Nissan Diagnostic Test? Can anyone other than Nissan do this?

harveybobbles

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cyclonebri1

jeannieblue wrote: »

Proper means a dealership guy in the Nissan overalls with a diagnostic machine the same as ours ( or nearly the same ) but charging alot more.

And probably knowing less about how to use it

cyclonebri1

Anihilator wrote: »

You forgot the part where they deal solely with Nissans and hence are far more likely to be able to work out what is wrong than someone with potentially inferior general diagnostic equipment who looks at hundreds of different makes and models and generally is less likely to diagnose it first time. Not to mention if its a repair that Nissan have to do you are in a better negotiating position re the cost of the initial checks.

Dont get me wrong an independent may find it but in my experience a lot of diagnostics are better done by a good dealer - they do exist.

I disagree I'm afraid.

Unless It's a waranty issue, there is no such thing as a repair Nissan "have" to do, . You are highly unlikely to be able to reduce the diagnostic charge at a dealer, enough posters have complained about that on here for us to be sure about that, and when it is, if it is, diagnosed, your are then faced with top level parts prices and labour costs that fund the fancy premises they are set up in.

From my experience main dealerships seem tohave maybe 1 foreman mechanic, (who probably is worth his money), leading a team of lads that aren't, and thats being polite. Independants use better quality mechs in my view, they work with their own individual technical ability rather than under instruction.

Yes of course there are exceptions, but in my view it's a gamble;)

atrixblue.-MFR-.

haggisAThome wrote: »

i would suggest it could be a dodgy lambda sensor .. i have had a few on nissan,s lately . if you want to cut costs i can suggest one option . do you have rac/aa cover ? this is classed as a breakdown and we carry lap tops to plug in to your car ! is the engine management light on ?

worth a try i think my self , hope that suggestion helps

:beer:

i beg to differ, lambda sensor!! mmm no not for these symptoms. plus it hasnt happened again? mm no management light on? dealers charge in south east wales anyways £150 an hour on the fault code reader and investigation. and iff old code come up like crank sensor the will replace just that set you on your way till it happens again then test again replace part send you away and so on and so on. their software is no different to an independant garage or mobile tune up guys, a mobile tune up guy has same equipment in back of thei van as most garages and dealers all he'll need is your eleky for you to plug in his computer. mobile tune guy helped me out last year spent 5 hour checking the whole car and reading ecu showing me everything on the computer as he went along and only charged me £35.00 as there was nothing he could fit straight away he told me what was wrong with it i got them fitted myself job a good en.

jeannieblue

A sensor going down or playing up would normally trigger off the management light. Still think it could've been bad fuel - or, as suggested before, air flow meter.