I have an 87 Nissan Maxima Se, 5 speed, all power, and my issue at the moment is that it is stuttering and stammering at various speeds with no
distinct pattern... You step on the accelerator pedal and get nothing but stuttering and stammering for anywhere from 6 to 10 secs, and then you finally get acceleration. The car jerks forward and backwards all during that time.
I just got a new motor put in, and everything you can imagine has been changed up to this point with no luck. The fuel filter, spark plugs, wire set, distributor cap, rotor button, and even the timing belt was changed and the timing reset.
To be a bit more specific, the stuttering and stammering is more like hesitation and no response when I hit the gas pedal, and sometimes it can last up to 15
secs...
This mostly happens when the car is hot, or slowly begins to warm up, and never goes away afterward...
I finally get power back in the car, and can't enjoy it due to all the stuttering and stammering....
Any help whatsoever on this would be appreciate...and I thank you ahead of time.
Got more info for everyone... I pulled the computer from under the passenger seat and ran the diagnosis test... I only got a code out of "Mode 3", and it threw a code of 2 red and 2 green....which according to the service manual points to the fuel pump circuit. Mode 1 and 2 just showed the continuous green led flashing... Mode 4 and 5 showed nothing at all....
On a second note, I stopped by the local "PepBoys" shop and asked for a
compression test on the motor which I just got put in. Test came out clean. I also asked for a fuel system clean which they performed but of course the car still did the same thing, Also said the timing was off by just a notch.
I actually sat in traffic today observing the tachometer needle steadily jumping up and down at right about 500 rpms.....that was a new one for me. I usually watch the need drop from a little about 1000 rpms to about 350 to 400, jump around a little and then return to about 1000 rpms but not remain there and just keep jumping around or pulsating...
thanks...
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