing?The ignition system is called NISSAN DIRECT IGNITION SYSTEM (NDIS) for the final time
3rd gens are called NDIS as well.
wait, so are 4th gens? and 5th gen? AND 6th gen. WOW your post was useless.
07-27-2005, 02:26 PM
#34
Originally Posted by RichMax
Don't NASCAR stock cars use carbeurators? Forgive my spelling if it is off.
Indy, Cart & F1 use high tech fuel injection.
07-27-2005, 02:27 PM
#35
Originally Posted by ryant35
Yup. They grab a budwiser,marry their sisters, and tune their carbs. Fuel injection is too complex for the south.
Indy, Cart & F1 use high tech fuel injection.
Indy, Cart & F1 use high tech fuel injection.
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