Miss-fire

Ronin · #1 11-07-2006, 10:17

Today when I went to work it was the first time in a long time I've had to use my lights for a while and I noticed that the idle got worse with them on turned them off it went back to what it was before. Could the alternator be on it's way out? I know it not the battery as I replaced that not long ago.

s13eater · #2 11-07-2006, 13:12

IAA unit,that compensates for the lights and other electrical parts, this is on the front of the plenum, its where you alter the tickover.

Ronin · #3 11-07-2006, 14:26

What does it look like? Is it a relay or something like that?

s13eater · #4 11-07-2006, 14:41

you can't miss it,its got a pipe on it that has a rubber hose that goes to the original turbo to inlet pipe, it has 2 screws in it and a electrical connection,it also has the cold start onto it.

Ronin · #5 11-07-2006, 15:19

Is this it? If so what do I want to be looking for/doing?

s13eater · #6 11-07-2006, 17:50

yep thats it mate, you need to try another unit, don't ring nissan for a price as you may pass out

they are £300 +vat

well thats what i was once quoted, i'am not saying that is the prob for deffinate, but that is the idle speed compensator for the electrics.

Ronin · #7 11-07-2006, 18:01

There's more chance of something coming from mars than finding a secondhand one or one in a breakers. I think the DET conversion I keep thinking about will have to become more than thought as I can get hold of a DET with the turbo, ecu, loom and ancilleries for £300, all be it the bigends will need doing but I'd do them on a DET anyway, from a local breakers.