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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:51 PM
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Bad Shake when idling

Hey guys.

I have a problem now. Lately when stopped or barely moving it shakes or puts and you can feel it. I put it in park and the exhaust was coming out in spurts. What should i do to fix this?
Old Oct 25, 2003 | 05:42 PM
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Hey guys.

I have a problem now. Lately when stopped or barely moving it shakes or puts and you can feel it. I put it in park and the exhaust was coming out in spurts. What should i do to fix this?
Tune up! sounds like a misfire.
could be and very likely is a bad injector you got an NG VG injector car
Old Oct 25, 2003 | 10:26 PM
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i really dont want to shell all that money out for a tune up. i cleaned out the throttle body today. What else should i do?
Old Oct 26, 2003 | 02:47 AM
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Do some diagnostics. Read in the forum and maybe do a search for "injector" as my car had similar symptoms and that was the problem.
Old Oct 26, 2003 | 08:05 AM
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One of the first things I check on my Maximas when they start acting up are the vaccuum lines. Especially if you were messing with the throttle body and stuff. Those lines are sometimes easy to pull off without even knowing. Just something else to think about.
Old Oct 26, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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Ok, well I think I will be Cleaning out the EGR Valve today. Is there anything easy that I can check? I mean, what would be the eaisest way to know if there is a misfire or not?
Old Oct 26, 2003 | 11:03 AM
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Pull your wires 1 at a time. and see if anthing changes as you pull them. if the engine doesn't change on 1 cylinder or more then you have found the dead cylinder and you have a starting point
Old Nov 12, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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Rough idle is usually a sign of failing injector(s). Like internetautomar said do the injector test by pulling the spark plugs one at a time.
Old Nov 12, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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i did that but they all seem to make the engine change
Old Nov 12, 2003 | 08:26 PM
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i did that but they all seem to make the engine change
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