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What could cause 1997 Nissan Altima spark plug wires to be pushed off of spark plug and pop up out of engine? My 1997 Nissan Altima with about 124k miles has a strange new problem. While driving home from work, it lost most of it's power and eventually died. I was able to restart and get it off the road to a safe spot. The serve engine soon light came on and even flashed at me which I've never seem before. When checking under the hood, I noticed that the middle 2 spark plug wires were popped up. I pushed them back down and then the car restarted and ran ok. The next morning I drove the car a short distance to the gas station - didn't even have time to warm up - and it started acting strange again. Looked under the hood and this time the right most spark plug wire had popped up. It seems something is creating pressure inside the upper part of the engine? These Altima spark plug wires have a long tube adapters that make a sucking sound when you pull them out or put them back in. On a side note, I've noticed the electric fan running after turning the engine off and I think I saw the temp gauge go higher than it's normal 1/3 but then it went back down. Could I have some sort of overheat problem? Had a tune up at 100k. Don't recall exactly what spark plugs were used. On a 97 Altima, is it possible to create pressure between the top of the spark plug and where these tubes fit thus creating the potential to push them up and out? So far haven't had the problem happen again but have only driven short distances to gas station and to work. Should have also mentioned that the radiator was full. The overflow was empty. Filled it to the line with 50/50 mix. The electric fan continues to run for a while every time I turn the car off now. Is there an easy way for the shop to check either the water pump and or thermostat to see if I have a cooling issue? I'm wondering if I have a cooling issue if enough heat could create a back pressure and push out the spark plug tubes? Looks like I have a radiator leak. Drove the Altima a couple miles to the gym and checked under the hood and just below the radiator cap, engine side, it was spewing steam. So, that seems to maybe be part of the overheat situation. I'm wondering if it might have sprayed enough steam over the top of the engine to cause heat/steam to pop the spark plugs somehow?? Ok, seems it was the radiator leak that was spewing coolant into the engine compartment. When the car got hot (temp gauge showed near or at H) the plugs would occasionally pop. Had a heck of a time getting down to the repair shop for a new radiator.

John Paul replied: "Are you using NGK spark plugs? Ribbed spark plugs keep the wires on better. In 20 years I have not heard of this problem what was the most recent servicing? Also allow the car to cool and top off with 50x50 coolant water mix tank and radatior."

how to change spark plug wires on 1995 Nissan altima? which order do the wires go on distributer cap?

Tony G replied: "firing order is 1-3-2-4 Cap should be marked I, II, III, IIII"

How do you remove a stuck spark plug boot from 1994 Nissan Altima? The plug wire broke off and the very end is still stuck in the cylinder. Nothin we have will reach far enough into the cylinder to get it out.

LEXUSRY replied: "AT THE PART STORE, RENT A LONG NEEDLE NOSE PLIER. THIS IS THE PLIER THAT WE USED TO REMOVE SPARK PLUG WIRE END STUCK IN THE CYLINDERHEAD. IT IS VERY SIMPLE"

Spark plug wires (new) vs old. Resistance difference! What's better for the engine? 95 nissan Altima. Thinking of replacing spark plug wires (hadnt been done by me since getting the car in 2001). The new premium wires from Napa. Resistance check shows value from 0.15 - 0.34 kOhm (1,500 - 3,400 ohm). My old wires have much higher resistance: around 9,5 k Ohm (9,500 ohm), that's for the long one. The shortest ignition wire is only 2.85 kohm. What effect does the little resistance have on the spark at the spark plug and load of the coil and distributor contacts. Should I replace the wires? Any improvement with the low resistance ones? Why such a major difference? The value for the car is 10-25 kiloohms. The old ones are not damages visually but have been in for 8 years at least and for over 50-60k miles at least. Please explain your answer. Thank you! The Nissan manual for this car specifies ignition wires with resistance between 10,000 and 25,000 ohm. I read that the spark is sufficient with those resistance values as the voltage is very high (around 30,000 - 40,000 volts). Lower resistance wires also have lower EMI RFI supression; so the OEM wires might have higher resistance to provide the necessary EMI/RFI supression as it might negatively affect the ECU. I can't believe the resistance values on these NAPA Belden wires is so low. I am going to check the ones at Kragen and Autozone tomorrow, and then ultimately at nissan dealership.

jr replied: "Less resistance means more of the juice is getting to the spark plugs, meaning hotter spark."

