X began jerking on the highway and eventually would stall while running. My friend ran the computer and mentioned the ignition coil was failing. Ended up buying the whole distributor, wires and plugs.
After installing the X would run okay but wouldn't hold an idle. It basically stalls each time i let the gas go. Friend suggested the M.A.F sensor, bought installed and still the same.
$600 deep and the X keeps stalling. Timing belt was changed around 105k, currently has round 115k.
I am extremely frustrated, any suggestions?ullout:
do you know if he set the rotor back to the same postion the old one(thing under cap in old distributor) came off at? that could cause issues as well and which plugs did you get? what brand and double platinum platinum or copper or iridiums? our tuck will run best on ngk double plats or irdiums
As for plugs, the NGK iridiums work best.
Have you checked the large intake rubber for cracks, or leaks where hoses and their components come in. If you are getting air leaks after the maf, the idle will suffer and cause stalling at idle.
The older the rubber gets, the more prone it is to crack and leak air. Even a loose connections will cause this problem.
The throttle body may be mucked up and need cleaning, to restore good idle characteristics. There also may be an air leak before the TB. Check for cracks and loose hoses going to the intake tube.
Possible, it tells everything when to do anything, based on dozens of sensors. I knock the 1st gens for having a simple computer, but if it can't tell a fuel injector to go, or misreads the incoming air volume, then it will not run right.
Took it to a mechanic that specialized in Nissans and he solved the problem! Took about a month but its back to running awesome (knock on wood).
Supposedly it was a corroded wire in the main wire harness that led to the distributor. Strange that it was so simple but I didn't see any past or related issues?
take off the intake hosing right before the throttle body and look inside. there is a butterfly valve in there. sometimes it may get a carbon and dirt build up and become stuck in one position. id take that off, get a little bit of carb cleaner, a tooth brush and clean that thing out.
you should be able to with one finger just posh it open and closed its got a very light spring holding it in place. try that. its happened on my old 94 4runner. its happened on my girlfriends saturn vue and my father in laws chevy taho.
My 2000 with 165k is doing the same thing. I replaced distributor, wires and plugs. Ran like new for a month, now sputtering under light throttle, losing power. Any ideas?
The sending unit is in the top of you gas tank my friends had both high Pressure lines cracked and when we dropped the tank they broke off I have a pic so you can see
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