# 2003 nissan sentra

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-nissan-sentra/27292>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 4, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-nissan-sentra/27292 "2009-03-04T19:12:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![petitef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@petitef](https://community.cartalk.com/u/petitef)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-nissan-sentra/27292/1 "2009-03-04T19:12:59Z")

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hard to start on cold mornings. crank and crank and when check spark plugs, they are drenched with fuel. tried another fuel pump and didn’t work. help me

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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:** [March 4, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-nissan-sentra/27292/2 "2009-03-04T19:20:58Z")

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If the sparkplugs were drenched with fuel, the engine was getting fuel, so the fuel pump was working and didn’t require replacement. You need to check if there’s spark at the sparkplugs when trying to start the engine.

Tester

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**Author:** ![dodge\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cab0a1/32.png) [@dodge\_man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dodge_man)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-nissan-sentra/27292/3 "2009-03-06T02:04:25Z")

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along with checking the spark check the spark plug gap sounds like they might be out of gap a little