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Old 10-08-2008 | 06:37 PM
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Car shakes in drive
Ok, so here are some facts...

Update: Now when putting the car in drive the revs drops down til it dies.

EDIT: PROBLEM FIXED...I'M DUMB AND GLAD I DOUBLE CHECKED...SEE BOTTOM POST
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Old 10-08-2008 | 07:01 PM
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Ok, so here are some facts...

Friday I got the timing advance done on my 01 Gle, and i had half a tank of 89 octane and then filled up to 93 octane right before I got this done. After they did it, everything has been fine and Sunday I filled up full with 93 octane when the car was a little below a half tank. I then drove 300 miles back to school and the car was fine the whole time. Tonight, when I turn the car on it feels like it wants to die and the exhaust note is changing in tone. When I put the car in drive and press the brake while stopped, the car shakes back and forth and is very noticeable. The acceleration and rpms are fine especially when driving, but when I am stopped, the shaking and constant change in exhaust note is worrying me. Sorry If this is a double post, but this is kinda urgent since I'm far from home and there's not a great deal of repair places.
Try to check your coils by disconnecting 1 at a time. If one is not working disconnecting it won't make the engine run worse.
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Old 10-08-2008 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Max_5gen
Try to check your coils by disconnecting 1 at a time. If one is not working disconnecting it won't make the engine run worse.
Ok, thanks for the suggestion but I really don't have any tools here at school but I'll maybe get an oil change early and have em do something
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Old 10-08-2008 | 09:49 PM
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Ok, thanks for the suggestion but I really don't have any tools here at school but I'll maybe get an oil change early and have em do something
You don't need any tools for that, only your hands. All coils connectors are on the top of the engine. OTOH you were probably expecting to hear some snake oil recommendation which doesn't involve any thinking on your account. In this case I can't be of any help and may be you will be better off to leave this to professionals.
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Old 10-08-2008 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Max_5gen
You don't need any tools for that, only your hands. All coils connectors are on the top of the engine. OTOH you were probably expecting to hear some snake oil recommendation which doesn't involve any thinking on your account. In this case I can't be of any help and may be you will be better off to leave this to professionals.
Ok, yea I guess I feel kinda dumb now...I was just wondering if anyone had experienced it or knows what causes something like this...I do appreciate you responding and offering your advice. If the problem continues I may very well have to take it in because I am not as mechanically knowledgeable with Nissans as I would like to be.
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Old 10-08-2008 | 11:37 PM
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is your engine jumping/ruff or is it steady in your engine bay with no shaking?
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Old 10-09-2008 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by dewd
is your engine jumping/ruff or is it steady in your engine bay with no shaking?
It didn't really feel like it, but it also kinda felt like the car was gonna die when I started it. But last night I didn't notice the engine shaking much, just the shaking back and forth, but It could have been the engine...
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Old 10-09-2008 | 12:24 PM
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It didn't really feel like it, but it also kinda felt like the car was gonna die when I started it. But last night I didn't notice the engine shaking much, just the shaking back and forth, but It could have been the engine...
It sure sounds as if a coil pack is going bad. My car was doing that randomly until I got the code read at Autozone and it pinpointed coil #2 as the cause.
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It sure sounds as if a coil pack is going bad. My car was doing that randomly until I got the code read at Autozone and it pinpointed coil #2 as the cause.
Well your the second person to suggest that so I'm going to look into that later today. Thanks for the help.
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Alright now I'm wondering if my coils are really going bad, should I be getting a check engine light soon?
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Update: Now when starting the car, and putting it in Drive, the revs drops down til it dies. Any Ideas? I should be able to make it to a shop I hope
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Old 10-09-2008 | 04:09 PM
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does the engine shake, leave ur car at idle pop ur hood and play with each coil wrire, mines had a short at coil 1, i fixed it myself, n im the worste mechanic in the world
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
does the engine shake, leave ur car at idle pop ur hood and play with each coil wrire, mines had a short at coil 1, i fixed it myself, n im the worste mechanic in the world
Problem is it won't idle, cuz it dies after 5-10 seconds after start up
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Old 10-09-2008 | 04:53 PM
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maybe you have dirty injector or maybe try changing your spark plugs.

i use to have a 92 maxima and when i put in drive it would shake and the mechanic told me that one of my injector werent working
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Problem is it won't idle, cuz it dies after 5-10 seconds after start up
Well, you could open throttle a little by hand from the engine bay to keep it up.
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Old 10-09-2008 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Max_5gen
Well, you could open throttle a little by hand from the engine bay to keep it up.
Oh yea I never thought of that...duh
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Old 10-09-2008 | 06:57 PM
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hey I had the SAME problem after coming back from Pepboys, there suppose to fix problems not cause. yes everything works perfectly in the car but the shaking is VERY noticeable when your idleing or not moving it feels like ur car is gonna die. for some reason, if you rev your car to around 4-5 rpm, the shaking stops. I don't know why but this stops the shaking but im going to ask pepboys and complain.
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hey I had the SAME problem after coming back from Pepboys, there suppose to fix problems not cause. yes everything works perfectly in the car but the shaking is VERY noticeable when your idleing or not moving it feels like ur car is gonna die. for some reason, if you rev your car to around 4-5 rpm, the shaking stops. I don't know why but this stops the shaking but im going to ask pepboys and complain.
Interesting...This sounds similar but now the darn thing dies after a few secs
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Old 10-10-2008 | 06:04 AM
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Oh yea I never thought of that...duh
To get help here you have to provide additional information, otherwise you can do it just as well yourself. You must know that all the engine needs is fuel and spark, so all is left to figure out details.
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Old 10-10-2008 | 07:54 AM
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Checked tranny fluid? If theyre fine, vacuum leak...maybe?
I dunno, theres my two cents
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Old 10-10-2008 | 12:09 PM
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If its auto, do check your motor mounts. I had similar problems with my 2k max, the engine use to really shake in drive and in neutral.
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OK I FEEL REALLY DUMB NOW...I CHECKED THE ENGINE AGAIN TODAY AND NOTICED MY INTAKE WAS LOOSELY CONNECTED AND THE CLAMP SLID OFF BY THE MAF. I REATTACHED IT AND THE CAR WAS FINE...THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYONE...GLAD I DOUBLE CHECKED
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Glad to know you found the cause and appreciate you posted back.
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luckily for u it was that simple, in my 2000 se i had to replace all the coils
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Yea I am thankful seeing as my max has a little over 93k and is an 01
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If its auto, do check your motor mounts. I had similar problems with my 2k max, the engine use to really shake in drive and in neutral.
Hey, did you have a hole on your front passenger side motor mount? Brought my car to Nissan and they discovered a hole in my engine mount. What did you do with yours? Does it cause shakes in drive as well?
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Originally Posted by Kevin319
Hey, did you have a hole on your front passenger side motor mount? Brought my car to Nissan and they discovered a hole in my engine mount. What did you do with yours? Does it cause shakes in drive as well?
I actually got it figured out...I looked more carefully during the day, cuz the problem started at night, and it was too dark. The clamp holding the intake together by the MAF was loose and the intake wasn't even connected to the engine.
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