Cheryl M replied: "lower resistance is allways better."

andy p replied: "just go with factory equiptment"

Fungus replied: "lower resistance is better, it will allow more energy to get to the spark plug. Demonstration-take a one inch pipe and a three inch pipe and try pouring a gallon of water through each. The three inch has less resistance and will allow more water through quicker a good plug wire will have a resistance no more than 4000 ohms per foot of wire. You should replace the wires, not only because the resistance is high, but because you say they have been installed for at least 50-60k. the coil and distributor will see no changes.Your engine may start quicker, fuel economy may improve, the engine may run smoother."

How do I change the spark plugs on a 2002 Nissan Altima? Is there any tips NissanTech can share? This is the first time I will be changing plugs on an engine with coils instead of wires. I figure I will remove the plastic manifold cover then see whats comes next. Any tips on how I can do this successfully without having to take this to the shop?

wulfgar_117 replied: "it's easy, you just get the right sized socket wrench and after unplugging the rubber coated wire that goes to all cylinders, unscrew the plugs and put new ones in it. plug them back in and you're good to go. Shouldn't take longer than 12 minutes."

Jay replied: "if its a 2.5 4 cly, its easy, you just need a 10 socket and ratchet to take the coil packs off. If its a 3.5V6 which i have its kinda hard, if you not the kinda average mechanic type of person, as for the intake manifold needs to come off to access the rear spark plugs. Hope this helps you!!!"

my car is a 4-cylinder, 1994 Nissan Altima. The engine seems to be running on only three spark plugs. #2 plug? is not firing. I switched spark plugs around and still get no response. Wires seem to be ok. I am looking for any other suggestions as to what the problem may be.

jayleites replied: "Wires SEEMS to be OK?? Swap wires and see if the trouble follows the wire."

Pandora replied: "Try swapping wires out. Take a wire from one that you know is working & put it on the one you think is not working. See if the spark plug still fires or not. If the plug still fails to fire even with a different wire on it (a wire you know works) then it might be a distributor or something along those lines."

The Stoic Dragon replied: "I know that year has a bad design on the distibutor and you may want to check that. Its never been a problem that I have known of with bad spark to 1 plug though."

duffy replied: "Check distributor cap."

webman replied: "The wires seem to OK? Well if they are, you could have a bad coil. You really need to check the wires though. Check the connections to the coil too, no loose or corroded terminals."

bostonianinmo replied: "Pull the plug wire and hold it near any metal part of the engine. You should see a nice, fat, blue spark. If you don't, the wire or the distributor cap is bad. If you do, pull the plug and check its condition. It should be a light tan color if it's firing properly. Replace the plugs if it's worn or fouled. If replacing the plugs doesn't fix the problem, run a compression test or a cylinder leak-down test. Most likely you have a burned or otherwise damaged valve."

RedRooster replied: "Ok, if it has coil packs, try and switch the wires at the coil packs to see if you need a new coil pack. If it has a distrubutor cap and rotor button, switch the wires at the cap. If that changes the location of the spark problem, change the cap and rotor... should be less than 35 bucks for both. On top of that, you cant tell about wires by looking at them, so dont rule them out."

matt h replied: "if you have a distributor it mite be fouled. its new enough that it probably has coil packs on it instead. be very care-full when you try this!!!!!!!!! take the plug wire off the plug you think is not firing, place a flat head screw driver into the wire and brace it against something with a little bit of a gap so you can see if its getting spark or not. have some one else fire up your car while you are watching for an ark off of screw driver. DO NOT TOUCH!!!!!!!! it will hurt very bad(i know, trust me)"

My 1997 Nissan Altima SE won't start? All of the sudden my car shut off on me while I was driving, there were no problems with the car that were noticeable, it just shut off. I have had it in the shop and a nissan tech said that I should get nissan spark plug wires. After it shut off on me it doesn't start up, it tries to turn over but it just doesn't start. I just bought a new battery and replaced the positive/negative terminal. I was wondering if the spark plug wires could be the problem and how I could check to see if it was the problem or if anyone has any other suggestions why it doesn't start that'd be nice to. Ok so I just went and messed around with it, I am pretty sure that the fueld pump is fine atleast as in it is pumping fuel (might not be pumping the right amount of fuel)...i'm guessing that I am not getting a spark...how do i check this?

