Idle Speed & Ignition Timing
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 8 other vehicles, including the 2003 Nissan Xterra, 2003 Nissan Sentra, 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, 2003 Nissan Murano, and 2003 Nissan Maxima. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Ensure idle speed and ignition timing are set to specification. Improper setting of ignition timing and idle speed may cause driveability problems and/or false setting of trouble codes. For adjustment procedures, see IDLE SPEED, IGNITION TIMING & IDLE MIXTURE RATIO ADJUSTMENT in ON-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENTS
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IDLE SPEED
| Application |
Base Idle RPM |
Target RPM |
| Altima |
700 |
650-750 |
| Frontier & Xterra |
| 2.4L |
750 |
700-800 |
| 3.3L |
700 |
650-750 |
| Maxima |
| A/T |
675 |
625-725 |
| M/T |
625 |
575-675 |
| Murano & 350Z |
650 |
600-700 |
| Pathfinder |
750 |
700-800 |
| Sentra |
| 1.8L |
| A/T |
800 |
750-850 |
| M/T |
650 |
600-700 |
| 2.5L |
700 |
650-750 |
IGNITION TIMING SPECIFICATIONS
| Application |
Degrees BTDC |
| Altima, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder & 350Z |
10-20 |
| Frontier & Xterra |
| 2.4L |
18-22 |
| 3.3L |
8-12 |
| Sentra |
| 1.8L |
| Automatic Transmission |
13-23 |
| Manual Transmission |
2-12 |
| 2.5L |
10-20 |