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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / November 20051998 Altima Weird Problem
My Altima just started doing this a few days ago. It got progressively worse to the point where now I can barely drive it. I'm going to take it to be repaired tomorow. If it's not too bad, I can fix it myslef as I have access to a shop and tools. What it's doing is it started chugging a little bit when I would go up hills. It got worse and now acceleration is extremely difficult on even the slightest incline. I'm having trouble accelerating even on flat ground. The engine kind of chugs, that's the best way to put it. It is a manual and i seem to have to keep it almost exactly at 3000 rpm to get it to go anywhere... I could barfely keep it at 60 mph on the way home tonight. Someone suggested fuel filter and someone suggested timing belt. Any suggestions? any idea what this might cost? > My Altima just started doing this a few days ago. It got progressively > worse to the point where now I can barely drive it. I'm going to take [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Someone suggested fuel filter and someone suggested timing belt. Any > suggestions? any idea what this might cost? Timing belt? Never, or almost never. It's a timing chain in that motor. Fuel filter, very very remote possibility. They should be regularly changed every 30K miles. Still, its a very very remote possibility. Hihgly un-likely, though. You mentioned 3000 RPMs. That's a classic symptom for the MAF being faulty. Either replace it with one from a salvage yard or take yours apart. I've seen thread suggestiong that some solder connection broke and it just needed to be soldered back. CD if the MAF is the problem woujld it have gone out all at once or gradually like mine did? > if the MAF is the problem woujld it have gone out all at once or > gradually like mine did? depends. If you have a solder connection going bad, it may be in and out. When the MAF completely fails, the car won't go past 3000 rpms, and you will obviously have a check engine light. CD No check engine lights???? If so get the codes and and proceed. |
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