From: "ivan4741" To: "PickleJuice" Subject: Re: Lack of fuel... Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:46 PM
----- Original Message ----- From: "PickleJuice" Newsgroups: alt.autos.nissan.maxima Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: Lack of fuel...
Could a problem arise out of always having a low amount of fuel in the
> tank? I hardly ever have more than 1/2 a tank of fuel at one time and
> I usually add fuel when the guage falls between empty and 1/4 of a
> tank. I have 91,000 miles on my '00 Max SE (had it since the 55,000
> mile mark). P0138 code pulled a month or so ago and repaired. Now,
> it's sputtering at times upon start with rough idle in drive until I
> accelerate somewhat. This morning was fine...fine cold start, no
> sputtering/hesitation whatsoever, etc. Just trying to figure out what
> the problem could be. Any tests I can run myself? The car hasn't had
> a tune-up since I've had it (not good I bet). Should I just wait until
> I get the code pulled first?
>
> Thanks in advance...
> PJ
==== You could need a fuel filter they do clog up bad thing it's in the fuel tank part of fuel pump unit I think. Also a good injector cleaner works wonders.
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