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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / March 2004

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96 Maxima Rough Idle

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Steve - 21 Mar 2004 22:48 GMT
Hi,

My 96 Maxima seems to idle a little rough when the temperature outside is
low 40's or colder. Idles smooth when its warmer outside. Does this point at
anything specific like plugs, sensor etc.... All I get from shops are to
bring it in and they'll diagnose it for lots of $$$$$$. Any ideas or
suggestions?

Thanks,
Steve
David Efflandt - 22 Mar 2004 02:22 GMT
> Hi,
>
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> bring it in and they'll diagnose it for lots of $$$$$$. Any ideas or
> suggestions?

Initial rough idle could be a bad injector, but that may not throw a code
for weeks.  I had 2 injectors go bad on my 95 (one under warranty), and
the check engine light did not come on until about a month after I noticed
the rough idle during start.  But it could be some other sensor or water
in the gas.

I never got a shop manual, so I do not know Nissan diagnostics, but my
T-bird had a key-on engine running test that would kill one injector at a
time to see if one would NOT drop the idle (indicating it was bad).

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