My engine dies alot and I don't know why

My car has a promblem where the engine dies, but kind off in a
specail way. I don't know whats wrong with it. Like the check engine light
isn't on and when I scan the computer it didn't pop any codes that there's
anything wrong.

Like when I'm drivng the engine acts like it's going to die, but kicks
back on, like surges I guess. Than sometimes it totaly dies and the stering
wheel and brake locks up, I turn the car totaly off and start it agian and
then the engine works I could drive awille beore it dies again. It doesn't
have any problem at all starting up just the engine dies sometimes. LIek
soemtimes when I stop the car with the brake and switch to reverse it dies
and sometimes, maybe jsut becase I'm going slow than, when I drive too slow
it dies, and when a acclerate too much or drive too fast it dies. liek I
could drive for long time jsut going liek 20 miles per hour, but when I go
on the freeway for like an hour it will die like mabye 4 times. Some people
think it's like a engine sensor like CAsm or crank sensor which is fine,
they don't cost that much, but I can't afford to buy both of those and
other parts if it's not the right part. Oh, and sometimes it makes like a
pop sound when it dies. So I would apprecaite any information on this that
would help, at least it would be good to tell what it isn't so I could save
money not buying some parts I don't need. Thanx

Ok, I will get out the crystal ball and guess you drive???? With some
kind of a gas or diesel engine????

Or is it solar powered and you find a cloud?
;-)

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Bryan32005 wrote:
>
> My car has a promblem where the engine dies, but kind off in a
> specail way. I don't know whats wrong with it. Like the check engine light
> isn't on and when I scan the computer it didn't pop any codes that there's
> anything wrong.
>
> Like when I'm drivng the engine acts like it's going to die, but kicks
> back on, like surges I guess. Than sometimes it totaly dies and the stering
> wheel and brake locks up, I turn the car totaly off and start it agian and
> then the engine works I could drive awille beore it dies again. It doesn't
> have any problem at all starting up just the engine dies sometimes. LIek
> soemtimes when I stop the car with the brake and switch to reverse it dies
> and sometimes, maybe jsut becase I'm going slow than, when I drive too slow
> it dies, and when a acclerate too much or drive too fast it dies. liek I
> could drive for long time jsut going liek 20 miles per hour, but when I go
> on the freeway for like an hour it will die like mabye 4 times. Some people
> think it's like a engine sensor like CAsm or crank sensor which is fine,
> they don't cost that much, but I can't afford to buy both of those and
> other parts if it's not the right part. Oh, and sometimes it makes like a
> pop sound when it dies. So I would apprecaite any information on this that
> would help, at least it would be good to tell what it isn't so I could save
> money not buying some parts I don't need. Thanx

Sounds like a fuel delivery problem. I would recommend a fuel pump
pressure and volume test.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

I had an old Toyota Corolla which had similar problems. It had hesitation
and stalling which was very aggravating and was very dangerous when it
occurred on the highway at 100KM/Hr. It took me a long time to figure out
what was wrong but it was obvious (once I found it) and easily fixed. I
checked all the hoses and found that the one which allows recirculation of
exhaust gases into the engine had a rip in it. I used heat resistant
aluminum tape to fix it and the problem disappeared.

Thanx for talking about my car, don't know what mike was talking about. I
drive a Nissan Maxima 1992 SE it has a reaglur engine that takes regular
unleaded gas. I know about scaning the computer for codes, but it didn't
say that there wsa anything wrong with my car what other test can I do can
you tell me more about the fuel test or whatever you were taking about
profess

Knowing the year, engine, type of vehicle and the miles is really
important when trying to figure out a vehicle's problems. Some vehicles
and engines have really common problems.

I wasn't meaning to insult hence the wink. ;-) I was looking for more
info.

A dirty fuel filter can cause that.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Bryan32005 wrote:
>
> Thanx for talking about my car, don't know what mike was talking about. I
> drive a Nissan Maxima 1992 SE it has a reaglur engine that takes regular
> unleaded gas. I know about scaning the computer for codes, but it didn't
> say that there wsa anything wrong with my car what other test can I do can
> you tell me more about the fuel test or whatever you were taking about
> profess

Oh ok, well it's a 1992 Nissan Maxima SE with like DOCH or whatever 3.0 v6
engine and it has alot miles like in the 200,000 mikle range. It's a 4
door car it's SE, but kind sporter it has like a spolier and stuff and the
guager are liek frosted or tind blue so I don't know if that's in all
version, but mine has it like that and it has like a doulbe muffle so
maybe it liek a sporter virin and it has lkie a sunroof power windows and
locks. The first 4 digits in the VIN # are JN1E like I guess it has a duel
overhead cam.