200SX SE L4-1597cc 1.6L DOHC MFI (GA16DE) (1997)
Work Flow Description
Cold or Hot Start Up
On some occasions an electrical incident may occur only when the car is started cold. Or it may occur when the car is restarted hot shortly after being
turned off. In these cases you may have to keep the car overnight to make a proper diagnosis.
Electrical Load
The incident may be electrical load sensitive. Perform diagnosis with all accessories (including NC, rear window defogger, radio, fog lamps) turned on.
Introduction
Sometimes the symptom is not present when the vehicle is brought in for service. if possible, re-create the conditions present at the time of the incident.
Doing so may help avoid a No Trouble Found Diagnosis. The following tests illustrate ways to simulate the conditions/environment under which the
vehicle experiences an electrical incident.
The tests are broken into the six following topics;
1. Vehicle vibration
2. Heat sensitive
3. Freezing
4. Water intrusion
5. Electrical load
6. Cold or hot start up
Vehicle Vibration
The problem may occur or become worse while driving on a rough road or when engine is vibrating (idle with A/C on). In such a case, you will want to