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Timing Belt Removal

1. First is to remove the engine undercover.
2. Drain the engine coolant on the radiator. Avoid the coolant to spill on the drive belt. After the coolant is drained, remove the radiator. 3. Remove the engine cooling fan and the water pump pulley.
4. Remove all belts such as Power steering pump drive belt, compressor drive belt, and the alternator drive belt.
5. Remove all the spark plugs.
6. Remove the distributor protector.
7. Remove compressor drive belt idler bracket.

When changing oil for Nissan Frontier, be careful not to burn yourself since the engine oil is hot. When the skin is exposed on used oil for a long period of time may cause skin disease, so avoid a direct contact of skin on used oil. When skin contact with used oil cannot be avoided, wash the skin with soap or hand cleaner as soon as possible.

Changing oil for Nissan Frontier
 
1. Before doing the change oil, warm up the engine first. Check if there is oil leakage on engine components.
2. After the engine has warmed up, stop the engine from running. Wait for 10 minutes.

General maintenance includes those items which should be checked during the normal day-to-day operation of the vehicle. They are essential if the vehicle is to continue operating properly. The owners can perform the checks and inspections themselves or they can have their NISSAN dealers do them.

OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE 
The maintenance items listed here should be performed from time to time, unless otherwise specified.

Tires
Check the pressure with a gauge periodically when at a service station, including the spare, and adjust to the specified pressure if necessary. Check carefully for damage, cuts or excessive wear. 

Windshield wiper blades
Check for cracks or wear if they do not wipe properly.

Doors and engine hood
Check that all doors, the engine hood, the trunk lid and back door operate properly. Also ensure that all latches lock securely. Lubricate hinges, latches, rollers and links if necessary. Make sure that the secondary latch keeps the hood from opening when the primary latch is released. When driving in areas using road salt or other corrosive materials, check for lubrication frequently.

Car trouble symptoms: When the ignition is turned “ON” the car wont start only clicking noise is heard when trying to start the car.

Auto diagnose: When the car won’t start with only clicking noise is heard during starting, usually this means that there are no power flows into the starter to make the car crank. Since no power flows into the starter then this indicates problem involving battery. With that said the first part to check is the condition of the battery, confirm whether the car battery is functioning properly. To check the battery condition follow the below diagnosis.

1) Turn the ignition key “ON”. This is the position just before turning the ignition key to start the engine.
2) Turn the windshield wiper “ON” and let the wiper operates for about 30 seconds.
3) Observe the wiper speed, if the wiper operates very slowly and not as the usual speed then there is a problem with the battery. However, if the wiper operates at normal speed then it’s not a battery problem but rather a problem that involve the starter.

If the battery is not the cause of the problem, then there are two possible reasons why the car won't start and it’s either the car has bad starter or bad electrical connection. You see, starter is the device that cranks the engine to start the car, when the starter is bad the engine will not start. 

Now, to determine whether the problem is really the starter or just a bad electrical connection, open the hood then locate the starter. Inspect thoroughly the wires/cable attached to the starter wires should be tight and secure if not then these is the possible cause of the problem. But if the wires are good then the problem is more likely the starter.

Car problem: Bad battery or Bad Starter

Car shop tip: When the problem involves the starter, you have to bring the car to a reputable auto repair shop then ask the mechanic to inspect the starter to confirm the trouble on the starter which you identify, ask is the starter can be repaired, if not then it is necessary to be replaced. Replacing starter could be costly so you may want to consider replacing it with a rebuilt one since it’s also reliable to use a rebuilt starter. This should fix your car that won’t start with clicking noise only during starting.