1999 Nissan

Asked by Guru5VZJT Jan 05, 2018 at 12:13 AM about the 1999 Nissan Frontier 2 Dr SE 4WD Extended Cab SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving home my 1999 Nissan Frontier quit
took the distributor cap off tried to start and the
rotor doesn’t turn??? What could it be my problem?

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Tom answered 6 years ago

If the timing chain/belt broke that may be the cause however Some older motors ran the oil pump off the same gear as the distributor via a hex shaft.and in really cold weather the oil could become so thick that it striped the Hex shaft The shaft looks like an allen wrench with no bend

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