Car suddently stopped starting!!

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Gururaj - 29 Jun 2005 05:17 GMT

I have a Maxima 93 GXE, it was working fine till yestarday. Suddently since
today morning the car started giving minor jerks even while it was idling
(the minor jerks seemed to be like engine is giving minor hiccups), which
can be heard in the engine idling sound and also can be sensed on the
steering wheel.

Then in the evening while driving the car on an uphill, the car was not
accelerating to the full capacity even after completly pressing the
accelerator paddle and also made some kind of rattling sound. On a flat
road the car worked fine and also the speed was ok.

Then at night the car refused to start and at the time of the ignition the
sound was not normal ignition sound. The sound was smooth, it was missing
the normal griding sound and felt like some thing was spinning smoothly.

Is it related to accelerator / ignition / timming belt issue?

Please help me with your expert advise.

Thank you in advance.

Gururaj

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 29 Jun 2005 12:22 GMT

While someone is cranking the engine, hold a slip of paper near the
tailpipe. If the paper is pulled INTO the tailpipe or sucked toward it,
you have a slipped or broken T belt.

Carl

> I have a Maxima 93 GXE, it was working fine till yestarday. Suddently since
> today morning the car started giving minor jerks even while it was idling
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> Gururaj

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Gururaj - 29 Jun 2005 18:24 GMT

Ya, I am also now thinking that the timing belt has broken. Oh No.

I have also heard that in 99 % of the time when timing belt is broker it
damages the engine and the entire engine needs to be replaced.

Gururaj

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Bill G - 30 Jun 2005 08:13 GMT

> Ya, I am also now thinking that the timing belt has broken. Oh No.
>
> I have also heard that in 99 % of the time when timing belt is broker it
> damages the engine and the entire engine needs to be replaced.

When was the last time it was replaced? How many miles ago?

If changed when it should be (60k-90k miles), that belt is very unlikely to
break.

I would NOT drive it until you verify what's going on. Maybe it just
slipped a few teeth, and hasn't wrecked the valves and pistons yet.

Good luck.

Bill G
'91 SE Auto

> Gururaj

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