David O replied: "Hey how you doing. My neighbor has a nissan 97 altima. I am a certified smog tech and i can tell you that i have never seen sparkplug wires not cause an engine to start. You could possibly have a faulty coil wire, Fuel pump or a bad ignition module. If you crank the engine over and it cranks realy fast you probly broke your timing belt. But your promlem is definately Not spark plug wires."

gary o replied: "Spark plug wires would not shut off, so get another technician. Could be a coil or a plugged fuel filter or a failed fuel pump? Need an good mechanic to diagnose the problem. Can check if you have spark to the plugs as well as gas, simple to do"

jb replied: "plug wires wont make it just stop ,but would make it run better if you had a miss,going to have to figure out if you are getting fuel and spark pull a plug wire off and arc across plug while someone is cranking it over if spark cheeck fuel pull off breather have someone crank it over and see if you see fuel spraying go from there or hook it up to a scanner you can purchase a cheap one for around 60.00 comes in very usefull and takes out alot of guess work good luck"

what spark plugs are best for burning gas in your car the most efficient, and what plug wires should be used . I am in need of a tune up on my 1999 nissan altima and I want to know what plugs are going to serve me best and what plug wires will give me the best performance.

cra-z-r-n-u replied: "use only o.e.m. spark plugs and wires. period."

watty_ofthe_wattykins replied: "Iridium spark plugs have the fewest mis fires causing better fuel economy lower emissions and an increase in horsepower. Always use factory wires."

chuck m replied: "i,d go with some botch platnum irridium fusions. they are about 9 dollars a peice but they should pep her up a bit. then by spark plug wires with low ohms per foot. if you really want to pep her up look for an ignition such as msd mallery or jacobs they are pricey but well worth it. you see your car doesn't burn all its fuel in the combustion chamber. the wasted stuff comes out in your exahust. with an ignition it will burn almost all of your fuel and improve milage, power and responsiveness. if you dont have the money for the ignition check out super coils. if you have spark plug wires still you have only one coil. if your car is a 99 you might only need the plugs.go to auto zone and see what they say."

bigsportsnut2 replied: "get a set of iridium plugs (bosch,ngk,or denso etc...)they are pricey but well worth it in the end.we put a set on a dodge neon,chevy silverado,and honda accord all get get on average 5 mpg better than oem plugs as for the wireset bosch have a lifetime warranty so i would go with those"

studmuffin replied: "get some bosch platiums and oem wires."

arnon74 replied: "Use new plugs and wires. Old wires and plugs don't work as good and fancy "performance "parts don't do a dam bit better. All you need to do is ignite the fuel. Performance plugs and wires don't ignite more power."

when is a good time to change tranmission oil on a 2005 nissan altima? I have 40k miles on the car and want to do a full tune up, have already done oil, filters, spark plugs and wires, brakes, discs and pads. And want to know if I should do the transmission!

rookie replied: "First thing to do is check the schedule maintenance on your vehicle, if it's not in the owner's manual then call your local dealer and ask them for the 15k and 30k and 45k schedule. Most likely it's listed under the 30k schedule maintenance."

RedsoxV8 replied: "Your transmission fluid should last a very long time. You should not have to change it. I don't look at change it until around the 75K mark. How ever on my track car which is highly tuned, or on my brothers truck which is used for heavy hauling I change fluid around 45K to 50K miles."

al_sheda replied: "Between 60,000 to 80,000 miles would be just fine. While replacing the transmission fluid please replace the filter and gasket as well. It is a good practice to check levels at 40,000 and 50,000 miles while you change your engine oil."

u_r_brain_daed replied: "during the day time, It gets hard to see under a vehicle at night."

James1982 replied: "I do it once a year."

Michael S replied: "Firstly I agree with that post definately not one to do at night time. I assume you are talking about manual transmission oil, changing it more often won't be bad just use correct type- API GL4 compatible with brass synchronisers common in Nissan transmissions! Not GL5 that might be sold to you by error. API GL5 spec can damage brass synchronisers over time. Personally I say go for it as it doesn't cost alot- just the oil. Also it is worth getting the bolts off once in a while and lubing them with some antiseize so they won't become seized. You may want to upgrade to a synthetic oil for extra peace of mind. One more thing- Fill hole off first! Wouldn't want to drain the oil only to find you can't fill it as thefill hole bolt is seized."

henryhuyhoang replied: "As a rule of thumb, normal driving should change Automatic tranny fluid every 30k miles. Please check your ownner's manual before doing anny thing to it. I assume you have an automatic transmission, make sure you use only Nissan genuine ATF fluid only!!!!!!! 1qt cost around $12"