Thank you for your feedback! Im not exactly sure what you mean. For me, the default pictures look like this below?

Do you see something different?

Hello. I think there should be an adjustment for the shifter linkage on your car model if I remember right. You need to check the shifter linkage to ensure nothing is damaged there, and then a slight adjustment to the shifter linkage could solve the issue with some luck. Did the dealer take a look at the linkage/adjustment, if there is any?

If the starter is making a fast clicking noise when turning the key, it definitely sounds like a lack of power to the starter solenoid or a voltage drop due to the starter engaging. I would take a second look at the car battery and try to jump start the car when this happens. If it starts when jump starting, it is most likely a bad car battery.

It could also be bad ground between the engine and body or between the battery and body. You can use a jump cable between these to check if the ground is bad.

Other potential problems are a bad starter relay or a broken power cable to the starter.

A bad alternator can drain the car battery if it’s good but discharged.

Check your catalytic converter and make sure your engine is not burning any oil.

You can find more information about how you can do it in our complete article about the P0420 trouble code here:

https://mechanicbase.com/trouble-code/p0420/

Hello! Yeah, it looks like it is on the expensive side of these car models and year model. However, 169k km is very low for that year model and it does also look really nice in the picture so it could be worth its price.

Check the service history to see if every scheduled service is done on time. If there is no rust and everything seems fine with it, it could absolutely be worth paying a little bit more for an Altima in great condition!

I’m not sure where you can buy it in Norway, unfortuently. It is definitely not legal to run on the streets though. If you are using it on tracks it should not be a problem. To use nitrous you do also need a nitrous injection kit which you can get from performance shops.

Usually, you just have 1 catalytic converter for each engine bank. The P0420 code tells us it is the catalytic converter on bank 1. If you have a V-engine and two catalytic converters it will tell p0421 if it is on the other bank.

This trouble code can be very annoying to get rid of. In most cases, it is caused by a faulty catalytic converter but here is some more information:

https://mechanicbase.com/trouble-code/p0420/

A cylinoid is a misspelling of a solenoid. So, your mechanic most likely meant a transmission solenoid.

A transmission solenoid or cylinoid is an electro-hydraulic valve that controls fluid flow into and throughout an automatic transmission to select gears.

A broken solenoid in the transmission is most likely a bad transmission shift solenoid. Which you can find more information about it in the article I linked to. However, there are several transmission solenoids and there could be other types of solenoids. In this case, I think it’s better if your mechanic is getting the parts for you because there is a big chance to order the wrong part, which will make it even more expensive in the end.

If you want to order it by yourself anyway, you should really ask your mechanic for the trouble codes and exactly which solenoid you should replace.

I hope this answer helped you

• This reply was modified 3 years ago by MSelleen.