# 1996 Nissan Pickup floods at times

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [August 22, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252 "2019-08-22T12:47:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DannySibley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@DannySibley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DannySibley)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252/1 "2019-08-22T12:47:18Z")

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It floods sometimes when I try to start it an it is getting worse but sometimes it cranks good what could make it down that

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252/2 "2019-08-22T18:30:52Z")

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You might have a leaking injector. In the mean time, holding the gas pedal to floor while cranking should overcome a flooding problem.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252/3 "2019-08-22T18:52:49Z")

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Check for a bad coolant temp sensor for the computer.

If the sensor tells the computer the coolant is at -10 degrees when it’s 60 degrees, the engine is going to flood.

Tester

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252/4 "2019-08-22T18:54:17Z")

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Yes. Low coolant level can also cause wrong readings from a coolant temp sensor.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-nissan-pickup-floods-at-times/147252/5 "2019-08-23T03:28:52Z")

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I presume you mean it always cranks ok, that rrr rrr rrrr sound, but sometimes it doesn’t start and run. Does this symptom only happen on warm starts? Only on cold starts? Or does the engine temperature have no effect?