# 2002 Nissan Xterra - CEL

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-xterra-cel/172443>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [November 19, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-xterra-cel/172443 "2020-11-19T00:09:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Garder3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@Garder3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Garder3)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-xterra-cel/172443/1 "2020-11-19T00:09:01Z")

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My Nissan Xterra 2002 had rough start and check engine lights flashed. Husband changed plugs and wires and it still does it. What should he try next?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-xterra-cel/172443/2 "2020-11-19T15:41:58Z")

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What codes did you get? The actual code numbers please.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-xterra-cel/172443/3 "2020-11-19T23:24:37Z")

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Make sure you don’t drive if the light is still flashing. You can cause expensive damage that way, especially to your catalytic converter.