Thread: 1998 nissan mistral TDi problem

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

there was two things I was warned about when we bought the terrano.....both have eventuated...there is a PLATE somewhere in fuel system that gives gip...we specifiacally asked for it to be checked...but no they didnt do so...untill we ended up paying to fix issue later... the 2nd one is a wee fuel filter that is so tiny the only way to get it out is with a ball point pen.....that too gummed up... simple fix but like everything when paying someone else,it costs.
ours costs us around the grand mark each year to keep it running sweet.overdue for auto service...must get onto that.

That filter would be the banjo gauze where the fuel supply line to the pump is bolted on to the fuel pump. Any signs of bug in the system and this could be blocked up - fairly easy to check and also a possibility for an airleak into the system when warm (although wouldn't fit the symptoms as it would be running like a bag of snot on half the cylinders and missing like a pig until it clears the air out hot or cold...).

Not sure what would be being referred to as a 'plate' - from my recollection of these which is questionable at best they are a rotary type injection pump? Can't recall anything in there that would be called a plate but there is a lot of clearance type stuff with the four pistons that wears over time and with too much clearance comes bad starting and poor performance. Another random possibility that hasn't been mentioned, is a fault in the electronic control circuit that turns up when it's warm.