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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Engine Shuts Off!! Help!

okay so i searched the site but couldnt find anything but if there is another topic already made for this sorry just please direct me to it.

So basically my car starts no problem runs fine ... but when im driving and lets say im going forty and i see a red light so i drop the car in neutral ( its manual ) the rpm just goes down and eventually hits zero?????!!!??! and the car shuts off i just restart and continue driving it did it about 5 times in a 15 minute trip about two days ago .... but yesterday and today its been running fine i do notice the rpm drop to about 3k but it goes back up to about 7k doesnt shut of anymore ... i filled up gas at this ghetto gas station and all they had as 87 so i filled up like 5 bucks of gas just so i could make it home ... after it was shutting off a bunch i filled the tank with VPOWER and it stopped shutting off .... Is there anything i need to get fixed on it ? or do you think it was just the gas ..?
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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i've had that happen to me before also... I dont remember the exact cause but I could have been putting in **** gas. I've done that by accident once or twice. I doub't you need to fix anything.

PS... nice sig, keep baking out your car like that and you will have to start vacuuming your ceiling liner like me
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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have you done any mods? i had that happen to my car when my stillen intake came loose from my throttle body.
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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i refuse to help based on your past history on here...and that stupid as hell sig pic (yeah, you are hard )
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
i refuse to help based on your past history on here...and that stupid as hell sig pic (yeah, you are hard )
Sell your Max and get in a Honda, that picture is totally wrong.
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
i refuse to help based on your past history on here...and that stupid as hell sig pic (yeah, you are hard )
Why has this thread not been deleted? That question and sig is a disgrace to the site...
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 2KmaximaSE
Why has this thread not been deleted? That question and sig is a disgrace to the site...
how is the sig a disgrace? ?
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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how is the sig a disgrace? ?
he must think its weed though i know that its really just a cig and you think you are hard.
its very cute
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
he must think its weed though i know that its really just a cig and you think you are hard.
its very cute
lol aww thnk you how sweet of you
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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being i cant do ANYTHING on this site being new,

i have no way of looking up the past posts so im in the dark

oh well
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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any idea how many it takes?
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverRedline04
any idea how many it takes?
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=413179
Old Sep 2, 2007 | 04:32 AM
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Thnk You!

Originally Posted by rmh3093
i've had that happen to me before also... I dont remember the exact cause but I could have been putting in **** gas. I've done that by accident once or twice. I doub't you need to fix anything.

PS... nice sig, keep baking out your car like that and you will have to start vacuuming your ceiling liner like me
rmh3093 thnk you i just filled it up with some good gas and its perfectly back to normal thnx alot man!
Old Sep 2, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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you would think people would take care of their car and use the recommended fuel

im just saying
Old Sep 2, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
you would think people would take care of their car and use the recommended fuel

im just saying
yeah true but it was like 4 am and they were out of everything else i was on empty too tired to drive around and look for something else and the gas station was right by the highway lol so yeah i was too lazy
Old Sep 2, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Umm, using 87 or 93 does not cause this. The car can use either w/o problems.
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevlo911
Umm, using 87 or 93 does not cause this. The car can use either w/o problems.
its working fine now after filling it up with 93 a few times i think it wasnt just cuz it was 87 but since it was a broke a$$ gas station....

anyways wats ur insight on this what do you think could be the cause ?
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jawwaad05
okay so i searched the site but couldnt find anything

What do you take us for a bunch of idiots? We KNOW you didn’t search.
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Stardust

What do you take us for a bunch of idiots? We KNOW you didn’t search.
lol well i searched it through yahoo and i didnt find much but hey if u find it could u post the link
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jawwaad05
lol well i searched it through yahoo and i didnt find much but hey if u find it could u post the link
Sorry I'm not doing your homework.



I will give you a tiny hint, dirty tb.
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jawwaad05
lol well i searched it through yahoo and i didnt find much but hey if u find it could u post the link
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php.findityourself
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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www.findityourself.com
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